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The Future Earth -- Groks Science Show 2015-05-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Nobel Laureate Yuan T. Lee discusses the Future Earth program and shares his thoughts on sustainability and science.

Bought by KPIP-LP, KPVL, and KRZA


  • Added: May 28, 2015
  • Length: 26:33
  • Purchases: 3
Skeptic Check: Monster Mashup
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Monster Mashup, Credit: Seth Shostak
Monsters don’t exist. Except when they do. And extinction is forever, except when it isn’t. From Bigfoot to the coelacanth to the wooly mammoth:...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSKQ, KRPS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
This Land is Island
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: This Land is Island, Credit: Seth Shostak
There are many kinds of islands. There’s your iconic sandy speck of land topped with a palm tree, but there’s also our home planet – an island in ...

Bought by WVTF, KRPS, CHSR-FM 97.9, KREV-LP, WRGY and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Food Sleuth Radio, Raymon Seidler Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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What are the failed promises and real risks of GMO crops? Is the “co-existence” of genetically engineered (GMO) and non-GMO crops really possible?...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
We Can Rebuild It
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: We Can Rebuild It, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s human nature: when calamity strikes, we rebuild. Learn about the consequences of the biggest volcanic explosion in 5,000 years, and the reani...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KVSC, WRIR, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 19, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Returns on Trash and Treasure
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dale Wannen
Today on Sea Change Radio we talk with two people working on very different fronts of the environmental movement. Our first guest is Dale Wannen, w...

Bought by KVSC and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Post-Plastic Entrepreneurs
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Eben Bayer
Can you think of two everyday materials with a worse environmental rep than Styrofoam and plastic bottles? From production through disposal, these ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
The Heat is On
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Heat is On, Credit: Seth Shostak
Monster Typhoon Haiyen and other threats to health may be the new normal in a warmer world. Can we make the hard decisions needed to protect ourse...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WRGY, KREV-LP, WNJR, and KSKQ


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Empowered By Light + California’s Lone Wolf
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Moira Hanes
Today’s show starts off in Zambia. Worldwide, an estimated 1.5 billion people do not have access to electricity. In Zambia more than 80% of the pop...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
Welcome to the... Technosphere?
From: Generation Anthropocene
Series: Generation Anthropocene
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In this interview, Dr. Peter Haff of Duke sits down with Mike (and Mike sits down with Leslie) to explain the Technosphere. We learn that technolog...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 26:55
Fuel's Paradise
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Fuel's Paradise, Credit: Seth Shostak
From corn to algae to garbage: the race is on to find a fuel source that can replace petroleum.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 06, 2012
  • Length: 54:14
  • Purchases: 1
The Conversation - Fourteen - John Zerzan
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Conversation
Caption: John Zerzan, Credit: Eleanor Davis, www.doing-fine.com
John Zerzan is an anarcho-primitivist writer and speaker.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 35:37
Skeptic Check: OMG, GMO?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: OMG, GMO?, Credit: Seth Shostak
You are what you eat – the science –and the controversy - of genetically engineered foods, plus synthetic biology on Mars.

Bought by KREV-LP and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
The Conversation - Four - Dr. Colin Camerer
From: Aengus Anderson
Series: The Conversation
Caption: Dr. Colin Camerer, Credit: Eleanor Davis, www.doing-fine.com
Dr. Colin Camerer is one of the pioneers of neuroeconomics, a combination of neuroscience, psychology, and traditional economic theory. Our convers...

  • Added: May 25, 2012
  • Length: 31:46
The Promise and Perils of Nanotechnology
From: A World of Possibilities
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Today, nano particles are in our food, cosmetics, and hundreds of other items. And this is just the beginning of what is projected to be a $1 trill...

Bought by WZEN.org, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WRPI, WDSE, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 56:38
  • Purchases: 5
Assessing electric productivity in the U.S.
From: The Infrastructure Show
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The 28th segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series, 8-11

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 22:34
Mindy S. Lubber on Working with Companies to Address Sustainability Challenges
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Even though U.S. public policies are often lagging behind, pressures from shareholders and investors, greater transparency, and heightened risk awa...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 29:42
Sustainable Walmart -- Groks Science Show 2011-06-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Edward Humes discussed the greening of Walmart.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 24:24
  • Purchases: 3
Michael Ellis on Going Green: Initiatives in the Workplace
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Just Business
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Michael Ellis, from the sustainability consulting firm GreenOrder, discusses how companies can work with employees to make sure they're onboard wit...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:18
Environmental Biodiversity -- Groks Science Show 2011-04-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Richard Pearson discussed the effects of climate change on biodiversity.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 20, 2011
  • Length: 27:06
  • Purchases: 3
Ian Yolles on RecycleBank
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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As an executive at RecycleBank, Ian Yolles is familiar with incentives and sustainability. The company's business mission is to entice consumers to...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Dec 01, 2010
  • Length: 30:22
  • Purchases: 1
New materials for infrastructure projects
From: The Infrastructure Show
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The 21st segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series; 11-10

  • Added: Nov 23, 2010
  • Length: 26:56
Future Weather -- Groks Science Show 2010-09-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Heidi Cullen discussed the weather of the future.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 15, 2010
  • Length: 26:22
  • Purchases: 2
Exploring Mars
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: Mars Exploration Rover , Credit: Courtesy of National Air and Space Museum
Forget about Mary- there’s something about Mars. From its distant ice caps to volcanoes that rise twenty kilometers into Mars’ thin air… and, of c...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2010
  • Length: 06:46