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This September marks the 50th anniversary of the seminal work Diet for a Small Planet, in which Frances Moore Lappé argued that cattle constitute “...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 12
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This September marks the 50th anniversary of the seminal work Diet for a Small Planet, in which Frances Moore Lappé argued that cattle constitute “...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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What if judges could know a person more completely before sentencing them to prison? An organization called Complete Picture uses the power of film...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KWMR, and KDNK


  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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For over two decades, carbon offset programs have promised individuals and businesses that they can reduce their overall carbon footprint by paying...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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For over two decades, carbon offset programs have promised individuals and businesses that they can reduce their overall carbon footprint by paying...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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The Colorado River supplies water to more than 40 million people across seven states. Current projections indicate that this summer, Lake Mead will...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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If corporations can be legal persons, why can’t Mother Earth? In 2017, New Zealand granted the Whanganui River the full legal rights of a person....

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, WGCU, Ohm Radio and more


  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 15
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If corporations can be legal persons, why can’t Mother Earth? In 2017, New Zealand granted the Whanganui River the full legal rights of a person....

  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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Mapping has emerged as a powerful tool for helping humans combat climate disruption. Technology for measuring the totality of global carbon emissio...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, Ohm Radio and more


  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 11
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Mapping has emerged as a powerful tool for helping humans combat climate disruption. Technology for measuring the totality of global carbon emissio...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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What motivates the activists? Grassroots activism can take many forms, from protests to letter-writing to citizen science to community organizing. ...

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, KUOW, Maine Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 14
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As the spring of 2021 arrives, it would be hard to design a more challenging — or more promising — moment for implementing climate solutions. Ameri...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, WLPR , KSQD Santa Cruz, Ohm Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 13
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As the spring of 2021 arrives, it would be hard to design a more challenging — or more promising — moment for implementing climate solutions. Ameri...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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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
Caption: Sam Taylor with The Coding Workbook., Credit: Sam Taylor
How do you learn web development without a computer, or without any electronic device? Sam Taylor wrote a book to help learners do just that. As a ...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 39:51
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This week, The Laura Flanders Show premieres ‘Building Public Trust for Public Health’ on the challenges of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout across the...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
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Twenty years ago, Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her portrayal of maverick environmental activist Erin Brockovich in the film of the same name. The...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
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At the end of any election season, there's a lot of talk from winning candidates about opposing political sides trying to "talk" and "listen" to ea...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Nov 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Fear Vs. Fact with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Author of A Sensible & Compassionate Anti-COVID Strategy.  Dr Jay Bhattacharya is a Professor of Medicine a...

Bought by WCNY and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 13, 2020
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 2
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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
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NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR's Classic Series continues with an anthology on fiction writing, going to "the writing well" to fill the creative spirit wit...

Bought by KMXT, WNJR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Science has given us a realistic picture of what Earth will look like with unmitigated climate change: increased extreme weather events, crippled e...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KSQD Santa Cruz, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 6
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The national uprising ignited by the murder of George Floyd has cast a spotlight on the country’s embedded, institutional racism, including the fra...

Bought by MPR News Stations, KCBX, WAMU, WHYY, WUTC and more


  • Added: Jul 02, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 13
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This week on the show: Cement factories suck Indonesia dry - Villagers in the Kendeng mountains of Java are fighting for their livelihoods as a...

Bought by WFIU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week on the show: Bluegrass and Mountain Music - Bluegrass, a traditional form of American folk music, has long been associated with the A...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2020
  • Length: 30:00