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Top of Mind - The Pros and Cons of Treating Social Issues as Epidemics
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What are the pros and cons of treating social issues - like violence, opioids, loneliness and obesity – as epidemics?

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - What Does It Mean to Be White in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many Americans with white skin have begun to think explicitly about race and its consequences. What does it mean to be white in America?

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


  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Facing the Rising Flood Problem in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Floods are the most destructive natural disasters in the United States. Their damage is also the most preventable.

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


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Ending Homelessness in America Feels Impossible. Is it?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Homelessness in America is at a 17-year high. Ending it feels impossible. But some communities are making headway. How?

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


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Political Primaries
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Why don’t more Americans vote in primary elections? Are open, partisan or closed primaries better for voter engagement?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Tipping Culture is Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Tipping culture is changing in America. What’s driving tipflation and tipcreep – and what’s expected of consumers?

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


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - An Explosion of Union Activity in the US and What it Means
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US is seeing an unusual spike in union activity and public support for unions. What does this moment mean for the future of labor in America?

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, KOWS, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Is Government Transparency Essential in a Democracy?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Government transparency is a basic tenet of American democracy. But openness in government always has a cost. What’s the right balance?

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


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Stick With It Stories: Episodes That Challenged Us
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We are wrapping up Season 3 with a look at episodes that challenged us. We're finding new empathy and clarity, on Top of Mind.

Bought by KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, WGCU, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Finding Family in Child Welfare
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Every two minutes a child is placed in foster care. Once that happens, the chances of that child ever returning home drop dramatically.

Bought by KSTK, KMXT, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Where’s the Middle Ground on Affirmative Action?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US Supreme Court is again considering whether universities can make an applicant’s race part of the decision to admit or reject.

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


  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - The Agitators, GPS and Memory
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The Agitators, GPS and Memory

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KTNA, GCR (Global Community Radio), Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Disney & "Cultural Depictions," Perfectionism, and Curiosity
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: This Content May Contain Outdated Cultural Depictions. Topic 2: Can Perfectionism Be Toxic? Topic 3: How Much Is Too Much? When Curiosity ...

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 51:36
  • Purchases: 1
Take Care (Monthly) #20
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "The cost of health".

  • Added: Nov 08, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #19
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Recharging".

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Take Care (Monthly) #13
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is, "Climate change and health".

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 52:00
Randall Fuller, author of "The Book That Changed America"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Randall Fuller who's written an historical take on how Darwin's Theory of Evolution ignited leaders and thinkers in the US in...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Take Care (Monthly) #3
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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The theme of this episode is the national opioid epidemic and what doctors and organizations are doing to combat it.

Bought by WSKG and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 2
Durable Future: Bill McKibben #115 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
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Relocalization may be the most important strategy for minimizing climate change. According to Bill McKibben, “working as communities is the most im...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
Life of the Law #117: The Gift and Curse of Music - Haiti's Fight for Copyright
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Serge Turnier
The Gift and Curse of Music – Haiti’s Fight for Copyright is the story of Serge Turnier, a music producer and composer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Ju...

Bought by KISA Digital Studios


  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 35:55
  • Purchases: 1
October 31, 2016
From: WFHB
Series: Bring It On!
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A full lineup on Hallow’s Eve with ever popular “Mama Gitcha Goomee”, a special conversation with Indiana Gubernatorial Candidate John Gregg, and f...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 57:11
The Serengeti Rules -- Groks Science Show 2016-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sean Carroll discussed the logic of regulation as well as how these principles can be applied to treat disease and heal ecosystems.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 2
The true cost of fast fashion: a look inside Los Angeles sweatshops
From: Making Contact
Caption: Santee Alley , Credit: Ana Gremard / Used Under CC/ flickr
On this edition of Making Contact we’ll take you on a trip through LA’s garment district, notorious for sweatshop conditions, abuse, and the outrig...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Mar 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Zika Virus -- Groks Science Show 2016-03-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Brenda Wilson discusses the origin of the Zika virus, its connection to microcephaly, and what is being done to stop its spread.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WMUU-LP, WYAP, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 5
Autism's Mysteries -- Groks Science Show 2015-09-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Steve Silberman addresses some of the mysteries of autism.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WYAP, and KPVL


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 30:38
  • Purchases: 3