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Caption: White text reading "Borders: What are they good for?" superimposed on top of a greyscale background showing the jagged border between two sides of a sand dune., Credit: Original photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash. Digitally altered by Lucy Kang.
What are borders, and why do we have them? And how is violent border enforcement at the US-Mexico border connected to Israel's brutal assault on Ga...

  • Added: May 28, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Immigration journalist Bekah McNeel speaks on the subtleties of this controversial topic.

Bought by KSTK, WDSE, and WOJB


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 3
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What India's latest space mission to Mars can tell us about the difficulties in reconciling the aspirations of the "haves" and the "have nots."

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
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What a suicide attack in Tiananmen Square can tell us about the Chinese government's struggle with dissent.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:07
Caption: Super trawler Abel Tasman, formerly the F/V Margiris, a recently renamed and reflagged 430 foot, 9,500 gross ton suction harvest and freezer ship owned by Seafish Tasmania in partnership with Seafish Tasmania Pelagic, a wholly owned subsidiary of a Dutch
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the surprisingly small number of corporate conglomerates that control the fishi...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2012
  • Length: 06:31
Caption: Strait of Malacca, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world., Credit: AllVoices.com | lethibichlan
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss China's relationship with the sea, and will explain the exchange of goods, tran...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: Mangroves Near Waitangi, New Zealand, Credit: Gordon and Julia Gardner
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss organizations and charters which affirm conservation tactics and sustainable ma...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:21
Caption: Local Malagasy Women taking a Participatory Approach to Marine Conservation Management. Andavadoaka, Madagascar., Credit: Anne Furr | Marine Photobank
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss our perceptions of a local problem used as the stimulus for worldwide investiga...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2012
  • Length: 05:57
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June 8 is World Oceans Day when we celebrate our relationship with the ocean through global connection. A recent survey conducted by The Ocean Proj...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:46
Caption: The Delray Beach ocean outfall discharges 13 million gallons per day of treated sewage up-current of a coral reef. , Credit: Steve Spring | Marine Photobank.
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss the invisible impacts of our actions, will argue against the exploitation of Na...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 05:13
Caption: Fiber Optic Cable , Credit: DL Ritter
Historically, the world has been explored and connected by water, linked through the exchange of goods, people, and ideas. The most modern tool of ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2011
  • Length: 04:06
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In the second of a two-part discussion on Palestine and Israel, Bloomingtonians Michael Grady and Dr. Lori Hoevner talk about their experiences -- ...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 59:19
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When China loosens the peg of its currency to the dollar, the U.S. will benefit--but it may hurt labor in China. While the looser Chinese currency ...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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In Rwanda, 92 percent of citizens have government-mandated health insurance, collectively owned by the policy-holders themselves. Does organizing h...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Governments have a moral responsibility to protect their citizens. How far does that extend? Is a "kill list" justified?

  • Added: Jun 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Should the U.S. be helping developing countries when it has its own dramatic domestic problems?

  • Added: Jun 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Will the next dominant international conflict be between state capitalism and free market capitalism? Will it supplant the war on terror? What do y...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2010
  • Length: 02:15
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How do we meet the massive global issue of fertility without being mired in the abortion debate?

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Are babies born with the morality they need or do they learn it from society? Is morality a biological trait that builds communities through enligh...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:15
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Should the U.S. shed some global ambitions and responsibilities? Or, is America's global role simply too important, both to the U.S. and the world?...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:15
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Should election results accurately reflect public opinion or should elections promote effective governance?

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Is it time to reform the U.S. electoral structure? Should more views be represented? Do narrow interests have too much power? What do you think?

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Are nuclear weapons a necessary evil? Is it better to live in a world with nuclear deterrence or one that is free of nuclear threats? What do you t...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
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Is the role of the NCAA to help students succeed through sports, or to garner money for educational institutions? With the high drop-out rate of NC...

Bought by WXVU 89.1 FM Villanova and KISU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Benefits from altruism include approval, enhanced image, and neural stimulation--feeling good. Yet if you act selfishly you will have more resource...

  • Added: May 19, 2010
  • Length: 02:00