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After a series of suicides, the USS George Washington returns to sea with more mental healthcare
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The USS George Washington is returning to sea after a six-year maintenance cycle when it remained in the shipyard in Norfolk, Va., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
The deaths among Washington crewmembers occurred during a six-year period when the carrier remained in the shipyard for maintenance.

Bought by KPBS, KMXT, WRFA-LP, KUT, KRPS and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 6
Mayhem in Palestine/Gaza. An Interview With Michael Lynk
From: David Kattenburg
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The GPM spoke with Michael Lynk about the unfolding situation in Gaza and Israel. Lynk is Associate Professor of law at Western University, in Lond...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 32:42
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for October 11, 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: Hamas’ Brutal Attack on Israel Provokes New Cycle of Bloodshed and Vengean...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Alternatives to War
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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With renewed violent clashes in the Middle East, we visit the remarkable Seeds of Peace summer camp near Portland, Maine, where Israeli and Arab te...

Bought by WUWM, WUOT 91.9 FM, Spokane Public Radio, WRKF, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 12
Before 2011, the military forced out thousands of LGBTQ+ troops. Now, some are suing.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Jules Sohn (left), who now is the LGBTQ+ Liaison for the Los Angeles Police Department, is among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit seeking to upgrade the discharges of thousands for LGBTQ+ former service members., Credit: Courtesy Jules Sohn
The federal lawsuit seeks upgraded discharges for more than 30,000 former service members.

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  • Added: Oct 09, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 8
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
A new lawsuit says the military still isn't complying with the federal gun background check law
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Navy corpsman Devon Rideout (left) poses with her mother, Leslie Woods, in Vacaville, California. Rideout was murdered in 2018. Her killer is a former Marine who had been found not mentally competent during a court-martial proceeding two years before the , Credit: Courtesy Leslie Woods
The family of a woman murdered by a former Marine is taking the government to court. They say the killer - who was forced out of the military for m...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WHRV, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KTEP and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:49
  • Purchases: 6
3M has agreed to pay $6 billion over faulty earplugs. Now, plaintiffs must decide whether to accept.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 3M's dual-ended "Combat Arms" earplugs were issued to troops from 2003 to 2015. They were designed to let conversation, commands, and other normal sounds through, but blunt the force of loud noises like gunfire., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
About a quarter million troops and veterans have signed on as plaintiffs in litigation claiming the "Combat Arms" earplugs - manufactured by a 3M s...

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  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 7
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 23
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Long debunked -- the mythology of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Out of the mushroom clouds, nuclearism's dark expanding circle. And, the world’s latest n...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:21
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
78 years after Joe Cooper survived a kamikaze attack, the Navy has identified his ship's wreckage
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 101-year-old Joe Cooper survived the 1945 kamikaze attack on the USS Ommaney Bay. He calls it a "miracle" that divers have found and identified the wrecked aircraft carrier off the coast of the Philippines., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II.

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 5
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 21
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Rwandan genocide museum, Credit: David Kattenburg
Bacteria in your gut tweak your brain. Sometimes friendly, sometimes not. The hundred-day genocide in Rwanda -- recalling the mayhem on its 29th an...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 58:49
A revived program allows green card holders to become citizens faster if they enlist in the military
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Airman 1st Class Joshua Garamfel, originally from Micronesia, is awarded an Airman's coin at the end of Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland on July 12. Garamfel was one of 18 new citizen-graduates., Credit: Vanessa Adame / U.S. Air Force
The program allows recruits to naturalize at the end of basic training. Several military branches have revived it at a time when the military is ha...

Bought by WHRV, WRFA-LP, KPBS, and KUT


  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
Facing the Unthinkable
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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The film 'Oppenheimer' reminds us that the nuclear age remains a fundamental fact of our lives -- even if its apocalyptic potential can seem too fr...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KZYX, WGCU, WRKF, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
The VA is facing a growing number of claims as a key PACT Act deadline approaches
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Volunteer Veteran Service Officers Hugh Reid (right) and Eric Isaksen help a veteran file a disability claim at American Legion Post 327 in Norfolk, Virginia., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
The law passed last year makes millions of veterans eligible for new benefits, including post 9/11 vets who were exposed to burn pits.

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 8
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 18
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Nothing woolly-headed or Utopian about it: A universal, guaranteed basic income. A hundred years later, memories of war that do not fade. And, one ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:14
They helped American troops in Afghanistan. Now, they want to stay in the U.S.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Nangialy Nang spends time with his youngest daughter in their San Antonio apartment. Nang worked as an interpreter for U.S. forces starting in 2007. He was ultimately evacuated from the country in 2021 along with his family. He worries he could lose every, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
A temporary program that allowed tens of thousands of Afghans to live in the U.S. is scheduled to expire this summer. The Biden Administration's pl...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KRPS, Texas Public Radio, KUT, and KPBS


  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 5
As Fort Bragg becomes Fort Liberty, Army leaders promise the base won't forget its history
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Days before Fort Bragg was officially renamed Fort Liberty, crews erect new signs at the base's main gate., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
A newly constructed historic march route will remember the base's former name and the soldiers who served there.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
'A rocket docket': Judges want a speedy process to settle thousands of Camp Lejeune water cases
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Michael Partain (left) and Jerry Ensminger, long-time activists for people harmed by Camp Lejeune water, speak outside the Raleigh, N.C. federal courthouse after a hearing. Hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs are expected to join the case., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
Federal judges overseeing the massive litigation hope to keep cases from dragging on for years. As many as a million people were exposed to contami...

Bought by KTEP, Texas Public Radio, WRFA-LP, KUT, and KRPS


  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 5
The Pentagon has begun implementing a law to reduce suicides, 18 months after Congress passed it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr. signs a policy to implement the Brandon Act on May 5. Attending the signing were Patrick and Teri Caserta, the parents of Brandon Caserta, a Navy sailor who died by suicide, Credit: Jack Sanders / U.S. Air Force
The Pentagon has put in place "The Brandon Act" - named after a Navy sailor who died by suicide in 2018. It allows service members to go outside th...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KUT, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
After finding mold in thousands of places. the Army is training soldiers to recognize and report it
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: David Cutshall, the command sergeant major of the 18th Field Artillery Brigade, examines a dirty vent in a Fort Bragg barracks room. It was dust rather than mold, and he told the soldiers who lived there to clean it and showed them where their air filter , Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
70,000 inspections yielded more than 2,100 findings of mold. Now, the Army has begun a service-wide initiative to detect and clean it up sooner.

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  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 6
Latino leaders hope Fort Hood's new name also helps reform the base's culture
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Crews change the lettering on a sign at Fort Hood, Texas in preparation for the May 9 renaming of the base to Fort Cavazos., Credit: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood
Fort Hood, the sprawling Army base in Central Texas, will be redesignated Fort Cavazos May 9. The new name honors the Army’s first Hispanic four-st...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KUT, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 3
Flipping Extremists To Bolster Peace
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Mubin Shaikh
A threat of both international and domestic terrorism has been a constant in our world for decades now. Radicalization of individuals to practice ...

Bought by KMUN and KUNM


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Can AI help predict military suicides? The VA is funding a project to find out.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Dustin Millado, a veteran who worked in the Army Criminal Investigation Division, is now a digital forensic examiner for Stop Soldier Suicide’s Black Box Project., Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
The project is using artificial intelligence to analyze data from smartphones, laptops, and other devices of people who take their own lives.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 8
The military is converting to electric vehicles on bases, but charging them remains a challenge
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: An electric vehicle owned by the Army recharges at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. The base plans to eventually have hundreds of electric vehicles to comply with a Pentagon mandate that all military branches convert their fleets of non-combat vehicles from, Credit: Jonathan Ahl / St, Louis Public Radio
In order to comply with a Pentagon mandate to electrify its non-tactical vehicles, one base in Missouri is outsourcing the charging stations to the...

Bought by WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio, KUT, and KPBS


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 4

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