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The Road to Realization for Medicare and Medicaid
From: Rebecca McInroy
Series: American Compassion
Caption: American Compassion, Credit: Bonnie Siegler
In this episode, we explore Medicare’s tenuous and little-known road to realization and the masterminds behind its conception.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Aug 30, 2024
  • Length: 50:52
  • Purchases: 1
3 - The Last Line of Care
From: Tradeoffs
Series: The Fifth Branch
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Alternative response teams are being asked to tackle vexing problems: mental illness, homelessness, addiction. How much can they actually do? We ex...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2024
  • Length: 37:34
Prosecutor or Perp? You Decide.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Presidential history was made when President Biden gracefully ended his candidacy for a second term. He put country over self and very possibly sa...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2024
  • Length: 03:01
Two Weak Options: How’d the Election Go So Wrong?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The answers are infinite...

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


  • Added: Jul 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Sound the Alarm: A Nuclear Doomsday Scenario
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Nuclear war would bring a new, horrifying era to humankind… if many people even survived it.

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  • Added: Jul 12, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
A Perfect Solution to Biden's Drop Out Dilemma
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
After President Biden's recent meltdown during a debate with Donald Trump, various factions are calling for him to drop out of the presidential rac...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
An Anniversary You Don't Want to Celebrate
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
June 24th marks the  anniversary of the infamous Dobbs  Supreme Court decision, trashing women’s right to abortion guaranteed since Roe v. Wade in ...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
Can China Erase History – and Democracy – in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Life is changing quickly for people in Hong Kong

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Can Washington Make Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together?
From: Tradeoffs
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A bipartisan bill takes aim at a $500 billion health care problem that few people have ever heard of. Will it make care better for some of the coun...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 19:17
Rematch: Will the Biggest Loser Win Again?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Trump was President from 2016 To 2020, but he’s never won an election. He lost the nationwide popular vote in 2016, but still made it to the White ...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
‘She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer’
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Steven Petrow (R) and Jay Petrow (L) kiss their sister Julie Petrow-Cohen. Julie used New Jersey’s medical aid in dying law after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer., Credit: Courtesy of the Petrow family
A handful of states allow terminally ill people to take life-ending medications prescribed by a doctor instead of waiting for death. This week, we ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 21:12
What’s Wrong, America? A 2024 Election Special
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Turns out Americans don't feel great about the direction of our country. But what exactly are they upset about, and are things as bad as they think?

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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The Most Important Court Decision of the 20th Century Didn't Last
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
January 22 marks the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, when the court ruled abortion was legal under U.S....

  • Added: Jan 19, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
Can the U.S. Put an End to Surprise Ambulance Bills?
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Precious Mae Clark reviews her medical bills.
Congress banned most surprise medical bills back in 2020, with one major exception: ambulance rides. Most people agree that patients should be shie...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:50
Ready, Set and a Year to Go: 2024 Election Preview
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Nov 7 marked the one year countdown to the 2024 Presidential election. It was both a kick in the pants and clown show on the Republican side, and a...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage
From: Tradeoffs
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Employers are facing a big dilemma: How do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This we...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 21:56
Toxic Tracks (encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The text "Toxic Tracks" on a background of railroad tracks., Credit: Background image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay
On today's show, we'll hear an encore of a show from our archives that first aired in April. We'll be looking at the environmental impact of the ra...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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2023-08-11 Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-minute City
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
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230811: Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-minute City, 8/11/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
From: Tradeoffs
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Ashish Jha shifted from the role of academic theorizing about health policy into a calm, reassuring voice leading the White House’s COVID response....

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 1
2023-07-14 Green Energy / Red States
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs an...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 15
230714: Green Energy / Red States, 7/14/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs an...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Medicare is in the midst of a pretty dramatic transformation. Before long, two out of every three enrollees will likely have a private Medicare Adv...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 24:09
  • Purchases: 1
Reviving Repair: Recovering the lost skills and rights to fix our stuff
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Stories about Chicago's Community Glue repair cafe and the Minnesota coalition of techies and farmers who won the nation's strongest Right to Repai...

Bought by WFHB and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Wonky Policy That’s Got Hospitals on High Alert
From: Tradeoffs
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Medicare could soon pay hospitals much less for common outpatient services like x-rays and checkups. This week, we explain an old policy gathering...

  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 17:51