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We feature a lecture by Mike Davis about his book Planet of Slums, which investigates the increasing inequality of the urban world. According to th...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
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With all the digital text trails we're creating these days, what can we learn about our inner psychology, mental health, and well-being?

Bought by WXDU and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Are we addicted to the Internet? Is it even appropriate to use the language of addiction about smartphones and other digital devices?

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 24:30
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Elections and political messaging are changing in the new media landscape. Campaigns are using big data to target voters with better precision, and...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 32:12
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Your normal, everyday digital footprints can reveal surprisingly intimate facts – like whether your parents are divorced, and whether you own a gun.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 22:03
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:46
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Charlie Pulkrabek is a writer and visual artist living in the Bemidji area. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Min...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:17
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Charlie Pulkrabek is a writer and visual artist living in the Bemidji area. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Min...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 01:22
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Linda Back McKay is an independent advertising and marketing director. She is widely published. Linda Back McKay is also a long time volunteer and ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 02:15
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Guys Like That." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:10
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A debate from Oakland, California between practitioners of non-violence, versus those who believe a diversity of tactics is what Occupy needs to mo...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ben Bernanke, Credit: NPC
The Chairman of the Federal Reserve talks to a National Press Club audience about the challenges facing the U.S. economy.

  • Added: Feb 04, 2011
  • Length: 53:58
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William Greider talks about a new moral order for capitalism, drawing from his new book COME HOME, AMERICA: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promis...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2009
  • Length: 29:37
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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
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Is Marijuana Prohibition Enforcement Institutionalized Racism? 85% of all the possession arrests in New York City and Philadelphia are mirrors to G...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 03:50
Caption: Will Wright, Credit: Brooks Peterson
Will Wright has been wondering: how will the New Year and Pres. Obama affect African-American men - their attitudes and futures?

  • Added: Dec 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:12
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A commentary on the irrational insistence of the religious majority that ours is "one nation under God."

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Oct 08, 2005
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
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The 911 Commission, George W & Michael Moore

  • Added: Nov 03, 2004
  • Length: 03:37
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A commentary on the barbarity of hunting.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2004
  • Length: 02:33