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We Won't Take That Away From You! In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Climate change will make Florida much hotter..., Credit: Susan Cook
A musical tribute to a special soon-to-be-retiring Government Elected! George Gershwin might not mind if you sing this to his 1937 "They Can't Take...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 03:51
Dept. of Poetic Justice tune: "Nate Silver's Been Counting All the Numbers..." sung to "It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas..."
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: There are race tracks that run horses daily...Picking ponies a good gig...", Credit: Susan Cook
A musical tribute to polling before Election Day! In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning) with lyrics for "The Great American Wrongboo...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 03:20
Looking After Each Other: Putting Our Senses Back Together to Provide Healthcare
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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Insurers who raise health care premiums, systematically deflect accountability for increases as necessary to cover rising health care costs. Deduc...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 07:48
The Sixty Second Moral Inquiry: Shouldn't Questions About Effects on Memory Be Tailored for His Memory and Hers?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Testimony about an accuser of a Supreme Court Nominee will take place before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Today's Sixty Second Moral inquiry as...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:12
The Life-long Appointment of Trauma: The Silence of Trauma and the Credibility of a Supreme Court Nominee
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Psychotherapists and trauma researchers can contribute to the understanding of how and why sexual assault victims remain silent and why that silenc...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2018
  • Length: 07:00
Anonymous Used To Be a Woman
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The 2009 view. "W" stands for water aquifer.
In the not so distant past, Anonymous was usually a woman. a woman composer, artist, author, musician, writer unless she was an accused criminal, a...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 06:52
Honoring the Dead, the Bardo and Facebook Voyeurs
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Honoring those who have died, as we witness in the display of remembrance of Senator McCain and Aretha Franklin and, near me, a young Buddhist, inc...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2018
  • Length: 06:10
And They'll Clear It With You: In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning), Political Appointees!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: It's not hush money. They're hush jobs. , Credit: Susan Cook
A musical tribute to political appointees (at the cost of the Public trust) with lyrics for the Great American Wrongbook! which could be sung to th...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:07
Political Vengeance and the Abuse of Power: So What Did those Letters of Recommendation Say?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Understanding the abandonment of civil liberties in this country, means looking at behaviors we ignore, passive handouts of yet another fat govern...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2018
  • Length: 05:58
Paddle Minnesota: Stories told by Barbara Allen and Susan Grace
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Paddle Minnesota
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Producer Jim Gallagher shares tales of close calls in the wild from guide & artist Barbara Allen and singer/songwriter Susan Grace.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2017
  • Length: 05:57
The Food Chain
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Stay Human
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On this segment of Stay Human, Michael Goldberg brings us words and music on the food chain.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 59:13
Killing The Red Pines in Charlotte: The Private Time Line of Environmental Contamination
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Red Pines on the cemetary edge in a Ted Cruz-kind-of-Christian town, Credit: Susan Cook/ Google Earth
I’ve been asking for about 9 years now why Red Pines that have thrived for hundreds of years would die. Not that I knew 9 years ago they would die....

  • Added: Sep 02, 2017
  • Length: 03:45
''Bannon's Farewell Pose'' to the tune of ''I'll Be Seeing You''! Lyrics for the Great American Wrongbook!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...yoga is liberal..., Credit: Susan Cook
In the Department of Poetic Justice, to the tune from 'I'll Be Seeing You', an Ohm for Mr. Bannon, updated now that he refuses an Insurrection Day ...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:18
Joyce Sutphen: Poet
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Wordish
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Minnesota Poet Laureate Joyce Sutphen recites her poem "Carrying Water".

  • Added: Aug 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:14
A Citizen's Guide to Immigration Policy: Emotional Courage, Freedom and Saying Goodbye to Those You Love
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: His profession was listed as "farmer's son". They never saw their family again., Credit: Susan Cook
The US Senate bill to limit immigration by educational status ignores that opportunity is exactly what oppressive regimes deny. Opportunity -as ev...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 05:59
The Two and 1/2 Minute Conspiracy Theory: The Best Conspiracies Are Those In Which Co-conspirators Didn't Sign Up, Weren't Asked, Don't Know They're Part of It
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The highest production of greenhouse gases in the US comes from the West Jefferson, Alabama Miller Electric Plant. The parent company- The Southern...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2017
  • Length: 02:55
In the Department of Poetic Justice (the song and dance genre) : What Do We Owe You?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
"What Do We Owe You?" This poetic tribute to the failure of the Republican sponsored bill to end healthcare for millions of Americans- could be sun...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:47
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Liu Xiaobo. A Citizen's Guide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: His last words...Love as intense as ice..., Credit: Susan Cook
Liu Xiaobo died in 2017. His 11 year imprisonment by the Chinese government for posting subversive articles on the Internet had not ended. "No Ene...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2017
  • Length: 05:24
This Moment
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An Essay and Interview with Dr. Carolyn Finney on her vision of

  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 25:26
Control Over Gun Use By Those Who Cannot Control Themselves: Changing the Meaning of Control in Gun Control
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Maine has witnessed many domestic violence tragedies. In 2017, a woman, her son and a neighbor killed by her out of control partner were one of t...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2017
  • Length: 04:10
In the Department of Poetic Justice (from The Great American Wrongbook): Donald Trump's Executive Order Recently Filed; Your Colonoscopy is Driving Him Wild
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Why haven't pharmaceutical companies and oil corporations been asked to make health insurance lower by reducing drug costs or refusing federal subs...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 02:43
In the Department of Poetic Justice (The song and dance genre): You Don't Know This But You're Making the Federal Deficit Too High
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The Senate and House Healthcare bills will replace Obamacare subsidies with tax breaks for the wealthy. Meanwhile oil and gas companies continue to...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2017
  • Length: 02:54
The Two and One-Half Minute Conspiracy: Is Congress Losing Credibility as a Moral Proving Ground?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Some places, for example, the Intelligence Committee of the United States Senate serve as our country's moral proving ground. But this week‘s testi...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:57
In the Department of Poetic Justice: "Scurrilious, Mr. Sessions said!" (The song and dance genre)
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
The Senate Intelligence Committee hearings about Russian meddling in the 2016 election are Scurrilous one especially important testifier said.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
A Citizen's Guide to Government Officials Swallowing Uncomfortably and the Chi of Democracy
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: MY Pony, Credit: E.V. Cook
FBI Director James Comey is being queried about whether President Donald Trump asked him to drop the investigation of former National Security Advi...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2017
  • Length: 04:10