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Did a Summer Camp Help Spark a Disability Revolution?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Crip Camp is a Peabody Award-winning documentary from Netflix and Higher Ground Productions that tells the story of Camp Jened, a summer camp in th...

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


  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
2021-07-04 Foucault and Power
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Is power a matter of top-down control, or is it distributed throughout society?

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


  • Added: Jul 05, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Kimberlé Crenshaw & Soledad O’Brien Call Out the Media on Critical Race Theory
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The right wing has found its newest racist wedge issue: Critical Race Theory. This decades-old movement in legal scholarship has suddenly become a ...

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


  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
2021-06-27 Does Reputation Matter?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Should we care about what other people think of us?

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


  • Added: Jun 28, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
2021-06-13 Can Reason Save Us?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are we really living in an age of progress?

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


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
The role of public health agencies in community well being, with Andy Wessel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the role of the public health department - from obvious activities, such as educating the public about COVID-19 - to ac...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Peter Bussian, author of Trans New York plus Bernadette on Lesbian dating
From: Ray Samuels
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Peter Bussian, author of Trans New York plus Bernadette on Lesbian dating

  • Added: Jun 05, 2021
  • Length: 42:48
The First Amendment and Free Speech in Digital Spaces with Lata Nott
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the parameters and jurisdiction of the First Amendment, as well as how we can better navigate issues and challenges inv...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Dr. Pierre Kory discusses ivermectin with Dr. Sam Dubé
From: Ray Samuels
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In this edition of the Toronto Business Journal, Pierre Kory, M.D., M.P.A., President of the non-profit Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance,...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 01:05:22
News Deserts & Ghost Newspapers with Dan Kennedy
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the impacts of News Deserts and Ghost Newspapers - parts of the U.S. where there’s either no local paper, or where the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The importance of precision in language to inform and give context, with Pamela Mejia
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Credit: (photo by: Blinkofanaye (CC BY-NC 2.0)
In this episode, we explore the importance of precision in language - in particular for journalists and other content creators seeking to inform an...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fire & Climate in California, with Cal Fire's Lynne Tolmachoff
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we take a deeper look at California’s fire outlook in 2021 and moving forward. Over the past few years, massive wildfires tore ac...

  • Added: May 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Episode 7: Representing Rural America
From: Elia Powers
Series: Areas of Agreement
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The urban-rural divide is growing in the United States. How can disparate communities find common ground?

  • Added: May 08, 2021
  • Length: 28:34
GN_4.20_Chocolate Magic
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
In true Gryffindor fashion, A group of Harry Potter fans are using their powers for good by requesting ethically sourced Harry Potter chocolate.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
The Power of Language & The Desire to Control It, with Dr. Laura Specker Sullivan
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: headshot: Laura Specker Sullivan
In this episode, we explore the role and power of language - words and phrases - in how we discuss the issues that affect us and that drive our new...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The Persistence of Racist, Sexist, & Anti-Semitic Imagery in Art, with Letha Ch'ien
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Letha Ch'ien, Ph.D.
In this episode, we explore how the imagery and visuals that are infused into racist and misogynistic tropes today can be traced to classical works...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
2021-03-28 Repugnant Markets: Should Everything Be For Sale?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Should we have the freedom to buy products or services that might upset or disgust some people?

Bought by WNYO, KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Trauma, Stress, & Self-Care in Journalism with former News Producer Misha LeClair
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore how journalists experience trauma and manage - or fail to manage - the stressors that are inherent to the job. My guest...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
When Martians Land, Pigs Fly, and Americans Reach Consensus: Civic Genius & Citizen Panel Forums
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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We’ve all seen and heard the sad decline of civil discussions at congressional town hall forums over the past decade or two. The anger, the shoutin...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 28:35
GN_6.25_ Radio Free Radio
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
KNCE True Taos Radio began in October of 2014 as a radical experiment in community radio in Taos, New Mexico.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 1
Kindness and Compassion on Display in Film Doc “The Antidote”
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we consider a 2020 film documentary made in response to the times we are living in. The Antidote is a featur...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Feb 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
American Awakening
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Joshua Mitchell
As we examine the last four years of America’s political scene, there is a striking shift. To say that changes have occurred is an understatement. ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Psycology of the Covid-19 Health Crisis. A look at Mental Health and Media Use with Clinical Psycologist Dr Russell Bourne
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Psycology of the Covid-19 Health Crisis. A look at Mental Health and Media Use with Clinical Psycologist Dr Russell Bourne. In practice for ove...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Feb 13, 2021
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Domestic Violence An Ongoing Pandemic with Katharine Berg of La Casa de las Madres
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: La Casa de las Madres
In this episode, we discuss domestic violence – an issue that affects one third of women and teen girls in the U.S. As the COVID-19 pandemic has le...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible (Updated)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Today on Making Contact, we present the film Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible. The film takes us on the transformational journey of w...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Feb 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1

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