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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Rick Shenkman author of Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:37
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Things we learn from Woody Guthrie and Native Americans ... and Donald Trump's dad?

  • Added: Oct 13, 2016
  • Length: 27:19
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In this episode, we focus on the September 9th National Prison Strike. We hear the Free Alabama Movement’s initial call for the strike, learn a bit...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 22:20
  • Purchases: 1
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In an address at the 2016 PEN Literary Gala, JK Rowling reflects on the state of free speech around the world. "I find almost everything that Mr. T...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 07:19
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Dollar General is coming to Georgetown...

  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 02:53:07
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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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William Hosea and special guest host Beverly Calendar-Anderson are joined by Michael Duerson, brother of the former NFL standout Dave Duerson – who...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2016
  • Length: 41:31
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Radio Curious revisits a 1991 conversation with Independent Senator Bernie Sanders, who had just begun his political career as a freshman in congre...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 29:02
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Ed Kashi is a photo journalist whose sensitive lens has captured the racial profiling in Europe, the turmoil in Syria and Iraq, the West Bank, the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
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The June 26, 2015 Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 States shifts the terms of the debate about where the gay rights m...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WYSO


  • Added: Oct 07, 2015
  • Length: 58:22
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Host Martha Burk
It was down to the wire before a decision was made to include Carly Fiorina, the only woman in the race, in this week’s Republican presidential deb...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Sarah Van Gelder, co-founder and editor in chief of YES! Magazine. Sarah discusses the issu...

  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:38
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Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Economist Robin Hahnel about the road ahead for Greece, their inspiring example to the world in the ...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2015
  • Length: 27:43
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The so-called religious freedom laws Republican candidates seek are fig leafs for discrimination against gay couples.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 05, 2015
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jaun Williams and Mr. Flowe in the press pool, Credit: UC at Denver
After the 1st Presidential Debate, held in Denver during Barack Obama's bid for re-election Mr. Flowe caught up with surrogates for both the Obama ...

  • Added: May 09, 2015
  • Length: 02:50
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Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza tells the story of how that phrase, and the movement came to be.

Bought by WCPN, XRAY.fm, and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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In Defense of a National Flag Burning Day

  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 06:26
Caption: Femen North America, Credit: Femen North America
How can a woman determine how she is perceived by the world, and even by herself? On this edition, we hear stories of women who are using their bo...

Bought by WCPN, WRIR, and WNJR


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Left Forum Friday, May 30, 2014 Plenary with Cornel West, Immortal Technique, Marina Sitrin, and Stanley Aronowitz;

  • Added: Jun 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:39:12
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You’re driving your car down a street and as you pass, a camera takes a photo of your license plate. Who is taking the photo and what are they doin...

Bought by KMUZ and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 17:42
  • Purchases: 2
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They may not have made it to the Superbowl- but the “Washington Football team” has gotten a lot of attention this season- not so much for their per...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Host Martha Burk
According to the latest statistics available, one teen or child is killed with a gun every 3 hours 15 minutes, many by their peers. It's time for ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:30
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Drone attacks. Black sites where prisoners are tortured. Guantanamo is still in operation. As we enter the 6th year of Barack Obamas presidency, I...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Bill Moyers, Credit: Dale Robbins
When Bill Moyers announced his intention to retire just weeks ago, he received – and read – thousands of messages on his website and Facebook urgin...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, KRDP, KVMR, KMUZ and more


  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 24:00
  • Purchases: 32
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The cost of American democracy is the most expensive in the world. In the 2012 elections billions of dollars were spent on political campaigns. But...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1