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2021-09-03 The Fight Over Pipelines
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Hundreds of people have been arrested in Minnesota in ongoing protests against Line 3, a pipeline that will move Canadian tar sands oil, and which ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
The Mask of the Public Good: What the University Costs Communities
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Our guest is Davarian Baldwin, professor of American Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and author of In the Shadow of the Ivory ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Aug 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
2021-08-06 Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiatives to put a price on carbon - twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the W...

Bought by KUOW, KUHF, Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 14
210806: Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story, 8/6/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiates to put a price on carbon ― twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the Whi...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
The Cunning Figure of the Virus
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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As the Delta variant reaches into more communities..."The fact that the Virus is a symptom of capitalism seems like a simple conclusion, but Povine...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Aug 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 14, 2021
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: Who Killed Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse? Speculation Swirls Around Hait...

Bought by RADIOLEX and WKPW


  • Added: Jul 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for June 30, 2021
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: Georgia GOP Continues Campaign to Purge Minority Voters from Voting Rolls...

Bought by RADIOLEX and WKPW


  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for June 16, 2021
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: Trump DOJ Subpoena of Journalists’, Lawmakers’ Phone Data Provokes Demand ...

Bought by RADIOLEX and WKPW


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Vaccinating the World Part I: The Problem with Patents
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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President Joe Biden said the United States would be the world’s “arsenal of vaccines” but critics say current plans to donate 80 million doses arou...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 03:40
The importance of precision in language to inform and give context, with Pamela Mejia
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Credit: (photo by: Blinkofanaye (CC BY-NC 2.0)
In this episode, we explore the importance of precision in language - in particular for journalists and other content creators seeking to inform an...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 5, 2021
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: Why Biden May Finally Be Ending Reagan’s ‘Rancid Legacy;' At 100 Days, Bi...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Facing Our Climate Future
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we talk about climate policy with former California Governor Jerry Brown, oceanographer Sylvia Earle and former Colombian president Juan...

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


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 28, 2021
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: Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s ‘Anti-Riot’ Law Criminalizing Protest; Mine W...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
210430: Distorted Democracy and the “Zero-Sum Game”, 4/30/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In the US, we’ve become accustomed to climate -- like nearly everything else -- being politicized. Even when potential solutions might benefit ever...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
2021-04-30 Distorted Democracy and the “Zero-Sum Game”
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In the US, we’ve become accustomed to climate -- like nearly everything else -- being politicized. Even when potential solutions might benefit ever...

Bought by KZUM, Maine Public Radio, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WMUU-LP, KGUA and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13
20 Years in Afghanistan: Was it Worth it?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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US military forces have occupied Afghanistan for almost 20 years and now, President Biden says it’s time to end the war. But Afghanistan is still f...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Can We Vaccinate 7.9 Billion People?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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If you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’ve already been vaccinated, or at least have an appointment booked, but people who live...

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


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing and don’t listen to the people you are trying to help. Our guest...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, Classic107.3, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 14, 2021
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: U.N. Now Engaged in Afghan Negotiations to End America’s Longest War; Vote...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
210409: Investing in a Clean and Equitable Recovery, 4/9/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The COVID-19 shutdown has hit women and minorities hardest: four times as many women as men dropped out of the workforce in September 2020, with La...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we talk with Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Michelle Gavin about how this happened, Amnesty ...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Exporting America's Gun Problem
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, journalists J Brian Charles and Ioan Grillo join us to talk about how complicated gun violence is, and how tighter gun laws could ...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
210326: Weird Winters, 3/26/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
2021-03-26 Weird Winters
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Warmer, shorter winters may sound like an impact of climate change that would inspire more joy than despair. But rising temperatures and decreasing...

Bought by WCNY, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Women Rising Radio: Election Protection and Democracy Part Two
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Voting Rights Advocates Carolina Miranda, Andrea Miller and Pam Wilmot, Credit: Carolina Miranda photo - Carolina Miranda Andrea Miller photo - The Tennessee Tribune Pam Wilmot photo - The Boston Globe
Women Rising Radio re-visits the 2020 election year, to assess the outcomes and talk with those who made those outcomes happen, the grassroots elec...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00