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Ever Wonder The Reason It Took So Long for the IRS to Offer an Online Tax Preparation App? Big Money Lobbying.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Ever Wonder The Reason It Took So Long for the IRS to Offer an Online Tax Preparation App? Big Money Lobbying.

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WUTC, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 14, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Season 1, Episode 28 - 'Population Growth' feat Christopher Tucker
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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A controversial, yet necessary conversation around how many people can this planet support.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB


  • Added: Mar 31, 2024
  • Length: 57:55
  • Purchases: 2
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 75
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two Reflections on the Importance of Stories.

  • Added: Mar 19, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
StoryCorps: María de los Ángeles Vázquez and Rafael Cancel Vázquez
From: StoryCorps
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María de los Ángeles Vázquez and her son, Rafael Cancel Vázquez, remember his father, Rafael Cancel Miranda, one of four Puerto Rican Nationalists ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 03:16
As Congress repeatedly flirts with government shutdowns, military families face crisis fatigue
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with troops at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Feb 23, 2024. Since Johnson became Speaker in October, Congress has dealt with multiple government shutdown threats as the House has struggled to pass long-term, Credit: Seth Watson / U.S. Air Force
Each threatened shutdown can lead to stress in the military community about missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs.

Bought by KMXT, KUT, KRPS, North Country Public Radio, WRFA-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 7
The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Margaret Crane, inventor of America's first home pregnancy test, in 1965. , Credit: Anna Kaufman
In 1965 Margaret Crane was a young graphic designer with an idea: Why couldn't women do their own pregnancy tests at home? This is the story of how...

Bought by KISU, KETR-FM, RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WWNO and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Top of Mind - How American Boys and Men are Falling Behind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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American boys and men are falling behind. Have we accidentally overlooked their struggles?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KMXT, and RADIOLEX


  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Revisiting Political Activist and Lecturer Gloria Steinem's "My Life on the Road"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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"When people ask me why I still have hope and energy after all these years, I always say: Because I travel. Taking to the road—by which I mean lett...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 09:43
Life after Parkland: A victim’s dad turns to art and activism
From: Connecticut Public (WNPR)
Series: Audacious with Chion Wolf
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On this episode of Audacious, meet Manuel Oliver. He's the father of Joaquin, who was one of 17 murdered students and teachers in Parkland, Florida...

Bought by WGCU


  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 166: Going Deep with Pete Buttigieg on Social Mobility, 11/12/2023
From: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
Series: Kelly Corrigan Wonders
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making a life that works

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:03
Of Parents and School Boards
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: Borrowed and Banned
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Over the past few years, school board races have become more heated and more political — and books have become the center of that political storm. ...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 26:32
827: Going For Broke: Can Work Be Love? / 828: Our Time Of Mourning, 9/9/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Can Work Be Love?" - In this final part of our series, we’re talking about work — about the right to meaningful work, t...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
Top of Mind - Benefits of Social Relationships: Mending Fractures and Widening Our Circles
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We often hear about the mental and physical health benefits of social relations. But can relationships also be a way to heal our societal divisions?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
791: A Parenting Revolution / 792: The Resilient Brain, 5/6/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "A Parenting Revolution" - The pandemic has made clear that parents are walking a tightrope with no safety net. Is it time for a parentin...

  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Are Men Finished and Should We Help Them?
From: Open to Debate
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By several measures, men are in trouble. Women outnumber them in college enrollment. And even once there, men are not as likely to graduate. Men al...

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Lost in Politics: Finding Ways to Stay Engaged When Neither Party Fits
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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How to stay engaged in democracy when neither major political party feels like home.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KOWS, RADIOLEX, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 9
Bastard Nation Finds Its Voice
From: Jenna Spinelle
Series: When the People Decide
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An online community of adoptees fight for their birth records in 1990s Oregon - framing the issue around civil rights instead of parent/child relat...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 35:25
World in Progress 07/07/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Worse than Covid - Families facing food crisis in Guatemala - Since the pandemic, hunger and poverty are even worse for mo...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 08, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
World in Progress 06/02/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Latin America's struggle with abortion - Argentina made history by becoming the largest Latin American country to legali...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Jun 04, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fixing the Obamacare 'Glitch' That Pushed One Couple to Divorce
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Liana Wolk (L) and Owen Marshall at their wedding in May 2019. Owen is one of 5 million Americans stuck in the “family glitch.” , Credit: Molly Haley
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.

  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 18:40
Fixing the Obamacare 'Glitch' That Pushed One Couple to Divorce - Two-Way
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Liana Wolk (L) and Owen Marshall at their wedding in May 2019. Owen is one of 5 million Americans stuck in the “family glitch.”, Credit: Molly Haley
The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.

  • Added: May 23, 2022
  • Length: 03:47
The Supreme Court will decide if Guardsmen and reservists can sue states for employment violations
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Former Texas State Trooper LeRoy Torres reviews legal paperwork with his wife Rosie in their Robstown, Texas home in 2019. Torres resigned from his job after returning home from Iraq in 2008. He said the state refused to make job accommodations for a disa, Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront
When National Guard members and reservists deploy, a federal law is supposed to preserve their civilian jobs and benefits. But in some states, gove...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KPBS, and KUT


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
World in Progress 05/05/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Despite reaching retirement age, work never stops for civil servants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Many civil servan...

  • Added: May 07, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
Like Family, Like Nation: A Braver Angel Mediates Polarization at Home & Nationwide
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Like Family, Like Nation: A Braver Angel Mediates Polarization at Home & Nationwide, Credit: The Purple Principle
Mónica Guzmán of Braver Angels is a fascinating conversationalist who knows how to stop a conversation, particularly among blue-leaning Seattle fri...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 29:15
Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Elizabeth Hernandez and other tenants protest rent hike , Credit: Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment Action
While wages have flatlined for most working class people, rents have reached new highs, leaving most people struggling. But it’s not just in the US...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4

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