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Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Internet search engines have no way of taking context into consideration. The closest Google has come is to hone the search by user’s zip code, wh...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:37
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Horrible music, incredible wait times and an inscrutable labyrinth of phone prompts: We've all experienced the frustrations of being on hold. Even ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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In this week's show, Bo interviews Guy P. Harrison, author and advocate for science and reason. Listen as they discuss Guy’s latest book: Think: Wh...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
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I don't suppose it would surprise anyone to find out the Cultural Curmudgeon is an insomniac. When a person takes on the troubles of the world, the...

  • Added: Apr 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:29
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Human beings are a social species. Part of our natural programming, which has evolved as we’ve evolved with the rest of the planet into our current...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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When it comes to the Myers-Briggs personality type test, are you an introvert or an extrovert? Do you focus on sensing, or do you use your intuitio...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
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Are you an auditory learner or a visual learner? If you answered "yes" you would be right. We use all our senses to learn and process information....

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: New 4th Edition of "The Cosmos", Credit: Cambridge University Press
Astronomers Jay Pasachoff and Alex Filippenko have just published the 4th edition of “The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millenium.” They join us fo...

Bought by WMNF, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSKQ, WESM 91.3 FM, and WOUB


  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Planetary Evangelist Emily Lakdawalla
24 spacecraft are either busy exploring the solar system or speeding toward an exciting destination. The Planetary Society's Senior Editor takes u...

Bought by WMNF, KSKQ, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Chang'e 3 Lander on the Moon, Credit: CTV
The annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union revealed lots of science, some of it astounding. Emily Lakdawalla was there with Advocac...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
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For many of us, Thanksgiving means spending time with our families, carrying out traditions that we’ve practiced for years. While it can be very s...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 04, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Alyssa Rhoden studies Jupiter’s moon Europa…from a distance. She, many other scientists and millions of space exploration fans around the globe wan...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
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Julie Hart grew up in Rochester, Minnesota. She went to Carlton College, and has been pursuing her education ever since...to the ends of the earth....

  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:15
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James C. Henderson is a graduate of Metropolitan State University's Creative Writing program, and Hamline University's MFA program. He lives in New...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:18
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Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Robert Duke explain more about the ways advertising works, and why it’s important to understand the madness behind the “Mad...

Bought by WCSU-FM


  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:38
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Episode 2 - 12/4/12 - An investigation into the case of Italian seismologists being convicted of manslaughter, more academic news, and the inside s...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 23:35
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales takes a look at a lesser known insect with an unusual talent.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron Wenger is a retired educator. He is an engineer that became an educator. He is KAXE's staff physicist, and a poet. A daily reminder that, in...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 02:37
Caption: The only known image of Mad Genius.
Mad Genius proudly presents the latest song in our "2012: A Year In Your Ear" series: "Higgs Boson!" Geeks rejoice! Researchers at the Large Hadr...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2012
  • Length: 04:04
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SMERCK introduces a new wonder drug in a effort to help the world be well

  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Length: 02:03
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Ding dong or bow wow?

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 26, 2010
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: SAfari ant
A conversation between David Inoue and Dino Martins about the value of African insects to the worlds favourite things. Without bugs there would be ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Danica McKellar discussed hot math.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 08, 2010
  • Length: 29:17
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David Lovering discussed his endeavors as a scientific phenomenalist and as the drummer for the Pixies.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 25:07
  • Purchases: 2