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This week on the show: Why Croatia’s abortion debate is heating up. Abortion is legal in Croatia. So why are women having to travel to Slovenia to...

Bought by WFHB and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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For a period of time, going global just seemed to make sense. But with China’s rise, Covid-19, and the war in Ukraine, more and more people are cal...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Cynthia Cherrey leads the ILA in their mission of global leadership improvement.
The International Leadership Association (ILA) combines research, scholarship, and real-world practice in exploring all aspects of leadership – par...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 56:55
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In the heart of Berlin, there is a small corner store, lovingly dubbed the “living room of the neighborhood.” Sadly, the shop’s owners are facing e...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Author and scholar Dr. Priyamvada Gopal discusses her latest book, Insurgent Empire, which examines a history of abolition and rebellion under col...

Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, and WRIR


  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade agreement being negotiated among 12 countries, including the US, has sparked a heated debate about tra...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
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People around the world will interact with Africa very differently over the coming decades. They will be more likely to trade stocks in Ghana, work...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
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The first 24 hours after a city declares bankruptcy, there’s a reckoning: what gets to stay and what has to go. (And more...)

Bought by WCNY, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WABE, KPVL, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: May 22, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
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By using a single organization, SaveLIFE Foundation in India, as a case study, this episode of Impact explores how NGOs in emerging markets adopt b...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 27:16
  • Purchases: 1
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Ali Velshi, host of Real Money with Ali Velshi, on Al Jazeera America, is one of the world's most popular television business correspondents. The f...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 30:17
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With 30 years of growth under its belt, has China joined the ranks of "developed" economies like the United States and Japan? What are obstacles to...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jul 02, 2014
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Can today's powerful multinational corporations be a force for social good? Should they be, and if so, how should this be implemented? Are they out...

  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 21:27
Caption: Bill Jordan in his company's Mexicali plant, Credit: Jude Joffe-Block
A profile of a US company that has taken advantage of NAFTA and made a success of it. The company's operations are strategically subdivided to tak...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2012
  • Length: 04:04
Caption: Mwahija Magoti – Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, Credit: http://www.bot-tz.org
Hugh Sinclair, the author of Confessions of a Microfinance Heretic, in conversation with KALW radio host Rose Aguilar. Sinclair tells the story of...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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Is it possible to quantify peace? Australian entrepreneur Steve Killelea found a correlation between peace and business and at Stanford's Peace Inn...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 17:38
  • Purchases: 1
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Is it possible to quantify peace? Australian entrepreneur Steve Killelea found a correlation between peace and business and at Stanford's Peace Inn...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jul 20, 2012
  • Length: 16:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Ambassador David Shinn and NYU Professor Joshua Eisenman discuss China's economic interests in Africa, and the ethical questions these raise. Next ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Ambassador David Shinn and NYU Professor Joshua Eisenman discuss China's economic interests in Africa, and the ethical questions these raise. Next ...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jun 20, 2012
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
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How can ethical practices be made an integral part of overseas supply chains? Here's reporter Charles Duhigg on how habits can impact the ethical b...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 14:04
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How can ethical practices be made an integral part of overseas supply chains? Here's reporter Charles Duhigg on how habits can impact the ethical b...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Jun 19, 2012
  • Length: 19:30
  • Purchases: 1
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How can global health be improved? PepsiCo executive Derek Yach speaks about the positive changes corporations are making, and Professor Yanzhong H...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 15:51
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How can global health be improved? PepsiCo executive Derek Yach speaks about the positive changes corporations are making, and Professor Yanzhong H...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 18:50
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With the election of another American to head the World Bank, some are questioning the institution's legitimacy and role in the world. Since once-i...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
  • Length: 01:57
Caption: Thomas Tighe
Host Phalana Tiller talks with author Tom Rieger about his new book, Breaking the Fear Barrier. She also interviews Thomas Tighe, president and CEO...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: Mayor Michael Bell's office is adorned with Chinese gifts like this screen.
The Midwest is used to thinking of China as the source of many of our problems: it’s where many jobs and factories went. But in Toledo, China is no...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:15