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An eye-witness report from our country’s southern border. PLUS: a chilling memoir of one indomitable female’s life in U.S. foster care: the Regina Louise story.  Hosted by Kris Welch.

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An update on all things Washington, D.C.; freshman Dems, the shutdown, Barr, etc., with The Nation’s John Nichols.  PLUS: the future of humanity, with Astronomer Royal Martin Rees.  Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The biggest problems the modern world faces—inequality and climate change—are twins, says Dr. Clair Brown. The looming catastrophe they pose is firmly linked to free market economics. She suggests a better way.

Hosted by Kris Welch.

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Dr. Martin Luther King would have been 90 years old on Tuesday. His life’s work on racial equality has become another dream deferred in toady’s America, according to Jessicah Pierre from the Institute for Policy Studies. Plus Martin Rees from the British Astronomer Royal talks about the future of humanity.

Hosted by Kris Welch.

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There are no tanks in the streets, people still vote, newspapers still publish—people may not immediately realize our democracy is dying.  New York Times best-seller “How Democracies Die” co-author Prof. Steven Levitsky joins us.  With host Kris Welch.

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PG&E bankrupt???  L.A. teachers on strike!  Dan Morain gives us the lowdown.  PLUS a new revealing show from Dan Hoyle.  PLUS: a new semester of Awakening Joy class, with a CD launch! James Baraz and Eve Decker join us. With host Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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The cultural, the intellectual, the political, the spiritual—and the silly. Life as we know it, fear it, love it, question it, live it. Hosted by Kris Welch.

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