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Doesn’t U.S. Law Already Prohibit Non-Citizens from Voting in Federal Elections? Yes, it Does.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Doesn’t U.S. Law Already Prohibit Non-Citizens from Voting in Federal Elections? Yes, it Does.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, Angelica Community Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors

Bought by Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Frightening Survey Results Show Increases in Americans Who Think Violence May Be Needed and Leaders Should Break Rules to “Save Our Country”
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Frightening Survey Results Show Increases in Americans Who Think Violence May Be Needed and Leaders Should Break Rules to “Save Our Country”

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
To Teens: Your Worth is Not Determined by the College You Attend
From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO: AUGUST, 2015
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New York Times columnist Frank Bruni has written an incisive, sizzling indictment of the college admissions process entitled, Where You Go Is Not W...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
U.S. General Shocks A President
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: AUGUST 2014
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Only uncovered recently: a famous general commits a crime... but world events overshadow it. Author Nigel Hamilton reads from his book, The Mantle ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Just about everybody’s seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Better Tuna Fishing Methods
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can you imagine a world without tuna? No more, "Chicken of the Sea?" Believe it or not, most tuna species have been heavily fished, some almost to ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
CONSUMER FRAUD
From: Joseph Carraro
Series: THE AVERAGE JOE
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Big business is as much of a threat to our livelihoods as out of control government, when they can do what they want and steal from us, and get awa...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 04:02
Reducing Exposure to Air Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re stuck in traffic, here’s something you might be interested in knowing. A University of Southern California research group reports that ne...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Better Bee
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees.

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Wolves of Isle Royale
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Running with the wolves just isn't happening on upper Michigan's Isle Royale. That's because most wolves on the remote isle have advanced arthritis.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
For the Birds
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Prairie birds of a feather flock together -- but not like they used to.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Tale of Two Heads
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Seems there are some strange critters living in water. Take for example the anglerfish with its glow-in-the-dark lantern on its forehead...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Plague on the Prairie
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The black plague once decimated human towns in Medieval Europe. Today it's hitting prairie dog towns on the grasslands of the northern Midwest.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 22, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Nature Deficit Disorder
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Fertilizer Dead Zones
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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This isn’t how fertilizers are supposed to work. You’d think that more nutrients in water would be good for aquatic life. But, they’re actually con...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Pesticide Banned
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Rachel Carson warned us.In 1962, she spoke out against the use of DDT in her book Silent Spring. I wonder what she would say about carbofuran today...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pollution Connection
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Giving Tuna a Break
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Can you imagine a world without tuna? No more, "Chicken of the Sea?" Believe it or not, most tuna species have been heavily fished, some almost to ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:31
Reducing Road Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you’re stuck in traffic, here’s something you might be interested in knowing. A University of Southern California research group reports that ne...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
E-Waste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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What happens to our consumer electronics after they've served their useful life? Discarded computer monitors often get shipped to Asia or Africa.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Bees Disappearing Act
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In the groovy 60s we were singing “Where have all the flowers gone?” Could a day come when we’ll sing the same about the honeybees?

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Yangtze River Dead Zone
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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One of every 15 people in the world relies on China’s Yangtze River, the third largest river on Earth. How big is it? Well, people used to say the ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Global Air Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When it comes to air pollution, every little particulate has a green card. It can just board the next wind current and take a ride to greener pastu...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1