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Top of Mind - Ending Toxic Polarization in American Politics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Division is nothing new in America, but this political divide feels different. Why are we so angry? How can we end this toxic polarization?

Bought by KMXT, KMXT, KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Can Non-Citizens Vote? The Complicated History of Voting Rights
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Most places require you to be a citizen to vote. Is there value to this restriction?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
MN Reads: "Climate Grief" by Shawna Weaver
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Shawna Weaver talks about her new book "Climate Grief"

  • Added: Oct 26, 2023
  • Length: 12:37
Top of Mind - What Makes a City Great?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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“You don’t have to move out of your neighborhood to live in a better one.”

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Starting Over After Life in Prison
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Nearly half of people who leave prison will end up back behind bars. Why don't they stay out? And how would their lives be different if no criminal...

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Incarceration, FBI and MLK, America’s Poverty Food Crisis
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A new book details the financial, emotional, and social strain of incarceration on prisoners and the family members trying to care for the...

Bought by KSTK, KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, KTNA and more


  • Added: Jan 24, 2023
  • Length: 51:45
  • Purchases: 6
Beyond Evacuation with Najib Azad
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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KQAL's Jiovani Bermudez Meets with author Najib Azad who has lived in Afghanistan where he worked as a spokesperson for the former Afghan president...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2023
  • Length: 15:22
2022-10-14 Countdown to COP 27: Feeling the Heat
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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For decades, scientists and activists have called for action to slow the pace of global warming. The political process has struggled and largely fa...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WAMU, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
221014: Countdown to COP27: Feeling the Heat, 10/14/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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For decades, scientists and activists have called for action to slow the pace of global warming. The political process has struggled and largely fa...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
Will Latinization Bring Moderation? Hispanic American Swing Voters (Part 2 of 3)
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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Part 2 of our series on understanding Hispanic voters

  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:16
Coping 101: Gender Identity & Coming Out
From: C89.5 - KNHC Seattle
Series: Coping 101
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Taking the step to come out to family and friends can be a very stressful time and support from loved ones makes a world of difference. As we celeb...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 21:43
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Harm Reduction-Saving Lives or Enabling Drug Use?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Do harm reduction methods prevent drug use long-term? Are they supposed to?

Bought by KSTK, KSTK, KNCT FM, RADIOLEX, and KOWS


  • Added: Mar 21, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - What is Race?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Is race real? Two researchers say biological race is a myth, but that racism is very real.

Bought by KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
Re:Work Soul Force, Part 1
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rev. James Lawson Jr., Credit: Reed Hutchinson
On Dec. 11, 2021, the UCLA Labor Center’s historic MacArthur Park building was officially named the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center, in...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Feb 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Children under Fire, Money to the Homeless, Brown Fat
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Even amidst the pandemic, gun violence persisted across the US. Topic 2: What if we just gave newly-homeless people several thousand dolla...

Bought by RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Where Will Afghanistan’s Refugees Go?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we hear from Nazanin Ash and Kelsey P. Norman about the evolving situation for Afghan refugees. Then, journalist Hana Baba ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Kimberlé Crenshaw & Soledad O’Brien Call Out the Media on Critical Race Theory
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The right wing has found its newest racist wedge issue: Critical Race Theory. This decades-old movement in legal scholarship has suddenly become a ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR


  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Lessons From Defund the Police
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It's been a year since the call to "Defund the Police" rang out through the George Floyd Protests. The idea isn't new - redistributing police funds...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 8: PT to the rescue!
From: Margaret Poethig
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Richard’s physical therapist Jennifer has saved his life…more than once! Jennifer keeps an eye on Richard and, with training, persistence, and inge...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2021
  • Length: 12:51
Real Life "Wonder" Boy and Mother, Last US/Canada Border Dispute
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Real Life “Wonder” Boy and His Mother Redefine “Normal” in New Memoir. Topic 2: The Last US/Canada Border Dispute

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 51:51
  • Purchases: 3
Water Inequality, Radicalization, and War Letters
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Millions of Americans Lack Access to Clean Water and Indoor Plumbing. Topic 2: Combating Extremism: Use Peer Pressure, Not Logic or Fear. ...

Bought by KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida, and KOWS


  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 4
Voter Info & Making Your Voting Plan
From: Generation Justice Admin
Caption: Karuna Koppula
Who is the Rising American Electorate? Generation Justice talks to The Voter Participation Center, based in Washington D.C., to learn more about ...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 17:49
Parks, Hearts, and Family Leave
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: The Complicated Relationship Between City Parks and Crime Rates. Topic 2: Despite an Incredible History, the Future of Heart Disease Treat...

Bought by KOWS and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 50:19
  • Purchases: 2
S02 E11 - A Shooting in the Heartland
From: The Facing Project
Series: The Facing Project
Caption: 07-(37), Credit: Becker1999
It’s been one year since a gunman opened fire in Dayton’s Oregon District, killing nine people and injuring 27.

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Jul 23, 2020
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
The Far Side, Feral Pigs, and Tree Thieves
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: The Far Side's Enduring Popularity. Topic 2: Feral Pigs are Destroying Wildlife. Topic 3: How to Catch a Tree Thief: Timber Poaching in th...

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Jul 21, 2020
  • Length: 51:36
  • Purchases: 1