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Is natural grass or artificial turf better for the environment?
From: Possibly
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Nowadays, many athletic fields have been converted from natural grass to artificial turf. Which made us wonder- which option is better for the envi...

Bought by WRFA-LP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 2
Booktalk: Kimberly Garza’s “The Last Karankawas”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Kimberly Garza’s debut novel explores modern, diverse south Texas. She takes readers to the salty aired streets of Galveston where a tight-knit co...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2022
  • Length: 09:52
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
Booktalk: Gun Industry Expert Ryan Busse, author of “GUNFIGHT"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Ryan Busse, author of “GUNFIGHT. My Battle Against the Industry that Radicalized America” is a proud gun owner, sportsman, environmentalist, and co...

  • Added: Jul 15, 2022
  • Length: 11:03
American West writer Mark Lee Gardner’s “THE EARTH IS ALL THAT LASTS: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Colorado-based Mark Lee Gardner’s ninth book, THE EARTH IS ALL THAT LASTS, is a dual biography of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, the two most legend...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 09:39
Can you make "leather" out of mushrooms?
From: Possibly
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Are you looking for a new leather jacket or pair of shoes? Well get this– they might be made from mushrooms! Here to tell us about this new materia...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2
Why do so many people bike to work in Copenhagen?
From: Possibly
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Luci Jones from our Possibly team is studying abroad in Copenhagen and she's been blown away by the number of bikes on the road. She's curious why ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1
Can you put your recycling and trash in one bin?
From: Possibly
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Imagine if you didn’t have a recycling bin anymore- You just put everything in the trash, but somehow the reusable stuff still got recycled? Some p...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
Booktalk: Bill McKibben’s “The Flag, The Cross and the Station Wagon”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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“I’m curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity.” Bill McKibben is an educator, en...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 09:53
Crime writer Sara Paretsky’s “Overboard” (V.I. Warshawski’s #21)
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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As this book begins V.I. is on her way home from an all-night surveillance job in Chicago and is led by her dogs on a mad chase that ends when they...

  • Added: May 20, 2022
  • Length: 10:14
Can the grid handle charging lots of electric cars?
From: Possibly
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Last week, we broke down the basics of how our electric grid works. Today, we're tackling a more specific question. If we all switch over to elec...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
How does our electricity grid work?
From: Possibly
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With the effects of climate change all around us, there's a push to power more of our lives with renewable electricity, including things that used ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 12, 2022
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes with "UNMASKED. My Life Solving America's Cold Cases"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Colorado-based Paul Holes, author of UNMASKED, specializes in cold case and serial predator crimes. He began his career in the Contra Costa County ...

  • Added: May 06, 2022
  • Length: 09:52
Can we build things with our plastic waste?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re taking a look at a fun way to be more aware of the amount of plastic we put into the world.

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 02, 2022
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 1
Should I buy online or in the store?
From: Possibly
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These days, we can buy almost anything we want online—fancy food, designer clothes, new computers, the works. But is all this online shopping creat...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 11, 2022
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 1
What's the most sustainable way to travel down the East Coast?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re answering a question about sustainable travel. What’s the best way to take a trip down the East Coast?

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 04, 2022
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
Similarities between Mr. Putin's War and the Confederacy? Roger Lowenstein, author of “WAYS & MEANS," explains.
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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In WAYS & MEANS. Lincoln and his Cabinet and the Financing of the Civil War, author Roger Lowenstein not only spells out how each side in very diff...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2022
  • Length: 10:26
Is it possible to turn my gas car into an electric vehicle?
From: Possibly
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Two years ago, we aired an episode responding to a question from a listener named Monica. She wanted to know if it was possible to convert her gas ...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 2
Water is rising all around us. What should we do?
From: Possibly
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Our oceans are rising and taking over more land every year. Most governments try to fix this by blocking the water out and sealing the humans in. B...

Bought by KMXT and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 2
Elise Hooper's ANGELS OF THE PACIFIC
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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ANGELS OF THE PACIFIC by Elise Hooper (her fourth novel) tells the powerful story of American Army and Navy nurses kept as prisoners for nearly thr...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2022
  • Length: 09:36
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
Brit Bennett's "THE VANISHING HALF"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Brit Bennett’s “THE VANISHING HALF”, like her first title, “The Mothers,” has been a smash hit in the world of books. ...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2022
  • Length: 09:48
Are some teas more environmentally-friendly than others?
From: Possibly
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It’s cold outside, so you might be reaching for a warm cup of tea more often. That has us here at Possibly wondering: are some teas more environmen...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 14, 2022
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
Can we trust electric car batteries?
From: Possibly
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In recent episodes, we’ve talked a lot about electric cars, but we haven’t really spent time talking about what makes them work- the battery. What ...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
What happened to acid rain?
From: Possibly
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When I was a kid, acid rain was a hot topic. Now, I never hear about it. So we wondered, why doesn’t acid rain make the headlines anymore?

Bought by WRFA-LP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 31, 2022
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 2

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