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2021-05-16 The Athlete as Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do sports help us cultivate virtues such as loyalty, collaboration, and discipline, or do they promote feelings like rivalry, tribalism, and obsess...

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  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
2021-02-21 John Rawls
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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The life and thought of political philosopher John Rawls, born February 21, 1921.

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
How Is School Reopening Going?
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Schools have reopened in Fall 2020 amid the COVID19 pandemic, and educators are putting in overtime to make it work. Four educators speak about th...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2020
  • Length: 46:33
Remote Learning During COVID-19, Pt. 2
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we talk with four college students from and/or attending school in the Bay Area - all of them taking classes right now online. Th...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Remote Learning During COVID-19, Pt. 1
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we talk with four college students from and/or attending school in the Bay Area - all of them taking classes right now online.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Navigating Allyship
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Screenshot from NIC Allyship podcast
In this episode, we explore allyship - How to support black people and other people of color in the fight for equity, protection from police brutal...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
2020-08-07 Billion Dollar Burger
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Long before the coronavirus began disrupting America’s trillion-dollar meat industry, lab-grown proteins were upending the way we consume chicken, ...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 8
2020-07-26 The Ethical Jerk
From: Philosophy Talk
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Could studying moral philosophy make us more moral — or more of a jerk?

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
A Viral Opportunity for Change
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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We interrupt our Ocean Literacy Series to bring you a special episode related to the Covid19 global outbreak. This week on World Ocean Radio we con...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 1
The Value of a College Education
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are college graduates happier, or better prepared for life?

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  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Is Philanthropy Bad for Democracy?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What’s the difference between charitable giving from ordinary people and philanthropic giving from the very wealthy?

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 9
What Does It Mean To Be Indigenous?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The word 'indigenous' is used a lot these days, especially in terms of territorial rights to land and of invasive species of flora and fauna. In th...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2019
  • Length: 04:30
Education and the Culture Wars
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How should we reconcile conflicts between the state’s responsibility to properly educate minors and the parents’ rights to influence their children...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
The Idea of the University
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is a university a research institute with students, or and educational institution with research around the edges – or something in between?

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Deconstructing the College Admissions Rat Race
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What values are implicit in the American college admissions process?

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 3
2021-04-04 Does Science Over-reach?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are there questions that science is powerless to answer?

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
Nature and the Rule of Law, part one
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill outlines laws that are intended to protect Nature and its resources--water, fresh air, food,...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: 05:17
Exceptions Aren’t the Rule: When Grit Isn’t Enough
From: Volunteer Staff
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Our guest is the founding headmaster of The Boston Arts Academy, Boston’s first public high school for the visual and performing arts, Linda Nathan...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 58:01
#780- Government's neat tricks
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Governments have an art when it comes to getting things done, including convincing their constituents what they are doing is right and deserved. Na...

  • Added: May 21, 2017
  • Length: 04:50
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending February 17, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: If Senate Confirms Gorsuch for Supreme Court, Corporate America Wins, Work...

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Affirmative Action: Too Little or Too Much?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Does affirmative action undermine the achievements of those who are supposed to benefit from it?

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Warrior Debates: Free Speech Regulation
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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This episode of Culture Click covers the Warrior Debate: Should the university regulate free speech? The debate will have two participants one on e...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2016
  • Length: 25:32
Impulse Under the Influence: A Repeat Prompted by Weekend Rape Reports
From: WFHB
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We revisit a 2014 program called Impulse Under the Influence in the light of two alleged rapes reported by female Indiana University students. One ...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 59:29