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2023-09-22 Naomi Klein and Carolyn Beeler: Covering Big Ideas and Personal Stories
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The climate crisis can be difficult to cover in a way that most people can relate to. The mechanism of harm goes from a person's gas car or stove t...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
2022-01-07 John Doerr And Ryan Panchadsaram: An Action Plan For Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Beyond his position as chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr rose to global prominence in the business world with his po...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
220107: John Doerr And Ryan Panchadsaram: An Action Plan For Solving Our Climate Crisis Now, 1/7/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Beyond his position as chairman of the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr rose to global prominence in the business world with his po...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
News Industry Challenges & Ideals, with Yumi Wilson & Grace Provenzano
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the journalism industry and approaches to news coverage in the US - including the challenges we face, how young people ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Objectivity, Bias, and Doing Journalism Well, Pt. 2 with Tom Rosenstiel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we continue our conversation with Tom Rosenstiel, journalist, press critic, and co-author of the seminal book on Journalism, The E...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The state of local journalism in the U.S. with Tom Rosenstiel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the state of journalism in the U.S., including the challenges we face, as well as where we can find hope for a future o...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
2021-10-22 What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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People around the world have been experiencing unprecedented extreme weather events – raging wildfires, killer heatwaves and catastrophic floods. I...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, WLPR , KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
211022: What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow, 10/22/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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People around the world have been experiencing unprecedented extreme weather events – raging wildfires, killer heatwaves and catastrophic floods. I...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
The Debt Ceiling and its Role in Congressional Politics, with UC Berkeley Economist Barry Eichengreen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the debt ceiling - what it is, why it exists, and why it keeps coming up in Congressional negotiations and wrangling. ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Bringing Attention to Missing People of Color, with BAMFI co-founder Derrica Wilson
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the disparity in attention in the U.S., when it comes to missing people of color. My guest is Derrica Wilson, co-found...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Making the U.S. Tax System Work Better, with Annette Nellen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the state of U-S tax policy, as well as some ideas for how to overhaul the system to make it more equitable, efficient,...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The History and State of Tax Policy in the U.S. with Annette Nellen, Pt. 1
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore taxes in the US, including how tax policy has evolved and devolved over the course of U-S history, what taxes are meant...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Voting as Speech: Elections & the First Amendment with Lata Nott
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the First Amendment aspects of voting, elections, and campaigns - in particular how voting and related activities might...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
2021-08-06 Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiatives to put a price on carbon - twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the W...

Bought by KUOW, KUHF, Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 14
210806: Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story, 8/6/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiates to put a price on carbon ― twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the Whi...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
The importance of precision in language to inform and give context, with Pamela Mejia
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Credit: (photo by: Blinkofanaye (CC BY-NC 2.0)
In this episode, we explore the importance of precision in language - in particular for journalists and other content creators seeking to inform an...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
210430: Distorted Democracy and the “Zero-Sum Game”, 4/30/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In the US, we’ve become accustomed to climate -- like nearly everything else -- being politicized. Even when potential solutions might benefit ever...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
2021-04-30 Distorted Democracy and the “Zero-Sum Game”
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In the US, we’ve become accustomed to climate -- like nearly everything else -- being politicized. Even when potential solutions might benefit ever...

Bought by KZUM, Maine Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WMUU-LP, KGUA and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13
210409: Investing in a Clean and Equitable Recovery, 4/9/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The COVID-19 shutdown has hit women and minorities hardest: four times as many women as men dropped out of the workforce in September 2020, with La...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
210326: Weird Winters, 3/26/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
2021-03-26 Weird Winters
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

Bought by WCNY, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
210319: When Words Aren't Enough: The Visual Climate Story, 3/19/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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While IPCC risk assessments and emission projections can help us understand climate change, they don’t exactly inspire the imagination or provoke a...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
2021-03-19 When Words Aren't Enough: The Visual Climate Story
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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While IPCC risk assessments and emission projections can help us understand climate change, they don’t exactly inspire the imagination or provoke a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Ohm Radio , KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz, KZUM and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
Evolving Journalistic Norms with Steve Bien-Aime
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Steve Bien-Aime
In this episode, we explore the journalistic norms that have driven the profession, and why evolving those norms could lead to stronger coverage of...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
2020-10-30 Power Shift: Climate and Justice in 2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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What is the role of power in deciding the fate of a planet? 2020 has seen a reckoning with various forms of power embedded in racial, gender, and g...

Bought by KZUM, KTSW 89.9, WDSE, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9