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Civics 101: The True Story Of Reconstruction
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Reconstruction has long been taught as a lost cause narrative. We talk about what that narrative leaves out.

  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
19th Amendment: Part 2
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How did the divides in the suffrage movement define the fight for women’s enfranchisement? And how did that amendment finally get passed?

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:02
Civics 101: The History of Labor Policy
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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The modern day workplace is the product of a centuries-long battle for fair wages, reasonable hours and safe conditions. Civics 101 tells the story...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUT, WXDU, RadioStPete Florida, and WVTF


  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 57:29
  • Purchases: 5
Democratizing Democracy: Redistricting by the People
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Redistricting has the power to shape elections, and this year, it’s more controversial than ever. After a contentious 2020 census, the development ...

Bought by KWMR, KMUN, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and WNYE


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Constitution Day Special: The Constitution & The Bill of Rights
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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In honor of Constitution Day, Civics 101, the podcast refresher course on how our democracy works, shares the story of the two most important docum...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, Prairie Public, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WITF, and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 13, 2021
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 5
Korematsu v United States & Japanese American Internment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: Civil Rights
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The story of Japanese-American internment during WWII, and the Supreme Court case that challenged it.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WCMU Michigan, WYAP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUNM and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2021
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 14
Top of Mind - 4th of July Special
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Flags; Topic 2: US Senator Tammy Duckworth; Topic 3: Patriotism

Bought by KUPR low power FM, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KETR-FM, KCLU, KRWG and more


  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 17
Pandemic Economics: Robert Reich, Esteban Kelly, Mary Kay Henry, Stephanie Kelton
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The economic collapse unfolding before our eyes is much bigger than it appears and the solution isn’t simply to “build back better.” COVID-19 didn’...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KWMR


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Spotlight on "Jimmy Carter-Rock 'n' Roll President" Documentary
From: Paul Ingles
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We talk with music documentary director Mary Wharton and writer Bill Flanagan. They’ve collaborated with others to create the documentary we’re spo...

Bought by KUCB


  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 09/17/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Moving past colonialism - 1960 was the year of independence for many African nations. 60 years later, countries like Fran...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2020
  • Length: 29:59
The Big Pond #36: Luftbrücke – 70 Years of Memories
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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On June 24, 1948, the Soviet military administration officially cut off roads and rails into West Berlin in the Berlin Blockade, isolating it from ...

Bought by KWMR, KICI Iowa City, and Morton College Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2019
  • Length: 19:21
  • Purchases: 3
Democracy: Past, Present... and Future?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Don't remember the past? Does that mean you're condemned to repeat it? What does our country's past tell us about our present— and how can it help ...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 26, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Peacemaking Chapters of The Roosevelts
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, what you might call an independent spin-off from Ken Burns 2014 documentary on The Roosevelts. We consider Te...

Bought by South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUOW, KUOW and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:49
  • Purchases: 6
A Letter, A March, A Dream: 1963 Retold
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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50 years after the March on Washington, syndicated columnist Reverend Byron Williams makes the case that 1963 was the pivotal year for American cul...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Transgender Equality with Mara Keisling and Marcus Waterbury: Part 2
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: Mara Keisling Executive Director for The National Center for Transgender Equality
This week on Culture Clique we continue our interview with two individuals from the National Center for Transgender Equality. Mara Keisling The Exe...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2010
  • Length: 09:47
Humankind: An Informed Republic
From: Humankind
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Ideal for broadcast around July 4th: America's founders knew their democracy required informed citizens, but is quality journalism now threatened b...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KVSC, WBEZ, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WFHB and more


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1961: JFK Calls for the Moon!
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks!-Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial air...

Bought by KREV-LP, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WRNC-LP


  • Added: May 26, 2009
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 3
Action Speaks! - What Now? 1933: The Creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps
From: Action Speaks Radio
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Action Speaks! - Underappreciated Dates that Changed America presents What Now? a series of 8 one hour programs suitable for individual or serial a...

Bought by KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WRPI, KWIT, WRNC-LP, WPTC and more


  • Added: May 04, 2009
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Electoral College: Democracy Gained or Lost?
From: Paul Ingles
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A roundtable explores The Electoral College system for electing the U.S. President - its history, its pros and its cons.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KDUR, and KTNA


  • Added: Sep 18, 2008
  • Length: 28:15
  • Purchases: 4
THE STORY OF TIBET/Conversations with the Dalai Lama
From: The Tibet Connection
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The Tibet Connection producer Julie Adler interview journalist Thomas Laird on his book, The Story of Tibet, based on conversations he had with the...

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jun 30, 2008
  • Length: 18:49
  • Purchases: 1
2005 YEAR IN REVIEW
From: Voices of Our World
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A look back at some of our favorite guests and segments including; Operation Truth's Paul Riekoff, historian and activist, Howard Zinn, Green Acti...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2005
  • Length: 27:58