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LBJ and the Great Society
From: LBJ and the Great Society
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Before Vietnam sunk his presidency, LBJ compiled record accomplishments domestically: medicare, civil and voting rights, immigration reform, and pu...

Bought by KHNS, KTSW 89.9, WITF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WJCT and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 40
Prison Imperialism
From: WFHB
Series: Kite Line
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The phenomenon of mass incarceration has made the United States the world leader in carceral punishment. With only four percent of the world’s popu...

  • Added: Jan 26, 2020
  • Length: 28:58
December 30th RERUN - “Edge of Democracy”; Brazil, A Cautionary Tale
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In her new film, The Edge of Democracy, director Petra Costa tells the story of how Brazil went from a rising star among free nations to a democrac...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Political Junkie 2019 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2018 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by KISU, KTXK, WLPR , Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 17
Resolving Conflict, “Town Meeting” Style
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Long before the United States became a nation and implemented American democracy as we know it today, there were town meetings. Nearly 400 years l...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Political Junkie 2019 Remembrances Special (PROMO)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2019 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by WBEZ, WLPR , WVPE, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 4
Why We Believe What We Believe (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Why do people believe weird things? That’s what Jason Hart wants to find out. He delves into the psychology behind ghost encounters, anti-vaccine ...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, Kansas Public Radio, WLIW, KVSC and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2019
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 13
The Untold Story of Dealing with Racism and Xenophobia in St. Cloud with Mayor Dave Kleis
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack sits down with St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis to talk abou...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
The Untold Story of the Richard C. Wilson St. Cloud Community Outpost
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack visits and then revisits the Rich...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 29:54
Listening to Our Better Angels
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Red, blue, rich, poor, country, city, left or right. Chances are you probably fall into one of those categories. And you may be quite happy where y...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KDNK


  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Democracy: Past, Present... and Future?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Don't remember the past? Does that mean you're condemned to repeat it? What does our country's past tell us about our present— and how can it help ...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 26, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Marc C. Johnson, author of "Political Hell-Raiser: The Life and Times of Burton K. Wheeler"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra talks with Marc C. Johnson about his book "Political Hell-Raiser"

  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
Dennis Flannigan, Retired Pierce County Councilmember, WA State Rep, Secretary of Point Defiance Aids Project, and a Pioneering Community Leader with many credits, Part 2
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Dennis Flannigan
Interview by Gary Kanter: Dennis tells his story of how he became an activist who made things happen from the West Coast to the East Coast.

  • Added: Apr 19, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
Dennis Flannigan, Retired Pierce County Councilmember, WA State Rep, Secretary of Point Defiance Aids Project, and a Pioneering Community Leader with many credits, Part 1
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Dennis Flannigan
Interview by Gary Kanter: Dennis tells his story of how he became an activist who made things happen from the West Coast to the East Coast.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
Voices of Vietnam: A Lost Homeland (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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The Fall of Saigon marked the loss of a homeland for hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people. This captivating NEH-funded documentary shares st...

Bought by WFAE, WPCA-LP, WCPN, Prairie Public, KVNF and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2019
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 16
Political Junkie 2018 Remembrances Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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As 2018 draws to a close, Political Junkie Ken Rudin remembers the lawmakers and newsmakers from the world of politics who passed away this year. K...

Bought by WHRV, WBEZ, KJZZ, KCPW Salt Lake City, WITF and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Can't Afford the Luxury of Despair
From: Israel Story
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An eight-year-long personal investigation into the chain of events that lead to the assassination lead to, of all places, Israel's most popular rap...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 11:46
Can a Progressive Candidate Win in Rural America?: Anthony Flaccavento
From: Laura Flanders
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Anthony Flaccavento is running for the US House seat in Virginia's 9th district, a large, sparsely populated region in the southwestern corner of t...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
The Judiciary in Democracy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What is the role of an unelected judiciary in a democracy?

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Oct 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 2
Theo Anderson, Writer and Historian, Part 1
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work
Caption: Theo Anderson
Interview by Ken Winkes: Theo explains what happened to the middle class and why the rise of support for progressive candidates.

  • Added: Jul 27, 2018
  • Length: 27:58
A Targeted Divide: Gunning Down the Bill of Rights
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
Caption: Michigan Liberty Militia Constitutional Enforcement rally Capitol Lansing MI March 24 2018., Credit: Photo by Theresa Rosado.
Today begins a series of three programs on guns in the USA: A Targeted Divide. Our first show is “Gunning Down the Bill of Rights,” how the 2nd Ame...

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jul 04, 2018
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 1
John Locke
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What made Locke the Founding Fathers' favorite philosopher?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KSKQ, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
2024-02-11 Lincoln as a Philosopher
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What was Lincoln's basic philosophy, and did it change over the course of his Presidency?

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


  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
The Separation of Powers
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What are the philosophical arguments behind the separation of powers in the US constitution?

Bought by KMUN, KSKQ, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Police
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What's the role of Police in our government?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 06, 2018
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1