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It’s the Dog Days of Summer – and some of ‘em are going to debate.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Summer in August is known as “dog days” – hot and muggy, panting canines with tongues hanging out, alongside their disgruntled people. Some of th...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Tracking & Defending Press Freedom in the U.S.
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss press freedom in the U.S. in the wake of a police raid of the local paper in Marion, Kansas. In that raid, officers con...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
Under the Cloak of “Election Integrity,” North Carolina Legislature Overhauls Election System
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Under the Cloak of “Election Integrity,” North Carolina Legislature Overhauls Election System

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Global Race for EVs in On… Why Detroit Unions are Slamming the Brakes
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Will the U.S. power down on electric?

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


  • Added: Aug 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Gloria Ayee, Harvard
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll take a look at transitional justice through Truth and Reconciliation Commissions. We’ve looked at the t...

Bought by KMUN and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Georgia Indictment of Trump & Allies Includes Ties to Breach of Voting Machines in Coffee County, GA
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Georgia Indictment of Trump & Allies Includes Ties to Breach of Voting Machines in Coffee County, GA

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio’s Politician-Led Redistricting Commission Failed. Citizens Are Proposing a Citizen-Led Commission Instead.

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
DC Democrats Attempt to Block Citizen Initiative Proposing Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries in City Elections
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
DC Democrats Attempt to Block Citizen Initiative Proposing Ranked Choice Voting and Semi-Open Primaries in City Elections

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and WUTC


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Should Commodities Traders Be Able to Gamble on Who Wins Control Congress?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Should Commodities Traders Be Able to Gamble on Who Wins Control Congress?

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 9, 2023
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: US Democracy Hangs in Balance as Trump Faces 2020 Election Subversion Indi...

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Pro-Voter Victory
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio Voters Defeat Republican Effort to Raise Citizen Ballot Initiative Passage to 60% in Pro-Voter Victory

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Tuesday’s Ohio Special Election Attempts to Take Away Simple Majority Rule for Ballot Initiatives. Now the Legislature is After Ranked Choice Voting.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Tuesday’s Ohio Special Election Attempts to Take Away Simple Majority Rule for Ballot Initiatives. Now the Legislature is After Ranked Choice Voti...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Environmental Whistleblower with Kyla Bennett
From: Doug Wood
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PEER's Kyla Bennet talks about her whistleblowing experience at EPA and how it changed her life.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
Dismissed: The Recent Arizona Election Denier Court Cases Which Crashed and Burned
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Dismissed: The Recent Arizona Election Denier Court Cases Which Crashed and Burned

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alabama’s Racial Gerrymandering Showdown with SCOTUS Goes Back to Federal Court August 14th
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Alabama’s Racial Gerrymandering Showdown with SCOTUS Goes Back to Federal Court August 14th

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alleged Voting Machine Tampering Suspects Arraigned in Michigan Include Former Candidate for State Attorney General and Former State Rep
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Alleged Voting Machine Tampering Suspects Arraigned in Michigan Include Former Candidate for State Attorney General and Former State Rep

  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Aug. 8 Referendum Changing Ohio’s Threshold for a Ballot Initiative to Win Holds a 112-Year-Old Precedent and Reproductive Rights in the Balance
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Aug. 8 Referendum Changing Ohio’s Threshold for a Ballot Initiative to Win Holds a 112-Year-Old Precedent and Reproductive Rights in the Balance

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Head Announces Additional Election Security Advisors to Assist States in Securing Elections
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Head Announces Additional Election Security Advisors to Assist States in Securing Elections

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Georgia’s Inactive Voter Purges: When Voter List “Election Integrity” Maintenance Becomes Voter Suppression
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Georgia’s Inactive Voter Purges: When Voter List “Election Integrity” Maintenance Becomes Voter Suppression

Bought by WUTC


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Asian Americans & Anti-Blackness: Truth vs. Fiction on Affirmative Action (August 2, 2023 release)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Affirmative action's foes worked with conservative Chinese American organizations to sue two colleges over their admissions processes. The result w...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, WNYE and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Florida Just Purged its List of Absentee Ballot Requestors, Forcing Millions of Voters to Reapply
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Florida Just Purged its List of Absentee Ballot Requestors, Forcing Millions of Voters to Reapply

  • Added: Jul 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Is Absentee Voting a Right or a Privilege? Wisconsin Voters Take Their State to Court Over Recent Restrictions on Absentee Ballots
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Is Absentee Voting a Right or a Privilege? Wisconsin Voters Take Their State to Court Over Recent Restrictions on Absentee Ballots

  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
From: Tradeoffs
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Ashish Jha shifted from the role of academic theorizing about health policy into a calm, reassuring voice leading the White House’s COVID response....

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 1
In Michigan, State AG Charges 16 Fake Electors, Voting Machine Tampering Case Moves Forward
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
In Michigan, State AG Charges 16 Fake Electors, Voting Machine Tampering Case Moves Forward

  • Added: Jul 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
U.S. House & Senate Democrats Reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act, But It Faces More Hurdles This Session
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. House & Senate Democrats Reintroduce the Freedom to Vote Act, But It Faces More Hurdles This Session

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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