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"I Am Not A Prop" (6.5 minutes)
See 12 year old Madison Kimrey's eloquent speech on October 28, 2013 in Burlington, North Carolina, where she criticized that state's new voting laws and pointed out that the current State legislature (among other things) was trying to reduce voting participation of young people.

"An Evening With Chris Hedges" (1 hour, 36 minutes)

"Media as Storytellers" (7.5 minutes)
George Gerbner explores the significance of commercial media eclipsing religion and art as the great storyteller of our time.

"The Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation" (1 hour, 48 minutes)

"The Humor Times Presents Will Durst" (19 minutes)
Media Edge presents excerpts from political comedian Will Durst’s new one-man show -- “BoomeRaging: From LSD to OMG” -- recorded at the 24th Street Theatre in Sacramento on August 23, 2013. According to Durst, the show is about the travails of being “chronologically gifted,” or “what happens when acid flashbacks meet dementia.”

"Over Troubled Waters" (45 minutes)

"Peak Moment" (13 minutes)
Restoration forester Matthew Hall has a vision for the Aprovecho woods: a managed ancient forest. Weaker trees are made into products while the larger trees stay in the forest forever. He retains nature’s changes (like storm-dropped trees). He recruits snags. Tops snapped off of larger trees stay on the forest floor “to create a bank account of large woody debris.” He’s managing not just for the trees, but for the other communities who live here — soil, bugs, birds, and humans.

"Death and Taxes" (30 minutes)

Sci-Fi Journal for November 2013 with hosts James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau, and Calvin Watts III. In Popcorn Previews Jay intros the trailers for "300: Rise of an Empire", "How to Train Your Dragon 2", "Rio2", and "Skinwalker Ranch". In Game Over Calvin talks about Blu-ray and DVD releases, and talks about the release of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and the video games that are coming out soon. Part 2 of Calvin's report from the Pinball Wizard Arcade in Pelham, NH. In Toob News Marc discusses all the latest on TV shows we love.

"The Story of Change" (7 minutes)
This short video urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world.

"The Story of Citizens United vs. FEC" (9 minutes)
An exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy.

"The Story of Electronics" (8 minutes)

Sci-Fi Journal for October 2013 with hosts James HInsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau, Adam Tuchman, and Calvin Watts III. In Popcorn Previews Jay presents trailers for "Ender's Game", "Free Birds", and "ROBOCOP". The SFJ Crew went to Halloween Night at the PawSox game at McCoy Stadium in August. We interviewed Erin from the Providence Ghost Tour, Joe Chin of T.A.P.S., and Steve Perry of RI Comic Con. In Game Over, Calvin talks about exclusive retail video releases and how it affects shopping choices, and about Pinball Arcade for consoles and mobile devices.