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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
Many incarcerated people are also parents. Their children navigate social stigma and barriers to staying in contact with their loved ones.
- Added: Dec 20, 2023
- Length: 58:23
What happens when a civilization collapses? You can't go camping in Joshua Tree, that's what.
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Jan 14, 2019
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Welcome to the Shutdown. Chaos in the national parks. No toilets in Joshua Tree. Trouble abounds. Guest: Food writer/editor Katherine Spiers of Sma...
- Added: Jan 02, 2019
- Length: 28:00
This week, we begin with the story of a woman who was in flight to the US when President Trump signed his first travel ban. We later hear about how...
- Added: Jul 13, 2018
- Length: 29:59
- Purchases: 2
It was the 1960s – and throughout the United States, opposition to the War in Vietnam was growing. The Draft forced young men to make a choice abo...
Bought by WRIR
- Added: Jun 23, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
This week’s episode begins to explore the intersections of borders, documentation, and incarceration. We look at the history of U.S. immigration po...
Bought by KZYX
- Added: Dec 15, 2016
- Length: 29:11
- Purchases: 1
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
For many people, it’s hard to find a balance between being happy and being healthy. As media tell us that being beautiful means being thin, many st...
- Added: Apr 19, 2016
- Length: 08:30
We hear about systems of mutual support; where peers coping with similar struggles like HIV, mental health issues and surviving prison step into th...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRIR
- Added: Nov 12, 2015
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Competing essayists Jennifer Nelson and Jason Steck debate the question "Love or Fear: Which Motivates Us More?" at the 2014 "Great American Think ...
Bought by KGNU Community Radio, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM
- Added: Apr 17, 2015
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 3
Suzanne Kryder, co-founder of Peace Talks Radio, hosts this exploration of the world of disability two years after experiencing an AVM, an Arteriov...
Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KUNM, and KVSC
- Added: May 13, 2014
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 3
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
On Oct. 4, a monologue written by James Allison, "Justice John Paul Stevens Dissents," was performed by actor/violinist/school board member Lois S...
- Added: Jan 15, 2014
- Length: 59:09
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
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
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
On November 19th citizens of Albuquerque, New Mexico, will vote on the first city-level 20 week abortion ban in the U.S., with no exceptions for r...
- Added: Nov 13, 2013
- Length: 02:30
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
October 26 is Make a Difference Day. With all the bad news in the world, we can create our own good news by making a difference in our communities.
- Added: Oct 24, 2013
- Length: 02:30
Every month nearly 50 women in the U.S. are murdered with a gun, most often by a husband or boyfriend.
- Added: Oct 17, 2013
- Length: 02:30
October marks the International Day of the Girl Child. This year's emphasis is on education.
- Added: Oct 07, 2013
- Length: 02:30
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
Chicken is big business in the U.S. During National Chicken Month, the industry gives us ways to celebrate -- by eating more chicken of course. Bu...
- Added: Sep 26, 2013
- Length: 02:30
President Obama got a short reprieve when Russia put forward a plan to avoid a U.S. missile strike on Syria by sequestering Syria’s chemical weapon...
- Added: Sep 11, 2013
- Length: 02:30
