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The climate crisis can feel distant — like it’s someone else’s problem — until your town is flooded, your home is damaged by storms, or you're stru...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Spokane Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
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The climate crisis can feel distant — like it’s someone else’s problem — until your town is flooded, your home is damaged by storms, or you're stru...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
Today we talk with neuroscientist and Smithsonian Associate Kevin Mitchell about how research into the brain’s inner workings has complicated the w...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2023
  • Length: 30:17
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Because the un-examined year is not worth reviewing!

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KSKQ, KMUN, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 01, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
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What ethical dilemmas have people faced in their daily lives related to the Covid-19 pandemic?

Bought by KMUN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., GCR (Global Community Radio), KICI Iowa City, KMUN and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Inflamed Book Cover
In this episode, Emily speaks with physician Rupa Marya and political economist Raj Patel about their recent book, Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2022
  • Length: 56:21
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According to the World Bank, land managed by Indigenous peoples is associated with lower rates of deforestation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KGUA, WORT and more


  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12
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According to the World Bank, land managed by Indigenous peoples is associated with lower rates of deforestation, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, ...

  • Added: May 26, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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In this episode, Emily speaks with neuroscientist and author Sidarta Ribeiro about his book The Oracle of Night, which investigates the art and sci...

  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 52:57
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In this episode, Emily speaks with poet, physician, and medical ethicist Dr. Laura Kolbe about her poetry collection, Little Pharma, the languages ...

  • Added: May 09, 2022
  • Length: 45:12
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A fundamental injustice of the climate crisis is that those who have contributed to it least are already bearing the brunt of the impacts, and that...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCPW Salt Lake City, WDET Detroit Public Radio, Nevada Public Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 13
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A fundamental injustice of the climate crisis is that those who have contributed to it least are already bearing the brunt of the impacts, and that...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2022
  • Length: 58:58
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Tosca Terán creates soundscapes using fungi. In this immersive piece, Tosca takes listeners on a soundwalk, pausing periodically to interview other...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 25:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Since March 2020, the global community has grappled with an unprecedented pandemic. At first, most people were willing to do what it takes to keep ...

Bought by KUHF, KGUA, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
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Since March 2020, the global community has grappled with an unprecedented pandemic. At first, most people were willing to do what it takes to keep ...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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Immersive artwork breaks down the border between the viewer and the artist, submerging the spectator in the exhibit. Nancy Pettinicchio discusses t...

Bought by KVSC, KMXT, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Americans on the East Coast were in awe when Brood X, an enormous group of 17-year cicadas, suddenly emerged from underground to mate. Melissa Gerr...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Ears Adrift explores quantum technology with interviews from U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's top scientists.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 13:27
Caption: A piano image made on the coordinate plane., Credit: Pios Labs
Let’s make equations musical. Instead of visualizing equations on a graph, let’s listen to them on the piano, merging all our math and music knowl...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2020
  • Length: 49:30
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What (didn't) happen this past year to challenge our assumption and make us think about things in new ways?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), and KSKQ


  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
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This episode of the FEHLER podcast is an exploration of mistakes in science and their connection to art. Listen for more!

  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 14:27
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There's still time for deep reading this summer (and our 500th episode).

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KSKQ, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMUN, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
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In this special episode, we go microscopic to learn about viruses. We explore how they work, and we discuss our odds of defeating them. We also lea...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 49:39
  • Purchases: 1
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My first experience with Baltimore City Jail, I think I was 17 years of age, and it just seems like it’s been repeatedly ever since. I’ve been in a...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 18, 2019
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
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Opening is a piece of radio art that has as an axis an interview the English physicist Julian Barbour and his theory about time.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 41:12