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Top of Mind - Political Primaries
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Why don’t more Americans vote in primary elections? Are open, partisan or closed primaries better for voter engagement?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Is Government Transparency Essential in a Democracy?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Government transparency is a basic tenet of American democracy. But openness in government always has a cost. What’s the right balance?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - How American Boys and Men are Falling Behind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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American boys and men are falling behind. Have we accidentally overlooked their struggles?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Many Students Lack Motivation to Learn. What Can We Do?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Common Ground in the Debate Over Teaching Kids About Race in School
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Should public schools in America teach kids about race and racism?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, KOWS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Jacob Vigdor: College Admissions Quandries
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jacob Vigdor
Whether it be standardized testing, grades, extracurricular activities or personal essays, the question of how to level the playing field in educat...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - Is Perspective-Taking the Key to Overcoming Polarization?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Is perspective-taking (the ability to see things from another’s point of view) the key to overcoming polarization in society?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WXDU, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Daniel Kammen: The Perils of Deep-Sea Mining
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Kammen
Most of us have never been there but according to a quick Google search, some of the things you might see at the bottom of the ocean include sea sp...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Jan 24, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Is Sports Fandom Good for America?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Most Americans are sport fans. But is all of that obsession with wins, losses and rivals good for us? How sports fandom could be the antidote to is...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMXT, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
Darren Samuelsohn: Untangling Trump’s Trials
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Darren Samuelsohn
The self-proclaimed “greatest country on earth” is in an unfathomable position. Heavily favored to win the Republican Party’s nomination for presid...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - How to Talk About Abortion
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How to talk about abortion - and why it's crucial that we do, even if there's no chance we'll change our minds

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Bob Berwyn of Inside Climate News on COP28
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bob Berwyn
COP28, or the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place recently in the United Arab...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - Why We Take Water for Granted – But Really Shouldn’t
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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It’s easy to take clean water for granted in America. But drought and decaying pipes mean it’s time to think differently about H2O.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 9
Top of Mind - Righting Society’s Past Wrongs: How Late is Too Late to Repair?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Can righting society's past wrongs help us heal from historical harm?

Bought by KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RADIOLEX, KSTK, KOWS and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 10
Top of Mind - How Native Americans are Reclaiming Their Narrative
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Native Americans are reclaiming their narrative. A new wave of research, activism, and representation is changing the conversation.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WXDU, KOWS and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Immigration and America's Labor Shortage – Are Guestworkers the Solution?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We are reframing the debate about immigration. We think of immigration of being exclusively a permanent thing. Most of it, in fact, is intended to ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - The Hidden Cost of Fines and Fees
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Fines and fees have become the default way we punish people; deterrence is the ultimate goal, but do fines actually deter bad behavior?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - We Don't Agree on America's Founding Story. Do We Need To?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Was America founded by divine intervention, or profit-seeking slaveholders, or noble men in pursuit of freedom? The angst over America's Founding s...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, KMXT, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
What Is The Difference Between Constructionist, Originalist and Liberal Justices?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How do Supreme Court justices differ in the way they interpret the Constitution?

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
What is a "lame duck" session?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What can the President and Congress do before they're sworn in?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:36
Top of Mind - Who Owns Our Cultural Heritage? — Museums, Repatriation, and Appropriation
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Who should decide how stories and artifacts of a cultural heritage are shared? What's the difference between appropriation and appreciation?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, KMXT, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Why Do We Insist on Proper English — and What Does That Say About Us?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We all have English pet peeves (and judge people who break the rules). Why do we insist on proper English — and what does that say about us?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, KMXT, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Introducing "Stick With It": What happens when you lean in to a challenging perspective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A new series of conversations about leaning in to a challenging perspective, rather than backing away

Bought by KMXT, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Public Education is in Crisis. Are Elected School Boards the Problem?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Public education in America is in crisis. Are elected school boards the problem – or the key to a solution?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, RADIOLEX, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Pain At The Pumps: Understanding Gas Prices With Dan Dicker
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Dicker
It's hard not to notice how sky high gas prices are these days. Perhaps the universe is trying to tell us something about our personal transportati...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2023
  • Length: 29:00