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Top of Mind - What Does It Mean to Be White in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many Americans with white skin have begun to think explicitly about race and its consequences. What does it mean to be white in America?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Christian Beckwith on the 10th Mountain Division’s legacy
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Christian Beckwith is a former editor of the American Alpine Journal and the co-founder of Alpinist Magazine. His current project, Ninety-Pound Ruc...

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Season 1, Episode 37 - 'Sustainable Journalism' feat Hannah M Wallace
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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We talk food justice, journalism, and showering the homeless with Hannah Wallace.

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: May 05, 2024
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 1
Season 1, Episode 35 - 'Art For Change' feat Catherine Sarah Young
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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Art’s place in changing the world.

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Facing the Rising Flood Problem in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Floods are the most destructive natural disasters in the United States. Their damage is also the most preventable.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Will Cockrell on Everest, Inc.
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Will Cockrell is the author of the book Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World, a fascinating histor...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 1
Season 1, Episode 34 - 'Ecological Civilization' feat Dr Philip Clayton
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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"What gives me hope is watching the sparkle in the eye of a child, a young mother, a middle-aged business person, or an elderly person when they im...

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 1
Language Peeves: Inner Grammandos vs. Inner Wordies
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
🌟📚 Dive into the Evolution of English with us! 📚🌟 🎙️ This week on The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates interview series. We're thrilled ...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 31:17
Top of Mind - Ending Homelessness in America Feels Impossible. Is it?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Homelessness in America is at a 17-year high. Ending it feels impossible. But some communities are making headway. How?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Season 1, Episode 32 - 'No Vacancy' feat Nandita Bajaj
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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What population can the earth handle?

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 58:13
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Political Primaries
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Why don’t more Americans vote in primary elections? Are open, partisan or closed primaries better for voter engagement?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Angela Davis: A Revolutionary Roadmap for Building a Better Future
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this first episode of Laura Flanders & Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movem...

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


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
883: Let's Celebrate Crying / 884: The Resilient Brain, 3/23/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learne...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
Top of Mind - Tipping Culture is Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Tipping culture is changing in America. What’s driving tipflation and tipcreep – and what’s expected of consumers?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, KSTK, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - An Explosion of Union Activity in the US and What it Means
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US is seeing an unusual spike in union activity and public support for unions. What does this moment mean for the future of labor in America?

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, KOWS, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Is Government Transparency Essential in a Democracy?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Government transparency is a basic tenet of American democracy. But openness in government always has a cost. What’s the right balance?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Season 1, Episode 13 - 'Bouncing Forward' feat Michaela Haas
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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We all know what Post Traumatic Stress is, yet today we focus on Post Traumatic Growth.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 57:43
  • Purchases: 2
I&I - The 2024 Prediction Show
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week's episode is the January edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce War...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 1
2024-01-19 Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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What we wear defines us in so many ways. But in recent decades we’ve moved away from long-lasting, quality pieces in favor of disposable fast fashi...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KSQD Santa Cruz, KOWS and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
Emergent Strategies for Abolition: Andrea J. Ritchie’s Toolkit for Activists
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In “Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies”, movement lawyer and organizer Andrea J. Ritchie has written a toolkit for organizers...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
MN Reads: "Trauma Sponges" by Jeremy Norton
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Firefighter and author Jeremy Norton talks about his new book "Trauma Sponges"

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 11:55
835: Astonishing African Futures / 836: You're Not OK. That's OK., 10/7/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," dominated the global box office. This hour, a literary ta...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
I&I - A.I. and creativity
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week is the September edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 1
825: Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds / 826: Growing Justice, 9/2/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Making Up Our Minds" - In episode two of our three-part series on the care economy: Mental health challenges can push p...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
823: Going For Broke: Change Of Address / 824: Up All Night, 8/26/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Change of Address" - In the first episode of a three-part series on the care economy, we're thinking about housing. Man...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00