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Caption: David Onek and Gil Kerlikowske in studio.
In Episode #1, Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (the White House "Drug Czar"), discusses ending the "War on ...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2012
  • Length: 30:03
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Seldom do citizens witness the workings of that Refinery known as Political Hostage Taking. There is much to learn from the John Edwards' trial abo...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 05:49

  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 56:31
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Religious leaders and others in Akron Ohio talk civility

  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 28:38
Caption: Journalists Joe Klein and Ellen Goodman, Credit: University of Massachusetts-Boston
Leading scholars and journalists in conversation about civility - in our society, and our public discourse. A public forum moderated by Tom Ashbro...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR) and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Organically-grown political influence is made in one way- and money can't buy it. , Credit: Susan Cook
No matter how many lawsuits are filed to make political influence available to the highest bidder, there is one kind that you can't pay for or crea...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
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Radio Curious visits with author, journalist and candidate for congress, Norman Solomon. They discuss his background as an activist and journalist ...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Daniel Goldstein and Michael Galinsky, San Francisco, CA 1/5/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Michael Galinsky and activist Daniel Goldstein talk private property, holding out, and standing ovations.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2012
  • Length: 23:56
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Off the Beat travels to New York City to investigate the growing Occupy movement. Who are the occupiers? How do international Occupy movements inte...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 27:04
Caption: If they chew it and it is still writhing, continuing to chew is profound., Credit: Susan Cook
As the dust settles from the Iowa Caucuses , it is time to sniff, dig and if necessary chew and swallow pettiness and small-mindedness where found....

  • Added: Jan 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:29
Caption: Kieran Riley, a local farmer, will have his own radio show on WGXC.
A community in upstate New York gathers together to build a radio station, by hand, in a weekend.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 35:34
Caption: The Ponies would act fast when funding was cut. , Credit: Susan Cook
Long ago, The Cavalier, horsemen who helped Charles I fight off The Roundheads, created "Dos and Don'ts" for choosing the Ponies to stand by them ...

  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 01:36
Caption: THE AVERAGE JOE MAKES A POINT
Joe Carraro discusses the fall of Merrill Lynch, the Wall Street firm he worked for as a stockbroker. He compares the greed and ineptitude of Thain...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:09
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Eleven years after I posted the first commentary for The River is Wide series, this remains true: Speaking and seeking the truth is not cynical.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2011
  • Length: 03:04
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Dr. Francis S. Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, spoke at a National Press Club luncheon February 26th.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2010
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Rick Steves at NORML 2007, Credit: NORML Foundation
Rick Steves is a popular PBS Travel Host and has authored dozens of travel guides. Here he speaks passionately about marijuana reform at the NORML ...

Bought by KSFR and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Aug 31, 2009
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 2
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Without Comment is a 13 week series looking at the first 100 days of the Barack presidency.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2009
  • Length: 09:45
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A profile of sorts and an exploration of the history and legacy of George W. Bush and the first eight years of a new millennium. A look at what may...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, and KWIT


  • Added: Mar 03, 2009
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Commentary on the recent decision in Kansas to restrict library books.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
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Ever since the election -- or even further back, when Barack Obama chose former rival Joe Biden as his running mate -- the blogosphere and the pund...

Bought by WCNY and WRPI


  • Added: Dec 11, 2008
  • Length: 59:57
  • Purchases: 2
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Commentary on how the presidential debates could be improved.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
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China, Censorship and the Olympic Ideal

  • Added: Aug 03, 2008
  • Length: 02:22
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What separates a "flip-flop" from a valid change of mind

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 24, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
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feature documentary about the everday life of methamphetamin users in the USA and the Czech Republic (german language)

Bought by KGOU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2008
  • Length: 45:58
  • Purchases: 1