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Ep 5: Fighting the opioid epidemic in jails
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Medical Staff in the Snohomish County Jail., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Opioid withdrawal is like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Now, imagine you’re responsible for dozens of people as sick as can be. What do you do? ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 4: Social workers and police team up to fight the opioid epidemic
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Social worker Lauren Rainbow and police reaching out to man who may be struggling with addiction., Credit: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes
Marshmallows in Kevlar and a foul-mouthed social worker. Coffee dates, mac n’ cheese, and body wash. The county reimagines police work and helps hu...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 30:07
Ben Ehrenreich: PG&E and the Nasty Side of Capitalism
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ben Ehrenreich
There’s a quote often attributed, perhaps incorrectly, to the great economist John Maynard Keynes that “Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Carter Rubin: Traffic In Transition
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Carter Rubin
Do you ever find yourself driving down a familiar street and suddenly encounter an unfamiliar right turn only sign that diverts all traffic off you...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Amazon Update With Christian Poirier
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Christian Poirier
Over the past fifty years, around 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed, according to the World Wildlife Fund, but as this week’s guest o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fighting for the Future of Hong Kong
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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This week the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 70th anniversary as months of pro-democracy demonstrations continue in Hong Kong. Demonstra...

Bought by KDNK and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 09, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
James Quilligan: The Commons and the Future of Democracy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James Quilligan
What is the American dollar based on? It was based on the gold standard until 1971 when it transitioned to a floating monetary system. This week’s ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
126: How Kate Black is Getting More Women in Office
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Kate Black
Former Chief of Staff for EMILY's List, Kate Black, just published her first book, written with the actress June Diane Raphael. It’s called “Repres...

Bought by KWIT, Louisville Public Media, KWIT, WNIN, KSJD and more


  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
01-13: Regeneration: Wisdom of the Wild, Generosity of the Heart, 9/25/2019
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Paul Hawken
"For the first time in history, a civilization -- its people, companies and governments -- is trying to arrest the downspin and understand how to l...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2019
  • Length: 28:31
116-01: A Radical Idea to End Poverty--The Stockton Experiment
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Natalie Foster, Economic Security Project
As president, Democratic Senator Kamala Harris wants to give up to $6,000 to working families each year... as a tax credit. Entrepreneur Andrew Yan...

Bought by KWMR, KWIT, Louisville Public Media, KCSB-FM, KWIT and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Pussyhat Activist Krista Suh
From: Melanie Harth
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Living From Happiness - deep, thoughtful, provocative public radio

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 23, 2019
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
02-12: Escaping Control: Linking Gender, Democracy and Social Change Movements, 8/28/2019
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Gloria Steinem
World-renowned feminist, writer and change-maker Gloria Steinem connects the dots among disparate social movements to reveal the common patterns of...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
Bruce Bartlett: The Roots of Wreckage
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bruce Bartlett
Today on Sea Change Radio we take a little timeout from all things sustainability to analyze how the Republican Party has led us to some very uncer...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
72-01: Inside The Ferguson Uprising - Sabaah Folayan, Director of "Whose Streets"
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Sabaah Folayan
On the 5 year anniversary of the uprising in Ferguson, MO, we're re-airing this conversation--with new trax acknowledging the date. When Michael Br...

Bought by KWIT, KCSB-FM, KWIT, KSJD, KUT and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 9
120: How to Fight Like A Mother-Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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There have been over 200 mass shootings in this country since 2009. Shannon Watts, the author of a new book, "Fight Like a Mother" is the founder o...

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, Louisville Public Media, WNIN, KWIT and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
James Hoggan: Politics in Polite Company
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James Hoggan
Has this ever happened to you: You are talking with a friend or family member, and as the topic moves to politics, things start to get a little hea...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Ramez Naam on the Green New Deal, Pt. 2 + Sunscreen Bans
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ramez Naam
If you've been wondering what people mean when they talk about a Green New Deal, today's episode of Sea Change Radio should help. This week we air ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
118: Paid Leave For All - Katie Bethell says “we can win this.”
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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America is one of only two countries in the world where you can be fired for taking a day off in order to give birth (let that sink in for a moment...

Bought by KWIT, KWMR, KKRN, KUT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: May 30, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
The Ramez Naam Plan For De-Carbonization, Pt. 1
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ramez Naam
Whether or not we use the name Green New Deal to describe a set of aggressive long-term policies that will help humanity in the fight against clima...

  • Added: May 29, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Special Report: Whose Economy Is It? Ours
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Our city's economy – what is it for? New York's has been very good at piling up profits and building tall buildings. But all that private profit ha...

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: May 28, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Jeff Jones Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that industrial agri-business rhetoric hides the truth about the environmental and social impacts on rural citizens living near concen...

Bought by KVMR and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 23, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Vote for Us
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Joshua A. Douglas
Imagine an election in the future that boasted turnout at record levels. Better access to voter registration and polling places. District lines and...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: May 12, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
116: A Radical Idea To End Poverty
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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This week, we hear about a radical plan to end poverty: Universal Basic Income. Lauren talks to the team behind an experiment with Guaranteed Incom...

Bought by KKRN, Louisville Public Media, WNIN, WLPR , KCSB-FM and more


  • Added: May 09, 2019
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 9
Michael Mann: Agency and Urgency
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Michael Mann
Back in 1999, a team of scientists published a graphic depiction reconstructing northern hemisphere temperatures for the previous 1000 years. The s...

  • Added: May 08, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
From Kashmir to America-A Muslim Feminist's Journey
From: Saadia Khan
Series: Immigrantly
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In this episode, Saadia Khan talks to Daisy Khan about her personal journey to America and her perspective as a modern religious scholar in America...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2019
  • Length: 45:22