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This is a special 90-minute show, live from The Atlas Bar, featuring the music and protest politics of Fela Kuti, the Nigerian multi-instrumentalis...
- Added: May 17, 2017
- Length: 01:32:39
In 1930, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics appointed Harry J. Anslinger as the commissioner. He became the first drug czar with a flair for demonizin...
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- Added: May 15, 2017
- Length: 29:00
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- Added: May 11, 2017
- Length: 29:00
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In the 1900s, dictators rose to power across Europe as democracies fell to fascists and communists. History Professor Timothy Snyder argues that de...
- Added: May 10, 2017
- Length: 29:53
Mercenaries have been with us for a long time, but they haven't gotten any less controversial. One professor thinks its time we learn from the 12th...
- Added: Apr 07, 2017
- Length: 03:29
Development efforts in American cities often push out long-term residents and communities of color. Zeroing in on Baltimore, Professor Brandi Bless...
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- Added: Mar 31, 2017
- Length: 22:05
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Development efforts in American cities often push out long-term residents and communities of color. Zeroing in on Baltimore, Professor Brandi Bless...
- Added: Mar 29, 2017
- Length: 21:27
Today, politicians and intellectuals warn that we face a crisis of civility and a veritable war of words polluting our public sphere. In liberal de...
- Added: Mar 21, 2017
- Length: 58:03
When urban universities expand, working-class neighborhoods are often the first casualty. We take a look Lambert's Point, the Norfolk, VA community...
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- Added: Mar 17, 2017
- Length: 03:38
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While immigrants have long fueled the American experiment, passionate debate about the pros and cons of immigration are nothing new. The rhetoric o...
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- Added: Mar 15, 2017
- Length: 30:14
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While immigrants have long fueled the American experiment, passionate debate about the pros and cons of immigration are nothing new. The rhetoric o...
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- Added: Mar 15, 2017
- Length: 27:03
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First ladies have been a vital part of American policy and politics since the election of George Washington.
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- Added: Mar 06, 2017
- Length: 29:00
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Author and moderator of Face the Nation, John Dickerson’s book Whistlestop is a witty rollicking tour of presidential campaign history
- Added: Mar 02, 2017
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 4
This week we talk about the Harlem Hammer, COINTELPRO, and punching nazis.
- Added: Feb 28, 2017
- Length: 42:03
This week we discuss protests in several different contexts.
- Added: Feb 23, 2017
- Length: 52:53
This week we talk about the German kunstschutz unit, the Venus de Milo, and slavery reparations.
- Added: Feb 23, 2017
- Length: 44:53
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took up residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in 1932, Eleanor looked upon the move to the White House with...
- Added: Feb 22, 2017
- Length: 29:00
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There’s no denying that the current moment is grim, for the environment, civil rights, and plain old human decency. But I once heard a wise man say...
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- Added: Feb 14, 2017
- Length: 30:00
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From: Democracy In Crisis
In the latest episode of the Democracy in Crisis Podcast, hosts Baynard Woods and Marc Steiner speak with Ron Rosenbaum. He is the author of "Expla...
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- Added: Feb 08, 2017
- Length: 18:54
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He cruised the streets in a Lincoln Continental, monitoring police calls and magically making red lights turn green. He was Charlie McCarty, St. Pa...
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- Added: Feb 03, 2017
- Length: 08:28
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This past Saturday, over 1,000 Richmonders streamed down Monument Avenue in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington, planned for this weeke...
- Added: Jan 16, 2017
- Length: 01:21
Memorable moments from Peace Talks Radio programs spotlighting Nobel Prize winners Mairead Maguire, Ralph Bunche, Muhammad Yunus, Jody Williams, Ma...
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- Added: Nov 22, 2016
- Length: 29:00
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Tonight we’re speaking with Philip Mirowski, historian and philosopher of economic thought at the University of Notre Dame, and author of Never Let...
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- Added: Oct 25, 2016
- Length: 57:40
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Can a song sway a vote? Learn about the use of campaign music throughout the history of American Presidential campaigns since George Washington thr...
- Added: Oct 05, 2016
- Length: 19:19
On October 2 India will mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. But his status as an icon of humanitarianism may be at risk.
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- Added: Sep 27, 2016
- Length: 05:59
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