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SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Taking Us Higher (An Appreciation)

From: Paul Ingles

A celebration of some of the most irresistible music of the late 1960's and early '70's from group leader Sly Stone and the FAMILY STONE band - tha...

Bought by WUTC, KTNA, KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KUHF and more

Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public

Gerrymandering

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public

How Secure Are Our Elections?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

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 Vermont Public

Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public

Why Vote, And How To Do It

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

We vote for our leaders, and those leaders represent our interests, but the impact of your vote isn't always so clear. Here's why you should vote a...

Bought by WYPR, WKSU, KSKA, and Vermont Public

Episode 158: "If it ever happens, run."

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

“What I recall most is the way that she grabbed my wrist and, shaking a bit, she said over and over again, ‘If it happens, run. Don’t let that happ...

The End of Days - How Christian Zionism is Transforming US Policy in the Middle East

From: The GroundTruth Project

Caption: The End of Days, Credit: Gustave Doré

The GroundTruth Project and WGBH News go inside the movement of Christian Zionism, its potent political alliances, the hundreds of millions of doll...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Radio Catskill, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

The Forgotten Trailblazer

From: Matt Mitchell
Series: The Forgotten Famous

Cloaked in mythology by the age of 40, this original hero of the Wild West embodied the term "living legend." So why have we forgotten him?

EP 7.2 — Universal Basic Income: A Bridge Towards Post-capitalism?

From: Robert Raymond
Series: Upstream

In part 2 of our 2-part series on UBI, we explore how a progressive Universal Basic Income policy might help us move away from our current capitali...

Bought by KUNM

EP 6 — Beer: Crafting a Better Economy

From: Robert Raymond
Series: Upstream

How is the new economy embodied in a pint of beer? This is the question that guides us in our Craft Beer episode. From ancient times to the modern ...

Bought by KUNM

Can A Song Sway A Vote? Presidential Campaign Songs Since Washington

From: KUNM

Caption: The official Flag of the President of the United States, Credit: Wiki, Creative Commons

Can a song sway a vote? Learn about the use of campaign music throughout the history of American Presidential campaigns since George Washington thr...

Ep.04: Renewable Energy in a Nuclear Neighbourhood & Suing Environmentalists

From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Episodes

Why nuclear energy is a main source of energy for Ontario and who is using renewables?. And how lawsuits silence environmentalists.

Shakespeare is a Black Woman

From: Richard Paul - with Folger Library
Series: Shakespeare in American Life with Sam Waterston

Shakespeare in American Politics

Bought by WCPN, WSKG, KCPW Salt Lake City, WVPE, KREV-LP and more

S1E2 - The Blight Fight

From: ONE EIGHTY
Series: ONE-EIGHTY

How Saginaw is eliminating blighted, vacant properties.

From Reform to Transform: California's Prop 47 and the Movement to End Mass Incarceration

From: Chris Moore-Backman
Series: Bringing Down the New Jim Crow

From Reform to Transform introduces listeners to passionate racial and social justice advocates in California who crafted, promoted, and saw throug...

Bought by WUAL and KGNU Community Radio

Women Rising 26: A Ride on the People’s Climate Train

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

In September of 2014, Women rising radio rode the People’s Climate train coast to coast, with over 200 activists heading to New York City to join t...

Bought by WNJR

The Race to an Emergency

From: KALW

Caption: Lesley Philips and Sharena Thomas, Credit: The People's Community Medics

A special hour-long documentary, where host Martina Castro and reporter Ali Budner trace the path of a 9-1-1 call in Oakland, California to figure ...

Bought by PRX Remix

The Alchemy of Lobster Fishing

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Julie Eaton is the captain of the Cat Sass. She spends 6 months of the year on the water, and is ready to haul in a union.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix

Detention in the City of Destiny

From: Seattle Globalist
Series: Between Worlds/Behind Bars

Caption: GEO Guard at the Northwest Detention Center, Tacoma., Credit: Alex Stonehill

In 2004 a new detention center opened on the tideflats below downtown Tacoma. Owned and operated by a private corporation, it houses up to a thousa...

Bought by PRX Remix

The Peace Work of John Lennon and Yoko Ono (54:00 / 59:00)

From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Caption: John & Yoko at Montreal Bed In 1969, Credit: Photo by Ivor Sharp/©Yoko Ono

In 1969, musician John Lennon and his wife, performance artist Yoko Ono, were among the most high profile peace advocates on the planet. We'll spot...

Bought by KUOW, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUOW, Marfa Public Radio and more