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Project 2025 would radically change all aspects of US life
July 03, 2024 16:48 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBYour Call begins a series about Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation-led authoritarian plan that would guide a second Trump administration and radically transform the US.
Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
July 02, 2024 16:08 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBDr. Uché Blackstock's new book is "as much about my work and awakening as a physician as it is a call to reimagine who we are as a country."
How 3M covered up the dangers of 'forever chemicals' for decades
July 01, 2024 16:15 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBA ProPublica investigation reveals how 3M allowed PFAS chemicals to flood our bodies and environment while sitting on research that showed the chemicals are toxic.
The Presidential debate & the corporate power brokers behind AIPAC
June 28, 2024 16:42 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBDemocrats are calling on President Biden to step down after last night's stumbling debate and Donald Trump made more than 30 false claims, according to CNN.
Will the climate crisis get enough attention in tonight's debate?
June 27, 2024 16:47 - 17 minutes - 8.18 MBClimate change is exacerbating extreme weather, causing deaths and destabilizing societies across the world. What questions should be asked at tonight's debate?
LGBTQ+ activists celebrate Pride amid ongoing GOP attacks
June 27, 2024 16:47 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBWe're having an intergenerational conversation with LGBTQ+ activists about what they're celebrating during Pride Month and how they're fighting back.
Celebrating Pride Month with banned LGBTQ+ authors
June 26, 2024 16:30 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBVoters strongly oppose conservative books bans, which are most likely to target works depicting LGBTQ+ characters and stories. Last year, 4,349 books were banned.
Why is cancer on the rise & what can we do to prevent it?
June 25, 2024 18:12 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBGen Xers are projected to experience higher cancer rates than Baby Boomers. What's being done to educate the public about prevention? What does the latest science say?
How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain
June 24, 2024 15:40 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBIn his new book, Peter Goodman writes that global supply chain relies on labor exploitation and has been constructed as a means of rewarding the investor class.
Implications of Supreme Court decisions & what's to come
June 21, 2024 16:32 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBTh Supreme Court has issued several rulings, including keeping abortion medication legal for now and blocking a ban on bump stocks. Major decisions are still expected.
Palestinian journalists risk their lives to document the war in Gaza
June 21, 2024 16:32 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBAt least 108 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Two years after Roe was overturned, mifepristone remains legal for now
June 20, 2024 15:11 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBThe Supreme Court unanimously rejected a bid by anti-abortion groups to roll back access to mifepristone, which now accounts for 63 percent of all abortions.
The political legacy of Juneteenth, voting rights & racial justice
June 19, 2024 16:36 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBOn the very first Juneteenth celebration, on June 19, 1866 in Galveston, Texas, Black leaders shared information about their community's newly acquired voting rights.
The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America's Next Economy
June 18, 2024 16:56 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBIn her new book, Natalie Foster explores a vision in which housing, health care, higher education, a living wage, and family care are guaranteed for all.
Can coral reefs survive a warming planet?
June 17, 2024 15:01 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBAt least 54 countries and territories have experienced coral reef mass bleaching since February 2023 as climate change warms the ocean's waters, according to NOAA.
The Grab exposes the global race to control food and water resources
June 14, 2024 16:36 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBThe Grab is a new documentary that exposes governments, private investors, and mercenaries working to seize food and water resources.
Climate change is increasing the risk of deadly landslides
June 13, 2024 17:03 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBUp to half of downtown Juneau, AK is at moderate to severe risk of landslides, but without adequate resources to address the problem, some residents want to ignore it.
San Francisco jails have reached a crisis point
June 12, 2024 15:38 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBMission Local's Joe Eskenazi reports jails have grown chaotic due to overcrowding, understaffing, and inmates with substance abuse and mental health disorders.
The credit card industry's manipulative tactics to keep people in debt
June 12, 2024 15:38 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBConversations about credit card debt are often framed as a result of personal choices, but major credit card companies use manipulative tactics to keep people in debt.
The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
June 11, 2024 16:25 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBIn his new book, "Everyone Who is Gone is Here," Jonathan Blitzer tells the history of the disastrous humanitarian crisis at the southern border. What will it take to passing humanitarian reforms?
The link between extreme heat and preterm birth
June 10, 2024 16:36 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBMaternal health disparities in the US largely stem from systemic racism and are worsening due to climate change, according to a new report from Vox, Grist, and The 19th.
LA Times exposes possible radioactive dumping around the Bay Area
June 10, 2024 16:35 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MBA recent investigation reveals how the former chemical company Stauffer may have dumped thousands of tons of industrial waste at several East Bay parks.
Billions in US tax dollars go to private religious schools
June 07, 2024 13:18 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBLast year, eight states created or expanded voucher programs, and this year, Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri have approved or expanded voucher-type programs.
What does Claudia Sheinbaum's election mean for Mexico?
June 07, 2024 13:17 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBLast Sunday, Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won a historic election to become Mexico’s first woman president.
The conservative Christian coalition that took down Roe v. Wade
June 06, 2024 16:34 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBThe conservative coalition that dismantled Roe wants to create a "modern Christian empire" in the US, according to New York Times reporters Elizabeth Dias and Lisa Lerer.
"Making It In America" calls for the revival of US manufacturing
June 05, 2024 16:37 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBRachel Slade’s new book, "Making It in America," is a unique look at global politics, economics, and labor through the story of textile manufacturing.
How Christian Nationalists have taken over the Republican Party
June 04, 2024 16:40 - 52 minutes - 24 MBThe new documentary Bad Faith explores the roots and the dangerous rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States.
The High Seas: Greed, Power and the Battle for the Unclaimed Ocean
June 03, 2024 16:33 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBThe high seas are home to some of the richest and most biodiverse environments on earth, but they are also home to exploitation on a scale that few of us can imagine.
Humanizing the Palestinian experience as the assault on Gaza continues
May 31, 2024 16:30 - 48 minutes - 22 MBIn his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama," Nathan Thrall tells the story of Israel's occupation through one Palestinian family's tragedy.
Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People
May 30, 2024 16:24 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBIn "Minority Rule," Ari Berman writes, "a shrinking conservative white minority is relentlessly exploiting the undemocratic features of America’s political institutions."
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
May 29, 2024 16:12 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MB"Master Slave Husband Wife" recounts the remarkable love story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped enslavement in Macon, Georgia in 1848.
A conversation about mental health resources and suicide prevention
May 28, 2024 16:41 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBOver 20 percent of American adults (more than 50 million) experience some sort of mental illness every year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
How the meat industry uses disinformation to shape public opinion
May 27, 2024 13:47 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBAccording to the Freedom Food Alliance, the meat and dairy industries spend millions to influence public opinion on and discredit plant-based diets.
Uncovering abuse & neglect in California's disability group homes
May 24, 2024 17:19 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBKALW reporter Chris Egusa's award-winning series exposes the dangerous lack of accountability at facilities that house Californians with developmental disabilities.
A Dangerous Assignment: Uncovering Corruption in Maduro’s Venezuela
May 24, 2024 17:18 - 24 minutes - 11.3 MBA new PBS Frontline documentary chronicles the price journalists pay for investigating the powerful in Nicolás Maduro’s government.
UC Berkeley students make strides on transparency, divestment
May 23, 2024 15:48 - 19 minutes - 9.13 MBThe UC Berkeley Divest coalition is seeking transparency and divestment from firms that profit from Israel's occupation and military assault on Gaza.
ICC prosecutor files for arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
May 23, 2024 15:47 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBWar crimes prosecutor Reed Brody told Democracy Now the request for indictments is a watershed event in the history of international justice.
Many workers lack heat protections as temperatures hit record highs
May 22, 2024 16:51 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBExtreme heat is the number one weather-related cause-of-death in the US, but few protections exist for workers who are vulnerable to heat illness.
Avoiding meat & dairy is the single biggest way to reduce your impact
May 21, 2024 16:40 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBA 2018 Science study says avoiding meat and dairy is the single biggest way to reduce your environmental impact. More than 80 percent of farmland is used for livestock.
Intertwined: Women, Nature, and Climate Justice
May 20, 2024 16:37 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBWomen are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis. Wildlife biologist Rebecca Kormos says empowering women is one of the most important solutions.
Dubai Unlocked: A global investigation into Dubai's real estate owners
May 17, 2024 16:38 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBDubai Unlocked is an investigative project involving more than 70 media outlets around the globe revealing who owns what in Dubai, the Middle East's financial hub.
Frontline, AP documentary investigates deaths from police use of force
May 17, 2024 16:38 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MBFrontline and The Associated Press spent three years investigating deaths that occurred after police used tactics like prone restraint and other "less-lethal force."
Report back from doctor in Gaza as students continue ceasefire calls
May 16, 2024 16:52 - 51 minutes - 23.8 MBDr. Mohammed Khaleel treated mostly children and young adults with blast injuries and bullet wounds. This is why students across the country are calling for a ceasefire.
Majority oppose Trump GOP plan to ban abortion nationwide
May 15, 2024 16:44 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBTrump recently told Time Magazine he would allow conservative states to prosecute those who violate abortion bans. The ultimate plan is to ban abortion in all 50 states.
GOP anti-abortion policies harm women around the globe
May 14, 2024 18:09 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBFor half a century, Republicans have forced poorer nations to abide by the anti-abortion policies of US conservatives. Trump imposed the tightest restrictions to date.
Can coral reefs survive a warming planet?
May 13, 2024 16:50 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBAt least 54 countries and territories have experienced coral reef mass bleaching since February 2023 as climate change warms the ocean's waters, according to NOAA.
Israel forces tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee Rafah
May 10, 2024 16:42An estimated 80,000 Palestinians have been forced to flee Rafah and thousands more are attempting to leave as Israel’s ground invasion ramps up, according to Al Jazeera.
How the media shapes the nationwide student protest movement
May 10, 2024 16:41 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBCollege students are calling for an end to the assault on Gaza. Since April 18, police have arrested more than 2,800 people on 50 campuses, according to the AP.
SF schools face budget crisis, potential layoffs & school closures
May 09, 2024 16:45 - 50 minutes - 23.3 MBThe San Francisco Unified School District is preparing for a vote on which schools may close to address a budget crisis and declining enrollment.
Still We Rise explores the 50+ year fight for Aboriginal land rights
May 08, 2024 16:47 - 52 minutes - 23.8 MBStill We Rise explores the colonial forces that stripped Indigenous Australians of their land and the national movement that sprung up in protest in 1972.