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Assassin of Youth
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Book jacket cover
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
  • Purchases: 1
The Despot's Accomplice
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Brian Klaas
By all appearances, the world is becoming less democratic.

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  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 81: On Tyranny
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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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
Episode 76: American Job Guarantee
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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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...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2017
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 77: Urban Renewal 2.0
From: Shira Rascoe
Series: No Jargon
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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
Do You Bite Your Thumb At Us, Sir? On Mere Civility
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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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
WorldCanvass: Immigration Then and Now: From German Iowa to Today's Refugees (Part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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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
  • Purchases: 1
WorldCanvass: Immigration Then and Now: From German Iowa to Today's Refugees (Part 2)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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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...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 27:03
  • Purchases: 1
On Behalf of the President
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Lauren A. Wright
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
  • Purchases: 1
John Dickerson on Presidential Campaign History
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: John Dickerson, Credit: Courtesy of CBS
Author and moderator of Face the Nation, John Dickerson’s book Whistlestop is a witty rollicking tour of presidential campaign history

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  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Eleanor and Hick: The Love Affair that Shaped the First Lady
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Susan Quinn
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...

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Larry Nielsen: Environmental Trailblazers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Larry Nielsen
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...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Democracy in Crisis Episode 2: Against Normalization: Journalism in the Ages of Hitler & Trump
From: Democracy In Crisis
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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
  • Purchases: 1
Peace Greats (Part 2)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Memorable moments from Peace Talks Radio programs spotlighting Nobel Prize winners Mairead Maguire, Ralph Bunche, Muhammad Yunus, Jody Williams, Ma...

Bought by KCNP, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Nov 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Selling Ignorance: Part Two of the Way of Neoliberalism
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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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
  • Purchases: 1
The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kathryn Smith
The Glass Ceiling: That’s a term that’s been bandied about for some time. Those women who reach the top of their field whether it’s in business or ...

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
John Fleck: Colorado River Riddles
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Fleck
As the temperature and population continue to rise in the southwestern United States, water becomes scarcer than ever. How did we get here? Will th...

Bought by KVNF, KFCF FM, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 07, 2016
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 3
Jacob S. Hacker discusses "American Amnesia"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Jacob Hacker, author of "American Amnesia: How the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America Prosper."

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  • Added: Sep 02, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 1
Beyond the Rope
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Karlos HIll
This is a difficult story to tell. Most Americans are sickened that it’s even part of our heritage: The practice of lynching. It’s so distant, most...

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  • Added: Aug 31, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Highest Glass Ceiling
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ellen Fitzpatrick
Since the late 1800s four women have run for the office of US president.

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  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Larry Tye
More books have been written about Bobby Kennedy than most public figures in our history. Although he’s remembered as a fiery liberal, we easily ...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Slaves Waiting For Sale (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How one particular painting of slaves waiting for sale changed things at the outbreak of the American Civil War; What was the real reason many Unio...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WTJU, WMUU-LP, KEDT, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 6
The Box: A Memoir
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Edward Schultz
This is a personal story of the Vietnam War with Lynne Lorine Ludwick author of The Box.

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  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 1
The German War
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Nicholas Stargardt
The Holocaust during World War II -- Horrifying images and stories that have come to symbolize an international conflict. What the story doesn’t t...

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Buying American Elections
From: History Talk from Origins
Series: History Talk Shorts
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Money and politics have never been like oil and water. We explain why on this edition of "History Talk."

  • Added: Aug 27, 2015
  • Length: 05:00