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A New Lifeline for Students in Debt -- Maybe
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
College is now ridiculously expensive and students are in hock up to their eyebrows. President Biden wants to help -- but the Supremes have stopped...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 21, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Making the Case Against Cages / Being Vulnerable to Arrest
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Segment One: Making the Case Against Cages. Prison abolitionist Micol Seigel, an associate professor in the departments of American Studies and His...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
2012: A Year In Your Ear - How To Build A Zombie Apocalypse
From: Mad Genius
Series: 2012: A Year In Your Ear
Caption: The only known image of Mad Genius
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "How To Build A Zombie Apocalypse." The zombie scourge goes ...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 03:23
Jennie Arnau - Better Luck Next Time
From: Jennie Arnau
Caption: Music for Occupy, Credit: Matt Pless
Jennie Arnau - Better Luck Next Time from Occupy This Album

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:06
How to Change a System: Occupy and the Question of Non-Violence
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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A debate from Oakland, California between practitioners of non-violence, versus those who believe a diversity of tactics is what Occupy needs to mo...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
When is a church not a church? Ask the Pope!
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Vatican explains what a church is. Predictable outrage. Why?

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
The cat that predicts death. Ew.
From: Merle Kessler
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The cat that predicts death kind of creeps Ian out.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:45
Islam 2.0
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new comic book promotes an infidel-friendly Islam.

  • Added: Aug 17, 2007
  • Length: 01:42
Those Disppointing British Sailors
From: Merle Kessler
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Whatever happened to name rank and serial number?

  • Added: May 05, 2007
  • Length: 01:55
In Baseball Anyway, Crime Sometimes Does Pay
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary noting that if pitcher Kenny Rogers did indeed use pine tar to gain an illegal edge on batters in the World Series, he was only doing ...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2006
  • Length: 02:48
Commentary: Lie Detectors Lie
From: Dick Meister
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Although increasingly used by the CIA, FBI and other agencies and private employers, so-called lie detector tests are highly unreliable and serious...

  • Added: May 07, 2006
  • Length: 02:57
Home Planet: Dana Reeve - What really matters.
From: Spokane Public Radio
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Dana Reeve, widow of Christopher Reeve, died March 6 at the age of 44.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Length: 03:15
A View From Across The Pond
From: Chris Frear
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A Commentary from Scotland on issues affecting the Bush/Blair conduct of the war in Iraq

  • Added: Feb 05, 2006
  • Length: 08:48
Who bows to honor this ordinary woman?
From: Barrett Wolf
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Poem for the Women who voted in Iraq

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Nov 21, 2005
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Poverty on the Front Page
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Janensch on the Media
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Commentary on poverty issues

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2005
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 3
Cut public broadcasting loose from federal subsidy
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
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Commentary from conservative columnist, calling for end to CPB subsidy

  • Added: Jun 30, 2005
  • Length: 03:45