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From Paper Bags to Circular Saws -- Who Thunk 'Em Up?
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
The old saying "necessity is the mother of invention" may be true, but it leaves out an important component -- the real "mothers" and "aunts" and "...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 03:00
The Lisa Show - Am I Addicted to My Phone?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Lisa Show
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Managing our consumption when left to our own devices is a struggle. How to break that oh-so-addictive cycle.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
Trans Engineers You Should Know, with Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short, Credit: Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short
Mechanical engineer Dr. Ada-Rhodes Short studies robot brains, having previously worked in industry and academia for commercial toy companies, NASA...

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 39:09
Flipping the Gaze, "Refresh" in VR Embodies the Disembodied
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Lela Pierce stands before a projection by Snow Yunxue Fu, Credit: Courtesy of the Gordon Parks Gallery in St. Paul
How do we experience a gallery in digital space? That question gets explored by new media artist Snow Yunxue Fu and dance artist Lela Pierce in "Re...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
Measuring Pain, Augmented Reality for the Blind, Motherhood in Political Campaigns
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Using brain scans to make pain objectively measurable. Topic 2: Augmented reality for the blind. Topic 3: The evolution of motherhood in p...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 50:02
  • Purchases: 1
Sexy Robots
From: Eric Molinsky
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Caption: Summer Glau as Cameron the Terminator, Credit: Eric Molinsky
Desirable robots are creepy, strangely alluring and technologically improbable. As part of my podcast series Imaginary Worlds, I explore whether th...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 15:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Yoga Pant Problem
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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The rise of synthetic fibers and the war on cotton

Bought by WSGE


  • Added: Apr 23, 2018
  • Length: 27:04
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Making in Downtown Miami - Jolt Radio - 08Nov2017
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: FreshArtINTL Live Radio
Caption: Rina Carvajal with Cathy Byrd
In this live streaming talk show on Jolt Radio, we explore the ways that Downtown Miami sparks creative interventions—how the city's cultural lands...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2018
  • Length: 53:13
ORLAN on Art Tech
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
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Today, we take you to Paris for a studio visit with French artist ORLAN. Surrounded by her books, sculptures, paintings and photographs, we talk ab...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 08:40
StoryCorps: Wally Funk and Mary Holsenbeck
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Wally and Mary, circa 1993. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Mary Holsenbeck.
When Wally Funk was 8 years old, she jumped off the roof of her barn while wearing a Superman cape, hoping to fly. That desire never left her, and ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
Repairing BRCA1 (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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About 1 in 8 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. Some of the most aggressive forms of breast cance...

Bought by KENW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 4
Ep. 20: Reinventing the Wheelchair
From: The Story Exchange
Series: Good on the Ground
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MIT-graduate Tish Scolnik is using the power of business to give people with disabilities a new sense of freedom.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 14:28
  • Purchases: 1
Northern Minnesota Girls Who Code Camp at Bemidji State University
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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We talk with Jennifer Theisen, IT developer and analyst at Bemidji State University. She is the organizer of the Northern Minnesota Girls Who Code...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2016
  • Length: 07:29
Upgrade
From: Trace Elements
Series: Trace Elements
Caption: A Dangerous Things kit, Credit: Alison Bruzek
Hacking your hearing aid to implanting NFC tags into your hands -- we are now in the age of DIY Bio. We dive into the growing underworld of body mo...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 18:22
Evolution of Monogamy
From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts
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UT Austin biologist Rebecca Young traces the genes behind monogamous behavior using Wrangler data-intensive supercomputer.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 01, 2016
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
REBROADCAST: Adventures of a Stuntman / Experiencing the Everyday / Wags to Riches / Inventing Success / Yoga for Boomers
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Hal Needham/stuntman Segment 2&3: Alexandra Horowitz/On Looking Segment 4: Bob Vetere/Wags to Riches Segment 5: Jeffrey Nash/reinvent...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Teen Girl Loves Computer Science, But Struggles To Fit In
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: 16-year-old Ifrah Abshir says she is in a committed relationship with Computer Science. But she still struggles to fit into the tech industry. , Credit: KUOW Photo/Ahlaam Ibraahim
Sixteen year old Ifrah Abshir had a rocky start with computer science, but she eventually fell in love with it. The tech industry has been trying t...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
Mother of Invention
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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A mother and a nurse created a device to help other breast-feeding moms.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 22:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #71, EveAnna
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for episode seventy-one as we speak with EveAnna Manley, President of Manley Laboratories, a manufacturer of beautifully engineered and cra...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
31: Not in the Kitchen Anymore
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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When does trash talk in online gaming cross a line?

  • Added: Jul 11, 2013
  • Length: 18:31
Needle and Conductive Thread
From: Jen Nathan
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Do-it-Yourself goes beyond knitting. Pick up a soldering iron and some conductive thread to explore "tech crafting."

  • Added: Aug 06, 2008
  • Length: 04:41
Hedy Lamarr
From: Eric Molinsky
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A 1940s Hollywood star invents the technology behind cell phones.

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUT, WILL and more


  • Added: Jun 23, 2008
  • Length: 09:39
  • Purchases: 6
Worldstock.com
From: KCPW Salt Lake City
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Online retailer Overstock.com gives back to the developing world.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 12, 2005
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1