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The biases embedded in technology are more than mere glitches, argues Meredith Broussard in her new book, "More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Ge...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
"Tech companies have abused their power and it is time to resist them." Oxford professor Carissa Véliz describes why privacy is so important, and h...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
The Flat Earth conspiracy got a huge boost from Facebook and YouTube, as Kelly Weill explains in her book "Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy ...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Many tech employees in Silicon Valley are pressured into joining a new religion, worshiping work and taking spiritual direction from their companie...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Amazon took over books, Spotify and Google took over music, and musicians and authors are struggling as a result. Cory Doctorow talks about what we...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
A few years ago, Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to a group of billionaires. Rather than asking about current tech trends, the billionaires w...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Alec MacGillis discusses his book "Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America" – about how Amazon has had drastic effects on the economy,...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
The tech industry is launching new brain-surveillance devices intended to monitor your mental state and, yes, even read your thoughts. Nita Farahan...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
Internet addiction is a growing problem, thanks to the intentional design of Silicon Valley platforms to "hook" users. The ITAA can help: Internet ...
- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Two conversations of sorts about Ghost Town(ing).
Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)
- Added: Sep 09, 2022
- Length: 50:52
- Purchases: 2
Talking Alaska's elections and polarizing politics, launching on the state's 2022 Primary Day and Special Election Day. Featuring Independent Alask...
- Added: Aug 16, 2022
- Length: 29:14
According to the UN, Yemen has become the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. War crimes are rampant. The U.S. is pouring billions of dollars in...
- Added: Apr 30, 2019
- Length: 58:59
Constance votes in the 2nd US Congressional District of Texas and resides in Houston. She's considering several major issues when casting her ball...
- Added: Nov 02, 2018
- Length: 06:07
Sheri is part of the 25th US Congressional District in Texas. She's following and has met multiple candidates on her ballot, including those for U...
- Added: Nov 02, 2018
- Length: 06:34
At the United Nations last year, President Trump labelled North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Venezuela “rogue States.” Since then, the Trump Administrat...
- Added: Oct 09, 2018
- Length: 59:01
Do people of opposing political parties believe in different facts? The mantra at the moment is that they do, because of media echo chambers, motiv...
- Added: Jul 25, 2018
- Length: 43:49
The United States and North Korea — two countries that fought a brutal war and never made peace. Last March, the two countries agreed to hold a hi...
- Added: May 25, 2018
- Length: 59:24
On Wednesday, October 11, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Jesner v. Arab Bank, a case that will determine if corporations can be sue...
- Added: Oct 27, 2017
- Length: 59:04
Nearly $1.3 trillion has left Russia since the 1990s. The Russian government has been unable to stop it.
- Added: Oct 25, 2017
- Length: 33:52
The Russian hacking attack against the US was an unprecedented attack against the US and its election system. The attack was conducted using cyber...
- Added: Oct 25, 2017
- Length: 30:04
Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.
- Added: Mar 22, 2014
- Length: 08:35
A stand-alone segment of the Planet Warning Series. Reports on the jobless "recovery" that the US has been moved into from the Great Recession.
- Added: Oct 13, 2010
- Length: 02:00
Without Comment is a 13 week series looking at the first 100 days of the Barack presidency.
- Added: Mar 06, 2009
- Length: 09:45
An Iraq vet and a policy expert pull apart the promises on war.
Bought by KDNK, Remix Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Aug 27, 2008
- Length: 03:46
- Purchases: 4
Media Commentary on Senator Larry Craig
- Added: Sep 06, 2007
- Length: 02:32
