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'Rona Ramadan
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Many Muslims fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. This year, it falls within the coronavirus pandemic and people are curious about the he...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and WYAP


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
metaprogramming
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Programming programs to program their own programs. This is Episode 74 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, o...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2019
  • Length: 03:50
NPD
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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New year, new Engineering Word Of The Day. Or in this case, new acronym of the day, standing for "new product development". This is Episode 50 of E...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Jan 02, 2018
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
LaTeX
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Keep your hands clean when you write professional publications. This is episode 43 of the Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorit...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
dross
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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This podcast is aiming to avoid being aural dross. This is episode 42 of the Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 1
detent
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Let's have a détente over detents.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
autoclave
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Will your device design withstand repeated autoclaving?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
solder
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Why doesn't solder rhyme with older?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
OEM
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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It's the OG OEM.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
orthogonal
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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I'm orthogonal, and I've never felt so right.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
daemon
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Is there a program called Matt Daemon that secretly translates everything you say around your computer into a Boston accent?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 1
tappet
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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No, it's not an alternative slang form of "tap that," but it is a part that really gets us going.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Kelvin
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Discussing this scale to measure average kinetic energy of matter.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 1
magic smoke
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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All hail and all fear the magic smoke!

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
polymorphism
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Not to be confused with biological polymorphism, polymorphism in programming languages can add robustness to your engineering code.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 1
adiabatic
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Compare and contrast: "adiabatic" versus "a diabetic"?

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
SWE
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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SWE wants to "stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders," among other goals.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 1
brainwriting
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Explaining the collaborative idea generation technique of brainwriting.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 04:05
  • Purchases: 1
Historical and Current Extremes are Mighty Grim(m). #527
From: Teosson Wells
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Life’s precarious journey—lessons today’s parents often avoid. Rediscover the frightening tales from our collective past.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 11:46
Market Basket Brand Soap...Opera
From: Perry Persoff
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Audio essay bringing the current summer-long Market Basket situation back to the basics.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2014
  • Length: 04:34
True Blue Light
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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A man with a microphone meets a small town neighbor on a mission.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Logan Square's Brown Bread Underground
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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On one block in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood, an unnamed baker whips up artisan sourdoughs to sell to his neighbors.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
2012: End of the World! Cancun, Mexico
From: Jake Warga
Caption: Stella predicting the end of the world, Credit: Jake warga
It's the end of the world, according to the Mayan Calendar. A thoughtful and goofy piece exploring Cancun, Mexico.

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, New Hampshire Public Radio, KZYX, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 4
Sounds Familiar #4: The Rule of Threes
From: Blake Cooper
Series: Sounds Familiar
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Is three really the magic number?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUT


  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Blues File- Honeyboy Edwards
From: WXPN
Series: Blues File
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Honeyboy Edwards "Roamin' & Ramblin'" [WE WANT YOUR INPUT !!]

Bought by KKRN, KKRN, KRCB 104.9, WEFT, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5