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How Long Can Ukraine Hold On?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we look at the remarkable resilience of Ukraine, and the complex geopolitical stakes for Russia, the US, and China as Putin’s war drags on.

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


  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
John Stoehr: What the Right Gets Wrong on Race
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: John Stoehr
If you tend to get annoyed when you hear pundits criticize politicians for "politicizing" an inherently political issue, then this week’s show may ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Countering The Politics of Division by Coming Together in Solidarity, with Ian Haney López
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore how engaging across our racial and class divides can help bring us together to care for and nurture our democracy. My ...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2023
  • Length: 29:32
Reunification Camp Survivor Recounts Horrific Experience
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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When a family court rules that a child was brainwashed into lying about parental abuse, judges routinely order the child into programs called reuni...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Effects of Strategic Racism on Democracy, with Ian Haney López
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the strategic use of racism in electoral politics to divide citizens across racial and other differences in an effort t...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 29:32
January 6th and the Global Far Right Revival
From: Mateo Schimpf
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When President Trump incited his followers to storm the US Capitol, he punctured a 220-year-old tradition in the United States of America. Two year...

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


  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:45
  • Purchases: 4
Women, Life, and Freedom for Iran, with Reza Aslan and Golnaz Esfandiari
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Two stories about Iranians' struggle for freedom...100 years apart.

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


  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The New Nuremberg? Cambodia’s Genocide Tribunal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Why did it take so long to prosecute war crimes in Cambodia?

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


  • Added: Dec 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Misinformation and Activism: Lessons for a Post-Roe World
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Can Poland’s fight over abortion offer lessons for an uncertain future? And as Americans continue to grapple with a post-Roe future, how should tho...

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


  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Émile Torres: Effective Altruism + Longtermism Pt. 2
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Emile Torres
This week on Sea Change Radio, the second half of our two-part series examining the effective altruism movement and "longtermism." We speak to phil...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
How Technology Fights – and Fuels – Misinformation
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode of On Shifting Ground, we look at the global relationship between misinformation, war, and peace.

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


  • Added: Nov 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
All Eyes on Sudan: Putin, Biden, and the Fight for Democracy
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week's episode, we look at where Sudan stands three years after a revolution ousted longtime dictator Omar Al-Bashir.

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


  • Added: Nov 17, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Larry Brilliant on Stopping The Next Pandemic
From: Mateo Schimpf
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On this week’s episode of “On Shifting Ground,” epidemiologist Larry Brilliant joins Ray Suarez to break down what the global pandemic response com...

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


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Taiwan and the US-China Tug of War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, Ray takes a close look at Taiwan: its colonial past, vibrant democratic tradition, and what recent disputes over independence could mean...

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


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
Midterm Musings: Robijn Van Giesen on the ’22 Election
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Robijn Van Giesen
With less than a month to go before the midterm elections, concerned citizens across the country are deciding which candidates to support through c...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
We Know the Heat Is Coming. SF Has a Plan.
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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San Francisco plans for future heat waves after record breaking heat in 2017 claimed six lives.

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Looming shutdown at Laguna Honda Hospital was 'preventable,' doctor says
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Laguna Honda Hospital's certification is under review, and doctors say this was preventable.

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
While SF Fought COVID, HIV Prevention Efforts Stalled
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, resources were diverted from HIV prevention to battle the new health threat. "Civic" talks to doctors about how that ...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
Wealth Gap Grew With Lower Taxes, Fewer Worker Protections
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Part 2/2 in our coverage of Income Inequality and the policies and practices that led to this on "Civic."

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:30
America’s Wealth Gap Is Rooted in Racism. How Did We Get Here?
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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Income inequality is at a breaking point in America. "Civic" takes a look at the history of policies and programs in part 1/2.

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 24:05
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
#1034 Rates may not be so paltry anymore NEWS CAST
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
With the FEDS increasing rates, rates everywhere including your bank and credit unions are rising as well. Investors might do well to check with th...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
Indonesian Coal + Food For Soul
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Lara Gilmore
This week on Sea Change Radio, we dig into the archives and listen to two very different stories about consumption. First, we speak to global journ...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1

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