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“OK Boomers” Get Back to Work
From: Mateo Schimpf
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While many Baby Boomers have already left the workforce behind, almost half are considering coming out of retirement in search of a new purpose in ...

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


  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
When Your Country Doesn’t Trust You (AAPI Heritage Month Story)
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we hear from US Congressman Andy Kim about how the power competition between China and the US creates fear and anxiety on the home...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Democracy in Peril + A Resurgent Russia
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we’re partnering with the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University to talk about the state of dem...

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  • Added: Feb 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Brexit: What Happens Now?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we talk with Irish Times columnist Fintan O’Toole and two political activists on opposite sides of the Brexit debate.

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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 ...

Bought by Classic107.3, WHRV, WMUU-LP, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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...

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


  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
  • Purchases: 2
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
  • Purchases: 3
EP 9 Can You Have 2 Bulls In The China Shop
From: Sarwar Kashmeri
Series: Orient Espresso
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President-elect Donald Trump's telephone conversation with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-Wen, broke 4 decades of U.S./Taiwan diplomatic protocol, enr...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2016
  • Length: 04:48
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending May 8, 2015
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Saudi Airstrikes and Blockade Exacerbate Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis; As P...

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Europeans Fret Over Politically Incorrect Gesture (February 6, 2014)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What a popular new hand gesture in France can tell us about the line between offensive and racist.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:01
The Uncomfortably Familiar Face Of Evil (January 30, 2014)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What recently discovered personal letters from a senior Nazi can tell us about the uncomfortably familiar face of evil.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2014
  • Length: 02:01
The Gender Gap in China (January 23, 2014)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the growing gender gap in China can tell us about future threats to an increasingly worried Communist Party leadership in Beijing.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:56
Worries Over Brazil World Cup Mounting (January 9, 2014)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What delays in completing preparation in Brazil for the World Cup can tell us about the pros and cons of hosting global sporting events.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
North Korean Elite Devours Its Own (December 19, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the execution of the North Korean supreme leader’s uncle can tell us about the future stability of this isolated, and impoverished, country.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:12
France, the Gendarme of Africa (December 12, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What French intervention in Africa this week can tell us about the importance of avoiding failed states and safe havens.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:11
Happy Homemaking Tips from the White Widow (December 5, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What homemaking tips from a female terrorist can tell us about the risks posed by the process of radicalizing the next generation of militants.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:12
Indonesia Snubs Australia Over Spying (November 21, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
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What Indonesia's snub of Australia over a phone hacking scandal can tell us about the importance in diplomacy of just asking nicely.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2013
  • Length: 02:16
An Early Christmas in Venezuela (November 14, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What the increasingly deperate gestures of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro can tell us about the illusions of oil-financed socialism.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:57
Slumdog Space Race (November 7, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What India's latest space mission to Mars can tell us about the difficulties in reconciling the aspirations of the "haves" and the "have nots."

  • Added: Nov 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
Tiananmen Explosion Tests Beijing (October 31, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What a suicide attack in Tiananmen Square can tell us about the Chinese government's struggle with dissent.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:07
Africa on Frontline in War on Terror (September 26, 20013)
From: Timothy Spangler
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What a shopping mall massacre in Kenya can tell us about the new frontline in the War on Terror.

  • Added: Sep 25, 2013
  • Length: 02:02
Brazil Snub Over US Spying Could Embarass Obama (September 19, 2013)
From: Timothy Spangler
Series: The Bigger Picture
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What a potential diplomatic snub by Brazil can tell us about the long-term consequences of Obama's NSA spying debacle.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:08