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Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

America’s workers are experiencing another setback in workplace safety. The Trump Administration is blocking a rule that requires most employers to...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Mar 22, 2019
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Raising White Kids

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

America is one of the most racially diverse nations in the world. We’re also a country full of racial tension. These conflicting truths make it esp...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Mar 01, 2019
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

End Medical Debt

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Nearly 2-million people will be declaring bankruptcy this year. It’s not because they are careless with their expenses. The cause is unpaid medical...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX

Added: Feb 15, 2019
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

A Defense of Freedom

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Illiberalism. Now that’s a word you just don’t hear very often. If it sounds like a play on liberalism, you’re right. It’s the lack, or even oppos...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Feb 08, 2019
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

How Democracies Die

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Democracies around the world are struggling. Autocratic regimes are on the rise. Now, America’s democratic structures are showing signs of stress.

Bought by KCBX

Added: Feb 03, 2019
Length: 28:59
Purchases: 1

Yohannes Tona’s Music About Immigrating from Ethiopa this Weekend in St Paul

From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend

Caption: Zeitgeist, Credit: Zoe Prinds-Flash

Zeitgeist, the St Paul new music group presents Yohannes Tona’s music and poetry reflecting on Yonannes’ journey from Ethiopia to the United States...

Added: Feb 01, 2019
Length: 08:00

Sparking Prosperity

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

The financial crash of 2008 hit middle and working class families especially hard. They are still struggling.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KCBX

Added: Jan 23, 2019
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

How Fascism Works

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

When the people of a country become severely divided, it becomes easier for power to fall into the iron grip of fascism. All it takes is well-desig...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Jan 17, 2019
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Ensuring Poverty

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

A central idea of feminism is “Looking at the world as if women matter.” Yet, during the most important public policy debate about women and povert...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Jan 03, 2019
Length: 29:01
Purchases: 1

America First

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

In September 1941, a hero-celebrity stood before a crowd in Iowa and emphatically stated the words, “America First.” Charles Lindbergh was the spea...

Bought by KFCF FM and KCBX

Added: Dec 04, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

This is an Uprising

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Central Coast Bioneers held its first conference in San Luis Obispo in 2010. Looking at their mission statement, It reads … To create a resilient a...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Oct 30, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Capitalism: The Future of an Illusion - part 2

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

This broadcast is a follow up interview with economic sociologist Fred L. Block. His theory is that capitalist economics are not self-regulating. I...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Aug 30, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Capitalism: The Future of an Illusion

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Most people believe that capitalist economics are self-regulated. According to UC Davis economic sociologist Fred L. Block, this view is simply an ...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Aug 23, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

The End of Europe

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Europe is in crisis. The continent we have known since the end of World War II is quickly changing.

Bought by KCBX

Added: Aug 15, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

White Supremacy

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Before the 17th century, being white didn’t even exist as a racial category. The idea of “whiteness” evolved in the slave-based economies of the En...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Jul 25, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Why Honor Matters

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

The challenge with understanding the definition of honor is that it’s defined by the past. Everything from honor codes to honor among thieves … due...

Bought by KCBX

Added: Jul 13, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

A Perfect Union?

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

It’s only been in recent years that gays and lesbians have been portrayed as a normal part of society.

Bought by KCBX

Added: Jun 14, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

Sawtooth Brothers Performs Bluegrass with Modern Sensibilities in Plymouth, Tuesday June 12

From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend

Caption: Sawtooth Bros, Credit: Scot Ward

The Sawtooth Bros band members are in their young 20s, and have been playing together half their lives. They play in the Hilde Performance Center i...

Added: May 31, 2018
Length: 08:00

Future Presence

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

Very few realize the significance of Virtual Reality. Yet, VR will change how we work, how we experience entertainment, how we feel emotions, and h...

Bought by KCBX

Added: May 30, 2018
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 1

City Counselor Presents Liberation-Oriented Modernistic Pop

From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles

Caption: City Counselor, Credit: Aaron Rice

You expect pop songs to relate to romance. But not so with City Counselor. Nicky talked to Phil Nusbaum about the inspiration for City Counselor ...

Added: May 27, 2018
Length: 08:00

WorldCanvass: Climate Science and the Environment (Part 2)

From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass

Leading experts in climate science and environmental research join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer to discuss the most pressing concerns facing Iowans...

Bought by KZUM

Added: May 02, 2018
Length: 27:31
Purchases: 1

Native American Songwriter Sings from Experience and Imagination

From: KBEM
Series: Minnesota Music Profiles

Caption: Leah Lemm, Credit: Marla Olivia

The singing and songwriting of Leam Lemm of Minneapolis reflect both a modern sensibility and her membership in the Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe. Rece...

Added: Apr 30, 2018
Length: 08:00

Learn Better

From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices

You’d think that after several centuries of learning, we’d finally understand how to learn. But, it seems that humans are always on the path to a b...

Bought by KCBX and KVSC