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The Power Of BOB

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Everything's bigger in Texas. Even BOB! "BOB" stands for "Big 'ol Battery." The nickname conferred by locals in Presidio, Texas, to an experimental...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Nemo

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Nemo was the cutest little animated fish. In the movie, he gets lost in the big blue ocean and dad goes looking for him. Well, it turns out that fo...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Cleaning Up With Mushrooms

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

His name is Paul Stamets, but you can call him the Mushroom Man. Stamets is a "mycologist," or mushroom expert. He lives on Washington State's Olym...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Busy Beetles Take Years

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

After a forest fire, it's common for salvage logging companies to clear out damaged trees. But taking the wood too soon may interrupt a beetle doin...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Turtle Diary

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

You might have heard of animals shifting their nesting dates in response to climate change. That's happening with turtles in the Midwest; in this c...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

What Killed The Lions Of Tanzania?

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Are climate extremes killing lions in Africa? A team of biologists believe it's likely a significant factor.

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Fighting Fish

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Everybody likes a comeback story. The underdog, against all odds, survives and thrives. Here's one in nature that's better than an award-winning mo...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Ecosystem Health Built On Three Unlikely Species

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

In Africa, two species depend on each other for survival. But scientists are now discovering that a third species is crucial to that equation.

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Beetle Feet Inspire Technology

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Ever been told you have feet of clay? How about feet of a beetle? Well now you can take that one as a compliment.

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Reproducing The White Rhino

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo who breed white rhinoceroses are finding themselves, well, on the horns of a dilemma. Their female white rhinos ...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Environmentally Friendly Public Buildings

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

What is green and gold and read all over? Give up? It's Southern California's Santa Monica Public Library. Allow me to explain.

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Mystery Cat

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Deep in a Borneo rainforest, a mysterious catlike creature pads across the jungle floor. It has dark red fur, a bushy tail, and could be the first ...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Buzzing Bees Move Elephants

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: The bees!

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Day Job 3: The Best Laid Plans Of Lesli Wood

From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)

Caption: Lesli Wood of The Redwood Plan, Credit: Joshua McNichols

Lesli Wood has achieved almost every goal she's set for herself. She's a professional lawyer. And her band, The Redwood Plan, has played to big cro...

Bought by Delmarva Public Media

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 14:20
Purchases: 1

Day Job 2: Pi Day

From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)

Caption: Pi Day at Pies and Pints, Credit: Joshua McNichols

Kennith Darling played bass with Seattle band The Trouble Starts. That is, he used to, until the band broke up. "I feel like I lost three really cl...

Bought by KUOW and Delmarva Public Media

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 11:06
Purchases: 2

Day Job 1: Bitter Barista

From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)

Caption: Matt "Spek" Watson at The Station, Credit: Joshua McNichols

Seattle's Matt Watson performs as a rapper and producer under the name Spekulation. He used to hate his day job serving espresso. After being outed...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, XRAY.fm, Delmarva Public Media, and New Hampshire Public Radio

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 13:13
Purchases: 4

Hydrogen Fuel Cells

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Hydrogen fuel cells could make for a better car. Proponents say if we can get past the technology's many hurdles, at a cost people can afford, they...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Insect Birth Control

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Skinny, boot leg, or flare? A new pair of jeans makes you feel so good. Like a million bucks, right? But cotton, the key ingredient in those jeans,...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Hydrogen And Egg Shells

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Engineers at Ohio State University are cracking up over a new way of separating gasses. And they've possibly created a new process to produce a cle...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Green Mother’s Day

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

"Mother Nature"..."Mother's Day." A coincidence? I think not. Mother gave you life, nurtured and sustained you. The same can be said for Mother Nat...

Bought by 'The Sea', KCMJ Community Radio, and KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 3

Great Lakes Invaded By Goby

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

In April of 1990, biologist David Jude pulled a little bug-eyed fish from the Saint Claire River near Detroit. It was a Round Goby. Immediately, al...

Bought by KSKQ

Added: Apr 30, 2014
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Health And Pollution

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery. Thousands died from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours after jumps in partic...

Bought by KSKQ