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Strange and Beautiful Music
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
Caption: Painting with John, Credit: Strange & Beautiful Music
Music from John Lurie, Jackie Gleason, Ray Davies, Ry Cooder, Ringo Starr & The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Victor Orchestra, One eskimO, Alan...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:22
Why are we still worried about lead?
From: Possibly
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Lead paint and leaded gasoline haven’t been used in American homes or cars for nearly 30 years. But, researchers say that these sources of lead are...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
Could green spaces next to our roads help bees and other pollinators?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re talking about how the green spaces along our roadsides could be used to help pollinators. Meg Talikoff and Will Malloy are here to exp...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 2
How do fungi help combat climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Mycorrihizal root tip, Credit: Ellen Larsson
You’ve probably heard of fungi, whether it’s mold in your bathroom or mushrooms on your favorite hiking trail, but recently, I’ve been hearing that...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
The Persimmon Tree
From: Scott Wen
Caption: The Persimmon Tree, Credit: Scott Wen
A 70 year old woman risks everything for a taste of late autumnal fruit.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 08, 2023
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Do I need to rake my lawn?
From: Possibly
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I have two huge trees in my yard and they dump a lot of leaves. Sometimes I wonder, what would happen if I just let those piles of leaves stay on ...

Bought by KGLP and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 2
Should I compost my body when I die?
From: Possibly
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When a loved one passes away, we often just have two choices- burial or cremation. But there’s a new option in some states that claims to use less ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re digging into urban agriculture. Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?

Bought by Raven Radio, KICI Iowa City, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
What's the impact of buying flowers in the winter?
From: Possibly
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In the gray gloom of winter, I like to brighten up my house with a colorful bouquet of flowers. And I got to wondering, where do these pristine flo...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
How do I ditch my lawn?
From: Possibly
Caption: Jane Case of Blue Moon Farm, Credit: Megan Hall
Lawns can be beautiful and soft. But they’re pretty crappy when you evaluate them on really any other measure. Lawns waste water, they leak fertili...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Is climate change affecting our allergies?
From: Possibly
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For the past few weeks or so, my eyes have been scratchy and I’ve had a runny nose. And I’m not alone. A lot of people are feeling the effects of s...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Alice's Garden
From: James Mills
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An interview with Venice Wiliams the executive director of Alice's Garden, an urban agriculture facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Added: Oct 23, 2017
  • Length: 13:41
Ancient Hawaiian Farmers Offer Lessons in Sustainability
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Limahuli Garden and Preserve is set in a verdant tropical valley on the north shore of the Hawaiian Island of Kaua`i, Credit: Courtesy National Tropical Botanical Garden
Explore Limahuli Garden and Preserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where scientists believe the legacy of ancient Hawaiian farmers can show the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 21, 2017
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 2
Travel writer Patricia Schultz & “1,000 Places to See Before You Die in the United States and Canada”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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With 1,200 pages and hundreds of color photographs, this classic sourcebook has had many praised spin-offs from calendars to tv shows. In this upda...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 09:59
Vanessa Diffenbaugh & “The Language of Flowers"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This novel intertwines the life of 18-year-old Victoria Jones, who is leaving the foster care system in contemporary California, with the medieval ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 1
Dominique Browning & “Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas, and Found Happiness”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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The author describes her life after she was fired from the job she thought she would have forever. With time on her hands, she discovered her envi...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Length: 09:57
Street Farm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Michael Ableman
In his book, Street Farm, Michael Ableman shares the inspirational stories about the people in one of the worst urban slums in North America: Vanco...

Bought by KZYX and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 218: What's your garden guardin'?
From: Rick Taylor
Series: Tall Tales & Shaggy Dogs
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Here's a little song in honor of the Springtime planting season ...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:40
Fairy Food: The Little People's Potato
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: neighborhood-harvested "fairy" potatoes, Credit: Carla Seidl
A fairy potato treasure hunt incorporating elements of Cherokee, Celtic, and Chinese folklore and a bit o' magic.

Bought by WMMT


  • Added: Mar 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
Tiny House Living Is More Than A Novelty
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
With a growing population and the cost of living on the rise, RadioActive reporters Julia Furukawa and Jack Paradise take a look into the world of...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 11:49
Sounds In The City: Can You Figure Them All Out?
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In this episode, Lola Garcia and Jack Paradise explore the world of sound through games, interviews, a sound collage and more. Listen and enjoy!

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 07:53
  • Purchases: 1
Her Own Magical Fairyland
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: People and their Places
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A city girl, Sophie finds a tiny gap between her house and the next, wriggles through it and finds herself in a magical, secluded fairyland.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:49
Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
Pawpaw (Pledge Drive Special)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Andrew Moore
As fruits go, the pawpaw is about as unique, historically important, yet mysteriously undervalued as it gets.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 24:18
  • Purchases: 2
A Pepper for Dinner
From: Carla Seidl
Caption: Sir Charles Gardner and Carl Johnson, Credit: Earth Flavors
This food-justice-related audio collage features the voices of Sir Charles Gardner and Carl Johnson, co-managers of Gardens United, a community gar...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2015
  • Length: 04:52