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Top of Mind - Political Primaries
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Why don’t more Americans vote in primary elections? Are open, partisan or closed primaries better for voter engagement?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Living Planet 04/12/24
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week, Living Planet delves deep into the illegal bushmeat trade from the tropical forest of the DRC all the way to Brussels international airp...

Bought by Radio Kansas and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Michigan Case Which Used the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ to Challenge Voting Rights Ballot Questions is Thrown Out
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Michigan Case Which Used the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ to Challenge Voting Rights Ballot Questions is Thrown Out

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Priya Subberwal on storytelling, ecology and resilience
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Priya is an interdisciplinary ecologist and artist with an extensive background in multimedia storytelling and a passion for connecting with the na...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 27:06
Can China Erase History – and Democracy – in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Life is changing quickly for people in Hong Kong

Bought by Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Tax Day: Who Gets the Gold Mine, Who Gets the Shaft?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host 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 ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
Angela Davis: A Revolutionary Roadmap for Building a Better Future
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In this first episode of Laura Flanders & Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), Laura is joined by Angela Davis, a leading voice in the movem...

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


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 7
National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors

Bought by Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Trying to Game the System, Missouri Legislature Proposes Ballot Question Rule Changes to Head Off Reproductive Rights Question in November
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Trying to Game the System, Missouri Legislature Proposes Ballot Question Rule Changes to Head Off Reproductive Rights Question in November

Bought by Angelica Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price
People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Bought by WRFA-LP, KTEP, and WHRV


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
2024-04-07 Could Robots Be Persons?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What would it mean to assign legal or moral responsibility to algorithms in human form?

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


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
Electric Cars - Pros and Cons, Part 2
From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch
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Dr. Beia Spiller, Director of the Transportation Program at Resources for the Future, and Dr. David Rapson, Economic Policy Advisor for the Fed and...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
Nonpartisan Report Recommends Ways Local Officials Can Expand Voter Participation and Recruit Election Workers Using Public/Private Partnerships
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Nonpartisan Report Recommends Ways Local Officials Can Expand Voter Participation and Recruit Election Workers Using Public/Private Partnerships

Bought by Angelica Community Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 07, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
True the Vote’s Claim of Evidence of 2020 Ballot Stuffing in Georgia Were . . . Not True

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KTSW 89.9, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Making Peace with Body Image (Part 1)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Caption: Alishia McCullough
In this edition of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Julia Joubert explores the contributors of negative body image and the rise of the slightly fla...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 29:01
2416: Shakespeare's Outsiders, 4/16/2024
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Do Shakespearean dramas have more in common with modern-day soap operas than we think?

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
Making Peace with Body Image (Part 2)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Kelvin Davis
In this edition of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Julia Joubert explores the contributors of negative body image and the rise of the slightly fla...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Making Peace with Body Image
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Alishia McCullough
In this edition of Peace Talks Radio, correspondent Julia Joubert explores the contributors of negative body image and the rise of the slightly fla...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Is Religion a Force for Good?
From: Open to Debate
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Religion has long shaped human civilization, and many have wondered whether it’s good for society. Those who argue “yes” say it offers a sense of i...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Housing in America: A Blueprint in Minneapolis
From: After the Fact
Series: Housing in America
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Minneapolis is drawing positive national attention for the city’s approach to curbing soaring housing costs. In this episode, we hear about the cit...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 18:51
Forgetting the Lessons and Losses of Covid
From: KSFP
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The first years of the COVID-19 pandemic are behind us and it’s time for an early reckoning of our successes and failures. An epidemiologist shares...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 21:30
Ezra Graham on a teenager’s vision of journalism
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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Ezra Graham is the purveyor of News Nerds, a podcast on which he’s interviewed the likes of Glenn Close, David Cross, Alberto Gonzalez and many oth...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 27:23
Traumatic Growth -- Groks Science Show 2024-04-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Christine Gibson discussed her book, The Modern Trauma Toolkit.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
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.

Bought by KPBS, KUT, WRFA-LP, and KTEP


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 4
North Carolina's LGBTQ Community Stands Against Domestic Terrorism
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Join Laura Flanders as she speaks with residents of Moore County affected by a targeted power outage during a drag show, uncovering potential motiv...

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


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6

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