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No matter what you eat, it probably has tiny bits of plastic in it. Research scientists Madeleine Milne joins Patti and Doug for a lively discussion.
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- Added: Feb 04, 2024
- Length: 57:38
- Purchases: 1
Thanksgiving is coming up – and once again turkey will be the star of the show. But there’s always an issue with side dishes. No worries, a busines...
- Added: Nov 16, 2023
- Length: 02:30
This special broadcast from Aspen Public Radio was recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium earlier this year. “Where do we go from he...
- Added: Oct 10, 2023
- Length: 58:00
The Occupy movement of 2011 was thought to be unified. Although it created a foundation for future actions, the movement did perpetuate status-quo ...
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- Added: Sep 14, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
In 2019, Dr. Fiona Hill testified in the first impeachment trial of former President Trump. Dr. Hill recently served as Deputy Assistant to the pre...
- Added: Jun 02, 2021
- Length: 07:22
As we examine the last four years of America’s political scene, there is a striking shift. To say that changes have occurred is an understatement. ...
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- Added: Feb 23, 2021
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
The path to political victory should be simple: accrue more points that your opponent, and you will win. Not so fast. U.S. elections aren’t nearly ...
- Added: Jun 11, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Nearly 2-million people will be declaring bankruptcy this year. It’s not because they are careless with their expenses. The cause is unpaid medical...
- Added: Feb 15, 2019
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Delicate Truth by John Le Carré.
- Added: Mar 05, 2017
- Length: 03:08
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Griftopia by Matt Tiaibi
- Added: Jan 25, 2017
- Length: 02:18
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco about the roots of fascism in Europe.
- Added: Jan 12, 2017
- Length: 03:14
Michael Bronski is an American academic and writer, best known for his 2011 book A Queer History of the United States.
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- Added: May 12, 2016
- Length: 25:03
- Purchases: 1
Joe Bevilacqua hosts an hour with Bernie Sanders, Spike Lee, Susan Sarandon, Harry Belafonte, Danny Glover, Sarah Silverman, Lorie Kellogg, and Tim...
- Added: Apr 17, 2016
- Length: 59:36
With all the digital text trails we're creating these days, what can we learn about our inner psychology, mental health, and well-being?
- Added: Apr 15, 2016
- Length: 28:32
- Purchases: 2
Are we addicted to the Internet? Is it even appropriate to use the language of addiction about smartphones and other digital devices?
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 24:30
Elections and political messaging are changing in the new media landscape. Campaigns are using big data to target voters with better precision, and...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 32:12
Big data is revolutionizing health and medicine, from genomics to wearable technologies to precision health. But is our medical care system prepare...
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 26:51
Your normal, everyday digital footprints can reveal surprisingly intimate facts – like whether your parents are divorced, and whether you own a gun.
- Added: Apr 14, 2016
- Length: 22:03
After the 1st Presidential Debate, held in Denver during Barack Obama's bid for re-election Mr. Flowe caught up with surrogates for both the Obama ...
- Added: May 09, 2015
- Length: 02:50
As of the latest national elections, it costs approximately $1 billion to become president, $10 million to become a Senator, and $1 million to beco...
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- Added: Aug 21, 2014
- Length: 29:00
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Numbers can be deceptive … we know this. Yet, in spite of how sophisticated we think we are, we still can be taken-in by numbers. Sometimes we’ll e...
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- Added: Aug 26, 2013
- Length: 28:57
- Purchases: 1
Preppers are a unique group of people united by the belief that they must prepare for future catastrophes.
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- Added: Jul 02, 2012
- Length: 05:55
- Purchases: 1
A reissue of my in-depth interview with the legendary broadcast journalist about his life and times...and ours...in which he talks about many of th...
- Added: Apr 30, 2012
- Length: 45:29
On Monday, February 13, President Obama sent to Congress the 2013 U.S. Defense budget the includes funding for a shift in strategic focus to the As...
- Added: Feb 14, 2012
- Length: 28:59
A debate from Oakland, California between practitioners of non-violence, versus those who believe a diversity of tactics is what Occupy needs to mo...
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- Added: Jan 11, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1