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Should the Government Raise the Retirement Age?
From: Open to Debate
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The age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits is currently 67, but the cash reserves behind it are expected to run out by 2034. Those ar...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 06/22/23
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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World in Progress: Searching for a way out of poverty. On this week’s show, we’re looking at the different facets of poverty. Why did a hospital de...

Bought by WFHB and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Turkey and Kosovo: NATO’s Achilles Heel
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The alliance may have been strengthened by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but it's not an entirely rosy picture.

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


  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Michigan Lawmakers Wrangling Over What Voters Demanded They Do When They Passed Question 2: Expand Voting Rights
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Michigan Lawmakers Wrangling Over What Voters Demanded They Do When They Passed Question 2: Expand Voting Rights

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
North Carolina Bill Proposes Stripping Appointment Power from the Governor to Change Election Board Balance and Exploit Deadlocks
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
North Carolina Bill Proposes Stripping Appointment Power from the Governor to Change Election Board Balance and Exploit Deadlocks

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Highly-Qualified Election Official’s Job In Jeopardy from Wisconsin Legislators Clinging to Debunked Election Conspiracy Theories
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Highly-Qualified Election Official’s Job In Jeopardy from Wisconsin Legislators Clinging to Debunked Election Conspiracy Theories

  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Quick Democracy News Updates from Alabama, Ohio, New York, & Connecticut
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Quick Democracy News Updates from Alabama, Ohio, New York, & Connecticut

Bought by WUTC


  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
03-16: Raced and Classed: The Journey from Diversity to Equity, 6/21/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Rinku Sen
What we do to each other, we do to the Earth. To protect our common home, we’re being called upon to bridge our differences to create beloved commu...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Should SCOTUS Focus on the Original Meaning of the Constitution?
From: Open to Debate
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Originalism is a way of interpreting the Constitution that could help it be understood through either framer’s intent or what the public would’ve i...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Midterm Voters Found Mail-In Ballot Process Had Few Problems Nationwide
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Midterm Voters Found Mail-In Ballot Process Had Few Problems Nationwide

  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Pete Buttigieg on Repowering America
From: Mateo Schimpf
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From EV's to conspiracy theories

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Alabama Bill Criminalizing Assistance with Absentee Voting Dies in State Senate
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Alabama Bill Criminalizing Assistance with Absentee Voting Dies in State Senate

  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
YouTube Will No Longer Remove 2020 Election Fraud Disinformation. Will False Claims Go Unchecked?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
YouTube Will No Longer Remove 2020 Election Fraud Disinformation. Will False Claims Go Unchecked?

  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
New MIT Voter Survey on 2022 Midterm Shows Rebounding Confidence in Process & Shifts in Methods of Voting
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
New MIT Voter Survey on 2022 Midterm Shows Rebounding Confidence in Process & Shifts in Methods of Voting

Bought by WUTC


  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
North Carolina Legislators Propose Boilerplate Bills Suppressing Mail-in and Election Day Registration Voters
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
North Carolina Legislators Propose Boilerplate Bills Suppressing Mail-in and Election Day Registration Voters

  • Added: Jun 04, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
This Asian American Life
From: Mateo Schimpf
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How are Asian-Americans fighting back against accusations of divided loyalties and the sense of “perpetual foreignness”?

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


  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 31, 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: Candidate Ron DeSantis Poses Unique Threat to Democracy; Massive Pentagon ...

Bought by WNED Buffalo and WETS


  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Gerrymandering Cases Still Percolating in Georgia, Massachusetts, Florida, Arkansas, and Utah
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Gerrymandering Cases Still Percolating in Georgia, Massachusetts, Florida, Arkansas, and Utah

  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
On Memorial Day, Words from Legendary Campaign Finance Reformer, Doris "Granny D" Haddock
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
On Memorial Day, Words from Legendary Campaign Finance Reformer, Doris "Granny D" Haddock

  • Added: May 28, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
The Texas Legislature's Session Ends May 29th with Democracy Bills Pending at the Deadline
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
The Texas Legislature's Session Ends May 29th with Democracy Bills Pending at the Deadline

  • Added: May 25, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Reformer to Enforcer? Biden’s Immigration Policy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Can lawmakers fix our broken system?

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


  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Election Denier Updates: AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake Loses Election Challenge; Shasta County CA Commissioner Recall Moves Forward
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Election Denier Updates: AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake Loses Election Challenge; Shasta County CA Commissioner Recall Moves Forward

  • Added: May 24, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Kansas County "Constitutional" Sheriff Devotes Over a Year to Prove 15 Allegations of Election Violations. Little Evidence Made Public; None Prosecuted.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Kansas County "Constitutional" Sheriff Devotes Over a Year to Prove 15 Allegations of Election Violations. Little Evidence Made Public; None Prose...

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
"Make All Votes Count DC Act" Ballot Initiative Proposes RCV & Open Primaries for Nation's Capital City
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
"Make All Votes Count DC Act" Ballot Initiative Proposes RCV & Open Primaries for Nation's Capital City

  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
One-third of Oregon's Senate Now Ineligible for Re-election in High Stakes Quorum Showdown
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
One-third of Oregon's Senate Now Ineligible for Re-election in High Stakes Quorum Showdown

  • Added: May 21, 2023
  • Length: 01:30

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