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Season 1, Episode 18 - 'Placemaking For All' feat Mark Lakeman
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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How our cities are designed has a direct impact on our humanity towards one another.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB


  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 57:44
  • Purchases: 2
In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair M...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lost in Immigration
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Some things are temporary.

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


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Man in the President's Limo
From: Radio Diaries
Series: Last Witness
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President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. There are many photos from that day — Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in aboard Air ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and KUCB


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 2
Civics 101: How Should We Teach Civics?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Civics and social studies education are getting a lot of attention these days. How do we teach about our democracy?

  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
Are We A Democracy Or A Republic?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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Is the US a democracy or a republic? And why do we only have two dominant political parties?

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:32
  • Purchases: 1
Gerrymandering
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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The line between fairly splitting a state into voting districts, and purposely grouping voters to give one party an advantage.

Bought by WKSU and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
How Secure Are Our Elections?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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A wave of recent legislation across the country promised to make our elections "more secure." Where did this suspicion of our voting process come f...

Bought by Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:31
  • Purchases: 1
Disinformation, Misinformation, and Propaganda
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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In preparation for the upcoming election, we’re going to talk about lies, manipulation, and confusion.

Bought by WHFR and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 57:30
  • Purchases: 2
Why Vote, And How To Do It
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101: 2024 Election Toolkit
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We vote for our leaders, and those leaders represent our interests, but the impact of your vote isn't always so clear. Here's why you should vote a...

Bought by WKSU, KSKA, and Vermont Public


  • Added: Jan 08, 2024
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 3
But Next Time Part 3: The Fight for Fair Housing in the Face of Climate Change (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: 12 Moms Initiative member Jamie describes water and mold damage to her home at the Coppertree Village Apartments to members of the National Low Income Housing Coalition during a bus tour hosted by Houston's housing justice organizers., Credit: Leah Mahan
Today in Houston, Texas we meet a group of moms who stand up for local housing policies that keep families of color trapped in unsafe homes for yea...

Bought by KMUN and C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Dec 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
But Next Time Part 2: Language Justice and the Road to Recovery After Disaster (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: But Next Time hosts Rose and Chrishelle pose for a photo with members of indigenous language radio show, Radio Autóctona Indigenista on KBBF., Credit: Leah Mahan
This week we continue delving into community-rooted disaster relief in California. From building mutual aid networks, to translating emergency mess...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Battle for a Climate Friendly Farm Bill
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Progressives and ultra-rights clash over $20 billion allocated to promote "climate smart agriculture" . Farmers say the practices this would defund...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, RadioStPete Florida, and WFHB


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Frances Goldin, Rabble Rousers & A NYC Housing Struggle Wins (August 9, 2023 release)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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A new film tells how New Yorkers, led by Frances Goldin, won a 50-year housing struggle against developer Robert Moses.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, WNYE, and KDNK


  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Criminalized Survival
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Activist, Kim Dadou Brown, Credit: Daniel A. Nelson
In this episode, Natalie Pattillo and Daniel A. Nelson talk with us about their documentary, And So I Stayed. This award-winning film centers three...

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


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Marie Yovanovitch: Standing Up to Trump and the Future of Ukraine
From: Mateo Schimpf
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One person and one country, walking political tightropes

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


  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
This Asian American Life
From: Mateo Schimpf
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How are Asian-Americans fighting back against accusations of divided loyalties and the sense of “perpetual foreignness”?

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


  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Special Report: Deciding the Fate of Democracy in North Carolina
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this special report, we examine anti-democratic election law and a legal case — Moore vs. Harper — which is to be decided this term by the US Su...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KMUN, KDNK and more


  • Added: May 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Civics 101: Is Santa A Criminal?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
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In an uncharacteristic wash of holiday cheer, today we investigate how the actions of Santa could be interpreted in a court of law.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 23:35
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 11
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two stories about local government.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 2
What Happens When the People Decide?
From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide
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Learn about the basics of the ballot initiative, the history of how it caught on in the United States, and the pros and cons that she will explore ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 32:45
Uncommon Ground
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe, how do Americans discuss abortion? This program tells a dramatic story. In a little known chapter of...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WABE, WVBI-LP, KWIT, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 19, 2022
  • Length: 52:59
  • Purchases: 25
The Pseudo-Science of Whiteness: Biology as a Social Weapon (ENCORE)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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This week, filmmaker Stephanie Welch explores the role that racist, unscientific propaganda has played in promoting white supremacy in the U.S. She...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
New York's Hunter College is falling apart
From: Julian Abraham
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Students at CUNY's Hunter College in New York City are complaining about mice running the halls, broken windows, and leaky ceillings. But, the scho...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:43
The Big Ponder #33: Housing
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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The demand for affordable housing has reached an all-time high in both Europe and North America. In this episode, Tomma Suki investigates the housi...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 1

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