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Should Congress Pass the Secure the Border Act?
From: Open to Debate
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In response to a surge in migrants and asylum seekers at America’s borders, the Secure the Border Act of 2023 aims to enforce stricter limitations ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
How Would A No Labels Presidential Candidate Change the Outcome in 2024?
From: Open to Debate
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The centrist group No Labels is planning a bipartisan nominating convention, leading to speculation that they may promote a third-party candidate f...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
“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
Should Congress Abolish the Debt Ceiling?
From: Open to Debate
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The US has more than $31 trillion in national debt. If it is breached, the government may go into default, leading to national and global consequen...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Is The Democratic Party Too Far Left?
From: Open to Debate
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Defund the police. Abolish ICE. Redistribute the wealth. These are a few of the one-liners from the liberal wing of the Democratic party, but there...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
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
News Industry Challenges & Ideals, with Yumi Wilson & Grace Provenzano
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the journalism industry and approaches to news coverage in the US - including the challenges we face, how young people ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Objectivity, Bias, and Doing Journalism Well, Pt. 2 with Tom Rosenstiel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we continue our conversation with Tom Rosenstiel, journalist, press critic, and co-author of the seminal book on Journalism, The E...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The state of local journalism in the U.S. with Tom Rosenstiel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the state of journalism in the U.S., including the challenges we face, as well as where we can find hope for a future o...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The Debt Ceiling and its Role in Congressional Politics, with UC Berkeley Economist Barry Eichengreen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the debt ceiling - what it is, why it exists, and why it keeps coming up in Congressional negotiations and wrangling. ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Bringing Attention to Missing People of Color, with BAMFI co-founder Derrica Wilson
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the disparity in attention in the U.S., when it comes to missing people of color. My guest is Derrica Wilson, co-found...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Making the U.S. Tax System Work Better, with Annette Nellen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the state of U-S tax policy, as well as some ideas for how to overhaul the system to make it more equitable, efficient,...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The History and State of Tax Policy in the U.S. with Annette Nellen, Pt. 1
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore taxes in the US, including how tax policy has evolved and devolved over the course of U-S history, what taxes are meant...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Voting as Speech: Elections & the First Amendment with Lata Nott
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the First Amendment aspects of voting, elections, and campaigns - in particular how voting and related activities might...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The importance of precision in language to inform and give context, with Pamela Mejia
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol Insurrection, Credit: (photo by: Blinkofanaye (CC BY-NC 2.0)
In this episode, we explore the importance of precision in language - in particular for journalists and other content creators seeking to inform an...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • 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
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 5, 2021
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Why Biden May Finally Be Ending Reagan’s ‘Rancid Legacy;' At 100 Days, Bi...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Facing Our Climate Future
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we talk about climate policy with former California Governor Jerry Brown, oceanographer Sylvia Earle and former Colombian president Juan...

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


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
20 Years in Afghanistan: Was it Worth it?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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US military forces have occupied Afghanistan for almost 20 years and now, President Biden says it’s time to end the war. But Afghanistan is still f...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Can We Vaccinate 7.9 Billion People?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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If you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’ve already been vaccinated, or at least have an appointment booked, but people who live...

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


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing and don’t listen to the people you are trying to help. Our guest...

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


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we talk with Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Michelle Gavin about how this happened, Amnesty ...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Exporting America's Gun Problem
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, journalists J Brian Charles and Ioan Grillo join us to talk about how complicated gun violence is, and how tighter gun laws could ...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Women Rising Radio: Election Protection and Democracy Part Two
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Voting Rights Advocates Carolina Miranda, Andrea Miller and Pam Wilmot, Credit: Carolina Miranda photo - Carolina Miranda Andrea Miller photo - The Tennessee Tribune Pam Wilmot photo - The Boston Globe
Women Rising Radio re-visits the 2020 election year, to assess the outcomes and talk with those who made those outcomes happen, the grassroots elec...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
Why They’re Protesting in Burma
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Burma was supposed to be a transitioning democracy, and the power-sharing agreement between its military and civilian leadership was regarded as on...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2