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Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?
- Added: Nov 04, 2012
- Length: 03:48
Young voters could play a major role in this presidential election. But what issues are most important to those under the age of 30?
- Added: Nov 04, 2012
- Length: 03:46
New to California, the narrator experiences his first earthquake drill: online, and at LA's Union Station
- Added: Oct 31, 2012
- Length: 02:00
The Mayor of New York held a big fundraiser in New York recently to support candidates who want consensus in Washington. As we listen to Mr. Bloomb...
- Added: Oct 23, 2012
- Length: 03:52
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "Amend The Constitution!" Meet James Christophersen, a conse...
- Added: Oct 12, 2012
- Length: 04:23
Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy takes us deep into the revolutionary-filled jungles of India, as she reads excerpts from her new book ‘Walking...
- Added: Jun 04, 2012
- Length: 29:01
Some thoughts on the Mike Daisey situation from a fellow monologist with approximately one-fortieth the level of fame and notoriety as Mike Daisey.
- Added: Mar 20, 2012
- Length: 22:23
- Added: Mar 16, 2012
- Length: 07:08
Second-Hand Modern Living with Carcinogens
- Added: Mar 02, 2012
- Length: 06:16
What’s the connection between the increase in chronic diseases, mental illness and drug addiction in our society today? On this edition, Dr. Gabor ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
A dialogue between Princeton University professor Cornel West, and Revolutionary Communist Party USA spokesman Carl Dix about the future of America...
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio
- Added: Dec 19, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah says a global movement against Israeli government policy is breaking through. On this edition, Abunimah ex...
- Added: Nov 08, 2011
- Length: 29:00
When Rafael Losno was growing up, he attended Catholic school in Oakland. He spoke three languages. He played sports and had a girlfriend. And he f...
- Added: Oct 31, 2011
- Length: 01:40
Sometimes we need help when dressing for a special occasion. In England Moss Bros. will 'give only the best service.'
Bought by KWMR
- Added: Oct 09, 2011
- Length: 13:53
- Purchases: 1
Two generations of veterans cope with PTSD—looking to heal themselves and heal the world. Featuring S. Brian Wilson, author of “Blood on the Tracks”
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, WMPG, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more
- Added: Sep 28, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 10
A new generation is telling their stories of overthrowing corrupt regimes. And in the digital age, their lessons can spread more quickly than ever ...
- Added: Sep 20, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Former National Security Advisor James Jones speaks to the Press Club about challenges facing the United States and the recent military mission tha...
- Added: May 21, 2011
- Length: 53:59
Poet Christian Palacios, 16, is a sophomore at Whitney Young; he competed in Louder Than a Bomb 2011 representing his high school.
Villians gives ...
- Added: Apr 01, 2011
- Length: 02:49
This piece looks at what it means to be transgender through a profile piece, and also explores transgender health disparities through the frame of ...
Bought by WDBM
- Added: Mar 28, 2011
- Length: 14:13
- Purchases: 1
This week on Culture Clique, Olympian John Register speaks to us about the disabled community. While training for the 1996 Olympics, Register fell ...
- Added: Feb 09, 2011
- Length: 27:47
This week on Culture Clique, Olympian John Register speaks to us about the disabled community. While training for the 1996 Olympics, Register fell ...
Bought by KVSC
- Added: Feb 09, 2011
- Length: 31:46
- Purchases: 1
"IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK: Inside Youth Speak Out" is a poetry series drawn from testimonial writings by the youngest members of America's prison ...
Bought by WGDR
- Added: Jan 18, 2011
- Length: 14:58
- Purchases: 1
When Brenda was 7, she was carried across the border from Mexico. Now 19, the Minneapolis teen wishes she could live and work legally in the countr...
Bought by WTIP, WGXC, KUNM, Radijojo World Children's Radio Network, and KSFR
- Added: Dec 08, 2010
- Length: 06:55
- Purchases: 5
Carmen Delzell was homeless for a couple of years in the early 1990's. This piece was produced in 1996, after she got on her feet and was living i...
- Added: Nov 24, 2010
- Length: 06:03
- Purchases: 4
Today we continue our conversation and lecture on Race Manners with Bruce A. Jacobs. In our interview we ask about what cities in the US are have t...
- Added: Oct 23, 2010
- Length: 31:29