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Stuttering has long been the butt of many jokes. People who stutter are working to change that.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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The focus this week is on the impact of habeas corpus both for prisoners and their loved ones. We begin with news on a call-in effort for queer and...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
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From farm to fork, few things matter more than the food we eat. We all want the freedom and opportunity to choose what ends up on our plate- but wh...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 06, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Love it or hate it, we're now in an election year. This is good news for women, because they are the majority of voters, and candidates know it.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
In January 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the War on Poverty. Much has changed, but much has stayed the same.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The recent budget deal had plenty for war contractors, but jobless Americans were left in the cold. For them, it's going to be a very Unhappy New ...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
When it comes to how we treat our veterans,we do pretty well in some areas, but fall down in others. Homelessness is one of the worst. It’s way t...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The Supreme Court session starts in October, and some hot button issues are likely to be heard this term. The hottest may be corporate control of ...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary on the debate about bombing Syria, and the domestic trade-offs.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on the anniversary of women's suffrage, how far women have come, and what's left to b...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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Two and one half minute commentary by series host Martha Burk on putting anti-choice women out front in the fight over restricting abortion in Texas.

  • Added: Jul 09, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
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On Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 at Winona State University, Charles McDew, former chairman of The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (from 19...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2013
  • Length: 50:57
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of, Culture Clique - we present the audience Q&A session with Will Steger and J. Drake Hamilton following their presentation at the...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 25:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Previously on Culture Clique, we brought you Polar Explorer Will Steger's talk on his eye witness account to climate change during his expeditions....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 39:47
  • Purchases: 1
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On Tuesday November 13th, in front of a packed audience, polar explorer Will Steger and Fresh Energy’s J. Drake Hamilton gave a presentation at WSU...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 07, 2013
  • Length: 24:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Two and one-half minute commentary by Equal Time host Martha Burk on how new U.S. policies should support mothers.

  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Caption: John Register, Credit: johnregister.com
This week on Culture Clique, Olympian John Register speaks to us about the disabled community. While training for the 1996 Olympics, Register fell ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 31:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Bruce A. Jacobs, Credit: via www.aliasbruce.typepad.com
Today we continue our conversation and lecture on Race Manners with Bruce A. Jacobs. In our interview we ask about what cities in the US are have t...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2010
  • Length: 31:29
Caption: Oscar Estrada, Credit: http://www.elheraldo.hn/content/view/full/18947
We hear from activists and experts who say the U.S. can learn a lot from social movements in Latin America.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jul 01, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s been decades since the U.S. has had a powerful labor movement and recent efforts to revive it have mostly fallen flat. But there is hope for a...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
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On this edition, we hear from LGBTQ immigrants in the U.S. who not only have to hide their legal identity, but their sexuality too. Their stories d...

Bought by WXDU, KRUA, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Apr 20, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Author Paul Loeb is re-releasing his book, ‘Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times’. On this edition, we’ll hear from Loeb...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Mar 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1