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In this episode, we explore the importance of strong neighborhood and community relationships to the health of nations… and discuss how many neighb...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Worsening Hu...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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In this episode, we explore the persistent challenge of how to ensure that everyone has adequate housing. We discuss why the U.S. faces these issue...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
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California’s Medicaid program is two years into the nation’s most ambitious effort yet to cover non-traditional health care services like housing a...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 16:55
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As the Israel/Hamas conflict continues, what is media’s role?  Across the globe, reporting shapes political and cultural landscapes — and Sonali Ko...

Bought by Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 8
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One woman's heartbreaking story of her husband's brain cancer diagnosis, and why cell phone manufacturers warn users never to hold the phone agains...

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  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 28:17
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Confusing Medicare ads are everywhere!, Credit: Leslie Walker/Tradeoffs
Every fall, an avalanche of advertising bombards the phones, televisions and mailboxes of the country’s 65 million Medicare beneficiaries. Private...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 19:15
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The United Nations designates October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, promoting empowerment and rights of girls to safe, educated, ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
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While many Baby Boomers have already left the workforce behind, almost half are considering coming out of retirement in search of a new purpose in ...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), KICI Iowa City, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Hamas’ Brutal Attack on Israel Provokes New Cycle of Bloodshed and Vengean...

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  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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In 2021, University of Minnesota health economist Hannah Neprash listened to a Tradeoffs story on ransomware in health care and was inspired to stu...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 24:29
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Defamation Lawsuit Against Producers of Debunked Drop Box Fraud Film “2000 Mules” Can Proceed in Georgia Court Ruling

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Logo: News In Context, Credit: Joyce Cheng
In this episode, we explore how much of the information we get is mediated - edited - and we all get different edits based on what the algorithm th...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
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In this episode of Meet the BIPOC Press, a monthly collaboration between The Laura Flanders Show and URL Media, we take a closer look at the US wa...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 8
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Six out of nine planetary systems key to the survival of the human species are under threat. Is Earth still a safe operating space for human beings...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:33
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Many of America’s poorest and sickest patients are stuck navigating two separate insurance programs — Medicare and Medicaid — to get the care they ...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 24:12
  • Purchases: 1

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Host Martha Burk
If you're getting nervous these days about going to the grocery or taking your kid to the ballpark for fear of getting shot, rest easy. Republicans...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Caption: Shekinah Jackson and friends.
Girls in the U.S. are in the midst of a growing mental health crisis, and schools are on the front line of finding solutions. But will Black and La...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 20:47
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Congress is wrangling over the Farm Bill, which includes over $3 billion for giant agriculture corporations and multimillionaire "farmers" who don'...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 02:57
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This summer, our research reporter Soleil Shah added a new role to his resume: first-year medical resident. Now he spends his days alternating betw...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 17:02
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: ‘Best States to Work’ Report Highlights Government Policies Helping and Hu...

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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What's wrong with dumping a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River?

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Investigation Expands Into Alleged Sketchy Behavior of Groups Trying to Repeal Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
State of New Hampshire Seeks 14th Amendment Legal Advice on Whether Candidate Donald Trump Can Appear on the First in the Nation 2024 Primary

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1