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Let’s check: Have Women Really “come a long way, baby”?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The country lost a Lioness this month with the death of Dianne Feinstein, an early female pioneer in the Senate.  Let's check on female gains in go...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:31
2341: Can Architecture Be Political?, 10/10/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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How can a building express a political viewpoint?

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Should Ukraine Get Russia's Frozen Assets
From: Open to Debate
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After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, economic sanctions led to frozen Russian assets abroad inaccessible and could be relocated ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Spokane Public Radio, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Ransomware Attacks: Bad for Hospitals, Deadly for Patients
From: Tradeoffs
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In 2021, University of Minnesota health economist Hannah Neprash listened to a Tradeoffs story on ransomware in health care and was inspired to stu...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 24:29
835: Astonishing African Futures / 836: You're Not OK. That's OK., 10/7/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," dominated the global box office. This hour, a literary ta...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
2023-10-06 Rep. Ro Khanna on AI, Misinformation and Holding Big Oil Accountable
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Congressman Ro Khanna has made a name for himself as a pragmatic progressive and critic of Big Oil. He grilled oil company CEOs under oath and help...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KGUA, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
231006: Rep. Ro Khanna on AI, Misinformation and Holding Big Oil Accountable, 10/6/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Congressman Ro Khanna has made a name for himself as a pragmatic progressive and critic of Big Oil. He grilled oil company CEOs under oath and help...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
Defamation Lawsuit Against Producers of Debunked Drop Box Fraud Film “2000 Mules” Can Proceed in Georgia Court Ruling
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Defamation Lawsuit Against Producers of Debunked Drop Box Fraud Film “2000 Mules” Can Proceed in Georgia Court Ruling

Bought by KTSW 89.9 and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Living Planet 10/06/23
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Tweaks for the environment? From pills for burping cows, eyes on cows' butts & more Wait, what? From a "cow-burp tax" to pai...

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


  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
40: Midwestern Food Festival Fun: A Visit to Kansas and Nebraska, 10/5/23
From: Heritage Radio Network
Series: Eat Your Heartland Out
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This week we're checking out some fun and unique food festivals in Nebraska and Kansas. Local fairs and festivals have great value to small communi...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2023
  • Length: 54:04
Resource center eases transition for Afghan immigrants
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Inside the Afghan Cultural Society in Minneapolis, Credit: Mike Moen
More individuals who have fled Afghanistan are trying to make the Twin Cities their home. A resource site in Minneapolis, now nearing its first an...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 04:15
The Rest of the Story: Indigenous Resistance
From: Making Contact
Caption: United States Supreme Court Building, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
We revisit two sites of indigenous resistance we've covered in the past: First we talk to Rebecca Nagle about the Supreme Court ruling upholding th...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
#50YearsOfHarm: Rep. Ro Khanna & Lisa Graves Call Out ALEC / The American Legislative Exchange Council
From: Laura Flanders
Series: The Laura Flanders Show
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Many people have never heard of the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC – but for 50 years, the group has been the driving force behind ...

Bought by KDNK, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Techlash -- Groks Science Show 2023-10-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Wheeler discussed his book, Techlash.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Latisha Buck Elk Thunder & Dacia Red Thunder Griego on Indigenous Made Missoula
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week's guests are Latisha Buck Elk Thunder and Dacia Red Thunder Griego, founders of Indigenous Made Missoula, a platform created to empower a...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Science Fiction
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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Science fictions are widely held dangerous beliefs that are not supported by science. Jess explores a few of these in anticipation of the continued...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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?

Bought by KUNM, WVTF, KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 12
Henrietta Lacks' Immortal Cells
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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One of medical science’s greatest paradoxes: The cancer cells that killed Henrietta Lacks revolutionized medicine -- medical care her own family co...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:14
BGR422 | Breast Cancer Awareness
From: KRDP
Series: Boom Goddess Radio
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Since 1985, October has been deemed Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This week our guests are Elaine Kennedy, a breast cancer survivor, and Dolly Qui...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage
From: Tradeoffs
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Employers are facing a big dilemma: How do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This we...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 21:56
Living Planet 09/29/23
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Introducing: The Big Switch on Europe’s energy crisis Putin's assault on Ukraine triggered an energy crisis that sent Europe's economies into a ta...

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


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
I&I - A.I. and creativity
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week is the September edition of Incentives & Instincts, a recurring series in which Justin speaks with economist and friend Bryce Ward about ...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:18
2023-09-29 Jane Fonda: A Lifetime of Activism
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Jane Fonda has spent the last several decades fighting for Indigenous peoples' rights, economic justice, LGBTQ rights, peace, gender equality and m...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KGUA, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
World in Progress 28/09/23
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Why Croatia’s abortion debate is heating up. Abortion is legal in Croatia. So why are women having to travel to Slovenia to...

Bought by WFHB and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2

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