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In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair M...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Echoes of a Coup
From: Scene on Radio
Caption: Echoes of a Coup art, Credit: Zaire McPhearson
One-hour special (59:00 with 5-minute news hole), Echoes of a Coup, telling the story of the only successful coup d'etat in U.S. history -- the 189...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WNYC, WUNC, WYPR, WFDD and more


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 25
The Negotiators: Confronting Conflict
From: Rob Sachs
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In this episode, we learn about two historic negotiations – one failed and one successful – from the negotiators themselves. We begin with a peace...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUHF, WXXI Rochester, WLPR , Oregon Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 20
Whistle Stops: The 1948 Presidential Campaigns
From: Lester Graham
Caption: President Harry Truman holds up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the inaccurate headline: Dewey Defeats Truman., Credit: public domain
2023 is the 75th anniversary of one of the biggest political upsets in American political history (although the documentary does not mention the 75...

Bought by Iowa Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, Michigan Radio, KUOW, and WAMU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2023
  • Length: 55:31
  • Purchases: 5
Why Black San Franciscans Are Fighting for Reparations
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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San Francisco is considering reparations for Black San Franciscans. To understand why advocates are pushing for reparations in the city, we dive de...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KALW


  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 5: Conclusion - What We’ve Learned
From: Will Coley
Series: Shifting the Narrative
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Over the past few episodes, we introduced you to the idea of what Shifting the Narrative is and what it looks like in gun sense, the war on poverty...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 15:01
Episode 3: On Guns - Bridging the Divide on Stage
From: Will Coley
Series: Shifting the Narrative
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Gun violence is an issue that divides many Americans. But a theater company in New York set out to build a bridge by helping people with firsthand ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 31:30
Trailer for Shifting the Narrative
From: Will Coley
Series: Shifting the Narrative
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Narratives are all around us. These big meta-stories tell us who we are as a nation and the values we share. Narratives help us explain why things ...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:12
Why is there a rain sound...
From: Gregarious Recluse
Series: How Many Tomorrows
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HMT was written in two parts, but are intertwined. This brief audio clip will help the listener understand why there is a light rain sound during ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2020
  • Length: 02:23
World in Progress 04/16/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Indonesian villagers fighting the cement industry Villagers in the Kendeng mountains of Java fight for their livelihoods a...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
World in Progress 01/02/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Farmers agains cement factories in Indonesia - Villagers in the Kendeng mountains of Java fight for their livelihoods as...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Nobel Voices For Disarmament
From: David Tarnow
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As the world teeters on the brink of war between two nuclear armed countries, it might give us some much needed comfort to know about the dedicated...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
Episode 5: In and out of the biggest mental health facility in Los Angeles
From: KCRW's Independent Producer Project
Series: Off The Block
Caption: LePriest Valentine, Credit: George Lavender
Meet LePriest Valentine, who kept winding up in the only sanctuary he could find after getting out of jail: Skid Row.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 4
Learning to Live Together - the Future, hopes and fears
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: Northern Ireland murals in Belfast, Credit: Mike Hally
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Learning to Live Together - the Bigger Picture
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: A ptotest over flying the UK flag on Belfast City Hally, Credit: Mike Hally
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 09:18
  • Purchases: 1
Learning to Live Together - Problems facing the Peace-builders
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: A paramilitary mural in a loyalist housing estate, Credit: Mike Hally
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 07:53
Learning to Live Together - Other Projects - Festivals, Language and Youth
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: Community worker at the Skegoneill interface, Credit: Mike Hally 2014
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 07:47
Gilbert King reads from his Pulitzer-winner, Devil In The Grove: Thurgood Marshall, The Groveland Boys, and The Dawn of A New America (5/20)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. Before becoming the first African American on The Supreme Court, Marshall risked his life in ...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Motherhood by Choice not Chance
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Before it was legal in the United States, some doctors would risk arrest to provide women with access to safe abortions. When that wasn’t possible,...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Program III: Topical and Protest Songs
From: David Dunaway
Series: Pete Seeger: How Can I Keep From Singing?
Caption: Pete Seeger
Program III looks at the tradition of singing out for social change, and how the music of the Civil Rights, anti-war, and environmental movements g...

Bought by KUNM, KGLP, WOWD, KWMR, KZYX and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2014
  • Length: 52:41
  • Purchases: 21
Education Not For Sale
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Around the world, students have been taking to the streets. They’re opposed to rising tuition fees and cuts to education. On this edition, we’ll ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Life, Death, and Rebirth of ACORN
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It took 40 years to build ACORN, but just a few months to bring it down. Local organizers are trying to rebuild, but how is ACORN’s absence affect...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Seeking Justice and Police Accountability in Jamaica (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Jason Smith Candlelight Vigil, Credit: Madeleine Bair
On the second anniversary of the 2010 uprisings, this special documentary looks at police violence in Jamaica. In May 2010 a government crackdown l...

  • Added: May 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Food Sleuth Radio, Ariane Lotti Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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How does the Farm Bill influence the food on our plates? Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Ariane Lotti, Legislative Specialis...

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
Poisoned Water, Fossil Fuels
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Still from the film 'Burning the Future: Coal in America' , Credit: http://www.burningthefuture.org
The endless search for fossil fuels is polluting our waterways, and our water supplies. The fight to protect clean drinking water is motivating Ame...

Bought by WZEN.org


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1