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Putin’s War, Autocracy, Inc. and the US Presidential Election
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Will Ukraine get the go-ahead on long range missiles before November?

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Hormone Trouble with Dr. Tom Zoeller
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in everyday products can alter how your body works.

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  • Added: Sep 09, 2024
  • Length: 29:16
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - The Changing Ways We Decide Who Gets into College and Why it Matters.
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Now that test score requirements are in flux and affirmative action is illegal, how do we decide who gets into college?

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Boozing Boomers: Why Age and Drinking Don’t Mix
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What's the healthy amount of hooch?

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  • Added: Aug 30, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Bucking Book Bans: Arthur Bradford’s Film “To Be Destroyed”
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Arthur Bradford
As kids, many of us read “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury and thought, “man, this book banning and burning stuff is terrible.” Apparently, though, ...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Kamala Harris’s Surge, and What to Expect at the 2024 DNC
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Did Stuart Stevens' predictions hold true?

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  • Added: Aug 23, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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The Importance of Context to Conscious, Inclusive Language, with Karen Yin
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot of Karen Yin, Credit: Paul Beauchemin
In this episode, we explore the power of language – both the words we use and the larger context of narratives and stories we tell. My guest is Ka...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
Ecuador’s Expensive War Against the Narcos
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The intimate profile of a President struggling to keep his grip on power.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The New Roadblocks to a Gaza Ceasefire Deal
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Fighting with Hezbollah further complicates the picture...

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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240807: East Orosi's Long Struggle for Water Part 2: The Role of Community Utility Districts, 8/7/2024
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact (Automated Delivery)
Caption: A person holding a “Justicia para East Orosi” sign., Credit: Sandra Tsang
This week we head back to East Orosi, California, and we take a deep dive into the organizations that run basic services in unincorporated areas al...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
East Orosi's Long Struggle for Water Part 2: The Role of Community Utility Districts
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: A person holding a “Justicia para East Orosi” sign., Credit: Sandra Tsang
This week we head back to East Orosi, California, and we take a deep dive into the organizations that run basic services in unincorporated areas al...

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  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Big Money Shaping the 2024 Presidential Election
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Big tech has something it would like to say...

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Olympics Are Back, But Does Anyone Care?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Will the fans... and enthusiasm... return?

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Science of Violence
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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After the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, Jess talks with Dr. Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Prevention Research...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Two Weak Options: How’d the Election Go So Wrong?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The answers are infinite...

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  • Added: Jul 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Water, Water Every Where
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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A groundbreaking new report reveals the looming threats facing United States coastlines from now through 2100. Experts Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto and ...

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  • Added: Jul 09, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Pariahs: Why Russia Needs North Korea
From: Mateo Schimpf
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A handshake worth a thousand guns.

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
As Europe Votes Far-Right, is Extremism Going Mainstream?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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What to look for in July and beyond.

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Is Our Perception of Crime in America Accurate?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Americans are obsessed with crime. But most of us are safer today than we’ve ever been. What’s driving the disconnect in our perception of crime?

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Former San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin, Pt. 1
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chesa Boudin
If you look at the data, you'll probably notice that traditional incarceration-focused criminal justice approaches are both extremely expensive and...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Is AI the Real Threat in November? A 2024 Election Special
From: Mateo Schimpf
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We look at whether AI could swing the vote and how Congress is getting its arms around the issue.

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
The WNBA and the History of Women’s Professional Basketball with Sarah Fields
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the recent history of women’s sports, particularly basketball, in college and professionally - including in the 90’s, w...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
Los Angeles: The Thirstiest County in the West
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Katie Licari
Roman Polanski’s classic 1974 film, “Chinatown,” which laid out a fictional account of California’s north-south water wars, turned out to be quite ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Top of Mind - What Does It Mean to Be White in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many Americans with white skin have begun to think explicitly about race and its consequences. What does it mean to be white in America?

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  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Human Rights, or Right to Exist? Perspectives on Israel-Hamas War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates predicts how war in Israel could ripple through the Middle East. Then, Ray Suarez speaks with Trita Par...

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  • Added: May 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5