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Political Junkie Evergreen 10-09-20
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
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Carol Anderson, a professor at Emory University, discusses her book, “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.” John...

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  • Length: 53:58
The President's Tax Returns and the Priorities of U.S. Tax Policy
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we seek to make sense of the recent New York Times articles about the President’s tax returns. We also explore the U.S. tax system...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for September 30, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Leak of Trump’s Taxes Reveal He Paid No Income Tax in 10 of Last 15 Years,...

Bought by WKPW and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Facing Our Climate Future
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re launching an ongoing series about our climate future. We'll hear from activists and political leaders who discussed climate resili...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Sep 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Farmworkers Risk Smoke, Heat, And COVID-19 As California Burns
From: Mateo Schimpf
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From Santa Rosa to Salinas, farmworkers are harvesting as California burns. Workers are risking heat, smoke, and COVID-19 to pick grapes and harves...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 10:51
  • Purchases: 1
Conspiracy Theories & Media Literacy with Renee Hobbs
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Renee Hobbs, Ed.D
In this episode, we explore the allure and growing influence of conspiracy theories, and how they are both combated by and influenced by Media Lite...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Universal Basic Income: Does it Work?
From: Mateo Schimpf
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What if we could lower COVID-19 rates all over the world with one program? It’s not a medical innovation, but an economic one. If all the world’s c...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Impact & Influence of Party Framing in News Coverage
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Screenshot of Podcast Recording, Credit: Gina Baleria
In this episode, we explore the influence and impact of framing - in particular how mainstream news tends to frame national issues as gamified, two...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
From Oakland to Johannesburg: Can We Reform the Police?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The United States is three months into a mass movement against police violence. We are the midst of a national conversation about the relationship ...

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
California Wildfires and the Importance of Cultural Fire Management
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Firefighter with drip can at prescribed burn, Credit: Photo Courtesy: Ken-ichi Ueda (CC BY-NC 2.0)
In this episode, we explore California’s history of and relationship to fire, in particular how native populations worked with fire, and how coloni...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Will Democratic Capitalism Survive?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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As inequality rises around the world, citizens are losing faith in the free market democracy that emerged over the 20th century. Protests from the ...

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  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
California Climate:Heat, Drought, Flood, Lightning, & Fire w/ Dr. Michael Anderson
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: California Climate Map, Credit: Photo by: Ali Zifan (CC BY-SA 4.0) (derived from World Köppen Classification (with authors).svg)
In this episode, we explore California’s dynamic and shifting climate, which impacts so much across the Bay area, region, and state, including our ...

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  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Outlook from Dead Center: Former U.S. Representative Jason Altmire on the Rise of Congressional Partisanship
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Episode 7
Did you hear the one about bipartisanship? Two opposing congressmen walk into a town hall…and civil discussion breaks out.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 26:08
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 26, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Multiple U.S. Economic System Failures; Biden & ...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Why We Still Need to Talk About White Supremacy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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It’s been three months since George Floyd was killed by a white police officer in Minnesota. The movement prompted an outpouring from lawmakers in ...

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  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
The History, Role, & Significance of the U.S. Post Office
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Richard R. John
In this episode, we talk about the post office with Dr. Richard R. John, Professor of History & Communications in the Columbia Journalism School at...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 19, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Trump Attempts to Subvert the Constitution and the Election, Democrats...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Navigating Allyship
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Screenshot from NIC Allyship podcast
In this episode, we explore allyship - How to support black people and other people of color in the fight for equity, protection from police brutal...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 5, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Rising Concern Trump is Slowing Down U.S. Mail Delivery to Gain Election A...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Aug 05, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Public Art and Conflict Resolution
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Art has always been a catalyst for social change, but it hasn't always been accessible to everyone. Museums can act as gatekeepers, and artists don...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
Returning Civility to Political Discourse
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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National polling in recent years has consistently reported that 2/3rds of those polled feel that there’s a major problem with civility in our natio...

Bought by KUNM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Jul 31, 2020
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
Self Care as Selfless Act: Mental Health at the Root of Activism
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Activists in the Latinx immigrant community of Los Angeles share what they do to take care of their mental health. Self-care becomes a “selfless ac...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Returning Civility to Political Discourse (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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National polling in recent years has consistently reported that 2/3rds of those polled feel that there’s a major problem with civility in our natio...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KWMR, and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
How Arts Can Help Us Re-Frame Our Perspectives
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: News In Context, Credit: Joyce Cheng
In this episode, I continue my conversation with three Bay Area theatre makers of color who are working to ensure diverse voices and stories are he...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 29, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Federal Forces Deployed to Portland Provoke Violence & Rebellion Against I...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:00