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Tribute to the Late Urban Provocateur Mike Davis
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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We feature a lecture by Mike Davis about his book Planet of Slums, which investigates the increasing inequality of the urban world. According to th...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Frances Goldin, “Rabble Rousers” & the NYC Housing Struggle that Won
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Low income Americans face an acute housing shortage. But our guests have a victory to share. “Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Coop...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Laura & Stephanie Flanders: Sisters Debate the Economic Crisis
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Laura and Stephanie Flanders are sisters with different points of view but a common fascination with economics. Tune in to this episode where they ...

Bought by KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioStPete Florida, RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Doc Ames and Mr. Hyde
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: Albert Alonzo Ames, 1897, Credit: Progressive Men of Minnesota
Mayor Albert Alonzo Ames turned the Minneapolis Police Department into the most powerful crime ring the city had ever seen.

  • Added: Mar 30, 2023
  • Length: 35:20
How To Be A Better Ally For Peace and Justice
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Kevin Groen
On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll be talking about what it means to be a ally to members of marginalized communities, and the necessary d...

Bought by KCNP and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
EE 23-12: If you care about food, pay attention to The Farm Bill, 3/17/2023
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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The farm bill isn’t just about farming. It’s about food security for households across the nation.

  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
A Day To Remember Radio Modules - April 3-7, 2023
From: KUCO
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Date-based history modules for broadcast April 3-7, 2023. Run time 02:45 for all episodes.

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 13:45
Bold Women Of Montana - 0303 - Women's Protective Union
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: Bold Women of Montana
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Learn about today's bold woman with Beth Judy in honor of women's history month.

  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 01:59
2309: Montaigne and the Art of the Essay, 2/28/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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How did Michel de Montaigne (born February 28, 1533) invent a new way to do philosophy?

  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
2023-02-26 Montaigne and the Art of the Essay
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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If philosophy is a way of life, what kind of writing best helps us live it?

Bought by KMUN, KICI Iowa City, KSKQ, KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
20 Years of PEACE TALKS RADIO
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Co-Founder / Series Host Paul Ingles, Credit: Genevieve Russell
A special broadcast marking 20 years of the PEACE TALKS RADIO series and podcast on peacemaking and non-violent conflict resolution. On this annive...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Right to Recreation: The History of African American Leisure Sites
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Historian Alison Rose Jefferson discusses her book ‘Living The California Dream: African American Leisure Sites During The Jim Crow Era’. She demon...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
2307: The Philosophical Legacy of Darwin, 2/14/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Charles Darwin (born February 12, 1809) fundamentally changed our understanding of human life—for better or for worse?

  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Once A Braided River
From: Barbara Bernstein
Caption: Risk in the North Reach, Credit: Kandace Manning
A tale about how Portland, Oregon abused and degraded the river that runs through it, and the current campaign to reclaim this stretch of river as ...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:05
2023-01-29 Citizenship and Justice
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is citizenship the best recipe for non-discrimination?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KSKQ, KICI Iowa City, RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 13
20 Years of PEACE TALKS RADIO
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Show Host Suzanne Kryder
A special broadcast marking 20 years of the PEACE TALKS RADIO series and podcast on peacemaking and non-violent conflict resolution. On this anniv...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, KUHF, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2022) [29:00]
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series ...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Seeking Peace on Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2022)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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It's a compendium of highlights from just one season in the long-running award-winning PEACE TALKS RADIO series. You'll hear clips from our series ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KUNM


  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 2
2022-12-25 How Relevant Is Jesus?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Can we know anything about Jesus' views on contemporary moral issues?

Bought by KSKQ, KICI Iowa City, KMXT, KTSW 89.9, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Howard Zinn at 100: A People’s History, Urgent Lessons for the Present
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Historian Howard Zinn would have turned 100 in 2022. His monumental work, A People’s History of the United States, published in 1980, continues to ...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
North Carolina: Courageous Conversations in a Climate of Fear
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Many questions remain about the recent attack on North Carolina’s electrical grid, which left tens of thousands of citizens unsettled, frightened a...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, RadioStPete Florida, KDNK and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
What difference can a play make? Ask Angola Prison
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In 2020, the authorities at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (better known as Angola, for the former plantation on which it stands) shut down a pla...

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


  • Added: Dec 07, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
81 years after it was founded, the USO is making changes to remain relevant to today's troops
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Army soldiers help themselves to free food in the USO lounge at Fort Bragg, N.C. The organization plans to close about 40 of its lesser-used lounges while opening 28 in places where it says troops are especially isolated or face high stress., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
The service organization is closing some of its centers, opening new ones, and expanding its online programs to respond to funding reductions and t...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KUT, North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KRPS and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 7
2022-10-30 How to Create Virtuous Leaders
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Do good leaders need to be good people first?

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6

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