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'Sissy' as in Sister
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth
Caption: A meeting at A Woman's Coffee House, Credit: Janet Dahlem
In the 1970s and 1980s, feminists redefined what it meant to be a woman in the United States. These activists didn’t always agree on how to reach t...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 46:02
Civic Action: Protest
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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We explore the long scope of public dissent from the Boston Tea Party to the current #blacklivesmatter protests.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 25:14
  • Purchases: 1
Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal
From: KZUM
Series: Polley Music Library
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about "A Mind-Body Deal," the new book about percussionist and polymath Milford Graves....

  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:29
Gift from God? Or a Lucifer?
From: Cam Marston
Series: Keepin' It Real with Cam Marston
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Is he a gift directly from God? Or a Lucifer with "messianic certainty?" ALABAMA PUBLIC RADIO DECLINED TO AIR THIS COMMENTARY - TOO CONTROVERSIAL.

  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:40
"Colin Kaepernick’s Football Protests and America"
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
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Host Jack Russell Weinstein visits with Eric Burin, University of North Dakota professor of history, for a discussion of the philosophical issues a...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
Spiritual Matters
From: Wind & Rhythm
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Spiritual matters are often a crossing point between personal deep thoughts, cultural perceptions, and religious teachings. On this episode of Wind...

Bought by KCCU Radio, 'The Sea', 'The Sea', KMFA, KTXK and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 7
Moral Revolution: Tom Shadyac Part 2 #202
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Hollywood director Tom Shadyac traded a mansion and private jets for a mobile home and a bicycle. He had found the traditional trappings of success...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KUNM, KVSC, and KZUM


  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Survival of the Kindest: Tom Shadyac #201
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
Caption: Steve Carell and Tom Shadyac on the set
Tom Shadyac is a successful Hollywood comedy director who found the traditional trappings of success were not the key to happiness. He traded a man...

Bought by Indie3 Radio, KUNM, and KVSC


  • Added: Feb 21, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
War Torn: Stories of Courage, Love, and Resilience
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kenneth E. Miller
It’s estimated that roughly 200 million people are affected by wars across the globe. One-third of those are refugees.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Anishinaabenaajimon: The Legacy of Oppression
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Anton Treuer co-founded Bemidji’s Truth and Reconciliation group. He’s been producing a series for Northern Community Radio called Anishinaabenaaji...

Bought by WGZS


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 1
Cornucopian Myth: William Catton #107
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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“The age of growth and the age in which growth is going to be considered a good thing is coming to an end.” The late sociologist William R. Catton ...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 6
Cruel Hoax: Stephanie Mills #106
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Stephanie Mills made headlines in the Spring of 1969 when she vowed, in her commencement address (titled The Future is a Cruel Hoax), to conceive n...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
185-So Many Possibilities
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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New research has revealed a truly mind boggling number of potentially habitable locations in the Universe.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, and KENW


  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
Understanding Mass Incarceration
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Storrs Congregrational
The number of people imprisoned in the United States is rapidly increasing. Although America accounts for only five percent of the world’s populati...

Bought by KVSC, KPVL, and KCBX


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
LIVE LAW 1: Stupid Motions
From: LIVE LAW
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Calvin Duncan spent over 28 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. In prison, he taught himself the law. He became a jailhouse lawyer and he...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 17:08
  • Purchases: 1
Author/Clinical Counselor Suzanne Kyra on living a balanced personal and professional life
From: Latin Waves Media
Series: Latin Waves Media
Caption: livingbig.ca , Credit: living Big
Latin Waves host Sylvia Richardson speaks with Suzanne Kyra about healthy relationships. The importance of balance in our personal and professional...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:32
The Humanist Hour #101: Exploring Naturalism with Tom Clark
From: Bo Bennett
Series: The Humanist Hour
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In this episode, Bo interviews Tom Clark from naturalism.org. Tom is currently a research associate at the Institute for Behavioral Health, Helle...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
  • Purchases: 1
The Beat: Erin Lynn Marsh - "Allergies Prevail"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:33
Beyond Fear And Prejudice (w/Natalia Zukerman)
From: Ian Lawton
Series: Soulseeds Radio
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Mindlessly we go about lives. We don't even realize our prejudices. We don't even know our assumptions. We buy into whatever it is that the medi...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 1
What About Haiti?
From: Vinny Cannizzaro
Series: A Community of Voices
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A 60 second quake, wreaked complete, long term havoc over the country of Haiti

  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 26:50
Underground Trade Part 6: Trading in Shame
From: WGBH Radio Boston
Series: Underground Trade: From Boston to Bangkok
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Phillip Martin travels to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to the home of a man whose 19-year old daughter was just rescued from a brothel in China. The ...

Bought by KUER, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUOW, and WRPI


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 5
Where Mean Spiritedness Hides- A Citizen's Guide
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Spirits are invisible, never caught in the flesh, imaginary presence usually. Children think they hide under the bed, in dark places, the darkness ...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:48
Here, There and Everywhere: Locally Upholding Human Rights
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
In this season of gratitude, speak. Uphold civil liberties, the human rights that we have, that others will travel thousands of miles for, and when...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2012
  • Length: 03:28
Your Brain On Music
From: WHPC
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Studies show that many areas of your brain process music.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:04
Our American Generations - War - This I Believe Essays
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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5 Generaitional Essays - Special- This Believe essays on War

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Sep 04, 2007
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 1