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Civics 101: The Second Amendment
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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In the wake of two recent Supreme Court decisions about gun regulations, Civics 101, NHPR's show about the basics of how our democracy works, exami...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jun 27, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 1
What You Might Find on Your San Francisco Ballot: Party County Central Committees
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Election Special: Voters in San Francisco registered with the Peace & Freedom, Green, Republican or Democratic parties have extra choices in the Ma...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
Making Sense of Voting on Judges in San Francisco
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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March 2024 Election Special: Why are San Francisco residents being asked to vote on County Superior Court Judges? We talk to University of San Fran...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 22:13
  • Purchases: 1
It's All Happening - War/Ukraine (IAH 006)
From: Andy Valeri / Big Beef Productions
Series: It's All Happening
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Episode #6 of this weekly music-based program delivering an inspired reinvention of how we inform ourselves about and experience the world we live ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 1
Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by KERA, Connecticut Public (WNPR), MPR News Stations, KSKA, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 5
Gerrymandering
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by KERA, MPR News Stations, KSKA, WKSU, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 5
How Secure Are Our Elections?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by KERA, WYSO, MPR News Stations, KSKA, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 5
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by KERA, MPR News Stations, KSKA, WHFR, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 5
Inauguration Day
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Pomp, circumstance and 35 words can transform a person into a president.

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 06:31
Posse Comitatus
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What does it mean when the police use military gear and tactics to enforce that law?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 19:35
What is moving day like at the White House?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Staff have six hours to move one first family out and a new First Family in, and it has to be seamless.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 07:55
How do concession speeches work?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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There's no law that says they have to happen, but the presidential candidate concession speech is an important element of the peaceful transition o...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
Insurrection, Protest, Terrorism, Sedition, Coup
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Five terms defined.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 3
The Whistleblower: Truth, Dissent and the Legacy of Daniel Ellsberg
From: The GroundTruth Project
Caption: The Whistleblower, Credit: The Ground Truth Project
To mark the passing of Daniel Ellsberg of the Pentagon Papers, the GroundTruth Project presents a special one hour program that traces the path o...

Bought by KZYX, Prairie Public, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WABE, WORT and more


  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 38
2022-09-02 Bridging the Great American Divide
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Most Americans support climate action, but you wouldn’t know it from Congress or the courts – or from most of the media. People on both the left an...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, KOWS and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 9
220902: Bridging The Great American Divide, 9/2/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Most Americans support climate action, but you wouldn’t know it from Congress or the courts – or from most of the media. People on both the left an...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
World in Progress 12/23/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: The lifesavers-50 years of Doctors without Borders - In the past 50 years, they've saved millions of people, providing med...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Dec 25, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 12/31/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Digital Identity and the Brave New World of Data - Traveling without a passport - just by being scanned at an airport? Pro...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 12/24/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times - Five years ago, all countries committed to strive for Sustaiinable Developement Goal...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Dec 25, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Emergency Powers of the Governor
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What is your governor empowered to do when you're in a state of emergency?

  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 16:08
Political Junkie - Great Moments in Presidential Debates (2020)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin for a review of many great moments from the history of televised presidential debates, with commentary from several...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WUWM, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WJCT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 13
Living Planet 08/28/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Living Planet & Africalink: Africa's changing climate - In a special crossover show with DW's Africalink and Living Plane...

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


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie - Great Moments in Convention History (2020)
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin on a journey through political history as we revisit memorable and historic moments from national party conventions...

Bought by WVPE, Vermont Public, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 4
World in Progress 08/06/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Bolsonaro's dangerous coronavirus ignorance - Brazil, the country with the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases and de...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
John Lewis: Profile in Peace (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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The late 17-term Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis is remembered in a special that includes the memorial ceremonies at the U.S. Capito...

Bought by KUNM, Wyoming Public Radio, WVPE, KUNM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jul 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6