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Secretary Deb Haaland on Good Citizen
From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V
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Secretary Deb Haaland emphasizes her obligation to future generations, discussing the urgency of climate change and the crucial inclusion of Indige...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 24:48
Landing with Jeff Shapiro, Part 2
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week is part two of Justin’s conversation with Jeff Shapiro, a professional adventure athlete whose many pursuits include climbing, hang glidi...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 27:08
  • Purchases: 2
Gay Calif. Supreme Court Justice values struggle
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
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Martin Jenkins makes history as the first openly gay Supreme Court of California justice, and only the third Black man ever to serve on the state's...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Economic Hardship Reporting Project: Reporting on Poverty in America
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Nearly 40 million Americans live in poverty, making less than $26,200 a year for a family of four. Their stories and their struggles, however, are ...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Robert D. Siano, Esq.: I Had to Change My Career Goals
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Robert D. Siano, Esq., Credit: Shefik
Perseverance - Robert D. Siano, Esq. has practiced law for over thirteen years and is an experienced attorney that handles matters involving entert...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 01:42
Linda Sarsour: We Can’t Afford To be Bystanders During Covid-19
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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A pandemic is no place to be a bystander, says Muslim American activist Linda Sarsour. In this episode, Laura interviews Sarsour about her recently...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 26:46
  • Purchases: 2
We Ask You To See Our Hearts
From: KXCI
Series: Mn Huna: Finding Refuge in Friendship
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The nuance of language, of idiom. The difference between being looked at–stared at, glared at–and being seen. When we look with eyes of love, we se...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:18
CJ Chivers, Author of 'The Fighters'
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews CJ Chivers about his book "The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq"

  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 30:11
Tim Cronin's Bid For Town Councilor At-Large
From: Emily Schario
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23-year-old Tim Cronin is running for Town Councilor At-Large in Weymouth, Massachusetts and he has a secret he doesn't want anyone to find out.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Drew Philp
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Drew Philp, author of “A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City," talks with WTCM NewsTalk 580 radio host Ron Jol...

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2018
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Tucson is Our Home, an Interview with Mayor Rothschild
From: KXCI
Series: Mn Huna: Finding Refuge in Friendship
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Houda recently had an opportunity to sit down and talk with Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild.

  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:56
Daniel Ellsberg, The Pentagon Papers and The Post
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a 1997 conversation with whistle blower Daniel Ellsberg who released “The Pentagon Papers” in 1971.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
In Safe Hands
From: KXCI
Series: Mn Huna: Finding Refuge in Friendship
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When we began Mn Huna: Finding Refuge in Friendship 20 episodes ago, Houda was focused on studying journalism and political science. But over the p...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 05:23
Language Is Life, Land is Sacred
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Making Contact's Community Storytelling Fellows Vincent Medina and Isabella Zizi share deep and personal stories on Native American Organizing and ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KQED, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRIR and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
A Syrian Man's Life in Fargo
From: Prairie Public
Caption: Mahmoud Toureh at the Fargo Theatre, Credit: Meg Luther Lindholm
Mahmoud Toureh is now 23. He moved to Fargo, North Dakota when he was 12. He talks about his life between two countries, his fears for Syria, and...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 18:52
Paying For Camp
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
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A story about one very special summer camp, and how difficulties with fundraising could cause problems in the near future.

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 1
Part 2: Freda and Toghestiy
From: Liz McArthur
Series: The Road to Unist'ot'en
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Freda Huson and Toghestiy live full time at the Unist'ot'en pipeline blockade. The kind folks at radio-net.com lent me some audio to use for this p...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:23
Making Sense of Affordable Healthcare
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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Affordable Healthcare the programs and its effects

  • Added: Feb 01, 2014
  • Length: 27:37
Eight Years in Solitary Confinement Part One & Two
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses incarceration and solitary confinement from the prisoner's perspective with Steven Czifra, a 38 year old undergraduate stud...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:02
Signs from Nature
From: WDSE
Series: Ojibwe Stories: Gaganoonididaa
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Host Erik Redix, an assistant professor of American Indian Studies at UMD, talks with Larry Amik Smallwood, a language instructor at the University...

Bought by Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Bryan Welk: Leech Lake Tribal College Ulumnus Profile
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Before attending Leech Lake Tribal College Bryan Welk knew he wanted to work in Law Enforcement in Cass County. Bryan talks about how getting his e...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
Part 3: Native American Dropouts
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: American Graduate
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KUVO explores the unique challenges facing at-risk Native American students.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 08:37
Part 2: The Case for Charter Schools
From: The National Center for Media Engagement
Series: American Graduate
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KUVO's American Graduate program visits two Colorado charter schools that serve at-risk youth and give students the opportunity to return to school...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2012
  • Length: 07:29
Tallie Large: Leech Lake Tribal College Ulumnus Profile
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Tallie discusses her current work in invasive species plant protection, and her plans to get a PhD in Ethnobotany. She also talks about the giving ...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Aug 08, 2012
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
Sean Fahrlander: Leech Lake Tribal College Alumnus profile
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Ojibwemowin
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Sean talks about reverence for knowledge, his first job of being a dad, being a Native American Storyteller in winter, and being Leech Lake Tribal ...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Jul 18, 2012
  • Length: 06:37
  • Purchases: 2