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How White Supremacy Fueled the Attack on the Capitol
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, former FBI special agent Michael German explains why the bureau deprioritized the threat posed by white supremacists. Then, historian Ne...

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  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Remembering We Have Already Said Farewell: "Epilogue: To a Fire Gone" from "Breathing: American Sonnets"
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets" Bookshop.org, Credit: Susan Cook
An American Sonnet to those to whom we have said "Farewell".

  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 01:42
The Global Economy After COVID-19
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we revisit a conversation about the future of the global economy with James Manyika, Chairman and Director of the McKinsey ...

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Auld Lang Syne for 2020: Should Old Deniers Be Forgot?
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: He didn't do it alone., Credit: Susan Cook
In the Department of Poetic Justice, the ode to 2020 and caucasian, male, non-mask wearing arrogant reality - like that of the now closed Institute...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:50
Anand Giridharadas: Are Elites Really Making the World a Better Place?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, compels us to take a deeper look at elite leaders, their i...

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  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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We Have the Power to Stop World Hunger
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week we’re looking at how to solve food insecurity around the world. We’ll hear from nonprofit leaders working on the frontlines and a doctor ...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Larry Brilliant and Peter Hotez: Vaccinating Our Way Out of the Pandemic
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Dr. Larry Brilliant, best known for eradicating Smallpox, and Dr. Peter Hotez, who is part of a team developing a low-cost COVID vaccine for global...

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  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Redefining Latino Identity
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Join co-host Ray Suarez and VICE's Paola Ramos for a conversation on how communities from New York to Texas and California are defining the controv...

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  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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"False Equivalence! Ever Hear of False Equivalence?" Great American Wrongbook Lyrics!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "If you can loot businesses, burn down buildings, engage in protest- you can also go to a Christmas party.' Dec 2, 2020 White House Press Secretary, Credit: Susan Cook
As the Nation enters the Christmas (and Hannukah) Season with parties (ahem..) on hold, In the Department of Poetic Justice (and Reckoning), a lyr...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:15
The Lure of Authoritarianism + Biden’s Foreign Policy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this episode, we’re looking at the Biden Administration’s foreign policy challenges and how Trump compares to past authoritarian leaders.

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Is Trump Setting Too Many Fires for Biden to Put Out?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, career diplomat Nicholas Burns talks with Ray Suarez about the Trump Administration’s recent maneuvers abroad and how to rebuild U...

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  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Does The Perfect Healthcare System Exist?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel joins co-host Ray Suarez to compare different healthcare systems around the world. Then, producer Teresa Cotsirilos ...

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  • Added: Nov 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Nate Silver Does Not Believe In Santa! In the Dept. Of Poetic Justice!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: We all miss the wild buffalo. Not so much You Know Who., Credit: Susan Cook
Polls do not predict the future. Remember the poll that really counts most always is the vote you cast. To the tune from "It's Beginning to Look A...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:18
China vs. the US: A Superpower Showdown
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’ll take a look at China’s economic rise to power. Wall Street Journal correspondent Lingling Wei and her editor, Bob Davis, explain h...

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  • Added: Oct 28, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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COVID-19, Contact Tracing, and a Leader's Responsibility with UCSF's Dr. Mike Reid
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we take a closer look at the response among many in the medical and public health communities to the president’s handling of the C...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:30
In Dept. Of Poetic Justice "When the Saints See My Receipts" Turbo Tax Tribute!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ,,,The streets where gold  Is used for toilets Mostly down  In Manhattan..The IRS tries to stay on it hence....why you devised Audit Defense!, Credit: Susan Cook
Lyrics for the Great American Wrongbook! Depreciation. Commuting miles. My Old and Trusty Mileage Log. Tax Experts Waiting to Answer! And much much...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 03:58
A Big Deal, Not a Peace Deal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This month, Israel signed deals with two Gulf States on the White House South Lawn. These are the first Arab-Israel agreements in 25 years, known a...

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  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Universal Basic Income: Does it Work?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What if we could lower COVID-19 rates all over the world with one program? It’s not a medical innovation, but an economic one. If all the world’s c...

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  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Dept of Poetic Justice! Nate Silver's Still Counting All the Numbers! Extra Golf Strokes!
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "There are house flies in the suburbs who are thinking while they laugh along with Sunday Hackers... 'Maybe his fly swatter works best?', Credit: Susan Cook
No False Equivalence here! The Pandemic. Trillions of Dollars of National Debt! And You Know Whose Extra Golf Strokes! Counting Every One!

  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 07:10
Coronavirus and Sub-Saharan Africa
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re looking at Uganda and Rwanda, two countries who have fought pandemics before and were ready for this one. Both countries have lost...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Developing Nations Are Fighting COVID-19...And Winning
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Even with its close proximity to China, where the pandemic started, parts of Southeast Asia have managed to control the coronavirus far better than...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Who Rules the World In a World Where Truth Really Matters
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Adolescents, the life cycle's truthtellers, any paleobiologist, or historian knows truth matters..., Credit: Susan Cook
In 2007, after the Iraq War began, Truth was traded freely for access to Power. The consequence of today's hemorrhaging of Truth requires more than...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2020
  • Length: 09:02
Russia, Afghanistan and America’s Longest War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we take a closer look at how the war in Afghanistan has served as a proxy conflict between the US and Russia and how it fits into ...

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  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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News In Context: Contextualizing Information, w/John Zipperer
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: News In Context, Credit: Artwork by Joyce Cheng
Gina sits down with John Zipperer, Vice President of Editorial at The Commonwealth Club of California, to discuss the importance of contextualizing...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:28
For Whom the Bell Tolls
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Breathing: American Sonnets in Gulf of Maine Books window, Credit: Susan Cook
Some years back The House of Representatives' healthcare bill denied maternity care and denied health insurance to 18 to 25 year olds. Back then...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2020
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1