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PTSD: Diagnosis and Identity in Post-empire America - Part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jerry Lembcke
The end of the First Gulf War saw a vast increase in the number of combat soldiers filing claims for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Over the past ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Running the Rift (pledge drive)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Naomi Benaron
The novel, Running the Rift, follows the life of young Jean Patrick. He’s a gifted Rwandan boy. He knows that running will be his future. What he ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 16, 2013
  • Length: 19:35
  • Purchases: 1
Maryland Town Celebrates Its 15 Hours Of Fame
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: After fleeing Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, President James Madison spent the night in this Brookeville home, supposedly making Brookeville “U.S. Capital for a Day.” , Credit: Washington Post
Andy Warhol once said: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." But in this town, you'll meet people who claim that in the pa...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2013
  • Length: 06:26
Author Michael Korda and "Ike: An American Hero"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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An author many times over and former editor-in-chief at Simon & Schuster, a major publishing company, Michael wrote this biography, “Ike: An Americ...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
Author Siobhan Fallon and “You Know When the Men Are Gone”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Siobhan’s debut collection of short stories is that most unusual of war books. It's not about the battlefields. Most of the stories take place at F...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 16, 2013
  • Length: 10:05
  • Purchases: 1
A Soldier's Story on Film
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Sgt. Matthew Pennington was injured while serving on combat duty in Iraq. He showed signs of PTSD, but is working toward recovery by promoting self...

Bought by KUOW and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kurt Eichenwald
In his newest book, bestseller author Kurt Eichenwald chronicles the fast paced decisions, deceptions and delusions following the 9/11 attacks.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
Death of the Liberal Class, Life of Our Inner Sky - Chris Hedges & Damion Searls
From: Open Source
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This hour brings politics with Chris Hedges and poetry with Damion Searls. Chris Hedges' new book recounts The Death of the Liberal Class. And the ...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
Problem Solving, Then Poetry - Kwame Anthony Appiah & C.K. Williams
From: Open Source
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We're talking with Kwame Anthony Appiah and C.K. Williams this week. The philosopher and storyteller Kwame Anthony Appiah at Princeton is on the tr...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Few Reams of Freedom - Noam Chomsky & C.D. Wright
From: Open Source
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We're talking politics and poetry with Noam Chomsky and C.D. Wright. Noam Chomsky is on an upbeat about American views on war and imperialism, and ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and Wyoming Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
Biggest Conflict in the World?
From: Tiger Radio
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Tiger Radio producers Ariana Tabaku and Paola Encarcion hit the streets of DC to find out what people think is the biggest conflict in the world.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2009
  • Length: 03:35
Our American "Empire" with controversal Harvard historian Niall Ferguson -- on ThoughtCast!
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Contrarian historian Niall Ferguson says the US is an empire -- in denial! And that we'd better get our act together!!

  • Added: Mar 16, 2009
  • Length: 19:21
Our Time: Teens and Politics. From KUOW and Generation PRX.
From: KUOW
Series: Curated Youth Radio Programs from KUOW and Generation PRX
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We grew up in America after 9/11. Our world is full of disasters. Now it's our time to step up or sit out.

Bought by KSFR, KSJD, KCUR, KQED, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2008
  • Length: 55:58
  • Purchases: 23
Warfare by Corbin Bugni
From: Youth Speaks Seattle
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Spoken word piece on war and conflict both personal and global.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Sep 23, 2008
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Portrait artist on a mission to paint the fallen
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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Vietnam Vet has a new mission: to draw portraits of fallen soliders in the Iraq War, for free

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
No Peace, No Work
From: Dick Meister
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Longshoremen plan to close West Coast ports on May 1 to lead widespread labor protests against the Iraq war.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2008
  • Length: 02:58
We Will Not Be Silent
From: Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
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Protesting a war can be confusing, is it worth it?

  • Added: Apr 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:47
Red Crystal Palace ~ 4: Who will be the next president?
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

Bought by The PRX Podcast


  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
Red Crystal Palace ~ 2: When will the war be over?
From: Fereshteh Toosi
Series: Red Crystal Palace
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RED CRYSTAL PALACE is a mobile tent with a crystal ball inside, operated by a nurse seeking predictions about the future from people on the street.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2007
  • Length: 03:26
"Virtual" Internment for Japanese Americans
From: Northwest News Network (N3)
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Portraits of Japanese-Americans Who "Stayed Behind" during World War II

  • Added: Jul 17, 2007
  • Length: 06:27
Kevin Phillips lecture
From: KUOW
Series: Speaker's Forum
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Kevin Phillips, former Republican strategist and author of "American Theocracy," talks about President Bush's mental health, his religious beliefs,...

  • Added: May 11, 2007
  • Length: 53:59
Muslim college students discuss today's social interactions with peers
From: Next Generation Radio
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Voices of Muslim students in the DC area and how they are getting intersting questions these days

Bought by SpiritHouse Inc/Youth Noise Network


  • Added: Apr 07, 2007
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
The After-Effects of War
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Soldiers in Iraq are suffering a higher rate of traumatic injuries than soldiers in previous wars.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:29
Returning to Nowhere
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some veterans are returning from Iraq homeless.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:43
Clearing Their Heads
From: WFUV
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Research shows one in ten soldiers returning from Iraq suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It's symptoms include anxiety, depression, night...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2006
  • Length: 05:36
  • Purchases: 1