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An Indiana University student was arrested and charged with felony intimidation after posting to Twitter what police determined was a threatening m...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 08:50
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Folk music legend Pete Seeger celebrates his 94th birthday on May 3. Independent producer Rhonda Miller talks with David Dunaway, author of the See...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 16:41

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 04:05
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Air Occupy radio show interviews Noam Chomsky about Gaza, Occupy Wall Street movement, Labor, and the media.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2013
  • Length: 44:18
Caption: Professor Beth E. Richie
In her new book, Professor Beth E. Richie addresses the issue of marginalized communities throughout America, and the unique risk they harbor for B...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ken Burns
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has produced a new film series on the dustbowl. It features survivors, experts on climate and farming, as well as s...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2012
  • Length: 28:30
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As election day approaches, divisive political rhetoric is becoming more and more prevalent in American media, and that includes social media. For ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2012
  • Length: 08:37
Caption: Chris Hedges
Those areas of America that have been offered up for exploitation in the name of profit, progress and technological advancement are called, accordi...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2012
  • Length: 27:56
Caption: Job Creators, Credit: Brad Kayal
It began with an on-air rant by CNBC commentator Rick Santelli. It became a major political movement, with elected representatives on Capitol Hill....

  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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On this all-new special election season edition of Peace Talks Radio, an assessment of the problem of incivility in political discourse - and some ...

Bought by KVSC and KUNM


  • Added: Aug 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 2
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On this all-new special election season edition of Peace Talks Radio, an assessment of the problem of incivility in political discourse - and some ...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio, Marfa Public Radio, KUNC, New Hampshire Public Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Susan Manheimer and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #16, Susan Manheimer, San Mateo Police Chief and California Police Chiefs Association President, discusses why she became a police offic...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 30:48
Caption: Laurie Robinson.
In Episode #14, Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice, discusses bridgin...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 32:32
Caption: Anthony Batts and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #12, Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts discusses his goals as Oakland's new Chief, the importance of working with the community, his ef...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 30:09
Caption: Frank Zimring and David Onek.
In Episode #11, Frank Zimring, Professor at Berkeley Law School, discusses New York City's remarkable crime decline in the past twenty years, the r...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 30:10
Caption: Mimi Silbert and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #10, Mimi Silbert, President and CEO of the Delancey Street Foundation, discusses the unique Delancey Street rehabilitation model, the s...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 36:12
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Local visual artist David Ebbinghouse aka Tomcat Spray joins Ryan Dawes in studio for a conversation on art, his methods, and speaks on the debate ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 59:50
Caption: Jean Woodford and David Onek.
In Episode #9, Jeanne Woodford, former Warden of San Quentin State Prison and former Acting Secretary of the California Department of Corrections a...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:22
Caption: George Gascon and David Onek.
In Episode #7, San Francisco Police Chief George Gascon discusses putting ethics at the forefront of police training, what he learned from Chief Bi...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 37:15
Caption: Mark Leno and David Onek
In Episode #6, Senator Mark Leno, Chair of the California Senate Public Safety Committee, discusses politicians' fear of being labeled "soft on cri...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 35:47
Caption: David Onek and Sunny Schwartz in studio.
In Episode #5, Sunny Schwartz, author of "Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 36:35
Caption: Bill Bratton
In Episode #4, Bill Bratton, former Los Angeles Police Chief and former New York Police Commissioner, discusses the importance of working with the ...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 37:51
Caption: Dr. Joe Marshall and David Onek in studio.
In Episode #2, Dr. Joe Marshall, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Omega Boys Club in San Francisco, discusses the program’s 150 college gra...

  • Added: Jul 25, 2012
  • Length: 30:43
Caption: Dennis Marker
America’s middle class is in dramatic decline. But, what caused the downfall?

  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 28:54
Caption: Cameron Whitten, Credit: Eleanor Davis, www.doing-fine.com
Cameron Whitten is a 21 year-old activist and former mayoral candidate from Portland, Oregon.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 24:11