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Looking at the Unbearable with Dr. Gabor Maté & V (formerly Eve Ensler)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Experts say we must look at the root causes of our pain, and yet the US is in the grip of a battle over exactly that — with efforts to ban books, c...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, Radio Catskill, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Organizing for Ceasefire Through Policy & Protest: Meet the People of JVP & NY Assemblymember Mamdani
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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You’ve seen them in protests since the start of the Israel/Hamas war — from New York City’s Grand Central Station and the Statue of Liberty, to the...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for January 4, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Physician Relates the Horror Palestinians Face in Gaza as Israel-Hamas Wa...

Bought by WFHB, WETS, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 1, 2023
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: As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Worsening Hu...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Should Ukraine Get Russia's Frozen Assets
From: Open to Debate
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After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, economic sanctions led to frozen Russian assets abroad inaccessible and could be relocated ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Should NATO Admit Ukraine?
From: Open to Debate
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In the wake of the Russian invasion, Ukraine has applied on a fast-track membership bid to join NATO. Those who argue “yes” say admitting Ukraine w...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for September 7, 2022
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: Six Months After Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, There’s Signs a Negotiated End...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WETS


  • Added: Sep 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Blurred Civilian/Soldier Line? Accountability and Ethics in the Age of Drones
From: Mateo Schimpf
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First, Ray talks with journalist Azmat Khan about accountability remote warfare and later, with professor Shannon French, about the ever-evolving f...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 14, 2021
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: U.N. Now Engaged in Afghan Negotiations to End America’s Longest War; Vote...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Peter Bergen, author of "Trump and His Generals"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Peter Bergen about his book "Trump and His Generals: The Cost of Chaos"

  • Added: Mar 06, 2020
  • Length: 30:01
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 15, 2019
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: As Trump Administration Pushes Confrontation with Iran, Miscalculation Ris...

Bought by KMXT and WKPW


  • Added: May 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Cost of War: A Reflection on the United States and Iraq Conflict
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War present at the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, GA. , Credit: Photo by flickr user Brooke Anderson.
Almost 4,500 American soldiers and more than 100,000 Iraqis have died since the start of the Shock and Awe campaign. Fourteen years later, we asses...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, XRAY.fm, and WXDU


  • Added: Mar 21, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Violent Extremism, East and West
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Next Wednesday the White House is convening a summit on ‘countering violent extremism.’ The details are sketchy — a press release announces that th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 1
Learning from Paris
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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The story of the massacre at Charlie Hebdo has gone everywhere in the past week: into meditations on free speech and blasphemy, into declarations o...

Bought by KZYX and KWIT


  • Added: Jan 16, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending Sept. 19, 2014
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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As NATO Heightens New Cold War Tensions with Russia, U.S. Media Continues to Distort Ukraine Conflict; Community Joins Together Offering Clean Wate...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending 8/22/14
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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After Declaring 'There's No Military Solution,' Obama Launches New U.S. Military Intervention Targeting ISIS in Iraq; Detroit Citizens Rise Up to S...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine Week Ending 8/15/14
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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In Major Breach of the Separation-of-Powers, CIA Admits it Spied on Senate; Accountability Demanded for U.S. Role in Supplying Munitions and Suppor...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Lines in the Sand
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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The borders that divide up our modern world hinge, sometimes, on decisions that have stopped making sense. The Middle East is still suffering from ...

Bought by KZYX, WRPI, KUOW, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jul 18, 2014
  • Length: 58:36
  • Purchases: 4
Will We Ever Get Over 9.11?
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Are we getting over 9.11? What is it doing to our character, our culture, our Constitution? We’ve been through the flags-everywhere stage, the fore...

Bought by KMUN, WLPR , WLRN, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Mar 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 4
Thank You for Your Service
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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First, in Thank You for Your Service, David Finkel has entwined the stories of the deployment experiences of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion with the s...

Bought by WCNY and WCWP


  • Added: Oct 29, 2013
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
Missiles and Machismo
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Two and one half minute commentary on the debate about bombing Syria, and the domestic trade-offs.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:30
Douglas Wissing: Funding the Enemy
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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This week on Interchange, host Shanna Ritter speaks with Douglas Wissing. Mr. Wissing is a journalist, independent scholar, and author who has rece...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 53:12
The Struggle for Libya’s Future
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Reese Erlich brings us a special report from Libya on the chaos that remains in the wake of the overthrow of hated dictator Muammar Gaddafi. While ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Global Ethics Corner: A Warrior Ethic: Can Military Ethics be Taught?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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After the recent highly publicized stories of American military members desecrating the remains of Taliban soldiers, many in the U.S. armed forces ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:05
Training SEAL Team 6: The Point of the Sword
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Could SEAL Team 6 have captured bin Laden alive? Should training for elite military forces prioritize thoughtfulness at the risk of indecision?

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:00