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2024-09-20 Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One

What we wear defines us in so many ways. But in recent decades we’ve moved away from long-lasting, quality pieces in favor of disposable fast fashi...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WGCU, and KICI Iowa City

240920: Wardrobe Malfunction: The Climate Impact of Clothing, 9/20/2024

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed

What we wear defines us in so many ways. But in recent decades we’ve moved away from long-lasting, quality pieces in favor of disposable fast fashi...

2439: Marx and Morality, 9/24/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Is morality just the opiate of the masses, or do Marxists have a good moral argument against Capitalism?

Solving Economic Inequality: An Occupy Movement for this Moment?

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Were you one of the hundreds of thousands of people on the streets during the Occupy movement? For many the movement was a political awakening, as ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN, KWMR and more

Labor Safety, Project 2025, & the Far Right’s Plot Against Workers: What You Need to Know

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

What risks do working people face this Labor Day? Workers continue to die on the job and struggle to protect worker safety, but the dangers for lab...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Radio Catskill, KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, KWMR and more

Meet the BIPOC Press: Is Worker-Owned Media the Future of Journalism? (July 3 release)

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

The business of media is in danger — but it sure isn’t dead. There have been layoffs across the industry and many newsrooms have cut back on the re...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR, and WNYE

Tax Day: Who Gets the Gold Mine, Who Gets the Shaft?

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

Taxes are necessary for a civilized society, and most ordinary people pay their fair share. But there's one group that pays nothing at all, while ...

2024-04-07 Could Robots Be Persons?

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

What would it mean to assign legal or moral responsibility to algorithms in human form?

Bought by KMUN, KICI Iowa City, WNED Buffalo, GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9 and more

2415: Could Robots Be Persons?, 4/9/2024

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

What would it mean to assign legal or moral responsibility to algorithms in human form?

Top of Mind - Tipping Culture is Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Tipping culture is changing in America. What’s driving tipflation and tipcreep – and what’s expected of consumers?

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

Women’s History Month: Let's Ditch This Bit of Unfair History

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

It’s Women’s History month, and the feds are banning government agencies from using salary history to set the pay of new hires. Why? If you start ...

Top of Mind - An Explosion of Union Activity in the US and What it Means

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

The US is seeing an unusual spike in union activity and public support for unions. What does this moment mean for the future of labor in America?

Bought by KMXT, KSTK, KOWS, and RADIOLEX

267: Community Wealth Building: Democratizing the Economy, 2/21/2024

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

In this special episode of the Bioneers, guest host Laura Flanders explores “Community Wealth Building,” a model that democratizes the economy, cre...

2024-02-16 Let’s Talk Dirty to Clean Energy

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One

As fossil fuels are phased out, shuttered coal plants, contaminated landfills, and abandoned mine lands across the U.S. are finding new life as ren...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KALW, KSQD Santa Cruz, WGCU and more

240216: Let’s Talk Dirty to Clean Energy, 2/16/2024

From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed

As fossil fuels are phased out, shuttered coal plants, contaminated landfills, and abandoned mine lands across the U.S. are finding new life as ren...

Is the American Dream in Decline?

From: Open to Debate

The American Dream – the idea that anyone can achieve success in the U.S. through hard work and determination – is under scrutiny, and some worry i...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP

The Rise of the New Labor Movement

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Brunswick cafe, Little Dog, where workers organized a union., Credit: Alex Spear, Bowdoin Orient

On the forefront of the next labor revolution, we visit a coffee shop in Maine called Little Dog whose workers start to organize a union and we tal...

Bought by WUWM, KMUN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and RadioFreePalmer

2352: The Ethics of Awesomeness, 12/26/2023

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly

Isn’t it awesome when someone breaks with social conventions and creates opportunities for people to come together and express themselves?

BIPOC Media on the Fight for Fair Wages — & Anti-racist Unions

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

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...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, WNYE and more

Does Economic Growth Cost Too Much?

From: Open to Debate

Economic growth is a central goal of many economies, but there are questions about how sustainable relentless growth is. Those arguing “yes” say t...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KCPW Salt Lake City

Inclusion on Purpose

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Ruchika Tulshyan left and Ijeoma Oluo.

Thought leaders in our nationwide conversation about race and belonging, Ruchika Tulshyan and Ijeoma Oluo discuss Tulshyan’s book, Inclusion on Pur...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, and KMUN

Hispanic Heritage Month: the United Farm Workers & a Surprise!

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

It's Hispanic Heritage Month, so let's recognize their leaders, and raise a glass to the founder of the United Farm Workers. If you’re thinking Ces...

Catastrophic Capitalism in 2023: The Invisible Causes of Economic Inequality

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis, we explore the consequences of “capital bias”, or prioritizing wealth and the wea...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KMUN and more

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for September 6, 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: ‘Best States to Work’ Report Highlights Government Policies Helping and Hu...

Bought by WFHB and WETS

Do Unions Work for the Economy

From: Open to Debate

Unions may be on the verge of a resurgence. After decades of declines, workers are organizing across household-name companies, like Starbucks, Amaz...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, KUOW, WGBH Radio Boston, Prairie Public and more

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