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HOUR ONE: "Secrets Of Alchemy" - The leading science of the 17th century was alchemy, the transformation of matter. What was it really? Could we st...
- Added: Jun 04, 2021
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?" - From baby showers to estate sales, we fill our lives with material possessions. Why do we do it? HOUR...
- Added: May 28, 2021
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: 'Decolonizing the Mind' - Colonization in Africa was much more than a land grab. It was a project to replace — and even erase — local cul...
- Added: Mar 19, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: "Rituals Of Fear" - The dread, the fear, the horror of it all. Maybe it's good for you? This hour, why we need Halloween. HOUR TWO: "Ev...
- Added: Oct 30, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Doctors Give Us Hope" - We set up mics in Anne's kitchen for a show dedicated to the people getting us through this. The doctors, nurses...
- Added: Mar 27, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
On Feb 3rd, 1945, The all women of color, Six-Triple-Eight, was sent overseas to clear a two year backlog of mail. They were told it would take six...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 05, 2020
- Length: 04:25
- Purchases: 1
Espionage was once a mostly male pursuit but these days the top three officials at the CIA are women. On this program we hear from Jonna Mendez, th...
Bought by WWNO, KSPB Pebble Beach, WVTF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KECG and more
- Added: Jan 30, 2020
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 58
A book about the French Revolution. OK, you may be thinking, there’s nothing new to learn, however, not only has new revelations come to light in t...
- Added: Jan 21, 2020
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 2
HOUR ONE: "Time Beyond The Clock" - What's wrong with the way we tell time? What if we lived with no clocks at all? HOUR TWO: "What Can We Learn ...
- Added: Jan 03, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Rituals Of Fear" - The dread, the fear, the horror of it all. Maybe it's good for you? This hour, why we need Halloween. HOUR TWO: "Ev...
- Added: Oct 25, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Is Anger A Useful Emotion?" - What if being angry made you feel better? We'll see red this hour. HOUR TWO: "Our Invisible Universe" - ...
- Added: Aug 02, 2019
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....
- Added: Jul 19, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
During the summer of 1967, Plymouth Avenue in North Minneapolis went up in flames. This was during a period known as the Long, Hot Summer when frus...
Bought by KVSC and MPR News Stations
- Added: Jul 18, 2019
- Length: 52:58
- Purchases: 2
This election cycle is being billed as another “Year of the Woman” … with a record number of female candidates running for office. Despite increasi...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Oct 09, 2018
- Length: 02:59
- Purchases: 2
African Americans who fought for their country in Vietnam often experienced the same kinds of racism they had endured back home. While white and...
- Added: Jul 20, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Heart failure, accident, or murder? John Shuck interviews Hugh Turley about the mysterious death of Thomas Merton.
- Added: Jul 13, 2018
- Length: 57:01
HOUR ONE: "Worshiping Waterfalls" - Jane Goodall has seen chimpanzees stop at a roaring waterfall and bristle with excitement. Are they having spir...
- Added: Jul 11, 2018
- Length: 01:58:58
Host Marcos Nájera introduces us to the Zeta podcast series. Who is Oscar Zeta Acosta? If you know, you are way ahead of Nájera who admits the US p...
- Added: Jun 08, 2018
- Length: 13:29
From: John Shuck
A "Bottom-Up" history of the U.S. from an African-American and Latinx viewpoint.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WJAB
- Added: Jun 04, 2018
- Length: 57:01
- Purchases: 2
1980’s art both personal and political arose out of the AIDS epidemic. Two major NYC art exhibits – Peter Hujar: Speed of Life (Morgan, thru May 20...
Bought by KDNK
- Added: May 09, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Many are protesting Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant's proclaiming April as Confederate Heritage Month, the last state banner to feature confederate ic...
Bought by KDNK
- Added: May 01, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Apr 08, 2018
- Length: 54:01
- Purchases: 1
In 1965, an underground network formed in Chicago to help pregnant women get abortions. At first, they connected women with doctors willing to brea...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 02, 2018
- Length: 11:59
- Purchases: 2
When someone spends their time flattering their boss or superior, they’re known as a sycophant. It’s also called the “slime effect.” Although it wa...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 29, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
All the origin myths of Rome are rape narratives. Dr. Celene Lillie has found resistance to Rome's culture of rape and domination in Gnostic texts...
- Added: Jun 02, 2017
- Length: 57:57
- Purchases: 2
