Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn Grant is a different kind of nature show about the human drama of saving animals. From a paleoanthropologist who hunts fossils in conflict zones to someone who helped save an endangered species while in prison, in season four we will hear from real-life heroes and nature advocates with widely different expertise and life experiences that led them to be champions for the natural world. Wildlife biologist and host Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant has been studying wild animals i ...
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The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.
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Goes behind-the-scenes of your favorite public television programs featuring conversations with the people who make them.
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On States of Democracy, a new interview series from PBS/WNET, we speak with public media reporters all over the country who are on the front lines of election and statehouse coverage in their local communities. This project is part of Preserving Democracy, a WNET-funded multiplatform initiative.
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The Political Periscope offers weekly interviews about politics, geopolitics, economy and more, from the perspective of the eastern flank of NATO, in the context of the war in Ukraine. The weekly podcast is created by Radio Wnet, stationed in Warsaw, Poland. The interviews are conducted by journalists of the Radio Wnet in Warsaw, Kiyv, Lviv, Beirut, Dublin, Vilnius, London, Taipei, Medellin, the Balkans and more. Our guests are mainly european politicians and experts in security and military ...
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In 2003, WNET journalist Jenna Flanagan reported on the murder of 15-year-old Newark native Sakia Gunn. Now, 20 years on, Flanagan revisits the story to examine what progress might have been made in protecting Newark’s queer youth -- and how exactly justice was served in one of New Jersey’s first prosecuted LGBTQ+ hate crime homicides. Flanagan sits down to talk with those whose lives intersected with Sakia’s — from her classmates and friends to the wide community of academics, artists, jour ...
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Travel back in time with one brave family and a group of intrepid would-be cowboys as they find out what it took to make it on the western frontier in 1867. How well will these modern-day individuals do as they experience real life on the range? Tune in to PBS's Texas Ranch House May 1-4, from 8-10 pm EST and go to pbs.org/ranchhouse to find out!
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MetroFocus is a multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York region. The MetroFocus television program features news, smart conversations, in-depth reporting, content from many partners and solutions-oriented reports from the community. Major areas of coverage include sustainability, education, science and technology, the environment, transportation, poverty and underserved communities. MetroFocus.org amplifies that reporting with daily updates and original stories that also cover c ...
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Before CNN and Fox News, before shock jocks and powerful pundits, there was Father Charles Coughlin, an ambitious priest who invented political talk radio as we know it, brought down one president and crowned another, and was at one point considered the most powerful man in America. He was also a rabid antisemite who wrote fan mail to Mussolini and cheered on Hitler, and who used his enormous platform to spread hate. In this 8-part podcast, Detroit journalist Andrew Lapin weaves together arc ...
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A Tale of Two Teachers is a WLIW-FM special program and a part of Chasing the Dream: Poverty, Justice and Opportunity in America, a public media initiative from PBS flagship station, WNET in New York. Bob McKinnon, host of the podcast Attribution, talks with two married Long Island teachers. They share their extraordinary experiences teaching in different Long Island schools over the course of this challenging year.
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Peril and Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change is a special WLIW-FM half-hour program focusing on the unique challenges and choices confronting eastern Long Island. A reporting initiative from the WNET Group, the program is hosted by veteran journalist and Planet Forward creator, Frank Sesno. Together with a panel of experts and local officials, he explores the effects climate change is already having on eastern Long Island, what communities are doing about it now, the challenges ahead, ...
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Exploring Hate on Eastern Long Island is a special WLIW-FM 30 minute program and part of “Exploring Hate,” a reporting initiative from The WNET Group on antisemitism, racism and extremism. Host Julian Phillips moderates a panel of experts who have devoted their careers to addressing the issues of hate on Long Island and their on-going efforts to eradicate this multi-faceted dilemma. This special broadcast will examine some of the deep-seated roots of hate which exist on Eastern Long Island—b ...
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1st District Matters is a six-part series from The Express News Group and WLIW-FM bringing you in-depth discussion with incumbent 1st District Republican Congressman Nick LaLota and Democratic congressional candidate John Avlon vying for the Congressional seat covering the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County. Hear the two candidates speak in their own words on immigration, the economy, criminal justice, the environment, women’s rights, and healthcare. Joining Express News Group Executive Ed ...
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Subscribe and listen as changemaking CMOs unpack the myths and mystery surrounding brand marketing in our unmissable video podcast series with Comscore CMO and EVP of Digital, Tania Yuki. Hear from some of the world’s best and brightest creative marketers about how they are creating a positive impact in the world and for their customers.Join us for a new episode each Tuesday and send us your tips for a leading CMO you would love to hear from via [email protected]
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The Future of American EducationUntitled Episode
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27:43GWU president emeritus Stephen Trachtenberg discusses the future of American education.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Science journalist Dan Levitt discusses his book "What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner."By The Open Mind on PBS
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Sign up for Nature's newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ Growing up, Kiese Laymon thought of himself as a city kid. But he spent his childhood with a foot in two worlds: his mom’s house in the capital city of Jackson, Mississippi and his grandma’s house in a rural country town. It wasn’t until Kiese left Mississippi that he came…
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University of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery director Jo Handelsman discusses threats to scientific research.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Sign up for Nature's Newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ This is a special episode from Sea Change, the nature podcast from WWNO and WRKF. Sea Change brings you stories that illuminate, inspire – and sometimes enrage – as they dive deep into the environmental issues facing coastal communities on the Gulf Coast and beyond. In thi…
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Investigative journalist Charles Piller discusses his new book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.”By The Open Mind on PBS
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Armchair Explorer: Rewilding Chile with ground-breaking conservationist Kris Tompkins
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31:39Sign up for Nature's Newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ Kris Tompkins has spent a lifetime fighting tooth and nail to protect wild lands. In 1993, she stepped down as CEO of outdoor apparel brand Patagonia, and moved to the edge of a windswept road-less fjord in the northern end of Patagonian Chile with her late husband Doug To…
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Science writer Lynne Peeples discusses her book "The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms."By The Open Mind on PBS
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Women Who Travel: Tracee Ellis Ross Loves Seeing the World Solo
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27:59Sign up for Nature's Newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ This week, we're featuring an episode of Women Who Travel with Tracee Ellis Ross: Tracee Ellis Ross’ earliest memories involved traveling the world with her mother, Diana Ross, but it was at the age of 22 that she discovered what solo travel could give her. This episode, L…
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Full Citizens Coalition James Jeter discusses the voting rights of system-impacted people.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Redemption Project of Washington legal counsel Jeffrey Ellis discusses sentencing reform.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Slave Trade Shipwrecks + Saving Sharks: Meet Alannah Vellacott
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42:06Sign up for Nature's newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/Marine ecologist Alannah Vellacott grew up in a Bahamian subsistence fishing community, where wrestling sharks before sunrise was part of daily life. Now she's dedicated to conserving these majestic creatures and uncovering artifacts from slave-trade shipwrecks. In this…
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Sign up for Nature's newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/Carolina Landa's story begins in the orchards of Quincy, Washington and takes a transformative turn within the walls of an Oregon prison. Raised in a Mexican-American immigrant family, Carolina's curiosity and passion for science led her to champion sustainability initiat…
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Texas Defender Service executive director Burke Butler discusses the legal system in the second most populous state.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Sign up for Nature's newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ As a science journalist, Ed Yong spends a lot of time writing about nature without actually being immersed in it. After three years of covering the COVID pandemic, Ed found himself anxious, depressed, and in need of a change - despite winning the Pulitzer Prize. He took a …
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New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion discusses her book "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark."By The Open Mind on PBS
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Sign up for Nature's newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ Ella Al-Shamahi grew up a creationist, but her perspective shifted when she studied evolution at university. Today, she’s a paleoanthropologist who hunts fossils in unstable territories to uncover the overlooked stories of human evolution. Ella is a fierce advocate for con…
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Worth Rises founder Bianca Tylek discusses the campaign to demonetize the prison industrial complex.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Fighting Violence Against the Lubicon Cree Land with Melina Laboucan-Massimo
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45:59Sign up for NATURE's Newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ Growing up in her Lubicon Cree community in northern Alberta, Melina Laboucan-Massimo witnessed the destruction of her once-pristine boreal forests for oil. A massive oil spill in Melina’s community became the catalyst to launch an initiative that would bring not only…
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Science journalist Jaime Green discusses her book "The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos."By The Open Mind on PBS
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From Foraging to Fame: How Alexis Nikole Nelson Became @blackforager
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45:44For more NATURE, sign up for our newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/newsletter/ Alexis Nikole Nelson, better known to her millions of fans as @blackforager, was raised by a mother who is an avid gardener and a father who loves to cook. Foraging allowed Alexis to fuse her love for wild plants and food from a very young age. But before Alexi…
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Chicago Project on Security & Threats founder Robert Pape discusses January 6th's legacy.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Welcome back to Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn Grant, a different kind of nature show about the human drama of saving animals. This season, we're talking to all sorts of nature advocates. From a paleoanthropologist who hunts fossils in conflict zones to someone who helped save an endangered species while in prison. We will hear from real-life heroes …
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TYT Network CEO Cenk Uygur discusses the second Trump administration, Democratic Party, and future of populism.By The Open Mind on PBS
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FWD.us executive director Zoë Towns discusses the path to bipartisan justice reform.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Demolishing the Monopoly to Inflation Complex
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27:49Economic Security Project president Natalie Foster discusses antitrust policies.By The Open Mind on PBS
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The Great Climate Migrations and Fortifications
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28:12Author Abrahm Lustgarten discusses how future environmental conditions will impact U.S. states and cities.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Counterproliferation leader Emma Belcher discusses reversing the likelihood of nuclear war.By The Open Mind on PBS
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"Liberty Paradox" author David Kinley discusses the pursuit and meaning of liberty.By The Open Mind on PBS
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"Liberty Paradox" author David Kinley discusses the pursuit and meaning of liberty.By The Open Mind on PBS
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The Omowale Project leader Emani Davis discusses healing system-impacted people.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Illinois Prison Project Jennifer Soble discusses opportunities for back-end justice reform.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Legal scholar Mark Osler discusses the justice solution of clemency.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Civil rights attorney Scott Hechinger discusses the state of public defenders in America.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Louisiana Parole Project founder Andrew Hundley discusses his personal journey in the justice system.By The Open Mind on PBS
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State Law Research Initiative director Kyle Barry discusses state constitutions.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Ending Mass Incarceration on the Back End
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28:29Sentencing Project research director Nazgol Ghandnoosh discusses mass incarceration data.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Scientist Lauren Oakes discusses environmental conservation.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson discusses his prescriptions for reform.By The Open Mind on PBS
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“The West Wing” actress Melissa Fitzgerald discusses President Bartlet-inspired activism.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Gastropod host Nicola Twilley discusses her new book “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves.”By The Open Mind on PBS
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Wikimedia leader Rebecca MacKinnon discusses the future of the encyclopedia platform.By The Open Mind on PBS
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The complete, unedited conversation with Democratic nominee John Avlon, recorded in Southampton on August 23rd, 2024.By WLIW-FM and The Express News Group
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The complete, unedited conversation with Congressman Nick LaLota, recorded in Southampton on September 13th, 2024.By WLIW-FM and The Express News Group
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Win Without War director Sara Haghdoosti discusses strategies for counterproliferation.By The Open Mind on PBS
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The Environment: How can congress help Long Island navigate a changing climate?
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32:00As we face ever more severe weather, Long Island is a frontline region in navigating climate change. Flood insurance, agriculture, and more are all at stake. What can Congress do to help Suffolk County move forward sustainably in this new world? Hear 1st District Republican Congressman Nick LaLota and Democratic congressional candidate John Avlon s…
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Carnegie Endowment fellow Tong Zhao discusses central and rogue nuclear powers of Asia.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Healthcare: Is Long Island’s healthcare system broken?
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30:31Is the healthcare system on Long Island broken? What can the federal government do to make sure that Suffolk County residents have healthcare infrastructure that will keep them safe and healthy? What does having a "public option" really mean? Hear 1st District Republican Congressman Nick LaLota and Democratic congressional candidate John Avlon shar…
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists CEO Rachel Bronson discusses a potential nuclear event.By The Open Mind on PBS
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Women's Rights: Where do Nick LaLota and John Avlon stand on reproductive rights?
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30:11Women's rights are under scrutiny in a way they have not been in a generation. What is the federal government's role in protecting women's rights? Where do most Americans actually stand on the right to abortion? Hear 1st District Republican Congressman Nick LaLota and Democratic congressional candidate John Avlon share their views on the issue in t…
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