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2020-09-04 Polluting and Providing: The Dirty Energy Dilemma
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The cost and health burdens of electricity production have long been higher for low-income communities of color than for wealthy white ones. But fo...

Bought by KOWS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
Navigating Allyship
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Screenshot from NIC Allyship podcast
In this episode, we explore allyship - How to support black people and other people of color in the fight for equity, protection from police brutal...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 29, 2020
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: Federal Forces Deployed to Portland Provoke Violence & Rebellion Against I...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
2020-07-19 Frantz Fanon and the Violence of Colonialism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Should there be limits to violence in the service of liberation?

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


  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 11
200710: The 2020 Election with Tiffany Cross, Rick Wilson, and Rich Thau, 7/10/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Racism, police and the pandemic are dominating hearts and headlines, but will they translate to votes in national and regional elections? One study...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
2020-07-10 The 2020 Election with Tiffany Cross, Rick Wilson, and Rich Thau
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Racism, police and the pandemic are dominating hearts and headlines, but will they translate to votes in national and regional elections? One study...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUTC, KGUA, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
Black Don’t Crack: Debunking Racist Explanations About Black Lives
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Today we’re joined by two of the four hosts of the Black Myths Podcast which is produced in Indianapolis: Too Black, a spoken word poet and teachin...

Bought by RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 59:04
  • Purchases: 1
200703: Real Talk: Racism and Climate, 7/3/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The national uprising ignited by the murder of George Floyd has cast a spotlight on the country’s embedded, institutional racism, including the fra...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
2020-07-03 Real Talk: Racism and Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The national uprising ignited by the murder of George Floyd has cast a spotlight on the country’s embedded, institutional racism, including the fra...

Bought by MPR News Stations, KCBX, WAMU, WHYY, WUTC and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 13
Courageous Conversations with Reverend Zina Jacque & Jessica Green
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Zina Jacque, Credit: Linda Barrett (lindambarrettproductions.com)
In this episode we explore how one community is working to have the hard conversations growing out of this moment. As protesters push for reforms t...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Kimberlé Crenshaw: Intersectionality
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Kimberlé Crenshaw, Credit: Annabel Clark
Law Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw defined the concept of intersectionality 30 years ago. She developed that framework to understand how identities s...

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Jun 22, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Marnita's Table on How to Socially Engineer Equity and Inclusion
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: News In Context, Credit: Joyce Cheng
This episode features Marnita Schroedl, CEO of Marnita’s Table, and Lauren Williams, Marnita’s Table’s Training Manager & Executive Administrator. ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
2020-06-07 White Privilege and Racial Injustice
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is it a privilege or a right to be treated as you deserve to be?

Bought by KMUN, RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHFR, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2020
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 12
StoryCorps Griot: Sydney Reed and Rep. James Clyburn
From: StoryCorps
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Rep. James Clyburn speaks with his granddaughter, Sydney Reed, about the lessons he’s learned from success and failure.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 03:04
70 Million: The Work of Closing a Notorious Jail
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Inex Bordeaux holds up a sign while doing street outreach in north St. Louis to raise awareness about the Close the Workhouse campaign., Credit: Carolina Hidalgo
Five years after Michael Browns death at the hands of a police officer galvanized criminal justice reform activists in St. Louis, they're gaining s...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 31, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
200103: Dr. Robert Bullard: The Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Communication, 1/3/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Climate One honors Dr. Robert Bullard with the ninth annual Stephen Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communications. Often described...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
2020-01-03 Dr. Robert Bullard: The Father of Environmental Justice
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Climate One honors Robert Bullard with the ninth annual Stephen Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communications. Often described as ...

Bought by WJCT, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WMUU-LP, WFHB, and KSQD Santa Cruz


  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 5
2019-12-29 Ken Taylor Tribute
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Remembering Philosophy Talk's co-creator, chief cheerleader, and guiding light, Ken Taylor.

Bought by WFHB, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
190426: Oppressive Heat: Climate Change And Civil Rights, 4/26/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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While the environmental movement is typically associated with upper-class white folk, it is also a civil rights issue. Communities of color often l...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
2019-04-26 Oppressive Heat: Climate Change And Civil Rights
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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While the environmental movement is typically associated with upper-class white folk, it is also a civil rights issue. Communities of color often l...

Bought by WJCT, WCQS, WAMU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
Spare the Kids, Dr. Stacey Patton
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Dr. Stacey Patton
We speak with author Dr. Stacey Patton about her book, Spare the Kids: Why Whupping Won't Save Black America. The book examines the unique cultural...

Bought by WVAS and WFHB


  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Michael Eric Dyson on Trump, Truth, and Race
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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America’s unwillingness to assess the ugly truth about systemic inequality has created a perpetual sinkhole of denial. A reality that existed long ...

Bought by WVAS


  • Added: Dec 07, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
2020-02-02 Race Matters
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What's could be controversial about a movement insisting that Black lives matter too?

Bought by KSKQ, WTJU, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSKQ, KRZA and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2017
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 7
June 19, 2017
From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!
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On today's episode of Bring It On, Dr. Amrita Myers and Jim Sims speak to Beth Applegate, president of Applegate Consulting Group, and resident anc...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:32
April 17, 2017
From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!
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Co-Anchors Amrita Myers and Cornelius Wright invite William Palomo and Esmeralda Martinez to speak about the UndocuHoosiers Alliance, and their hop...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2017
  • Length: 57:17