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Topic 1 - Green Lights for Migraines; Topic 2 - Black in Science; Topic 3 - Lithium Mining

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 51:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Drew Lanham in Beidler Forest
Interview with Drew Lanham, South Carolina author, Black birder and wildlife biologist.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 33:10
Caption: Dr. Robert Bullard
Dr. Robert Bullard, widely considered the father of environmental justice, talks about the inequality of pollution and climate change.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:53
Caption: Amanda Garcia, Clyde Robinson, Justin J. Pearson and George Nolan celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the pipeline's cancellation
The pipeline fight comes to a surprising end. But with so many environmental injustices remaining in Memphis, the work is far from over. MCAP will ...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 31:05
Caption: Scottie Fitzgerald at the National Civil Rights Museum
Though the pipeline’s construction seems inevitable, MCAP’s relentless activism has begun attracting the attention of national figures, who help en...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:47
Caption: Attorney Scott Crosby of Burch, Porter & Johnson
One landowner refuses to sell to the pipeline company, and soon receives pro bono legal help. Meanwhile, MCAP learns that allies aren't always who ...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 31:38
Caption: Producers interview Sarah Houston, Executive Director of Protect Our Aquifer (on left)
Pipeline activists dig in and discover that the Byhalia crude oil pipeline also threatens a precious 'diamond in the rough' - the Memphis Sands aq...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 30:26
Caption: White's Chapel church in Boxtown
"We took, basically, a point of least resistance." It was a throwaway line by an out-of-town pipeline representative trying to explain the company'...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 35:55
Caption: MLK50 reporter Carrington Tatum
Reporter Carrington Tatum arrives in Memphis and begins reporting on the Byhalia pipeline. Meanwhile, MCAP realizes that calling out politicians wo...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:59
Caption: Boxtown residents view archival photos
Residents of Boxtown in southwest Memphis are upset to learn that a high-pressure crude oil pipeline is set to plow through their community.

  • Added: Sep 23, 2022
  • Length: 34:29
Caption: Timely, In-
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Derek Chauvin Trial Guilty Verdict Won't Fix Crisis in U.S. Policing; Bide...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Be sure to tune in next week when BD returns to the beach with Airrion Copeland, a black surfer who produced the documentary WhiteWash about chall...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif. and KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Marquitta White and Marie Webb, Credit: Emily Richardson-Lorente
Norfolk, Virginia's waters are rising fast, and its land is sinking. The city's plans to meet this climate change challenge could be a blueprint fo...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2020
  • Length: 33:44
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The Global Fight for Climate Justice and against Environmental Injustice with Jacqui Patterson Director of Environmental & Climate Justice at the N...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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It’s not surprising that many of the medicines we use today are derived from plants. The surprising part is how similar the molecular components of...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 35:36
Caption: Mr. Hoots is a Eurasian eagle owl, and one of Rodney Stotts' favorite raptors., Credit: Ari Daniel
Rodney grew up selling dope and guns. But he's always loved caring for birds. The drugs landed him in jail. The birds helped set him free.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, leads a group on a white water adventure, Credit: Outdoor Afro
There's a mountain of statistics that suggest black Americans don’t go out in nature as much as people of other ethnicities, but one Bay Area organ...

Bought by KSKA and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 2
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The Gulf Stream, gangs of fishermen, and the story of Dreamland.

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 3