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Regulation
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing a recent trip to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the Economist Ocean Summit. One such conversation we pa...

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  • Added: Apr 19, 2024
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Is the Banking System Safer Than It Was in 2008?
From: Open to Debate
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Silicon Valley Bank. Signature Bank. Credit Suisse. The global banking system may be facing its most significant crisis since 2008. Some say erodin...

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
What COP 27 Might Have Been
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode we provide three examples of initiatives, proposals and financial solutions that could change the shape of our climate future, incl...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2022
  • Length: 05:11
COP 27 Implementation Plan
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) closed recently in Egypt. Reactions to outcomes of the climate change conference have been mixed, and t...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
World Ocean Radio: A Natural Capital Revolution
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing an Executive Order entitled "Change in Natural Asset Wealth" signed by US President Joe Biden on Ea...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
2021-10-22 What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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People around the world have been experiencing unprecedented extreme weather events – raging wildfires, killer heatwaves and catastrophic floods. I...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, WLPR , KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 15
211022: What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow, 10/22/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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People around the world have been experiencing unprecedented extreme weather events – raging wildfires, killer heatwaves and catastrophic floods. I...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
2021-10-17 John Dewey and the Ideal of Democracy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What made Dewey the quintessential American philosopher?

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
The Debt Ceiling and its Role in Congressional Politics, with UC Berkeley Economist Barry Eichengreen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the debt ceiling - what it is, why it exists, and why it keeps coming up in Congressional negotiations and wrangling. ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Making the U.S. Tax System Work Better, with Annette Nellen
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the state of U-S tax policy, as well as some ideas for how to overhaul the system to make it more equitable, efficient,...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
The History and State of Tax Policy in the U.S. with Annette Nellen, Pt. 1
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore taxes in the US, including how tax policy has evolved and devolved over the course of U-S history, what taxes are meant...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Voting as Speech: Elections & the First Amendment with Lata Nott
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore the First Amendment aspects of voting, elections, and campaigns - in particular how voting and related activities might...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
2021-08-06 Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiatives to put a price on carbon - twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the W...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 14
210806: Jay Inslee, BP and Washington’s Climate Story, 8/6/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In Washington State, voters defeated initiates to put a price on carbon ― twice. Governor Jay Inslee himself then lost his personal bid for the Whi...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
A Utopian Solution
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode, part thirty-nine of the multi-part BLUEprint series, we follow up on last weeks' examination of China's response to the climate cr...

  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 05:38
201211: Mary Nichols: A Climate Champion’s Legacy, 12/11/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Throughout a 45-year career as an environmental regulator, Mary Nichols has been a powerful champion for climate action and cutting emissions. Havi...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
2020-02-21 Is California’s Climate Progress Going Up in Smoke?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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California has been at the forefront of America’s climate fight since Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the country’s first major climate law i...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, and Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
Flood Insurance
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In the United States, planning and reparation for coastal flooding and damage has been administered under a National Flood Insurance Program that s...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2019
  • Length: 04:43
2019-05-24 David Gergen on Climate Politics and Public Opinion
From: Climate One
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What does a former advisor to Richard Nixon think about the climate crisis? “This is turning out exactly the way scientists predicted, with one exc...

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  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 1
190524: David Gergen on Climate Politics and Public Opinion, 5/24/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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What does a former advisor to Richard Nixon think about the climate crisis? “This is turning out exactly the way scientists predicted, with one exc...

  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
Green New Deal and the Blue Economy
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The Green New Deal has received much attention in the United States recently as one possible response to the challenging circumstances we face worl...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2019
  • Length: 05:16
190301: Weathering the Storm in America's Cities, 3/1/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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From fires and floods to heavy snow and hurricanes, recent years have brought a raft of extreme weather disasters costing the U.S. hundreds of bill...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
2019-03-01 Weathering the Storm in America's Cities
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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From fires and floods to heavy snow and hurricanes, recent years have brought a raft of extreme weather disasters costing the U.S. hundreds of bill...

Bought by WJCT, WCQS, NPR Now, Northwest Public Broadcasting, and KVMR


  • Added: Feb 27, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
Stephen M. Walt, author of "The Hell of Good Intentions"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Stephen M. Walt about his book "The Hell of Good Intentions"

  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 29:55
2019-01-06 The Paris Agreement at Three
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In its infancy, the Paris Agreement carried the promise of a truly global climate solution. Supporters still say the Agreement is the first step in...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6