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Frank Kostrencich has been working the night shift as a crane operator at the Port of Los Angeles for the past 26 years. Using his precision and ex...
- Added: Mar 04, 2016
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- Added: Jan 27, 2016
- Length: 29:00
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Benefits can be hard to come by in the music business. So where do people turn in emergencies? In 1989 the Recording Academy created the MusiCares ...
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A look at some businesses that promote social justice, fair trade and labor practices, and thereby peace.
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- Added: Nov 24, 2015
- Length: 57:36
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we explore multi-level marketing. Is it a pyramid scheme? Is it good for the seller? What are people’s impressio...
- Added: Sep 17, 2015
- Length: 01:07:58
Uptalk is that rising, questioning tone some people use when ending a statement. And women aren't the only ones who do it—so finds a study of conte...
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- Added: Sep 04, 2015
- Length: 29:00
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The Bonfires of Social Enterprise episode with Detroit fashion writer turned job maker and social enterprise entrepreneuer. Karen Buscemi is trying...
- Added: Jul 28, 2015
- Length: 28:08
Victor Tan Chen, sociology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, has studied the plight of the American worker … from successf...
- Added: Jul 09, 2015
- Length: 29:01
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When Frances Mayes moved to Tuscany, Italy she left behind her family and roots in Fitzgerald, Georgia. In her new memoir Under Magnolia, the
renow...
- Added: May 29, 2015
- Length: 29:00
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This is the first in a series of podcasts in collaboration with EthicalSystems.org to explore behavioral science in the workplace. In this installm...
- Added: Apr 13, 2015
- Length: 25:59
Just how dumb do they think we are? Who would believe that destroying the ecosystems on which all life depends, while dis-employing more and more p...
- Added: Apr 08, 2015
- Length: 28:30
Every day of the week John stands near the corner of Laburnum Avenue and Brook Road in Richmond, Virginia’s Northside. He holds a sign that reads: ...
- Added: Mar 13, 2015
- Length: 27:05
Americans’ pensions are gone. Housing is down and 401k are unreliable. But our Social Security system is totally funded for more than two decades.
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 29:00
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If someone is known as “the jerk” at work, it’ll show up on their performance review, right? Not likely, say two management researchers. Lilia Fuq...
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- Added: Mar 06, 2015
- Length: 03:32
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If you pay close attention to the contestants on the gameshow Jeopardy, you might notice a rising, questioning tone in their voices. Especially whe...
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- Added: Jul 25, 2014
- Length: 29:00
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How much do you know about the living conditions and wages of the people who pick, process and prepare your food? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...
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- Added: Jul 25, 2014
- Length: 28:00
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In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a new generation of business leaders have launched a cultural shift, with many trying to increase female co...
- Added: Jun 09, 2014
- Length: 21:25
This program is all about embracing our multi-generational workforce. The focus is on the differences in the way generations of Americans -- BabyBo...
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- Added: Feb 17, 2014
- Length: 53:00
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Today 4.7 million Americans have been unemployed for more than six months. In France it’s more than ten percent; Israel is above seven percent; and...
- Added: Feb 04, 2014
- Length: 28:58
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Bestselling business writer Jim Collins on what makes a successful nonprofit.
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- Added: Dec 02, 2013
- Length: 28:59
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Did you know that Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States, and that the average Wal-Mart worker earns just $8.81 per hour, fo...
- Added: Nov 01, 2013
- Length: 28:00
Americans eat out more than any other people. But the workers who put food on our restaurant tables are struggling to feed themselves and their fam...
- Added: Oct 31, 2013
- Length: 29:00
You're listening to Culture Clique, and our series on the Winona State University Winona Works Project. With interviews conducted by students from ...
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- Added: Sep 06, 2013
- Length: 41:34
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Dr. Cary Cherniss is currently the director and co-chair (with Daniel Goleman) of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organiza...
- Added: Aug 11, 2013
- Length: 34:39
David was looking for a slingshot. Goliath had money and power. This is the story of the fight against proposed and granted casinos in Philadelphia.
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- Added: Aug 06, 2013
- Length: 28:57
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