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SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Taking Us Higher (An Appreciation)

From: Paul Ingles

A celebration of some of the most irresistible music of the late 1960's and early '70's from group leader Sly Stone and the FAMILY STONE band - tha...

Bought by WUTC, KTNA, KSJE, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KUHF and more

Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public

Gerrymandering

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public

How Secure Are Our Elections?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by Vermont Public

Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public

Why Vote, And How To Do It

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit

We vote for our leaders, and those leaders represent our interests, but the impact of your vote isn't always so clear. Here's why you should vote a...

Bought by WYPR, WKSU, KSKA, and Vermont Public

The 25th Amendment

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101

All four parts.

70 Million - Highway Robbery: How a Small Town Traffic Trap Became A Legal Black Hole

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Sandra Harris, photographed in her home. , Credit: Amarr Croskey

On today's show, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about a small town in Alabama, where an eager new police chief, unsuspecting m...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WXDU, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN

50 Years of Country show 285

From: Bill Taylor
Series: 50 Years of Country

50 Years of Country is a blend of legendary country artists and traditional Country music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. We have coined the phr...

NL 22-16: Jazz Goes to the Cold War, 4/11/2022

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights

In the 1950s and 60s, as the Cold War & the civil-rights movement heated up, the U.S. State Department sent jazz musicians on goodwill tours around...

NL 22-03: The Year In Jazz, 1963: A Man’s Dream, A Nation’s Nightmare, 1/10/2022

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights

It was a year of raised hopes and devastating tragedy, and the world of jazz continued to reflect both the growing unease and the youthful vitality...

The Chief Standing Bear Story

From: KWIT
Series: Small Wonders

As the United States spread west, indigenous people were displaced without being given the most basic recognition under law: being "people." When t...

Heather McGhee: The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone and How we can Prosper Together (Re-Air)

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Color of Change board chair Heather McGhee talks with Laura about her New York Times best-selling book, The Sum of Us, What Racism Costs Everyone a...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, and KDNK

Episode 158: "If it ever happens, run."

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

“What I recall most is the way that she grabbed my wrist and, shaking a bit, she said over and over again, ‘If it happens, run. Don’t let that happ...

Dispatch 358 - Festival of Democracy

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Indians now look at the 2020 American elections and understand that there’s chaos that’s colorful and then there’s chaos thats toxic.

THE BOYS WHO SAID NO! -- Judith Ehrlich Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Judith Ehrlich talks learning lessons, fair use, and the power of words.

70 Million: Voting from Jail is a Right, and Now a Reality in Chicago

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Talman Anderson votes in the Illinois presidential preference primary from the Cook County Jail, Credit: Photo by Pamela Kirkland

A year ago, Illinois passed a law requiring all jails to ensure that pre-trial detainees have an opportunity to vote. Chicago’s Cook County Jail wa...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXDU, and KMUN

Political Junkie - Great Moments in Presidential Debates (2020)

From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)

Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin for a review of many great moments from the history of televised presidential debates, with commentary from several...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WUWM, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WJCT, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more

Political Junkie - Great Moments in Convention History (2020)

From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)

Join Political Junkie Ken Rudin on a journey through political history as we revisit memorable and historic moments from national party conventions...

Bought by WVPE, Vermont Public, KCPW Salt Lake City, and KBBI Alaska

Bill of Rights Part 4: 8th, 9th & 10th Amendments

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

In the final part of our series on the Bill of Rights, we learn about the 8th through 10th Amendments and what rights they protect

Bought by KDLG, KQRU FM LP, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLRH, RadioFreePalmer and more

20-06 Great Music in Times of Turmoil: Dowland, Byrd, Romero, Brouwer, Daugherty. Interviews: Paul O'Dette, Ronn McFarlane, Pepe Romero, Manuel Barrueco

From: Tony Morris
Series: Classical Guitar Alive!

Caption: Queen Elizabeth I playing the lute

This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! features great music that was created during times of political turmoil from the 16th Century to 20t...

Bought by KXIQ , WVIA, 'The Sea', WHQR, WUAL and more

A Shortcut Through The Past Decade

From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts

Caption: Life During Wartime, Credit: by Josh Brown

A retrospective of the Second Decade of The 21st Century mixing the sounds and emotions of an incredibly dark and stormy decade into a three hour m...

Bought by KRCB 104.9 and KVMR