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The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry: How Can You Tell When Political and Moral Ground Are Too Different From Each Other?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
With the election season over, the next phase of elected politics has settled on our plates like a bowl of jello. How can you tell when the age-old...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:04
Referendums on Arrogance- A Citizen's Guide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: An old clutch replaced might work better..., Credit: Susan Cook
In politics, arrogance can be hired, purchased or -in volunteer organizations- a gratuity that comes with volunteer labor.- or elected. In Maine ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2014
  • Length: 05:14
Left Forum Friday, May 30, 2014 Plenary
From: Scott Harris
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Left Forum Friday, May 30, 2014 Plenary with Cornel West, Immortal Technique, Marina Sitrin, and Stanley Aronowitz;

  • Added: Jun 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:39:12
The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry: Why Not Mangle the Information If You Can?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "...as close as you can to the truth, that wild horse that once you catch..., Credit: Susan Cook
The Sixty-Second Moral Inquiry asks questions about what is right and wrong. Today's Sixty-Second Moral Inquiry asks: Why not mangle,`distort the i...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 01:04
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Hunting - "You Don't Partake In the Blood, Bud, and Mud? That's Acceptable, As Long As You're A Felon."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 03:50
The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry: How Do We Know What Human Rights Are?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Sometmes exploring what is right means finding the right question to ask. Today's Sixty Second Moral Inquiry asks the question: how do we know what...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Episode 12: Dr. Lawrence Gelman - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
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Bobby speaks with Dr. Lawrence Gelman, a South Texas-based physician, hospital administrator, novice rancher, conservative activist and media perso...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:05:50
Buying Up Democracy One Hybrid Lobbyist At A Time
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Let us anticipate what we lose if we hand over the democracy ground game. , Credit: Susan Cook
The Mayor of New York held a big fundraiser in New York recently to support candidates who want consensus in Washington. As we listen to Mr. Bloomb...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 03:52
The Cavalier and Their Ponies: An Historical Allegory on Public Radio Managment
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The Ponies would act fast when funding was cut. , Credit: Susan Cook
Long ago, The Cavalier, horsemen who helped Charles I fight off The Roundheads, created "Dos and Don'ts" for choosing the Ponies to stand by them ...

  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:36
THE LANGUAGE OF RACE
From: Voices of Our World
Caption: John McWhorter
Does the conventional language used to discuss race actually impede our attempts to reach mutual understanding? We discuss the language of race wit...

Bought by KWMR, WGBH Radio Boston, and WTIP


  • Added: Feb 09, 2010
  • Length: 27:45
  • Purchases: 3
"WITHOUT COMMENT: THE FIRST 100 DAYS"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "Without Comment:The First 100 Days"
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The "Without Comment" series began last April with a look at the Democratic primaries using only sound bites from politicians, political pundits an...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2009
  • Length: 16:35