Best Public Affairs Archives Podcasts (2024)

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Outside the Box 7/2/24: “A Better Economy” 6:24

8d ago6:24

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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Wabanaki Windows 6/25/24: HIDDEN ELEMENTS – Interview with Author Rebecca Clarren about her book “The Cost of Stolen Land: Jews, Lakota, And An American Inheritance.” 58:00

15d ago58:00

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Producer/Host: Donna Loring Other credits: Technical assistance for the show was provided by Joel Mann of WERU, and Jessica Lockhart of WMPG. Music by Ralph Richter, a track called little eagles from his CD Dream Walk. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly show featuring topics of interest from a Wabanaki perspective. This month: Land deposition west of th…

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Earthwise 6/22/24: The Mother Archetype 5:37

18d ago5:37

5:37

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Curre…

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A Word in Edgewise 6/17/24: Bordering Juneteenth & the Summer Solstice . . . 10:26

23d ago10:26

10:26

Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, July 10, 2024 1:00:12

2h ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Bandleader and Timbalero Ivan Llanes Brings the Dance Moves, In-Studio 33:13

2d ago33:13

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Cuban singer, percussionist, and bandleader Ivan Llanes is now based here in New York, and on his debut LP, called La Vida Misma, you hear a reflection of Ivan’s musical interests, which begin with Cuban salsa and go on to include R&B, Brazilian music and more. He's fluent in Latin, Caribbean, and jazz traditions and is a prolific composer and side…

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Marissa Nadler Sharpens Her Elegant and Eerie Dream-Folk (Archives) 29:30

6d ago29:30

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Boston-based Marissa Nadler writes intimate, sweeping dreamy and eerie songs, that shimmer with gothic melancholy. On her 2018 record, For My Crimes, she enlisted accomplished musicians: harpist Mary Lattimore, drummer Patty Schemel (Hole), experimental multi-instrumentalist Janel Leppin, and Eva Gardner plays additional bass. Guest vocals came fro…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, July 3, 2024 1:00:12

7d ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Indie/Prog-Leaning Post-Punk Band English Teacher, In-Studio 30:18

9d ago30:18

30:18

The band called English Teacher is from the northern English city of Leeds, although as their debut LP This Could Be Texas suggests, one place is very much like another when it comes to how people treat each other, and themselves. One might expect a band with a name like English Teacher to be smart, and their songs are chock-full of literary and cu…

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Guitarist and Composer Paolo Angeli, An Innovator Like No Other 43:56

13d ago43:56

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Composer, guitarist, and instrument builder Paolo Angeli is from the Italian island of Sardinia, and his instrument began as a chiterra sarda, a large, slightly deeper member of the guitar family. But over the years he has added multiple layers of strings: harp strings, sitar strings, motorized hammers, pickups, propellers, movable bridges, kalimba…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, June 26, 2024 1:00:12

14d ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Outside the Box 6/25/24: “Juggling Act” 5:44

15d ago5:44

5:44

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Richard Thompson OBE Is Still the Shreddingest (From the Archives) 28:04

16d ago28:04

28:04

British singer, songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson OBE was part of the groundbreaking folk rock band Fairport Convention in the 1960's, made records with his then-wife, Linda Thompson, and has many fan-favourite solo records as well. Rolling Stone lists him as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time and the LA Times called him the gre…

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NYC's Zelenaya Sculpts Traditional Folk Into Doom Metal, In-Studio 39:16

20d ago39:16

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The NYC group Zelenaya mixes traditional folk music with heavy metal in ways that are both surprising and convincing. Haunting three part harmonies, doom-laden guitars, pummeling drums – somehow it all comes together in Zelenaya’s debut album, called simply, Folk Songs. The band has both confused and carried away audiences at campground diasporic f…

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Outside the Box 6/18/24: “Insecurity” 7:22

22d ago7:22

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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Tuareg Guitar Shredder Mdou Moctar Brings the Joy, In-Studio 37:45

23d ago37:45

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The Tuareg singer and guitarist Mdou Moctar is from Niger, and his music career began with his songs being shared across mobile phone trading networks in West Africa. Now, as an ambassador of the Agadez sound, he plays his songs on the world’s biggest music stages, including Coachella, and, coming soon, Bonnaroo and Glastonbury. Moctar and his band…

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Earthwise 6/15/24: Owning the Land 5:46

25d ago5:46

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Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Curre…

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Electronic Cinematic Pop From the Duo Ringdown, In-Studio 35:17

27d ago35:17

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The duo called Ringdown makes what they refer to as electronic cinematic pop from Portland, Oregon. But there are also elements of folk and classical music in their songs, which makes sense given who they are. Ringdown is Caroline Shaw, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and musician, and Danni Lee Parpan, folk-rock singer and songwriter. Together, th…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:00:12

28d ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Outside the Box 6/11/24: “Unsung” 6:02

29d ago6:02

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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Brooklyn-Via-Peru Combo Tipa Tipo Brings the Yacht Rock With Cowbells 30:22

1M ago30:22

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The band called Tipa Tipo comes from Brooklyn via Peru. The trio plays an unexpectedly danceable mix of tropical Latin funk, cumbia, disco, and yacht rock. With their synthesizers, guitar, and tight vocal harmonies, they offer a kind of retro 70s sound, but with a modern, feminist sensibility and lyrics sung mostly in Spanish. Tipa Tipo play songs …

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A Word in Edgewise 6/10/24: Of a Blooming Beauty Bush & Judy Garland . . . 9:07

30d ago9:07

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Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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Earthwise 6/8/24: The Bee Blessing 5:40

1M ago5:40

5:40

Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Curre…

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Julia Holter's Artful Minimalism and Fluidity, In-Studio 37:55

1M ago37:55

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Julia Holter’s could be in the realm of contemporary classical music, experimental pop, and ambient music. Often dreamy and elusive, her songs defy easy description. As likely to work with adventurous rockers as with contemporary classical musicians, Holter has an unusually keen ear for unexpected sounds. Take her song, “Evening Mood,” where hazy l…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, June 5, 2024 1:00:12

1M ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Outside the Box 6/4/24: “Cheerful” 5:35

1M ago5:35

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Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Guster Slings Hooks and Harmonies, With Bongos, In-Studio 40:07

1M ago40:07

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The alternative rock band Guster, formed over bongos and acoustic guitars at Tufts University in 1991, has built its reputation on their striking vocal harmonies, their close connection to their fans, and their sense of humor. So in the wake of Taylor Swift’s bank-busting Eras tour, Guster embarked on their own tour, which they called "We Also Have…

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A Word in Edgewise 6/3/24: From No-Mow May to June’s New Moon . . . 6:45

1M ago6:45

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Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…

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Earthwise 6/1/24: Violets 5:07

1M ago5:07

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Producer/Host: Anu Dudley About the host: Rev. Dr. Anu Dudley is an ordained Pagan minister and a retired history professor. She continues to teach classes, including the three-year ordination curriculum at the Temple of the Feminine Divine, and others such as History of the Goddess, Paganism 101, Ethical Magic, and Introduction to the Runes. Curre…

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Grace Cummings Channels Emotion Into Powerful Vocal Poetry 32:17

1M ago32:17

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Grace Cummings, the Australian singer and songwriter from Melbourne, has a strikingly rich and commanding voice, the kind that can cut through a big production. Which is good because Cummings has become known for her love of big, dramatic productions and gothic atmospheres. Her new album, Ramona, made in L.A., goes for a cinematic, emotional sound,…

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Lawyers Guild, The - Wednesday, May 29, 2024 1:00:12

1M ago1:00:12

1:00:12

A public affairs program where political activists and experts discuss current political developments and progressive movements for social change.

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Wabanaki Windows 5/28/24: HIDDEN ELEMENTS – Follow up to Discuss Points From the DeJong Interview We See as Relevant Today 58:02

1M ago58:02

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Producer/Host: Donna Loring Other credits: Technical assistance for the show was provided by Joel Mann of WERU, and Jessica Lockhart of WMPG. Music by Ralph Richter, a track called little eagles from his CD Dream Walk. Wabanaki Windows is a monthly show featuring topics of interest from a Wabanaki perspective. This month: The historic and economic …

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Outside the Box 5/28/24: “Against Empathy” 6:00

1M ago6:00

6:00

Producer/Host: Larry Dansinger About the host: Larry Dansinger (no pronouns) of Bangor came to Maine in 1974 and has been here ever since. Some of Larry’s activities since then: Done community organizing on numerous issues through INVERT and then Resources for Organizing and Social Change (ROSC), committed civil disobedience several times, grown a …

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Composer and Cornetist Graham Haynes Confounds Expectation 40:10

1M ago40:10

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Graham Haynes, the Bahia, Brazil-based composer, cornetist, and bandleader, “expands and confounds what we understand as jazz and electronic music.” His work grows out of a keen sense of New York’s many histories of music and musical movement, (Graham Haynes’ Instagram.) Haynes has played with jazz luminaries like Vijay Iyer, the late Pharoah Sande…

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