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Top of Mind - Tipping Culture is Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Tipping culture is changing in America. What’s driving tipflation and tipcreep – and what’s expected of consumers?

Bought by RADIOLEX, KSTK, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - An Explosion of Union Activity in the US and What it Means
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The US is seeing an unusual spike in union activity and public support for unions. What does this moment mean for the future of labor in America?

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, KOWS, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Common Ground in the Debate Over Teaching Kids About Race in School
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Should public schools in America teach kids about race and racism?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, KOWS and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Is Perspective-Taking the Key to Overcoming Polarization?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Is perspective-taking (the ability to see things from another’s point of view) the key to overcoming polarization in society?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WXDU, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - The Hidden Cost of Fines and Fees
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Fines and fees have become the default way we punish people; deterrence is the ultimate goal, but do fines actually deter bad behavior?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Top of Mind - Why Do Wars Happen?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What leads a society to look at the inevitable devastation that war causes and fight anyway? The answer provides the path to peace.

Bought by KMXT, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WYAP, KSTK and more


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
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
How do concession speeches work?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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There's no law that says they have to happen, but the presidential candidate concession speech is an important element of the peaceful transition o...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 04:30
Top of Mind - Introducing "Stick With It": What happens when you lean in to a challenging perspective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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A new series of conversations about leaning in to a challenging perspective, rather than backing away

Bought by KMXT, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - What It’s Like to Be Obviously Religious in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How would you behave if everyone could tell you are a person of faith just by looking at you?

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS, KSTK and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 8
New Policies, Old Wounds: Brexit's Impact on Good Friday's Legacy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Are there still troubles in Belfast?

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


  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Owning a Home is the American Dream. At What Cost?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Owning a home is the American Dream. How has the decision to prioritize homeownership in the US shaped our communities, for better or worse?

Bought by KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Ocean is Telling Us - with Dr. Sandra Steingraber
From: Doug Wood
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Author and biologist Sandra Steingraber talks about the impact of fossil fuels on our oceans, ahead of the March to End Fossil Fuels.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:48
Top of Mind - Changing Our Perspective on Mental Illness
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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The social stigma surrounding mental illness is very real. What would happen if we changed our perspective on mental illness and how we treat it?

Bought by KOWS, KMXT, KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - What Are the Effects of Marijuana Criminalization
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Our nation’s laws about marijuana are remarkably inconsistent. What are the effects of marijuana criminalization?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, WYAP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Lost in Politics: Finding Ways to Stay Engaged When Neither Party Fits
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How to stay engaged in democracy when neither major political party feels like home.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 9
Top of Mind - WAVES Project, Koji, McDonalds and Black America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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WAVES Project, Koji, McDonalds and Black America

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, KTNA and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:47
  • Purchases: 7
Top of Mind - Smokejumper, Cosmic Queries, Love the Wasp
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Smokejumper, Cosmic Queries, Love the Wasp

Bought by KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - Cinema Therapy, Bellingcat Investigations, COVID-19 Opera
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Love Movies? Need Therapy? Cinema Therapy on YouTube is for You; Topic 2: Bellingcat Investigative Journalism is Solving International Cri...

Bought by KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS, WYAP, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 51:47
  • Purchases: 5
Ears Adrift - The Way Forward
From: Ears Adrift
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Ears Adrift explores myths and facts about the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 12:10
Voter Suppression, Professional Tree Climbing, Basketball Graphic Novel
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Civil Rights Filmmaker Takes on Voter Suppression in “After Selma.” Topic 2 - Connecting with Nature through Professional Tree Climbing. ...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RadioStPete Florida, and KOWS


  • Added: Oct 13, 2020
  • Length: 51:51
  • Purchases: 3
First Responder Compensation, Oil Drilling vs. Polar Bears, Medical Marijuana
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - The Battle to Compensate Ground Zero First Responders; Topic 2 - Will Oil Drilling in ANWR Further Threaten Polar Bears?; Topic 3 - How M...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KOWS


  • Added: Oct 06, 2020
  • Length: 51:40
  • Purchases: 2
A Talk On The Wild Side with Harry Hutchins: Practice Barred Owl Calls in the Shower
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Conversations on COVID-19
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In their weekly natural history talk, Harry Hutchins and Phenologist John Latimer talk about signs of spring and how to call in Barred Owls.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 13:46
Rwanda Heroes, Water Quality, Burger History
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A study of Rwanda rescuers. Topic 2: Water quality in the United States. Topic 3: The hamburger's true origins.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 50:08
  • Purchases: 1
Meeting Equatorial Guinea's President (1997 BBC Focus on Africa)
From: Hechtech
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Sample BBC Reporting from the 1990s

  • Added: Aug 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:37