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Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joseph McCarthy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Larry Tye
On the evening of February 9, 1950, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy dramatically announced that he had a list of over 200 members of the Communis...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Damaged Heritage
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: J. Chester Johnson
Although the Tulsa, Oklahoma massacre in the summer of 1921 is now recognized as part of Americas ugly past, another similar act of carnage of equa...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Director Bill Lichtenstein talks "WBCN and the American Revolution"
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: Photo from Lichtenstein Creative Media
The award-winning documentary, "WBCN and the American Revolution," follows the rise of community radio station WBCN in Boston during the 1960s and ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2020
  • Length: 18:53
Surviving Hate Crimes / Media Literacy for Peace of Mind
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Arjun Singh Sethi, author
Two topics on this program. First, Judy Goldberg visits with Arjun Singh Sethi who tells us about his book, American Hate - Survivors Speak Out. A...

Bought by KUHF and WVPE


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 2
Barry Thomas on Racially Motivated Incidents & Media in the U.S.
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Gian & Barry during Zoom Interview, Credit: Gina Baleria
In this episode. We explore America’s ongoing and persistent issues when it comes to race and social justice... in particular how race can be weapo...

  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Surviving Hate Crimes / Media Literacy for Peace of Mind
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Two topics on this program. First, Judy Goldberg visits with Arjun Singh Sethi who tells us about his book, American Hate - Survivors Speak Out. A...

Bought by KUNM, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Island Stories
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Reynolds
The British and Americans have always had their similarities. More so now over the past four years. In 2016 The Brits voted to leave the European U...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Decline of Democracy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Shawn Rosenberg
Political historians see the last half of the 20th century as the golden age of democracy. In the last few years, however, there has been a remarka...

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  • Added: May 19, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Myths Surrounding COVID-19
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Helen Lee Bouygues
Americans are in a strange and unusual news cycle. For example, someone can state that hydroxychloroquine is a potential cure for COVID-19. Fox New...

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
News In Context: News Coverage of COVID-19, with Ed Beebout & Anne Belden
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: COVID 19 Word Cloud, Credit: EpicTop10.com
In this episode, we explore how the news media is doing in covering COVID-19 – including the responses of public officials… the data on infections ...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
Episode 134: Call Russ Ewing
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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“The police had surrounded the house. They had been there for quite a while. They didn’t want to try to rush the house because they thought he migh...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:07
No Option But North
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: book cover
Most of us at one time or another ask the question, “Why would people walk hundreds of miles to the U.S. boarder knowing they will probably be turn...

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  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
In Defense of Public Service
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Cedric Alexander
The folks who do the behind-the-scenes work that keeps our country running have been frequently disparaged by the Trump administration. The “Deep S...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Psychic Discusses His Belief in Extrasensory Perception and Psychic Phenomena
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: Being Reasonable
Caption: Being Reasonable Radio Show
A Psychic discusses his belief in extrasensory perception. His belief appears innocuous until we introduce the analogy of illness & vaccines. This...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2020
  • Length: 01:00:00
The Write Question - Sisters Rising - 445
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Documentary filmmakers, Willow O'Feral and Brad Heck, discuss their film "Sisters Rising," a story of six Native American women reclaiming personal...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Return of Cosmos and Ann Druyan
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: In a scene from Cosmos, astronauts, untethered and free to explore, make their descent to the moon of a possible world on a pioneering reconnaissance mission., Credit: Cosmos Studios
Cosmos has returned under the steady hand of Ann Druyan. We’ll talk with her about the third season of the television series and her companion book.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KCNP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The War on Voting
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Thom Hartmann
One of the most important things about living in a democracy is the ability to vote. Yet, according to author and syndicated radio host Thom Hartma...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Filmmaker Trey Ellis talks about his documentary True Justice
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Trey Ellis
Filmmaker Trey Ellis talks about bringing Bryan Stevenson’s work to the screen.

Bought by Harford Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Under the Influence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Robert H. Frank
It’s well understood that our environment affects our behavior. Realistically, though, it works both ways. Our behavior profoundly impacts our envi...

Bought by KCBX, KRZA, and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
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
Doc filmmaker Jenifer McShane takes us on a ride with Ernie and Joe
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ernie and Joe, Credit: Courtesy of Ernie and Joe
Interview with Jenifer McShane who directed Ernie and Joe a documentary follows two San Antonio Police Officers as they respond to mental health c...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
Democracy and the Next American Economy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Henry A.J. Ramos
America is facing challenging times. This much chaos and confusion has not been witnessed since the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s and ‘70s. As...

Bought by WRIR, KVSC, KRZA, and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Combating Fake News
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Helen Lee Bouygues
There are more incentives to spread fake information than not. Money can play a big factor, but there’s also that immature need to feel that you ca...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
America for Americans
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Erika Lee
We like to think of America as a country that, until recently, welcomes immigrants. In reality, that’s never been the case. You may have read abou...

Bought by KCBX and KRZA


  • Added: Dec 22, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2

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