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Gerrymandering
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
Posse Comitatus
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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What does it mean when the police use military gear and tactics to enforce that law?

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 19:35
70 Million - Highway Robbery: How a Small Town Traffic Trap Became A Legal Black Hole
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Sandra Harris, photographed in her home. , Credit: Amarr Croskey
On today's show, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about a small town in Alabama, where an eager new police chief, unsuspecting m...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WXDU, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Agitation to a System: Trans Resistance in Louisiana
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Hands holding up public comment cards in the Louisiana Senate chamber on Pride Day at the Capitol 2023 in Baton Rouge, LA., Credit: Raegan Labat
Louisiana, like many other states, has seen a slew of anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced this legislative session. Sophie Ziegler joins to...

Bought by WORT, WXDU, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jul 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars
From: Tradeoffs
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People leaving jail and prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death. This week, why policymakers from deep blue California to so...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 26:10
Medical Apartheid and the COVID-19 vaccines (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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The world is struggling to contain COVID-19, as variants continue to emerge in countries where the virus is spreading unchecked, killing thousands....

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Off Script: One Pharmacist's COVID Woes and Wins
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Dr Kelly Kent with patients.
A pharmacist and co-owner of an independent pharmacy in Iowa shares what life is like nearly two years into the pandemic.

  • Added: Feb 10, 2022
  • Length: 17:28
Why A Major Immigration Law Might Be Unconstitutional
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Emily Green tells us the story of Edgar Lopez, a grandfather of four who was killed trying to make his way back hom...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Sep 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
When Anti-Asian Hate Goes Viral
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this collaboration with the podcast Self Evident, we look at what happens when we ignore anti-Asian hate—and what happens when we mobilize again...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Fight for Sheikh Jarrah + NATO
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Co-host Ray Suarez explores one of the underlying tensions that fuels the Israeli-Palestinian crisis by focusing on a single house in East Jerusale...

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Big Tech and Democracy: What Went Wrong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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As we race towards a particularly contentious presidential election in the US, we look at the influence of social media on our democracy. And, as p...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
United States Post Office
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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It’s the government on your doorstep — the only Executive Branch agency that visits every home in the country on a regular basis. So how does the U...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2020
  • Length: 23:52
Farmworkers Risk Smoke, Heat, And COVID-19 As California Burns
From: Mateo Schimpf
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From Santa Rosa to Salinas, farmworkers are harvesting as California burns. Workers are risking heat, smoke, and COVID-19 to pick grapes and harves...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 10:51
  • Purchases: 1
Interstellar Visitations
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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If Oumuamua is a "scout," then for what cosmic army? And other dealings with strange things in the skies.

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 21, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The 2018 Musician Memorial Special
From: Paul Ingles
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The 2018 MUSICIAN MEMORIAL SPECIAL honoring Aretha Franklin, Tony Joe White, Dolores O'Riordan, Roy Hargrove, Mac Miller, Roy Clark, Marty Balin an...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KAZU Seaside, Calif., WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WRGY, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 30
IE: Inside Europe, 1/19/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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The EU stands up to Washington over the Iran nuclear deal - Protests against the Austrian government’s anti-immigration agenda - Remote control: Co...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Move over Uber -- the Army's testing self-driving vehicles
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Decal on truck, Credit: Kevin Lavery, WKAR
The day of the driverless car is gaining ground...FAST. Autonomous vehicles have caught the attention of Tesla, Uber and Google. Now, add the U.S. ...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCMU Michigan, WMUK and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
Crystal clear Great Lakes may not be so healthy -- here's why
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Superior beach near Duluth, Credit: Dan Kraker, Minnesota Public Radio
Here's a question for you Great Lakes lovers. Which is the clearest lake? You probably guessed Lake Superior. Well, that was true for a long time. ...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, Interlochen Public Radio, WBFO, WCPN and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2017
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
LBJ visit to Lake Erie led to cleaner waters
From: Great Lakes Today
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This month marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s visit to Buffalo New York -- a day that helped clean up waterways across the...

Bought by WABE, WCPN, North Country Public Radio, WBFO, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Aug 19, 2016
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 2016 Democratic Convention Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Join the Political Junkie for special coverage of the 2016 Democratic National Convention from Philadelphia! Ken Rudin hits the convention floor to...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
Political Junkie 2016 Republican Convention Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Join the Political Junkie for special coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention from Cleveland! Ken Rudin hits the convention floor to he...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2016
  • Length: 53:58