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What Does It Mean to Be White in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many Americans with white skin have begun to think explicitly about race and its consequences. What does it mean to be white in America?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 1
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 KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, WYAP and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 7
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
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
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?

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
How do concession speeches work?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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There's no law that says they have to happen, but the presidential candidate concession speech is an important element of the peaceful transition o...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
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

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
New Policies, Old Wounds: Brexit's Impact on Good Friday's Legacy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Are there still troubles in Belfast?

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Lisa Show - Loving Every Change
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Good things get better with age. So do we.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
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
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

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:47
  • Purchases: 7
StoryCorps Griot: Betty Thompson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Betty Thompson on April 14th, 2016, in front of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in Jackson, Mississippi., Credit: Photo by Natalia Fidelholtz for StoryCorps.
Ms. Betty Thompson talks about her work at the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, and what led her there.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Sky High Price of Insulin And What Lawmakers Are Trying To Do About It
From: Tradeoffs
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We explore the high cost of insulin in the U.S. and Congress’ latest push to address those prices with Kaiser Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith.

  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 16:53
COVID's Push and Pull on the Public Health Workforce
From: Tradeoffs
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A conversation between two people pushed in different directions by the pandemic — one who felt she had to walk away from her job in public health ...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2021
  • Length: 17:42
StoryCorps: Ajmal Achekzai
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Ajmal Achekzai reflects on escaping Afghanistan as a child, returning as a U.S. Marine, and his fears and hope for the future of its people.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 08, 2021
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
GN_5.01_PresidentAustin
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
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A southern 4-year old knows what it really means to be a good president.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Feb 25, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Voter Suppression, Professional Tree Climbing, Basketball Graphic Novel
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Civil Rights Filmmaker Takes on Voter Suppression in “After Selma.” Topic 2 - Connecting with Nature through Professional Tree Climbing. ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida, and KOWS


  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 51:51
  • Purchases: 3
Militant Trump supporters attack BLM protesters in Nevada City, California
From: Brian Bahouth
Series: The Wild Hare
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Since the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody, in small towns and large cities across the United States, Black Lives Matter p...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 10:23
World in Progress 07/30/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Arbitration courts - why citizens foot the bill for big investors - When foreign investors sue governments for losses ...

  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
How Cultural Training Helps Doctors Treat Refugees
From: Side Effects Public Media
Caption: Adam Paarlberg (left) and medical assistant Ngun Tial (right) demonstrate how the live interpreter Martti system works., Credit: CARTER BARRETT/SIDE EFFECTS PUBLIC MEDIA.
Across the United States, there’s a push to give new doctors cultural training to work with refugees and other immigrants. And some say it’s the di...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 13, 2019
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 3
The Feminist Case for Joining a Men's Group
From: Felix Poon
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What is an anti-sexist men’s group? And, if I’m a man who identifies as progressive with feminist values, isn’t that enough? What do I need a group...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 13, 2019
  • Length: 13:11
  • Purchases: 1
Tim Cronin's Bid For Town Councilor At-Large
From: Emily Schario
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23-year-old Tim Cronin is running for Town Councilor At-Large in Weymouth, Massachusetts and he has a secret he doesn't want anyone to find out.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 20, 2019
  • Length: 04:48
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law #123: The Battle Over Your Right to Vote
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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This week on Life of the Law, our team meets IN-STUDIO with Wendy Weiser, Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NY...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 40:56
Life of the Law #115: Ten Hours to Twenty Years
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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It all started out as a plan to steal some comic books, sell them and split the cash. That was before a busted lip, a heart attack, and federal pro...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:34