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2423: Marcus Aurelius, 6/4/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do you have to be an emperor to lead a Stoic life?

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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
2422: Logic For Everyone, 5/28/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Does logic always lead us to the truth?

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
Domestic Violence Survivor & Homeless Too? A CA Cohort Shows What Can Be Done
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Women make up 35% of California’s homeless population, and domestic violence is a leading reason why women lose their housing. Organizations across...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: May 21, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
2426: What is Gender?, 6/25/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Is Gender an oppressive system that sorts people into pink and blue boxes, or is it a critical part of people’s identities?

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
2425: Righteous Rage, 6/18/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Where do we draw the line between righteous anger and ruthless revenge?

  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2024-05-19 Akan Philosophy and Personhood
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Mind, soul, body, and breath—how do all of these go together for the Akan people of West Africa?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KSKQ, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?
From: Open to Debate
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Happiness is a complex emotion and mental state that can be achieved through virtue or pleasure. But should it be for the good of the individual or...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Melissa Sevigny on the Grand Canyon’s untold history
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Melissa Sevigny is an award-winning science journalist at Arizona Public Radio and author of the amazing new book Brave the Wild River, which won t...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2024
  • Length: 28:28
  • Purchases: 1
Stephanie Flanders on A Trump Economy & What to Watch in The Ultimate Election Year
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Just in time for election season, Laura invites her sister Stephanie back to the program. Stephanie is the head of Economics and Government at Bloo...

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


  • Added: May 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
2024-05-12 Mary Wollstonecraft
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How does inequality distort our personalities and relationships?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
MOCK TRIAL: Should the Courts Restrict Access to the Abortion Pill?
From: Open to Debate
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The Supreme Court will soon decide on a case surrounding a medication used for abortion, mifepristone, and whether the drug should continue to be a...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
2421: Akan Philosophy and Personhood, 5/21/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Mind, soul, body, and breath—how do all of these go together for the Akan people of West Africa?

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Steve Arveschoug on leadership, anxiety and getting help
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Steve Arveschoug is the executive director of Big Sky Economic Development in Billings and an advocate for leaders to embrace vulnerability and men...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:05
  • Purchases: 1
Crime & Migration: An Abolitionist Plan for Immigration Justice
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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When it comes to crime and migration, all sorts of politicians have justified mass detention and incarceration in the name of confronting a dangero...

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


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
2420: Mary Wollstonecraft, 5/14/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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How does inequality distort our personalities and relationships?

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
2024-05-05 The Legacy of Freud
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Sigmund Freud was born May 6, 1856.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, WLPR , and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
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
Is Free Speech Threatened on Campus?
From: Open to Debate
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Tensions have been ramping up at universities across the country as students continue to protest the war in Gaza. Reports of antisemitism, islamoph...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
2418: Why Is the World So Weird?, 4/30/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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No matter how you slice it, our universe is a strange place.

  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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
Meet the BIPOC Press: Is Earth Day Still Relevant?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Corporate greenwashing has hijacked Earth Day, but the ideas behind the holiday are more urgent than ever. There are environmental issues all aroun...

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


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications?
From: Open to Debate
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Former criminal offenders in the United States face challenges reentering the job market after incarceration and so-called “Ban the Box” policies a...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Priya Subberwal on storytelling, ecology and resilience
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Priya is an interdisciplinary ecologist and artist with an extensive background in multimedia storytelling and a passion for connecting with the na...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 27:06
  • Purchases: 1

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