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Escape to Cairo from Kerning Cultures
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week, we bring you a story from our partner Kerning Cultures about Patrice Lumumba’s children, and their escape to Cairo.

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Woking up to Backlash: New York Times Contributing Writer Thomas Edsall on Reason & Responsibility in Polarized Politics
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Woking up to Backlash: New York Times Contributing Writer Thomas Edsall on Reason & Responsibility in Polarized Politics
“The rise of the conservative movement on the right and the decline of liberalism on the left have been a preoccupation of mine for 40 years or mo...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 39:54
  • Purchases: 1
Portrait of the Arsonist As Young Congressman: Historian Julian Zelizer (Burning Down the House) on the inflammatory influence of Newt Gingrich
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Episode 1: Portrait of the Arsonist as a Young Congressman
Does history create vulnerabilities that any number of populist politicians could seize upon? Or do exceptional populists create those opportunitie...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 34:19
My Medicine: Irvin Rosenfeld, one of the 4 federal medical marijuana patients
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: My Medicine cover
An interview with one of the 4 surviving federal medical marijuana patients, Irvin Rosenfeld. His new book, My Medicine, looks back at a lifetime o...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Mission to End Prohibition
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: a man standing in a field of marijuana, Credit: www.treehugger.com
A former undercover narcotics officer, and a leading drug reform activist, examine the roots of America’s current drug policy, and suggest how we m...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
Behind the DOJ Medical Marijuana Memo
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Oaksterdam: Medical Marijuana, Credit: Chris Goldstein
Chris Goldstein interviews the Director of Government Affairs at Americans for Safe Access about her meeting with Department of Justice Officials. ...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2009
  • Length: 29:32
Active Voice Radio: Marijuana is Safer
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: Marijuana Is Safer
An interview with Paul Armentano on his new book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We driving People to Drink?

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 1
Obama Press Conference - Health Reform, Racial Profiling July 22, 2009
From: Paul Brandus
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President Obama addresses health insurance reform and racial profiling

  • Added: Jul 23, 2009
  • Length: 55:09
SOS Criticizes President's Six-Month Failure to Appoint Full Government
From: Public Radio WorldWide - PRWW.org
Caption: HRR Speaking at New CFR Facility in DC, Credit: CFR Room Feed via GBG to PRWW
SOS Clinton speaks out publicly against the President.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
  • Length: :12
Rudy Giuliani on an Iowa campaign swing
From: Iowa Public Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Rudy Giuliani addressed a wide range of topics at a stop in Cedar Falls.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 57:28
Medical Marijuana - New Jersey moves bill, New Mexico's active program
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: NJ Assembly Medical Marijuana hearing 6-4-09
Actuality Audio from the NJ Assembly health committee hearing on medical marijuana 6-4-09 and interview with New Mexico Drug Policy Alliance on the...

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  • Added: Jun 10, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 1
Ira Rosofsky- Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare
From: Chris Goldstein
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Author and psychologist Ira Rosofsky on his new book: Nasty, Brutish and Long: Adventures in Old Age and the World of Eldercare

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
Drug Czar's Office Gone to Pot and Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An essay discussing a recent review ordered by Congress of the ONDCP and an interview with Howard Wooldridge of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
Active Voice Radio Special- New Jersey Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
We speak with activists and an MS patient who testified before the Senate Health Committee.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 29:31
"WITHOUT COMMENT"
From: Dred-Scott Keyes
Series: "Without Comment"
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"Without Comment" was a mini-series produced during the Democratic Primaries and begins with the final battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Ob...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2009
  • Length: 01:02:45
2008 Interviews: Barney Frank, Judy Polumbaum, Jim Douglass, Marnia Lazreg, Steve Bloom
From: Chris Goldstein
Series: Active Voice Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Some author interview highlights from Active Voice Radio 2008

  • Added: Jan 07, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
Barack Obama Holds First Press Conference as President-Elect-Chicago, IL, 11/7/08
From: PRX
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Barack Obama holds his first press conference in Chicago, Illinois as President-Elect.

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2008
  • Length: 19:36
  • Purchases: 1
Barack Obama Wins the 2008 Election--Chicago, IL
From: PRX
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Before a huge crowd Barack Obama claims victory and speaks about the seriousness of the challenges ahead

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 16:42
  • Purchases: 3
John McCain Concedes the 2008 Election--Phoenix, Arizona
From: PRX
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To a sober crowd and with a shaky voice John McCain concedes to and congratulates Barack Obama.

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2008
  • Length: 09:59
  • Purchases: 5
Barack Obama Makes Final Weekend Push in the Hoosier State-Highland, IN, 10/31/08
From: PRX
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Barack Obama campaigns in Highland, Indiana.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 30:25
Barack Obama Rallies Students at Mizzou-Columbia, MO, 10/30/08
From: PRX
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Barack Obama campaigns at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 32:18
  • Purchases: 1
John McCain Makes Final Appeals-Tampa, Fla, 11/3/08
From: PRX
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John McCain campaigns in Tampa, Florida.

  • Added: Nov 03, 2008
  • Length: 13:46
Sarah Palin Criticizes Obama on Taxes-Cape Girardeau, MO, 10/30/08
From: PRX
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Sarah Palin campaigns in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 38:01
Selection of Ads From John McCain
From: PRX
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A selection of recent TV ads for John McCain

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Barack Obama Infomercial
From: PRX
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Barack Obama's 30 minute infomercial

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 27:15
  • Purchases: 1