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Lt. Col. Alex Vindman and the New Cold War with Russia
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In an interview with Ray Suarez, retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman speaks about his time in the Trump White House, the consequences of the politicizati...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • 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....

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
21st Century Alliances
From: Mateo Schimpf
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California Congressman Ami Bera joined Ray Suarez to talk about countering aggression from Russia and China, why immigration is such an important p...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
How Commodity Traders Cause Global Chaos
From: Mateo Schimpf
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WorldAffairs host Ray Suarez talks with Rupert Russell about his new book and film, “Price Wars: How the Commodities Markets Made Our Chaotic World.”

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Framing the Games: China’s Human Rights Problem
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What's the calculation for an Olympic athlete determined to make a protest statement at the games? And how has China's treatment of Uyghurs in Xinj...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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Nothing About Ukraine Without Ukrainians
From: Mateo Schimpf
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We’re joined by Iryna Tsilyk, documentary filmmaker from Kyiv, and historians Katherine Younger and Emily Channell-Justice, to hear the story of mo...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Wait, I’m Not the Crazy One! Sarah Longwell, Conservative Watchdog of Republican Sanity
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Wait, I’m Not the Crazy One! Sarah Longwell, Conservative Watchdog of Republican Sanity
Sarah Longwell on Republican accountability post-Trump, in conversation with creator/host and lifelong Independent Robert Pease, and co-host and Ex...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2022
  • Length: 29:20
But Next Time, Episode 3: Rising Waters
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Jaime is speaking to members of the National Low Income Housing Coalition about the 12 Moms initiative., Credit: But Next Time
In cities around the globe community organizers and direct service agencies are often the first line of response when a climate fueled natural disa...

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Making Sense of A Disaster in Haiti
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we feature an audio diary from an English teacher living in Les Cayes, Haiti. Then we speak with former US Ambassador to Haiti, Pa...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Where Will Afghanistan’s Refugees Go?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode, we hear from Nazanin Ash and Kelsey P. Norman about the evolving situation for Afghan refugees. Then, journalist Hana Baba ...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Texas Abortion Ban, Vigilante Justice and Frankie Valli's Love for Human Connection
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...wide river as ever..., Credit: Susan Cook
The Supreme Court decision to ignore the inhumane aspects of the Texas Abortion law reminds us to look to the places where human connection is val...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 08:17
Healing a Country’s Wounds (Pt. 2): Public Dialogue
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we’ll continue our series on Healing a Country’s Wounds by talking about the strategy of Public Dialogues. ...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Do Good For Evil, My Grandmother Used to Say
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: There's a quote from the Bible I've taken to lately..., Credit: Edgar Cook
There are many many examples of malice these days. And then there are the opportunities to do good.

  • Added: Aug 22, 2021
  • Length: 03:28
The Secret Meeting that Transformed the World Economy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, NPR’s Chief Economics Correspondent Scott Horsley talks with Jeffrey Garten, former Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton Admi...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Colombian Military Complex
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re looking at Colombia, its increasingly tenuous peace process, and how US intervention has shaped the country, for better or for worse.

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Rethinking Foreign Aid
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Degan Ali, a Somali-American who heads the Nairobi based NGO ADESO, talks about the future of aid with Eileen O'Connor, Senior Vice President of th...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
When Your Country Doesn’t Trust You
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we’re revisiting an episode we first released in May that explores the structural racism Asian Americans face within our government.

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Salvaging the Iran Nuclear Deal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode, we talk about the tenuous state of US-Iran relations. Just who is the newly elected president of Iran -- and will the Iran ...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Making Sense of a Growing Refugee Crisis
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, journalist Hana Baba talks with former refugee Maryan Hassan and author Ty McCormick, whose new book "Beyond the Sand and Sea" tel...

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  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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...

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  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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...

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  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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...

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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 ...

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Doing Good for Evil: An American Sonnet
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: ...your business in life, to do good and to do good for evil..., Credit: Susan Cook
My father often said his mother always told him, "Do good for evil." It's drawn from the Bible "This is your calling, your business in life- to do...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2021
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 1
Syrians Reflect on Ten Years of War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The Syrian people are caught in the crossfire and have essentially lost their country. A decade of war has killed an estimated 600,000 people and d...

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2

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