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Genocide in South Sudan

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Radio Curious visits with genocide scholar Sam Totten for an update on the ongoing war and genocide in the African countries of Sudan and South Sudan.

Added: Jul 18, 2018
Length: 29:00

WorldCanvass: Journalism and a Free Press in the Age of Fake News (Part 1)

From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass

News. Fake news. Disinformation. Fact-checking. Sourced news. Unverified sources. Social media incursions by foreign nations. Cleverly disguised ma...

Added: Nov 07, 2017
Length: 27:25

WorldCanvass: Journalism and a Free Press in the Age of Fake News (Part 3)

From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass

News. Fake news. Disinformation. Fact-checking. Sourced news. Unverified sources. Social media incursions by foreign nations. Cleverly disguised ma...

Added: Oct 30, 2017
Length: 28:08

The Case for National Service

From: Duke University
Series: Glad You Asked

National service is a winning issue with potential bipartisan appeal, says a professor at Duke University.

Added: May 10, 2016
Length: 02:05

How to Save a City (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

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

Plague After War (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Africa is rising, but some fear the spread of Ebola is a sign the continent has a long way to go.

Bought by WJCT, KKRN, WXDU, and WLIW

Added: Nov 14, 2014
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 4

Plague After War (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Africa is rising, but some fear the spread of Ebola is a sign the continent has a long way to go.

Bought by WCNY, KKRN, WTJU, Accessible Media Inc., and Troy Public Radio

Added: Nov 14, 2014
Length: 53:56
Purchases: 5

Unspun Talks Ebola With Robert Walker, President of the Population Institute

From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling

Unspun takes a serious look at the Ebola Crisis facing the world and our part in the creation and possible solutions.

Added: Oct 27, 2014
Length: 01:00:38

“Duping Delight” and Who’s Likely to Lie?

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

While lie detectors are highly accurate, they’re also expensive. An expert in cyber security has developed a way to actually predict a person's pro...

Bought by WCNY, KKRN, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, and WTJU

Added: Oct 24, 2014
Length: 53:58
Purchases: 4

Episode 007

From: John Brice
Series: The EDM Hour

Brand new Dub, Deep House, Dubstep, Electronica, Tech House, and Trance. Plus, Mongo Speaks.

Added: Oct 11, 2014
Length: 01:00:00

Talking After the Trauma (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

An interview with counselors about the importance of talking after a traumatic event like the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. And more...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, KWMR, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, WTJU and more

Added: Aug 08, 2014
Length: 53:52
Purchases: 6

Talking After the Trauma (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

An interview with counselors about the importance of talking after a traumatic event like the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. And more...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, WLIW, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and WMNF

Added: Aug 08, 2014
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 5

Learning to Live Together - Other Projects - Festivals, Language and Youth

From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland

Caption: Community worker at the Skegoneill interface, Credit: Mike Hally 2014

Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Added: Aug 05, 2014
Length: 07:47

Learning to Live Together - North Belfast

From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland

Caption: Peace Mural in Belfast, Credit: Mike Hally 2014

Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA

Added: Aug 05, 2014
Length: 06:00
Purchases: 1

Jealousy

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

Radio Curious discusses jealousy with French psychoanalyst Marcianne Blevis, author of “Jealousy: True Stories of Love’s Favorite Decoy.”

Added: Apr 29, 2014
Length: 29:01

Responsibility to Protect? A History of Humanitarian Intervention [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: "Save me from my friends!" Uncle Sam shelters Cuba, illustration from Puck, 1898, Credit: Library of Congress

In 1898, President McKinley called for war with Spain to liberate Cuba from the “barbarities, bloodshed, starvation, and horrible miseries now exis...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Added: Apr 04, 2014
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 1

PROMO - Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: Promos for Upcoming Shows

Caption: Map of Mexico, 1847 , Credit: Library of Congress

30-second promo for BackStory episode, "Border Crossings: A History of US-Mexico Relations," with 5-second music bed at end for station-specific ti...

Bought by WUFT

Added: Jan 14, 2014
Length: :30
Purchases: 1

251: A Climate Change Refugee

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

Caption: Flag of Kiribati. According to WorldAtlas.com, the blue and white bands represent the surrounding Pacific Ocean. The frigate bird flying over the rising sun is taken from the coat of arms, and is said to symbolize strength and power at sea.

A recent legal case involving a man from Kiribati claiming refugee status from the impacts of climate has captured world media attention. In this e...

Added: Dec 11, 2013
Length: 05:33

City Upon a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys

Caption: "The great Bartholdi statue, Liberty enlightening the world," Currier & Ives, 1885., Credit: Library of Congress

President Obama recently invoked "American exceptionalism” in making the case for a military strike in Syria – a claim to special status for the U....

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSRQ, KFOK-LPFM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KUOW

Added: Sep 20, 2013
Length: 54:00
Purchases: 5

Modern-Day Slavery (Half-Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

Most of us learned in history class that slavery in the U.S. ended with the Thirteenth Amendment. But the trade in human beings—for sex and labor—i...

Bought by WJCT, Troy Public Radio, WFHB, and KVLU

Added: Jul 22, 2013
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 4

Modern-Day Slavery (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Most of us learned in history class that slavery in the U.S. ended with the Thirteenth Amendment. But the trade in human beings—for sex and labor—i...

Bought by WCNY, KWIT, and WTJU