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For alpinist Ben Clark, scaling the world’s toughest mountains is a source of pride and peace; for his mom and dad it is a source of constant worry...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Nov 18, 2016
- Length: 56:30
- Purchases: 1
This week's hour long radio episode takes you from the finish line of the Boston Marathon, to the trails that snake through the White Mountains, an...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KUT
- Added: Nov 15, 2016
- Length: 56:30
- Purchases: 2
Two stories about people fighting and overcoming tough odds: First, the tale of Tony Bosco, who camped in the woods around Rutgers University for m...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Nov 03, 2016
- Length: 56:28
- Purchases: 1
If you dip your toe into the running world, you'll notice a variety of claims about efficiency and speed from coaches and athletes. Surprisingly, w...
- Added: Nov 02, 2016
- Length: 07:39
The rise and fall of the Keene Pumpkin Festival, a quaint New England tradition that took a dark turn when riots broke out in 2014. Plus, the calme...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Oct 28, 2016
- Length: 56:27
- Purchases: 1
Running hasn't always been popular and neither has its research. A small group of biomechanists rethought the way we use our bodies to run and it's...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 20, 2016
- Length: 09:55
- Purchases: 3
When a Harvard professor accidentally let Gypsy Moths loose in the 1860s, he didn't release he was unleashing a scourge that would plague New Engla...
Bought by KUT
- Added: Oct 17, 2016
- Length: 56:30
- Purchases: 1
There used to be a time when you could strike out into the vast unexplored wilderness and stake your claim – but not anymore. Today, the story of ...
- Added: Oct 17, 2016
- Length: 56:27
Technology advances at breakneck speed, so why hasn’t the electric grid changed in 60 years? This week’s episode explores things, that for one rea...
- Added: Oct 17, 2016
- Length: 56:28
Tyler Armstrong is 12-years-old. He loves video games, laser tag, and he wants to become the youngest person to summit Mount Everest. In this episo...
- Added: Oct 17, 2016
- Length: 58:29
Ever since becoming a reporter, Sam has heard stories about a secret hunting reserve in New Hampshire, stocked with elk and 200-pound wild boar. I...
- Added: Oct 17, 2016
- Length: 56:28
How do you define wilderness? Why are humans drawn to summits? Will the cold-hardy kiwi save a struggling local economy, or will it destroy a nativ...
- Added: Oct 17, 2016
- Length: 56:29
Thought and Action are much more connected than we typically think: Simply imagining or watching actions can influence how you perform similar acti...
- Added: Sep 20, 2016
- Length: 05:56
The best athletes are experts at automatizing their movements. When monitored correctly, they experience peak performances. Hear psychologists and ...
- Added: Aug 26, 2016
- Length: 12:55
Gambling is everywhere - but where can the chronic gambler find help?
- Added: Aug 23, 2016
- Length: 52:21
As sport fans, we subject ourselves to anxiety and depression nearly every week. Why do we do it? This episode explores the reasons why we care so ...
Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge
- Added: Jul 14, 2016
- Length: 15:07
- Purchases: 1
"Float like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee...". This is my tribute to Muhammad Ali. An impressionistic mix of sound and music dedicated to "The Grea...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Jun 08, 2016
- Length: 58:42
- Purchases: 1
Physical therapist Catherine Lang explains her research on ischemic conditioning and its exciting potential for helping patients recover from stroke.
- Added: Jun 01, 2016
- Length: 10:15
Disabled people from all around the world find fun, competitive action, and an escape within the game of sled hockey.
- Added: May 02, 2016
- Length: 05:10
Suzy Favor-Hamilton went from being a three-time Olympian to a high class escort in Vegas. She tells her fascinating story, and how she got contro...
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 59:28
Physicist Kasey Wagoner explains the science behind America's greatest pastime.
Bought by CI Dolphin Radio and Monarch Radio
- Added: Jan 04, 2016
- Length: 13:59
- Purchases: 2
Syracuse University sophomore Lenn Brown is a manager of the SU men's basketball team. His mom and dad both went to the school and his love for it ...
- Added: Dec 16, 2015
- Length: 03:59
One young man in Syracuse is preparing to embark on a journey across the world all for the love of a game. In 2017, Peyton Sefick will compete in t...
- Added: Dec 15, 2015
- Length: 03:54
Derrick Henry of Alabama Football
- Added: Dec 13, 2015
- Length: 10:50
A trophy for just showing up? Not for NFL Linebacker James Harrison's boys. Biting and real commetary.
- Added: Dec 03, 2015
- Length: 06:00