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Faith & Fascism: Rob Reiner & Dan Partland Tackle Christian Nationalism with “God & Country”
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In the documentary “God & Country”, producer Rob Reiner and director Dan Partland explore Christian Nationalism — a toxic brew of patriarchal White...

Bought by Radio Catskill, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
(January 10, 2024 Re-Air) Josh Paul: Resigns State Dept. Over Arms to Israel
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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After 11 years in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs — the entity most responsible for arms transfers to allies and partne...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
National Writers Series: Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Benjamin Busch talks with journalists Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson about their book "American Gun."

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 2
Jumaane Williams & Hell Gate: What’s Next for Rikers Jail? (August 23, 2023 release)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The plan to permanently close Rikers in New York City and replace it with four borough facilities has hit roadblocks. Why is it so hard to close a ...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMUN, RadioStPete Florida, KDNK, WNYE and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Texas Under Siege: Dobbs, Democracy & Bodily Autonomy in the Crosshairs
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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We’ve reconvened a panel of organizers and activists in Texas to discuss what has (or hasn’t) changed on the abortion, trans and voting rights fron...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Drag Story Hour Under Attack: What Can Media Do?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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As Pride 2023 is in full swing, we explore the activism of drag queens and trans people who bore the brunt of the violence during the Stonewall Rio...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 9
PRIDE SPECIAL- Imara Jones: Countering The Anti-Trans Hate Machine
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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549 bills banning books, medical treatment, even access to the bathroom were introduced in 2023. As today’s guest says, the people driving the anti...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, Radio Catskill, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Gaping Inequality, The American Nightmare for Workers: Abigail Disney
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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When Abigail Disney, the granddaughter of one of the founders of Disney, received a message from a worker at Disney’s flagship theme park, she disc...

Bought by KWMR, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Ken Follett, NEVER & Anthony Horowitz, A LINE TO KILL
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We talk with best-selling author Ken Follett about his new novel, Never. It’s a chilling look about how a small international incident could lead t...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:05
Island City Block Party 2021: Sprig of That
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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Tonight on The Live Feed we went to the Island City Block Party to hear more from Sprig of That, a Minneapolis band who creates a unique sound with...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2021
  • Length: 50:27
Perilous Medicine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Leonard Rubenstein
It’s a horrific common occurrence in war. Especially modern warfare. Hospitals and health care facilities are relentlessly under attack, and health...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Downwinders Look to Renew and Expand Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
From: Brian Bahouth
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For more on the renewal and expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, we spoke with a pair of downwinder advocates. Steve Erickson is a...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2021
  • Length: 17:16
Deborah Campbell, A DISAPPEARANCE IN DAMASCUS & Melissa Fleming, A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We focus today on the human cost of war. Journalist Deborah Campbell tells us about her book, A Disappearance in Damascus: Friendship and Survival ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Severe drought spells catastrophe for California salmon populations
From: Brian Bahouth
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With a severe drought looming this summer, we spoke with John McManus, president of the Golden State Salmon Association to learn more about the pli...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 18:21
Children & Toxins
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Philip Landrigan
Thousands of new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during the last four decades. Yet, most of those chemicals ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cults in America
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Robert Jay Lifton
Following decades researching cults, Robert Jay Lifton concludes “that the psychological relationship between extremist political movements and fan...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Newark: Fixing The People’s Water
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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The people of Newark, New Jersey—the majority of whom are black and brown—are grappling with a lead contamination crisis that has drawn comparisons...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
Radicalized
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Cory Doctorow
How we deal with the possibilities of tomorrow are very dependent on how we handle those possibilities today. Sounds simple, however, even when we ...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 03, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
David Inouye — A passion for pollinators
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet host Alan Wartes spoke with biologist and ecologist, David Inouye.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: Greg Iles
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Author Greg Iles talks with National Writers Series co-founder Doug Stanton.

Bought by WKAR


  • Added: Jan 26, 2019
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 1
National Writers Series: David Grann
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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David Grann, a New Yorker magazine staff writer and author of "The Lost City of Z" and "Killers of the Flower Moon," talks with editor and publishe...

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 28, 2018
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 2
Mocha Moms & Marion Barry
From: WIL LAVEIST
Series: The Wil LaVeist Show
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Changing the negative image of the African American male and a tribute to Marion Barry.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 54:24
Episode 76: The Big Lick
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The Tennessee Walking Horse has a natural gait that’s famously smooth. And, if trained in a certain way, it can perform a walk that’s even more spe...

Bought by WUTC and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 23:05
  • Purchases: 2
Big Hunger Big Chicken Big Moment
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Big Hunger by Andrew Fisher and Big Chicken by Maryn McKenna
Antibiotics in chicken getting away from us and hunger groups loving on corporations. Plus ending hunger by force of law.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Oct 07, 2017
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 2
Quakeland: On the Road to America’s Next Devastating Earthquake
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kathryn Miles
Following the Mexico City 7.1 earthquake, we are again hearing about the need to stay alert in California and Washington. In reality, though, that ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1