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Economic Hardship Reporting Project: Reporting on Poverty in America
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Nearly 40 million Americans live in poverty, making less than $26,200 a year for a family of four. Their stories and their struggles, however, are ...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 22, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Making Beyoncé
From: WBEZ
Caption: WBEZ's 'Making Beyoncé'
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is a media mogul. A philanthropist. A feminist hero. But before the Grammys, the platinum records and Destiny’s Child, ther...

Bought by KUHF, WCMU Michigan, KOSU, KERA, WXPN and more


  • Added: Jan 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 29
Spectrum 01/21/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Close your eyes, open your heart, and join our experiment on music and emotions - What do you get when you mix three D...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The John Grisham Writers Hour - Jon Meacham
From: WMRA
Series: The John Grisham Writers Hour
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WMRA and James Madison University present The John Grisham Writers Hour with special guest Jon Meacham.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
Spectrum 08/13/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: My computer and me - Addicted to your smartphone? Just wait 'til you hear about what's coming next. Come follow us th...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Filmspotting REVISITED (07/12/19): Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies
From: WBEZ
Caption: Robert De Niro in 'Goodfellas' (1990)
Whether used ironically or to provide insight -- or just to make characters look really, really cool -- classic rock has been memorably employed by...

Bought by KSRQ, GCR (Global Community Radio), KCPW Salt Lake City, WMUU-LP, and WRIR


  • Added: Jul 12, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting REVISITED (07/05/19): Pulp Fiction (Sacred Cow review) / Top 5 of 1994
From: WBEZ
Caption: Samuel L. Jackson in Quentin Tarantino's classic film, 'Pulp Fiction'
Back in 2012, Josh was only a couple months into his role as new co-host, when Adam suggested the Best of '94 Top 5. The reconsideration of "Pulp F...

Bought by WRIR, KSRQ, GCR (Global Community Radio), KCPW Salt Lake City, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 735 (06/28/19): Top 5 Films of 2019 (So Far)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Elisabeth Moss in 'Her Smell'
Midway through the year, Adam and Josh run down their lists for the best films of 2019 (so far).

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSRQ, WRIR, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 28, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 732 (06/07/19): Fight Club at 20 / Top 5 David Fincher Scenes
From: WBEZ
Caption: Edward Norton and Brad Pitt in David Fincher's 'Fight Club' (1999)
"Fight Club," the third film our 9From99 series, was initially met with lukewarm critical and box office response, but developed a cult following o...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, KSRQ, KCPW Salt Lake City, and WRIR


  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Filmspotting 730 (05/24/19): Top 5 Films of 1979
From: WBEZ
Caption: Robert Duvall in 'Apocalypse Now' (1979)
John Hurt's exploding chest turns 40. Of the films celebrating 40th anniversaries in 2019, only Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now" can really...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KSRQ, WRIR, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 24, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 727 (05/03/19): Top 5 Summer Movie Questions / Donen #3 - Charade
From: WBEZ
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Marvel burnout. "Booksmart" hype. Will Smith's genie. Detective Pikachu. And of course the astonishingly worded "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & S...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KSRQ, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 03, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 723 (04/05/19): Top 5 Overlooked Films of the 2000s / Madness Final / Assassination of Jesse James (Sacred Cow review)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Brad Pitt in 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' (2007)
As the 2019 edition of Filmspotting Madness comes to a close, Adam and Josh share some favorite titles that didn't make the 64-film bracket. Then, ...

Bought by WRIR, GCR (Global Community Radio), WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSRQ, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2019
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 719 (03/08/19): Captain Marvel / Round 2 Filmspotting Madness (Best of the 2000s)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Brie Larson in 'Captain Marvel'
Marvel's first female-led feature is also one of its best. Indie duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck ("Half Nelson," "Sugar") were a surprising choice t...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KSRQ, KCPW Salt Lake City and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 718 (03/01/19): Filmspotting Madness (Best of the 2000s) / Cassavetes #2 - A Woman Under the Influence
From: WBEZ
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64 films. Only one survives. Welcome to the Madness. In the 2018 edition of Filmspotting Madness -- Best of the 90s -- the championship round had ...

Bought by KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSRQ, WMUU-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 7
Filmspotting 717 (02/22/19): Top 5 Movies About Suburbia (w/Jessica Harper) / Cassavetes #1 - Faces
From: WBEZ
Caption: Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton in 'Ordinary People'
Worse than a coven of witches? The 'Burbs. "Suspiria" star Jessica Harper has appeared in over 20 films since the mid-'70s, but she's also had a c...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KCPW Salt Lake City, WRIR and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Filmspotting 716 (02/15/19): The Matrix (9 from 1999), Top 5 Slow Motion Scenes (Since The Matrix)
From: WBEZ
Caption: Keanu Reeves in 'The Matrix' (1999)
For the second film in their "9 From '99" series, Adam and Josh reconsider the Wachowski Sisters' seminal sci-fi film, which, while a popular and c...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, WRIR, KSRQ, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Healthcare to Wealthcare with Dr Michael Reed. Connecting Physical Health to Fiscal Health
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Healthcare to Wealthcare with Dr Michael Reed. Connecting Physical Health to Fiscal Health. Former Doctor of Physical Therapy and CEO of the North...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2019
  • Length: 26:02
106: The reality of rising up: patriarchy is the problem, not men
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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After being witness to The Women’s March, MeToo, the Kavanaugh hearings, and a historic midterm election in which more American women were elected ...

Bought by KWIT, KWIT, WNIN, KSJD, KUT and more


  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Anti-Intellectualism
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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Conspiracy theories, propaganda, social media, and the denial of scientific theory are all playing a role in the rise of anti-intellectualism in th...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2018
  • Length: 26:14
Amherst on Appropriation
From: Tomal Hossain
Caption: Downtown amherst farmer's market
Vox Pop on the appropriateness of musical appropriation. Interviews taken in Spring 2017 in downtown Amherst, MA.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Career Advice from Amy Odell, editor of Cosmopolitan.com
From: Coffee Break w/NYWICI
Series: Coffee Break w/NYWICI
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On this episode, Amy Odell, the editor of Cosmopolitan.com and director of Editorial Strategy for RedbookMag.com, chats with Julie about how to fin...

  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 29:36
Filmspotting 626 (03/17/17): Danny Boyle Interview, & He Shares His Top 5 Boyle Characters
From: WBEZ
Caption: Ewen Bremner, Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller and Robert Carlyle in 'T2 Trainspotting '
"Trainspotting" wasn't huge hit in its day, but the 1996 film made an impression on a generation of young film fans thanks to its visual flair, mem...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., XRAY.fm, WRIR, WQCS, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 17, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 624 (03/03/17): Get Out, Filmspotting Madness-Top 5 Pantheon Contenders, Remembering Bill Paxton
From: WBEZ
Caption: Daniel Kaluuya in Jordan Peele's 'Get Out'
Who needs to be told how great "The Godfather" is? Or "Citizen Kane"? Or, um... "Midnight Run"? That was the logic back in the earliest days of the...

Bought by WQCS, WRIR, WNJR, GCR (Global Community Radio), WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Filmspotting 623 (02/24/17): 2017 Oscar Picks
From: WBEZ
Caption: 2017 Oscar Picks
This year’s Oscar ceremony is bound to get political, but how might Oscar voters send a message with their ballots? Adam and guest host Michael Phi...

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  • Added: Feb 24, 2017
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11