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Meet the BIPOC Press: Is Earth Day Still Relevant?
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Corporate greenwashing has hijacked Earth Day, but the ideas behind the holiday are more urgent than ever. There are environmental issues all aroun...

Bought by KMUN, WNYE, and KWMR


  • Added: Apr 24, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Journalist Suppression and Fear for Democracy- Sonnet for the Journalist Who Said 'Wink, Wink'
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Sonnet for Wink, Wink -Susan Cook- There are places here on earth where a wink at the wro...

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: :52
  • Purchases: 1
2024-03-10 The 2024 Dionysus Awards
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Never mind the Oscars: what movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways?

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
After Cleaning Up Gerrymandered State Senate & Assembly Districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes on Congressional Districts
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
After Cleaning Up Gerrymandered State Senate & Assembly Districts, the Wisconsin Supreme Court Passes on Congressional Districts

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
2411: The 2024 Dionysus Awards, 3/12/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Never mind the Oscars: what movies of the past year challenged your assumptions and made you think about things in new ways?

  • Added: Mar 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Monica Guzman on the importance of curiosity to build relationships that bridge divides
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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Welcome to News in Context. I’m Gina Baleria. In this episode, we explore how bridging by building relationships and being curious can connect peo...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
A Majority of Americans Like Voting by Mail - Including Many Florida Republicans. Making it Harder May Keep Them From Voting, Too.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
A Majority of Americans Like Voting by Mail - Including Many Florida Republicans. Making it Harder May Keep Them From Voting, Too.

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Mass Shooting Sequence: In Memoriam
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
We know too much of the sequence of the aftermath of a Mass Shooting Sequence.

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
NY Times Columnist David Brooks on How to Know and See a Person
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we talk with New York Times columnist David Brooks, about his new book - How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 29:30
Arizona Legislator and 2020 Fake Elector Proposes the State Legislature – Not the Voters – Should Pick the State’s Presidential Electors
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Arizona Legislator and 2020 Fake Elector Proposes the State Legislature – Not the Voters – Should Pick the State’s Presidential Electors

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Not Wanted at Harvard? BIPOC Media on Claudine Gay, Anti-Zionism & Diversity in Education
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Dr. Claudine Gay made history as the first Black President of Harvard. She faced fierce backlash over the school’s statements on the Israel-Hamas W...

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
AI in News Reporting
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced and is now capable of with minimal human intervention. This technology is transforming the way ne...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 06:50
Mock Trial: Is Trump Guilty in the January 6th Case?
From: Open to Debate
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After the 2020 election, former President Trump discredited the election results. The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and Trump’s federal indi...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
2023-12-31 American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode)
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Where might America be headed as a nation?

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
2401: American Futures (Ken Taylor Memorial Episode), 1/2/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Where might America be headed as a nation?

  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
2023-12-24 The Ethics of Awesomeness
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Isn’t it awesome when someone breaks with social conventions and creates opportunities for people to come together and express themselves?

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  • Added: Dec 25, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
(January 3, 2024 Re-Air) Naomi Klein: How Disinformation and Conspiracy Theories Gain Power
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In her new book, "Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World”, award-winning journalist Naomi Klein describes being confused with Naomi Wolf, a con...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
A primer for discussing Israel and Gaza and our divided American political landscape: John Donvan in discussion with author Mónica Guzmán
From: Open to Debate
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How can you have meaningful conversations in increasingly divided times, whether it’s against the backdrop of American politics or the Israel-Gaza ...

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  • Added: Nov 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
BIPOC Media on the Fight for Fair Wages — & Anti-racist Unions
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Over 450,000 workers have gone on strike in 2023. Many are celebrating this revival of labor power, but what does it mean for workers of color — of...

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  • Added: Nov 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
2348: Microaggressions, 11/28/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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What’s the difference between a rude comment and outright hate speech?

  • Added: Nov 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
2023-10-29 Referring to the World: Ken's Final Work
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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A special episode devoted to Ken Taylor's posthumous book.

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 10
Too Soon? The First Family 60 Years On
From: Mike Flanagan
Caption: The First Family, Credit: Courtesy Cadence Records
A 60th Anniversary review of the funniest album of the Kennedy era. The Grammy Award winning Album of the Year that was ultimately withdrawn from c...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 57:17
Sonali Kolhatkar: “Rising Up” for Social Justice, With YES! Magazine
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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As the Israel/Hamas conflict continues, what is media’s role?  Across the globe, reporting shapes political and cultural landscapes — and Sonali Ko...

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  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 8
2023-10-01 Disinformation and the Future of Democracy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Anti-vaxxers, Q-Anon devotees, 9/11 truthers — should people this deluded really be allowed to report the news or hold elected office?

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  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 12
Connecting Outside of the Algorithm: Circumventing the Mediated World of Digital Media Via In-Person Connection, with Riaz Patel
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Logo: News In Context, Credit: Joyce Cheng
In this episode, we explore how much of the information we get is mediated - edited - and we all get different edits based on what the algorithm th...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:30

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