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Another Blow to Ohio’s Unhoused, Elderly, Student and Disabled Voters, This Time from a Federal Court
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Another Blow to Ohio’s Unhoused, Elderly, Student and Disabled Voters, This Time from a Federal Court

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Gerrymandering
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
2024 Democracy Rollercoaster in Wisconsin, with Redistricting Challenges, Voting Rights Lawsuits, and a Close Election in Key Battleground State
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
2024 Democracy Rollercoaster in Wisconsin, with Redistricting Challenges, Voting Rights Lawsuits, and a Close Election in Key Battleground State

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of Trump’s Disqualification from Colorado Ballot Feb. 8th; More State Challenges Filed
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report, Credit: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Appeal of Trump’s Disqualification from Colorado Ballot Feb. 8th; More State Challenges Filed

Bought by WUTC and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 07, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Democracy News Wasn’t All Bad in 2023; MI, MN, NM, CT, PA, & NY All Passed Substantial Pro-Voter Legislation
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report, Credit: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Democracy News Wasn’t All Bad in 2023; MI, MN, NM, CT, PA, & NY All Passed Substantial Pro-Voter Legislation

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ohio Voters May See Both Voting Rights and Anti-Gerrymandering Amendments on the November 2024 Ballot
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ohio Voters May See Both Voting Rights and Anti-Gerrymandering Amendments on the November 2024 Ballot

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Federal Judge Approves Map with Additional Majority-Minority District in Georgia, But Also Hands Georgia Legislature a Gerrymandering Victory
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Federal Judge Approves Map with Additional Majority-Minority District in Georgia, But Also Hands Georgia Legislature a Gerrymandering Victory

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Report Finds False Election Fraud Claims, Intimidation, Burdensome Rules, and ‘Election Integrity’ Vigilantes Led to an Election Official Brain-Drain
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Report Finds False Election Fraud Claims, Intimidation, Burdensome Rules, and ‘Election Integrity’ Vigilantes Led to an Election Official Brain-Drain

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WUTC


  • Added: Jan 01, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Trump’s Ballot Disqualification in Colorado is Headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. What Issues Will SCOTUS Consider?
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Trump’s Ballot Disqualification in Colorado is Headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. What Issues Will SCOTUS Consider?

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 31, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
How the Changing Social Media Landscape Could Hamper the Fight Against Disinformation from Both Foreign and Domestic Bad Actors
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
How the Changing Social Media Landscape Could Hamper the Fight Against Disinformation from Both Foreign and Domestic Bad Actors

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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?

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Chuck Collins: Disturbing The Very Comfortable
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chuck Collins
The novelist David Foster Wallace once said, “Good fiction’s job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” This week on Sea Change ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
70 Million - Highway Robbery: How a Small Town Traffic Trap Became A Legal Black Hole
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Sandra Harris, photographed in her home. , Credit: Amarr Croskey
On today's show, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about a small town in Alabama, where an eager new police chief, unsuspecting m...

Bought by WUWM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WXDU, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Aug 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Deval Patrick Talks Governing: These Not So United States (MA Part One)
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick talks about polarization in the U.S. and his improbable American journey.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2022
  • Length: 31:26
Less Partisan Elections in Alaska 2022?: These Not So United States (AK Part One)
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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Talking Alaska's elections and polarizing politics, launching on the state's 2022 Primary Day and Special Election Day. Featuring Independent Alask...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:14
“To Serve & Protect” Whom? Alec Karakatsanis on Copaganda
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alec Karakatsanis
What comes to mind when you hear the words “crime” and “safety?” For many, these words evoke images of poor people stealing things, or police enfor...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
RL Miller of Climate Hawks Vote on the Inflation Reduction Act
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: RL Miller
Are you weary of having to care about where headline-seeking Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema land on important topics? Well, according to t...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Who Speaks For The Water?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Varsha
In the film adaptation of The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss, the unscrupulous Aloysius O’Hare sells oxygen. The audience is shocked and dismayed by this want...

Bought by WFHB and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Political Junkie Evergreen 10-09-20
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
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Carol Anderson, a professor at Emory University, discusses her book, “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy.” John...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 53:58
Spectrum (Science unscripted) 09/08/20
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: "rapid tests" are on the way, but how — and where — will we actually get our hands on them? Also, why countries in Africa h...

Bought by WRKF


  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Returning Civility to Political Discourse (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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National polling in recent years has consistently reported that 2/3rds of those polled feel that there’s a major problem with civility in our natio...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KWMR, and KUNM


  • Added: Jul 30, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Maurice Plaines on America’s Epidemic of Racism
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Maurice Plaines
This has been a difficult stretch for the country with millions sick, out of work, or simply stuck at home. But the horrific murder of George Floyd...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
World in Progress 06/04/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Hunger in Lockdown - In Guatemala, the Coronavirus pandemic is putting an extra strain on millions of poor people. In H...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2020
  • Length: 16:42
World in Progress 05/28/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: The dire consequences of coronavirus - Climbing death tolls and infection rates are worrying us all over the globe. But...

  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 30:00