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Looking at the Unbearable with Dr. Gabor Maté & V (formerly Eve Ensler)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Experts say we must look at the root causes of our pain, and yet the US is in the grip of a battle over exactly that — with efforts to ban books, c...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, Radio Catskill, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Veterans who need financial fiduciaries can lose their gun rights. Critics say that's unfair.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Sgt. Corey Briest (left) poses with his son Connor and wife Jenny, as Connor joins the South Dakota Army National Guard in Sioux Falls, March 11, 2022., Credit: South Dakota Army National Guard
Congress is considering whether to override a VA policy that says veterans who need financial fiduciaries may be reported to the FBI’s background c...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KPBS, WHRV, and KUT


  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 4
Organizing for Ceasefire Through Policy & Protest: Meet the People of JVP & NY Assemblymember Mamdani
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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You’ve seen them in protests since the start of the Israel/Hamas war — from New York City’s Grand Central Station and the Statue of Liberty, to the...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for January 4, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Physician Relates the Horror Palestinians Face in Gaza as Israel-Hamas Wa...

Bought by WFHB, WETS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 1, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Worsening Hu...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Should Ukraine Get Russia's Frozen Assets
From: Open to Debate
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After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, economic sanctions led to frozen Russian assets abroad inaccessible and could be relocated ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Should NATO Admit Ukraine?
From: Open to Debate
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In the wake of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has applied on a fast-track membership bid to join NATO. Those who argue “yes” say admitting Ukraine w...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
The military has lifted its vaccine mandate, but won't automatically reinstate troops who defied it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon receives an Influenza vaccine and COVID-19 booster shot at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in November 2022., Credit: Adam Scalin / U.S. Marine Corps
At issue: Should ex-troops continue to face consequences for refusing the vaccine order, even though the order has been rescinded?

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 6
Lawyers are seeking clients for Camp Lejeune water claims, but veterans may be better off waiting
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Surrounded by veterans, family members, and others at an August 2022 ceremony, President Joe Biden signs legislation designed to compensate people who were exposed to toxic substances during their military service, including people who lived on Camp Lejeu, Credit: C-Span
Lawyers are aggressively advertising potential windfalls for people exposed to contaminated water at the base. But it's too soon to know how the cl...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KWMU St. Louis, KTEP, and KUT


  • Added: Sep 26, 2022
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for September 7, 2022
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Six Months After Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, There’s Signs a Negotiated End...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WETS


  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Blurred Civilian/Soldier Line? Accountability and Ethics in the Age of Drones
From: Mateo Schimpf
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First, Ray talks with journalist Azmat Khan about accountability remote warfare and later, with professor Shannon French, about the ever-evolving f...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
10% of National Guardsmen are unvaccinated. Some states say they should be allowed to serve anyway.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Tucker Salls, a member of the Connecticut National Guard, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Jan. 2, 2021., Credit: Steven Tucker / U.S. Air National Guard
The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that w...

Bought by KRPS, KPBS, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 5
For the Ukrainian military, a long partnership with U.S. National Guard units is paying dividends
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Air National Guard Base in Sunnyvale, Cal. in September 2021. The visit was part of a decades-long partnership between the California National , Credit: Duane Ramos / California National Guard
The State Partnership Program has quietly become a powerful tool for diplomacy and modeling U.S. values around the world.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, and KMXT


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
The VA wants to close and replace older hospitals. But there's opposition in some communities.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The Fort Meade, S.D. VA hospital, built in 1956, is among the facilities that would close under the VA restructuring plan. It would be replaced by a new hospital approximately 30 miles away in Rapid City., Credit: Department of Veterans Affairs
The VA wants to close and replace older hospitals. But there's opposition in some communities.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KUT, KPBS, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 17, 2022
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 5
Underfunded and understaffed, some state veterans homes are turning residents away
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Amanda Eldridge, a certified occupational therapist assistant, works with a veteran at the state-run St. James Veterans Home in St. James, Missouri., Credit: Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio
Labor shortages exacerbated by the pandemic have left facilities around the country with empty beds, even though veterans are on waiting lists hopi...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 6
"Inside The Statue: The Inside Story...50 Years Later
From: Paul Fischer
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DEC 26TH IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCCUPATION OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY BY VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR. THIS IS THE DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED E...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 57:50
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 14, 2021
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: U.N. Now Engaged in Afghan Negotiations to End America’s Longest War; Vote...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Pentagon wants to root out extremism in the military, but nobody knows how common it is
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin talks with Army Maj. Gen. William J. Walker of District of Columbia National Guard outside the U.S. Capitol Jan. 29., Credit: Erica Jaros / U.S. Army National Guard
Pentagon leaders were concerned about extremism in the military even before the Jan. 6 insurrection. But new Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he...

Bought by Texas Public Radio, KPCC, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 15, 2021
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 3
Despite a reprieve from the Trump Administration, Stars And Stripes faces an uncertain future
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A soldier in Logar Province, Afghanistan reads about the capture of Osama Bin Laden in a 2011 issue of the Stars and Stripes., Credit: Christopher Hall / Georgia National Guard
The 159-year-old military newspaper, which is published by the Department of Defense, has been targeted for elimination by some Pentagon leaders.

Bought by WUSF, KPCC, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 3
Amid long domestic deployments, Guardsmen and Reservists push for equity in benefits
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Members of the California Army National Guard assemble emergency food kits at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. , Credit: Jason Sanchez / U.S. Air National Guard
Even as members of the Guard and Reserve are seeing longer and more frequent deployments, they don't always receive the same retirement, education,...

Bought by Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
Peter Bergen, author of "Trump and His Generals"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Peter Bergen about his book "Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos"

  • Added: Mar 06, 2020
  • Length: 30:01
Don't Look Back
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Stories for Creative Forces
Caption: Cherry Woodburn (left) and Gary Emmert (right) editing audio., Credit: Texas Folklife
Gary Emmert was interviewed by Cherry Woodburn about his military experience. Gary enlisted when he was 18-years-old as a combat engineer, and reti...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 06:37
Civil Disobedience: Police Respecting Protesters Can, Does And Has Happened
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Civil Disobedience means maintaining civility- a new lesson from Peace activists protesting at a Naval Destroyer christening and the Police Who Ar...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2019
  • Length: 05:35
Hidden in plain sight: Rebecca Gordon on Torture
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We think of enhanced interrogation as being a new invention - a kind of torture in use only since 9/11. But Rebecca Gordon disagrees. In this episo...

Bought by WVAS and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: May 28, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 15, 2019
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Trump Administration Pushes Confrontation with Iran, Miscalculation Ris...

Bought by KMXT and WKPW


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2