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No Miracles Required: We Can Solve Our Energy Problems Right Now
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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This week we discuss: microplastics and your kidneys, AI's demands on energy and water, and Dr. Mark Jacobson talks about solving our energy crisis.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: 29:07
Uncomfy - “People Aren't Buying What You're Selling” – Diana McLain Smith.mp3 Uncomfy - “People Aren't Buying What You're Selling” – Diana McLain Smith.wav
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Uncomfy: Sticking with Moments That Challenge Us
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After receiving a surprising critique while marketing her new book, Diana McLain Smith was challenged to rethink her approach.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2024
  • Length: 17:32
Uncomfy - Sharing a Painful Truth for the Very First Time – Erik DaRosa
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Uncomfy: Sticking with Moments That Challenge Us
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After suffering a mental health crisis, Erik DaRosa made the difficult decision to seek help, and finally share everything he’d been keeping inside.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2024
  • Length: 17:02
240815: THINK: Why So Much Political Violence Now?, 8/15/2024
From: KERA
Series: Think
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THURSDAY, 8/15 Is political violence now just part of our current reality? Krys Boyd talks with the executive editor of The Atlantic about disturbi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2024
  • Length: 58:54
Democracy Under Siege: Battling Disinformation in the 2024 Election
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In the wake of Donald Trump's shooting, falsehoods flooded our feeds faster than facts. The problem of disinformation, the deliberate spread of fal...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Jul 31, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Political Violence & MAGA Militancy: Strategies to Protect Democracy
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Political violence is on the rise and has reached just about every corner of the country, whether it's confrontations on social media, at school bo...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, Radio Catskill, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
StoryCorps: Ron Lynam and Julie Lynam
From: StoryCorps
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Ron and Julie Lynam came to StoryCorps to talk about losing their house in the 2012 High Park Fire and what it was like to rebuild their lives.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 03:04
Domestic Violence Survivor & Homeless Too? A CA Cohort Shows What Can Be Done
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Women make up 35% of California’s homeless population, and domestic violence is a leading reason why women lose their housing. Organizations across...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: May 21, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Season 1, Episode 40 - 'Conservation Conversation' feat Joe Wilkins
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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The future of our planet is in the hands of the youth.

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 58:06
  • Purchases: 1
Jenny Odell on Saving Time
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Excerpt from the book cover, reading "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock" superimposed on top of orange and pink geological features., Credit: Penguin Random House
We speak with Jenny Odell, author of "Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock," about how the ways we think about time shapes our lives. A...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Not Wanted at Harvard? BIPOC Media on Claudine Gay, Anti-Zionism & Diversity in Education
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Dr. Claudine Gay made history as the first Black President of Harvard. She faced fierce backlash over the school’s statements on the Israel-Hamas W...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK, Radio Catskill and more


  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Civic Action: Protest
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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We explore the long scope of public dissent from the Boston Tea Party to the current #blacklivesmatter protests.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 25:14
  • Purchases: 1
Josh Paul Reveals The Truth Behind US Arms Supply to Israel
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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After 11 years in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs — the entity most responsible for arms transfers to allies and partne...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more


  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
Sonali Kolhatkar: “Rising Up” for Social Justice, With YES! Magazine
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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As the Israel/Hamas conflict continues, what is media’s role?  Across the globe, reporting shapes political and cultural landscapes — and Sonali Ko...

Bought by Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Patriarchy Trap
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Can a crisis of masculinity explain why men are falling behind?

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


  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
In Good Faith - Dr. Ravi Gupta & Ziauddin Yousafzai
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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Faith from two people with very different paths in life, both leading back to a well of religious knowledge.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and WYAP


  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 2
In Good Faith - Dr Laurie Patton & James KA Smith
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: In Good Faith
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Thoughtfulness, faith, relationships. All of these things and more are discussed in this weeks episode.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
This Year In Music with Hanif Abdurraqib
From: work x work
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Join host Hanif Abdurraqib for a special episode of Object of Sound, from PRX and Sonos, reflecting back on the year in music. December is the per...

Bought by WVTF, WRGY, KVCR, KUT, KQED and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 11
As 2022 Election Results Roll In: Concern, Context, & Perspective
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
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Our best guest insights to keep in mind during these polarizing 2022 midterm elections

  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 17:36
Price Shock: The World Economy, Upside Down
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In light of rising inflation, we revisit a conversation with filmmaker Rupert Russell about his book and film, “Price Wars: How the Commodities Mar...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
White Supremacist Terrorism: From Christchurch to Buffalo
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Ray Suarez invites Daniel Byman, author of Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism, to discuss the roots of the global white...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge, and WUGA (part of GPB)


  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Can China Erase History in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week's episode, we hear about the various ways that Beijing is tightening the screws on Hong Kong's freedom of expression, speech, and press.

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, WEKU, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
War Crimes: From Belgrade to Kyiv
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode we tackle these questions with a war-crimes prosecutor, a former student organizer who played a critical role in the downfal...

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Apr 21, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
2022-03-25 Coping with COVID and Climate Fatigue
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Since March 2020, the global community has grappled with an unprecedented pandemic. At first, most people were willing to do what it takes to keep ...

Bought by KUHF, KGUA, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
20220325: Coping with COVID and Climate Fatigue, 3/25/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Since March 2020, the global community has grappled with an unprecedented pandemic. At first, most people were willing to do what it takes to keep ...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00