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Suckerpunch
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we talk about the Harlem Hammer, COINTELPRO, and punching nazis.

  • Added: Feb 28, 2017
  • Length: 42:03
Pugs
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we discuss brachycephalic dogs, maize, and birth control.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 38:41
Political Omnivores
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we talk about enemies who are friends, globalization, and non-polarized opinions.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 36:24
Intellectual Exhaustion
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we talk about noble lies, compassion fatigue, and addiction.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 36:55
Journalism-ish
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we talk about smart mobs, reddit, and Kompromat.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 41:27
Imitation
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we discuss hackers, video games, and Project Xanadu.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 32:10
Obsolete
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week, we talk about self-driving trucks, Malthusian catastrophes, and human obsolescence.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 47:03
Protests
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we discuss protests in several different contexts.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 52:53
Frontiers
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we talk about the net-casting spider, space junk, and Kessler syndrome.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 42:04
Loot & Morality
From: Colin Wright
Series: Let's Know Things
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This week we talk about the German kunstschutz unit, the Venus de Milo, and slavery reparations.

  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 44:53
332-Greg's Destination
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters are discovering asteroids which can be visited by human astronauts.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRWG, KMXT, KENW, KKRN and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
327-Suddenly Bright
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Large asteroids can approach the Earth, suddenly, without much warning.

Bought by Radio Newark, KENW, KMXT, KKRN, WLPR and more


  • Added: Feb 02, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
326-Asteroids 2016
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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2016 was another record year for asteroid hunters during which we discovered 1,894 new Earth approaching objects.

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KENW and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
322-Dust Stories
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Tiny messengers from outer space enter our atmosphere every day.

Bought by Radio Newark, KMXT, KENW, WLPR , KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 12, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Political Junkie Minisode 12-15-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Donald Trump has finally decided on a nominee for secretary of state, but it turns out that this may be the most controversial Cabinet appointee of...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KCCU Radio, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 4
311-Bright and Bald
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Humans are developing the ability to study an Earth approaching object to prepare for one that is on an impact trajectory with our home planet.

Bought by WTIP, Radio Newark, KMXT, WLPR , KENW and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Political Junkie Minisode 12-08-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Jeff Tiberii, a political reporter North Carolina public radio station WUNC, talks about the belated concession this week of Republican Governor Pa...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie Minisode 12-01-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Even though it was Donald Trump who said he might not accept the results of the presidential election, it turns out that Jill Stein -- the Green Pa...

Bought by KCCU Radio, KSFR, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie Minisode 11-23-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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John Dickerson, the host of "Face the Nation," has a new book that is filled with his favorite political moments in history. He brings many of the...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie Minisode 11-17-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Ray Suarez, formerly of the PBS NewsHour, remembers his friend and colleague Gwen Ifill, who passed away this week after battling cancer. She was...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 2016 Post-Election Show
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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The election is over and, in case you missed it, Donald Trump won. Lisa Desjardins of the PBS NewsHour and Greg Giroux of Bloomberg explain what ha...

Bought by KSFR, WRFA-LP, KCPW Salt Lake City, XRAY.fm, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie Minisode 11-10-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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The election is over and, in case you missed it, Donald Trump won. Lisa Desjardins of the PBS Newshour and Greg Giroux of Bloomberg explain what h...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie Minisode 11-03-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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The polls have tightened and both camps are pulling out all the stops. NPR political correspondent Mara Liasson and Aaron Blake, a political report...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WXXI Rochester, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie Minisode 10-27-16
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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In the aftermath of the anti-war protests at the 1968 Democratic convention, several protesters were arrested and tried for conspiracy. We revisit ...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Oct 26, 2016
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 3
Peter Bergen, author of "United States of Jihad"
From: Janelle Brown
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Host Bob Kustra interviews CNN’s national security analyst Peter Bergen about his book investigating America’s homegrown terrorists.

  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 30:16