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2023-06-11 The Rhetoric of Big Tech
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What do Ayn Rand, Martin Heidegger, and Samuel Beckett have to do with Silicon Valley?

Bought by KMUN, KICI Iowa City, KTSW 89.9, KMUN, Ohm Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 14
The military wants to contract with more small businesses, but the process can be overwhelming
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Craig Brooks looks through a microscope for fractures on a metal part fastened to a hydraulic press in his company's shop in St. Louis. Brooks is the president of AP/ES Inc., which develops ways to determine how long aircraft fleets will last., Credit: Eric Schmid / St. Louis Public Radio
Smaller companies can offer unique solutions to problems the military faces, but they can struggle to break into a defense industry that can be fru...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, KPBS, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Milling the Urban Tree
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: City of Minnetonka forester Hannibal Hayes mills a log at the city's new saw mill., Credit: Timothy Foss
Amidst the Emerald Ash Borer crisis, the city of Minnetonka currently has a surplus of ash logs from 60,000 trees. Some Minnetonka foresters are wo...

  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 05:50
#1074 Cal Fair plan snippets FIRE INSURANCE NEWS CAST
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
More on Cal Fair / Fire insurance news cast

  • Added: May 20, 2023
  • Length: 05:16
Salt Lake City Library Workers Unionize
From: KRCL
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Amazon and Starbucks employees are inspiring other workers in the region to unionize. Such as, the librarians and workers of the nine-branch city ...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 04:29
The Tiny City That Almost Wasn't
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: The water tower of Hilltop, MN, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
There’s a tiny town just north of Minneapolis that is entirely surrounded by Columbia Heights. It's called Hilltop. In a way, Hilltop was forced in...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 07:56
Has Globalization Backfired?
From: Open to Debate
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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
Brazen Presents: The Closer
From: PRX
Series: Brazen Presents
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This is a special edition of The Closer, a series from Project Brazen and PRX that shares the inside story of the deals that changed the world. In ...

Bought by WILL, WRKF, WLPR , RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 52:29
  • Purchases: 19
Is the Banking System Safer Than It Was in 2008?
From: Open to Debate
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Silicon Valley Bank. Signature Bank. Credit Suisse. The global banking system may be facing its most significant crisis since 2008. Some say erodin...

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
EE 23-15: Take a bite of the big apple at Gables Bagels, 4/7/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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A new little bagel shop with a big personality brings an East Coast vibe to a Midwestern town.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
#1055 News cast CUTTING THE HEAD OFF THE SNAKE
From: marc cuniberti
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What must happen before the market crash halts for good? Great info short newscast from the best ALTERNATIVE public radio money news on the air...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 04:45
2023-01-06 Molly Wood on Tech, Money and Survival
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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After a 20-year career as a tech reporter for CNET, the New York Times, and the public radio program Marketplace, Molly Wood has come to see the cl...

Bought by WGCU, KOWS, WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
230106: Molly Wood on Tech, Money and Survival, 1/6/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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After a 20-year career as a tech reporter for CNET, the New York Times, and the public radio program Marketplace, Molly Wood has come to see the cl...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy
From: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future
Series: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future
Caption: As our current economy continues showing its weaknesses, the Circular Economy is gaining proponents -- but, Christoph Hinske points out, they're not seeing that system's weaknesses either.
Can you survive in the new economy? As supply chain disruptions proved, our current economic model is very linear. One kink in the chain can casca...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:43
2022-11-27 (Why) Money Matters
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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In an ideal society, would we even need money?

Bought by KSKQ, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 28, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Seeding Innovation (Half Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The creators of a new multi-million dollar Innovation Hub in a farming region say it's already supporting rural entrepreneurs. They have high hopes...

Bought by WUTC, Kansas Public Radio, KMUN, WYAP, KVSC and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 9
He was right about inflation. Biden wasn’t. Larry Summers on what’s coming next
From: Playbook Deep Dive
Series: Playbook Deep Dive
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Ryan caught up with the former treasury secretary — and thorn in the side of Biden White House economists — Larry Summers on the sidelines of the A...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 40:25
2022-08-05 REWIND: Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Rick Ridgeway estimates he’s spent about five years of his life sleeping in tents, often in the world’s most remote places alongside fellow outdoor...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KGUA, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 10
20220805: REWIND: Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism, 8/5/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Rick Ridgeway estimates he’s spent about five years of his life sleeping in tents, often in the world’s most remote places alongside fellow outdoor...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
Community Wealth Building: An Economic Reset
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Low wages, precarious jobs, shuttered Main Streets and bleak futures — do towns have a way out of poverty that doesn't involve begging and bribing ...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, and WNYE


  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
One Golden State, Two Democratic Parties: These Not So United States (CA Part 1)
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: One Golden State, Two Democratic Parties: These Not So United States (CA Part 1), Credit: The Purple Principle
Has the California dream given way to a cost of living nightmare? NPR veteran and LA resident Barbara Bogaev co-hosts with Rob Pease for an in-dept...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jun 07, 2022
  • Length: 35:03
  • Purchases: 1
2022-05-06 Big Money: Investment Managers Driving Corporate Action
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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More than half of Americans are invested in the stock market, either directly or through their retirement funds, but individual investors rarely th...

Bought by WGCU, WMUU-LP, WLPR , KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 11
220506: Big Money: Investment Managers Driving Corporate Action , 5/6/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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More than half of Americans are invested in the stock market, either directly or through their retirement funds, but individual investors rarely th...

  • Added: May 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:56
Ocean Capitalism: Under the Guise of New
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Is economic growth antithetical to the overall health of society? This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the concentration of capital and offer ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 05:26
The ILA: Exploring Reimagined Leadership
From: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future
Series: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future
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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