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1. | | The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs Available on: Online VideoOne billion people on the planet are struggling with extreme poverty according to Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. |
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2. | | Introduction to Practical Reasoning and Critical Analysis of Argument Podcast by Daniel Coffeen Available on: Digital DownloadAn introduction to practical reasoning and the critical analysis of argument. |
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3. | | Cold War Documentaries - "Atomic City: USA" by Various Available on: Digital DownloadFears of a cold war turning hot were rampant from the late 1940’s to the 1980’s and no fear was greater than the fear of a nuclear war and whether or not we were prepared for one. |
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4. | | World Regions, Peoples, and States Podcast by Nathan F. Sayre Available on: PodcastThe world is comprised of regions—this basic contention, as old as Western civilization, is at once commonsensical and problematic. |
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5. | | Social Psychology Podcast by Serena Chen Available on: PodcastSocial psychology is the scientific study of the way people think about, feel, and behave in social situations. |
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6. | | Skepticality Podcast by Derek and Swoopy Available on: PodcastOur podcast is here to bring you relevant, under reported current events, as well as in-depth discussions from a scientific, critical, skeptical, and humorous point of view. |
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7. | | Mill's On Liberty by John Stuart Mill Available on: Audio CD | Digital Download ($16.25)Mill's thinking about freedom in civic and social life examines fundamental principles shared among conservative, liberal, and radical politicians. |
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8. | | JimCollins.com Lecture Hall by Jim Collins Available on: Digital DownloadIn the Lecture Hall, you can listen to what Jim Collins has been saying in his lectures and interviews. |
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9. | | Diggnation Podcast by Kevin Rose Available on: PodcastDiggnation is a weekly tech/web culture show based on the top digg.com social bookmarking news stories. |
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10. | | Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt Available on: Audio CD | Digital DownloadLevitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives; how people get what they want or need especially when other people want or need the same thing. |
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11. | | Smart City with Carol Coletta Podcast by Carol Coletta Available on: PodcastSmart City is a weekly, hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life, the people, places, ideas and trends shaping cities. |
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12. | | The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan Available on: Audio CD ($31.96) | Digital DownloadThe best-selling author of The Botany of Desire explores the ecology of eating to unveil why we consume what we consume in the 21st century. |
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13. | | James Randi Multimedia by James Randi Available on: Digital DownloadJames Randi (born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, August 7, 1928 in Toronto, Canada), more often known as The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician, a skeptic, best known as a debunker of pseudoscience. |
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14. | | Intelligent Designs on Evolution by Mary Beth Kirchner Available on: Online AudioQuestions about our origins as a species have been plaguing us as humans, prodding us as scientists and dividing us as Americans for more than a hundred years... |
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15. | | Time Available on: Digital Download ($8.00)This week on The Infinite Mind, time is something we’re all familiar with. We observe it, mark it, wish for more or less of it, and even try to escape it. |
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16. | | Alcoholism Available on: Digital Download ($8.00)Chances are that you have a close family member who has a drinking problem. But if alcoholism is a disease, why is it that too often we look at the drinker as the problem? |
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17. | | Narcissism Available on: Digital Download ($8.00)Narcissists can be arrogant, self-aggrandizing, and manipulative. But what's it like to have narcissistic personality disorder? And how can it be treated? |
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18. | | The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Available on: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Digital DownloadIn this brilliant and groundbreaking book, New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell looks at why major changes in our society so often happen suddenly and unexpectedly. |
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19. | | A Time for Choices Podcast by Michael Toms Available on: PodcastSince the tragic events of 9-11, Michael Toms has continually collected content and views from more than 200 leading thinkers, social architects and creative artists addressing the new cycle we have entered. |
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20. | | Benito Mussolini by Sherwin T. Wine Available on: Digital Download ($4.95)Mussolini began as a socialist. But the First World War transformed him. He became a leader of disgruntled veterans and a champion of military discipline. |
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21. | | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Available on: Digital Download ($8.00)Everyone has straightened a picture frame, wondered if they locked the door, or washed their hands after touching something dirty. |
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22. | | What Does It Mean To Be Human? by Dallas Willard Available on: Digital Download | Online AudioAgainst the oft-heard claims of a culture that denies the existence of human nature and places feelings and desires at the center of human existence, Dr. Willard insists that the purpose of human life is to love and serve others and to be loved and served by them. |
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23. | | Geography of World Cultures by Martin W. Lewis Available on: Digital DownloadDespite the supposedly homogenizing effects of globalization, people continue to be joined together and divided asunder by the languages they speak, the religions they follow, and the ethnic identities to which they belong. |
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24. | | Addiction Available on: Digital Download ($8.00)Drugs, alcohol and cigarettes: Top experts reveal the latest research on the sometimes fatal attraction of substance use and abuse. |
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25. | | It Takes a Village by Hillary Rodham Clinton Available on: Audio CD ($23.96) | Digital DownloadMrs. Clinton reflects on the needs of children and the possibilities the children themselves suggest for rekindling a better family and community life in today's world. |