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The Forks!
From: Nicole Franklin
Caption: The Forks! Poster
Andrei and Kathryn expect to have a wonderful anniversary in magical Sedona. But the company at their table have different plans....

  • Added: May 04, 2023
  • Length: 32:18
Air Apparent
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Air Apparent, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s easy to take air for granted, but – unlike food and water – you can’t live more than a few minutes without it. This invisible chemical cocktai...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: May 31, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Creature Discomforts
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Creature Discomforts, Credit: Creature Discomforts
We love them, fear them, use them – and sometimes eat them, too. But how well do we really know animals? Our impressions are often simplistic. T...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, WXXI Rochester, WRGY and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Handling the Holidays
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Handling the Holidays, Credit: Seth Shostak
The stress of the holidays can make you want to hide under the covers with a warm cup of cocoa. From gift buying to family gatherings, the holiday...

Bought by WUFT, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KTXK, KZUM, WUFT and more


  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
The X-Flies
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
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Insects populations are declining. But before saying “good riddance,” consider that insects are essential to many ecosystems. Find out what might ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, KUAC, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2020
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 15
Zombies, Bigfoot, and Max Brooks
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Zombies, Bigfoot, and Max Brooks
What do a zombie attack and a viral pandemic have in common? They are both frightening, mindless, and relentless in their assault. And both requi...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, Royalton Community Radio, WPCA-LP, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Yule Like This
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Yule Like This, Credit: Seth Shostak
Fir tree needles embedded in carpet are a holiday headache. Why not opt for a genetically-modified, needle-retaining tree instead? Also, science ...

Bought by KUHF, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, WRKF, WDET Detroit Public Radio, KUHF and more


  • Added: Dec 02, 2019
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 21
Rerouting... Rerouting
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Rerouting... Rerouting, Credit: Seth Shostak
With GPS, we can navigate unfamiliar cities. Without GPS, we might not find our way home. Scientists say that our reliance on dashboard devices is...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KCSB-FM, WUFT and more


  • Added: Nov 05, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
What Goes Around
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: What Goes Around, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s not just tin cans and newspapers. One man says that everything can be recycled – cigarette butts, yoga mats, dirty diapers. Even radioactive...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, WMRA, Royalton Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Close One
From: Jane Hirsh
Series: American Dream Players' History Bits
Caption: baby antelope, Credit: snappygoat free images
"Close One' is a tale of early California, a time when Mexico, indigenous tribes, and Americans were struggling to achieve dominance in the West.

  • Added: Jan 01, 2018
  • Length: 21:45
With All Our Mites
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: With All Our Mites, Credit: Seth Shostak
You can’t see ‘em, but your face is a festival of face mites. And a new study finds that hundreds of different tiny spiders, beetles, make your ho...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, WMUU-LP, WRGY, KUNM, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 9
Episode 14: It’s All Downwind From Here
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Sophie May grew up in Alaska, spending lots of time outside. But when it came time to explore the wilderness as an adult, she found out she had mor...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KUER, KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 16, 2016
  • Length: 14:59
  • Purchases: 4
The Evolution of Evolution
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Evolution of Evolution, Credit: Seth Shostak
Move over, Darwin. With genetic engineering, we can make radical changes to species in just one generation. As humans begin to tinker with their ...

Bought by KUNM, XRAY.fm, KVNF, WXDU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Science Fiction True
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Science Fiction True, Credit: Seth Shostak
Don’t believe everything you see on the screen. Science fiction film is just a guess as to how our future might unfold. But sometimes fantasy be...

Bought by WUFT, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 04, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Surviving the Anthropocene
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Surviving the Anthropocene, Credit: Seth Shostak
The world is hot, and getting hotter, and our species is changing the planet with urbanization, deforestation, and industrial waste. Some say we’v...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KUNM, KREV-LP, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
Apt to Adapt
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Apt to Adapt, Credit: Seth Shostak
Humans are changing their environment faster than their genes can keep pace. This has led to a slew of diseases, from backache to diabetes, says o...

Bought by KUNM, WRGY, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, and WRIR


  • Added: Jan 11, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
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
#485: August 3, 2014
From: Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds
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THIS WEEK: Splitting the Clapper Rail; bird feeding help for condo owners; a swimming songbird; and, are you out there, Saskatchewan?

  • Added: Aug 15, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
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
The Mikie Show #68, Paul
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for episode sixty-eight, an enlightening conversation with Paul Carrick Ph.D., teacher of philosophy at Gettysburg College. He’s also a bio...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
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
The Field Trip Podcast: Marine Mammal Rescue Center
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: Field Trip Podcast icon, Credit: Mike Smith
This week, Field Trip Correspondent Lo Benichou take us behind the scenes at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, where wounded seals...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 1
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