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  'Vox pop' is short for vox populi, meaning voice of the people. On April 11th, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to Harvard University with a list of demands. They included seizing the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion in admissions and hiring, limit... Read more

Fortunato hosts another afternoon of music for a lovely spring afternoon and a little comedy from Bob & Ray.. Musical Artists.include Joni Mitchell, Eva Cassidy, Paul Desmond, Rosanne Cash, Quincy Jones, Daiane Reeves, Duke Ellington, Ruth Brown, The Mills Brothers, Jim ... Read more

While many of us are worrying about how the melting polar ice caps are a warning of climate catastrophes ahead, for others melting ice is turning historical dreams of a navigable Arctic into reality and reshaping rivalries at the top of the world.  On this episode of Lo... Read more

  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Copaganda: News media, public officials, and the police themselves keep telling us that public safety requires ever more policing, despite all evidence to the contrary. In Co... Read more

According to the 2025 Annual Report of the American Lung Association, fifty-five years after the passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, nearly half of US residents breathe unhealthy air. One significant contribution to this problem is the inadequacy of the regulatory app... Read more

  News media, public officials, and the police themselves keep telling us that public safety requires ever more policing, despite all evidence to the contrary. In Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News (New Press, 2025), civil rights lawyer Alec Karakat... Read more

Join host Jonathan Lay for another fresh-brewed batch of folk music. In this episode, we’ll range from wishes and mysteries, to oceans, boats, bridges, mules and gardens. Artists in this episode include: Mark Graham & Orville Johnson; Kat Eggleston; Tony Furtado; Brian... Read more

  Plus. this week's FEATURED GODDESSES:  HOUR 1: Würst Nürse - Melbourne, Australia "nurse Punk" Riot Grrrl band, made up of actual nurses. Formed in 2016, their music addresses issues like healthcare worker abuse, workplace violence, and the challenges faced by nurses... Read more

Music to celebrate moms, moms-in-law, bubbes, and mother-figures on Mother's Day Read more