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2023 marks the 75th anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. What does it mean to commemorate Human Rights Day in a time of genoci...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, KDNK, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Dec 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
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ChatGPT is all the rage. But despite the chatbot’s growing popularity, it’s not without controversy. Critics raise privacy and ethical concerns, an...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WNED Buffalo


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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By now it is clear, the Red Wave election-denying candidates had hoped to ride left most still waiting on the beach. Those who questioned the outco...

  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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For a period of time, going global just seemed to make sense. But with China’s rise, Covid-19, and the war in Ukraine, more and more people are cal...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
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This week, we’re looking at Colombia, its increasingly tenuous peace process, and how US intervention has shaped the country, for better or for worse.

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


  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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In this segment of EPIDEMIC, Dr. Celine Gounder looks at disinformation during the pandemic. Specifically, we’re going to look at how the Russian g...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 04:06
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We’re looking at the variant that emerged in South Africa: 501Y.V2. This variant is not only more transmissible, but has demonstrated the troubling...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
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Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools is an examination of the experiences of black girls across the country whose intricate lives...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
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Quality of healthcare for women in jail varies widely, but it is the only place in the U.S. where they have a legal right to it. Professor Carolyn ...

  • Added: May 25, 2017
  • Length: 25:18
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Social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance help Americans through life’s ups and downs. Benjamin Veghte explains the benefits an...

  • Added: May 19, 2017
  • Length: 24:39
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She speaks to us about her "Her latest book They Take Our Jobs and 20 Other Myths about Immigration, she dismantles common assumptions and beliefs ...

  • Added: May 15, 2015
  • Length: 27:30
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Host Doug Storm is joined by District 1 candidates for the Democratic nomination to run for the Bloomington City Council seat in November.

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 58:54
Caption: Solitary Confinement, Credit: Flickr user CHeitz
Years of campaigning for basic human rights for people caught up in America's criminal justice system may finally be paying off. 2013 saw significa...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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With a recent resurgence of nationalism, Scottish independence is once again a topic of discussion. Do Scotland's vast oil reserves make this a rea...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
How economic inequality destroys opportunity for the millennial generation.

Bought by KRDP, Vermont Public, WMNF, WNMU-FM, KBRP Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 23
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A county wants to spend $100 million on economic development and everybody wants a piece of the pie

  • Added: Nov 20, 2011
  • Length: 28:31
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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The national budget is one of the main topics during a political roundtable hosted by Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau Chief Rick Dunham. Other ...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
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Today on Don't Cha Know we discuss a topic that is very much at the forefront these days. Funding for the arts in Minnesota. It's a panel discussio...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2011
  • Length: 01:07:25
Caption: An Afghan laborer holds a cup of tea., Credit: Associated Press
News and features on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

  • Added: Apr 23, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Stephanie Kaza links buddhism and sustainability in her new book, MINDFULLY GREEN: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking. Sea Cha...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 29:03