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Breaking the Boom and Bust Cycle - Episode 2 W/ Dr. Jason Shogren
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Beyond the Range
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In episode 2 we sit down and chat with Dr. Jason Shogren to teach us about economics and economic diversification in the 21st century. Dr. Shogren ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 33:30
Rebecca Burns - Beyond the Range Episode 1
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Beyond the Range
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Rebecca Burns hops on the Beyond the Range podcast to talk about economic diversification in the state!

  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 33:12
Christmas at Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This holiday season on World Ocean Radio we return with a special reading of "Christmas at Sea", an evocative poem by Robert Louis Stevenson writte...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2023
  • Length: 04:03
Lies: The New Normal?
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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John Lennon wrote, “All I want is the truth. Just give me some truth.” In the movie A FEW GOOD MEN, Jack Nicholson’s character states, “ You can’t ...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
October 13, 2023: Surveillance and Social Media
From: WFHB
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On today’s Kite Line, we are sharing more research conducted collectively by Micol Seigel’s Inside-Out class.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
The Mixtape Episode 166 - Introspective songs
From: Patrick Brickson
Series: The Mixtape with Pat Brickson
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As I was pondering the theme for this week’s show, I started to reflect on the season. Fall marks a turning point in the year and so my music choi...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:51
Destroyer of Worlds
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Jess speaks with Oppenheimer biographer Kai Bird about one of Earth's most influential humans and his scientific and political legacies.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Politcal Satire and Presidential Politics
From: KRCL
Caption: Book Cover
This is a 2-way interview with Sophia A. McClennen, a scholar of satire and politics and author of Trump Was a Joke, How Satire Made Sense of a Pr...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 20:53
The Patriarchy Trap
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Can a crisis of masculinity explain why men are falling behind?

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
743-Alex’s Catch(531)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroids, Credit: NASA
On a cold windy night, with clouds frustrating his search, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celestial visitors while obs...

Bought by KGLP, KICI Iowa City, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
742-Cuban Meteorites(530)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A large fireball meteor which exploded over Cuba produced a number of interesting results.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KGLP, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX, KRWG and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
738-Tiny Visitor(526)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroid Near Earth, Credit: ESA
A tiny space rock passes through the cloud of communications satellites surrounding the Earth.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KGLP, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX, WTIP and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 29
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two stories that challenge the conventional approach to very different issues.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Putin’s Folly: Russia, One Year After the Invasion of Ukraine
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Unpacking the psychology of Putin's war games and how it affects Russians fleeing conscription.

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


  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
730-Busy Night(518)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroid, Credit: -Dieter-Spannknebel-Getty-Images
On Halloween night while observing with the Catalina Sky Survey's 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona I discovered 21 space rocks streaking th...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WYAP, KGLP, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
This Year In Music with Hanif Abdurraqib
From: work x work
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Join host Hanif Abdurraqib for a special episode of Object of Sound, from PRX and Sonos, reflecting back on the year in music. December is the per...

Bought by WVTF, WRGY, KVCR, KUT, KQED and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 11
As 2022 Election Results Roll In: Concern, Context, & Perspective
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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Our best guest insights to keep in mind during these polarizing 2022 midterm elections

  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 17:36
719-What A Night(505)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artist's Conception Benu and Asteroids, Credit: NASA
To give you an idea of the celestial traffic in our neighborhood, on a recent clear night, using our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, my C...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, WTIP, KICI Iowa City, Raven Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Big Ponder #44: Ball Bearings
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Ball bearings — these mechanisms are all around us, inside our wheels and motors. Hidden away, we rarely see them, and most people don’t even know ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:24
  • Purchases: 1
Considering the context of statistics about LGBTQ youth
From: Media for the Public Good, Inc. - OutCasting Media
Series: OutCasting Overtime
Caption: OutCasting youth broadcaster Isha
Statistics show that LGBTQ youth are at greatly increased risk of self-harm. But statistics are just numbers; what’s the real-world human cost?

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 06:21
  • Purchases: 1
Zero Sum, Zero Change: What Racism Costs Everyone
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode of World Affairs, Ray examines the legacy and lived-reality of zero-sum economics at home and abroad.

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


  • Added: Aug 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Price Shock: The World Economy, Upside Down
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In light of rising inflation, we revisit a conversation with filmmaker Rupert Russell about his book and film, “Price Wars: How the Commodities Mar...

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


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
How To Save Diverse Democracies
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, Yascha Mounk joins Ray Suarez to discuss his new book, “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart And How Th...

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


  • Added: Jun 24, 2022
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 6
698-Aliens?(484)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Planetary Alignment over Australian Radio Telescope, Credit: Graeme L. White & Glen Cozens (James Cook University)
Most Astronomers find it hard to believe that given perhaps a trillion planets in the Milky Way alone that our Earth is the only one which hosts li...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KICI Iowa City, RADIOLEX, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8

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