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Top of Mind - Tipping Culture is Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Tipping culture is changing in America. What’s driving tipflation and tipcreep – and what’s expected of consumers?

Bought by RADIOLEX, KSTK, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - An Explosion of Union Activity in the US and What it Means
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US is seeing an unusual spike in union activity and public support for unions. What does this moment mean for the future of labor in America?

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, KOWS, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Common Ground in the Debate Over Teaching Kids About Race in School
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Should public schools in America teach kids about race and racism?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, KOWS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Is Perspective-Taking the Key to Overcoming Polarization?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Is perspective-taking (the ability to see things from another’s point of view) the key to overcoming polarization in society?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WXDU, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Darren Samuelsohn: Untangling Trump’s Trials
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Darren Samuelsohn
The self-proclaimed “greatest country on earth” is in an unfathomable position. Heavily favored to win the Republican Party’s nomination for presid...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Bob Berwyn of Inside Climate News on COP28
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bob Berwyn
COP28, or the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place recently in the United Arab...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
The Rise of the New Labor Movement
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Brunswick cafe, Little Dog, where workers organized a union., Credit: Alex Spear, Bowdoin Orient
On the forefront of the next labor revolution, we visit a coffee shop in Maine called Little Dog whose workers start to organize a union and we tal...

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


  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - The Hidden Cost of Fines and Fees
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Fines and fees have become the default way we punish people; deterrence is the ultimate goal, but do fines actually deter bad behavior?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Why Do Wars Happen?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What leads a society to look at the inevitable devastation that war causes and fight anyway? The answer provides the path to peace.

Bought by KMXT, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, KSTK and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
What Is The Difference Between Constructionist, Originalist and Liberal Justices?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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How do Supreme Court justices differ in the way they interpret the Constitution?

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - Introducing "Stick With It": What happens when you lean in to a challenging perspective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A new series of conversations about leaning in to a challenging perspective, rather than backing away

Bought by KMXT, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - What It’s Like to Be Obviously Religious in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How would you behave if everyone could tell you are a person of faith just by looking at you?

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS, KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Owning a Home is the American Dream. At What Cost?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Owning a home is the American Dream. How has the decision to prioritize homeownership in the US shaped our communities, for better or worse?

Bought by KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Namrata Chowdhary: Three (50) Is A Magic Number
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Namrata Chowdhary
In the first decade of this century many of us learned that the threshold for keeping our planet healthy was 350 parts per million of carbon dioxid...

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - What Are the Effects of Marijuana Criminalization
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Our nation’s laws about marijuana are remarkably inconsistent. What are the effects of marijuana criminalization?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 6
NC Newsline Editor Rob Schofield on Elephants, Donkeys and Leopards
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Rob Schofield
They say a leopard doesn’t change its spots, but last week, North Carolina state representative Tricia Cotham switched from the Democratic Party to...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
John Stoehr: What the Right Gets Wrong on Race
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Stoehr
If you tend to get annoyed when you hear pundits criticize politicians for "politicizing" an inherently political issue, then this week’s show may ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - Lost in Politics: Finding Ways to Stay Engaged When Neither Party Fits
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How to stay engaged in democracy when neither major political party feels like home.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 9
Midterm Musings: Robijn Van Giesen on the ’22 Election
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Robijn Van Giesen
With less than a month to go before the midterm elections, concerned citizens across the country are deciding which candidates to support through c...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - WAVES Project, Koji, McDonalds and Black America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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WAVES Project, Koji, McDonalds and Black America

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, KTNA and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:47
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Smokejumper, Cosmic Queries, Love the Wasp
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Smokejumper, Cosmic Queries, Love the Wasp

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Indonesian Coal + Food For Soul
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lara Gilmore
This week on Sea Change Radio, we dig into the archives and listen to two very different stories about consumption. First, we speak to global journ...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hog Wild: Susanne Rust on the Feral Pig Problem
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Susanne Rust
You may not have seen them running through your yard, but just wait. Feral pigs are everywhere and they’re a growing problem. This week on Sea Chan...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Anne Clunan on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Anne Clunan
War has suddenly returned to Europe. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been swift, shocking, and devastating. In addition to killing thousands of...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KVNF, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Global Investigative Journalism Network + Pandemic Plastic Use
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Tara Duggan
An icon of 20th Century journalism, Walter Cronkite, once said, “The profession of journalism ought to be about telling people what they need to kn...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1