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The Marine Corps says its pandemic-related uniform shortage is easing and should end by mid-summer
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Marine Corps recruits get sized during their first uniform fitting at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, April 11, 2023., Credit: Jacob Hutchinson / U.S. Marine Corps
The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of inflation and COVID-related labor shortages.

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  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 4
Three Poems for Hard Times
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "We are watching the edge of the world, held by a vision, the persistence of breath...", Credit: Susan Cook
"When Loss and Innocence", "What Courage Wears to Bed", "The Meaning of Life". Poems from the author of "Breathing: American Sonnets"

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  • Added: Apr 01, 2024
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for March 27, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: The U.S. Finally Has Allowed Passage of U.N. Gaza Ceasefire: What Happens ...

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  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for March 6, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Ongoing Gaza Catastrophe Rouses Michigan Primary Voters to Send Biden a C...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for February 21, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Ukraine War Enters 3rd Year, It’s Time to Stop the Killing; Veterans fo...

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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A lack of base housing is forcing Navy sailors to live on ships, even when they're home in the U.S.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Commander Robert Molinaro, Executive Officer of the USS Ramage, inspects the ship's sleeping quarters March 22, 2023. Though the Ramage is back in port in Norfolk, Virginia, some sailors have to live on the ship because of a shortage of barracks space on, Credit: Adriones Johnson / U.S. Navy
A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of ...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 6
Looking at the Unbearable with Dr. Gabor Maté & V (formerly Eve Ensler)
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Experts say we must look at the root causes of our pain, and yet the US is in the grip of a battle over exactly that — with efforts to ban books, c...

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
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Veterans who need financial fiduciaries can lose their gun rights. Critics say that's unfair.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Sgt. Corey Briest (left) poses with his son Connor and wife Jenny, as Connor joins the South Dakota Army National Guard in Sioux Falls, March 11, 2022., Credit: South Dakota Army National Guard
Congress is considering whether to override a VA policy that says veterans who need financial fiduciaries may be reported to the FBI’s background c...

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  • Added: Feb 13, 2024
  • Length: 03:56
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A new lawsuit says the VA has failed to live up to its promises about gender-affirming care
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough (right) talks with VA social worker Art Akkerman at a June 2022 LGBTQ Pride event in Denver, Colorado., Credit: Elaine Buehler / U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after the department said it would provid...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 03:50
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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for January 24, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Israel’s Brutal Gaza War Has Now Killed 25,000 Palestinians; Direct Action...

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  • Added: Jan 24, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Organizing for Ceasefire Through Policy & Protest: Meet the People of JVP & NY Assemblymember Mamdani
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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You’ve seen them in protests since the start of the Israel/Hamas war — from New York City’s Grand Central Station and the Statue of Liberty, to the...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
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David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts on Conflict, War, and Debate
From: Open to Debate
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Debate is a form of conflict that is played out through civility, and the capability to exchange ideas with people we disagree with. But what leads...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 54:02
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A Pentagon report finds that troops' suicides are often preceded by legal or administrative troubles
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Ryan Cuppernall leads SafeTALK suicide training in Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 9, 2023. SafeTALK is a three-hour course that trains sailors and civilians how to prevent suicide., Credit: Jacqueline R. Ramos / U.S. Navy
About a quarter of all suicide deaths occur among troops caught up in legal or administrative battles - sometimes for minor infractions.

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  • Added: Jan 09, 2024
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 7
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for January 4, 2024
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Physician Relates the Horror Palestinians Face in Gaza as Israel-Hamas Wa...

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Doctors turn to AI and wearable monitors to measure the effects of burn pits on veterans' health
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: At his office on Long Island, New York, Dr. Anthony Szema models the smart ring that tracks health data for veterans who were exposed to fumes from toxic burn pits overseas., Credit: Desiree D'Iorio / American Homefront
A long-term study hopes to shed light on an array of vague symptoms that can affect veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 8
Despite policy changes, critics say the Army doesn't do enough to find soldiers who go missing
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Kevin and Lisa Bushling - the parents of Joseph Bushling - take a break during a 2012 search for their son near Dugway, Utah. The search, conducted mainly by volunteers, was one of several unsuccessful attempts to find Kevin, who disappeared in 2011 and w, Credit: Tooele (Utah) Transcript Bulletin
After a string of high-profile deaths and disappearances, the Army is trying harder to find soldiers who fail to report for duty.

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  • Added: Dec 12, 2023
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 8
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 22, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Ralph Nader on Gaza War: ‘A Level of Savagery to Haunt the State of Israel...

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  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Nurturing Peace from the Ashes of Violence
From: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future
Series: Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future
Caption: Mike Hardy & Hyppolite Ntigurirwa
Seeing your family members tortured and murdered will have a major influence on your leadership mindset. But not necessarily in the ways that you t...

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  • Added: Nov 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Armed Drones & Banned Discussion Clubs - Canada Stands on Guard
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Another great package that will sink like a stone at PRX: The Canadian military shops for surveillance drones that can kill. The GPM speaks with ar...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:17
Three Poems for These Times
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "When loss and innocence...", Credit: Susan Cook
Three poems of loss, courage and resilience for these times.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:05
Punishing the Amalekites
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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October 7 didn’t happen in a vacuum. As Israel retaliates, with customary super-violence, reducing little Gaza to rubble, in the occupied West Bank...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:44
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for November 1, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire, Israel Escalates Gaza Assault Worsening Hu...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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To create more resilient warriors, Air Force training is emphasizing wellness and stress management
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland prepare to leave a classroom after listening to a lecture on resilience, which included tips on self-control, keeping a positive mindset, and relaxation., Credit: Vanessa Adame / U.S. Air Force
The new basic training curriculum aims to better prepare recruits for the uncertainties of war.

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2023
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 7
After a series of suicides, the USS George Washington returns to sea with more mental healthcare
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: The USS George Washington is returning to sea after a six-year maintenance cycle when it remained in the shipyard in Norfolk, Va., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
The deaths among Washington crewmembers occurred during a six-year period when the carrier remained in the shipyard for maintenance.

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  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 6
Mayhem in Palestine/Gaza. An Interview With Michael Lynk
From: David Kattenburg
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The GPM spoke with Michael Lynk about the unfolding situation in Gaza and Israel. Lynk is Associate Professor of law at Western University, in Lond...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 32:42

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