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Skeptic Check: Hypnosis
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Hypnosis, Credit: Shannon Rose Geary
You are getting sleeeepy and open to suggestion. But is that how hypnotism works? And does it really open up a portal to the unconscious mind? Hypn...

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


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
018: Hard talk: getting real about erectile dysfunction, 1/12/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Between the ages of 40 and 70, more than half of all people with penises will deal with some form of erectile dysfunction. While that experience ca...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
017: You 2.0: where the self-help industry succeeds, and where it misses the mark, 1/5/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Self-help has existed in some form since the dawn of human civilization and has grown into a robust industrial complex. But does self-help really m...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
Skeptic Check: Worrier Mentality
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
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Poisonous snakes, lightning strikes, a rogue rock from space. There are plenty of scary things to fret about, but are we burning adrenaline on the...

Bought by WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KZUM, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
How Hot is Too Hot
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: How Hot is Too Hot?, Credit: Seth Shostak
Extreme heat is taking its toll on the natural world. We use words like “heat domes” and “freakish” to de-scribe our everyday existence. These high...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WVTF, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Into the Deep
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Into the Deep, Credit: Seth Shostak
Have you ever heard worms arguing? Deep-sea scientists use hydrophones to eavesdrop on “mouth-fighting worms.” It’s one of the many ways scientist...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
What's a Few Degrees?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: What's a Few Degrees, Credit: Seth Shostak
Brace yourself for heatwave “Lucifer.” Dangerous heatwaves may soon become so common that we give them names, just like hurricanes. This is one of ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
A Twist of Slime
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: A Twist of Slime, Credit: Seth Shostak
Your daily mucus output is most impressive. Teaspoons or measuring cups can’t capture its entire volume. Find out how much your body churns out and...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
We'll Always Have Parasites
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: We'll Always Have Parasites, Credit: Scott Gardner
Imagine tapeworms longer than the height of an adult human. Or microbes that turn their hosts into zombies. If the revulsion they induce doesn’t do...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KBBI Alaska, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Fantastic-er Voyage
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Fantastic-er Voyage, Credit: Seth Shostak
Thinking small can sometimes achieve big things. A new generation of diminutive robots can enter our bodies and deal with medical problems such as ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RadioFreePalmer, KIYU-FM, WRGY and more


  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
The Ears Have It
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Ears Have It, Credit: Seth Shostak
What’s the difference between a bird call and the sound of a pile driver? Not much, when you’re close to the loudest bird ever. Also, how everyda...

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


  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Skeptic Check: The Body Electric
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Body Electric, Credit: Seth Shostak
Electricity plays an important role in our everyday lives, including allowing our bodies to communicate internally. But some research claims electr...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KIYU-FM, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Long Illness -- Groks Science Show 2023-05-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Juliet Morgan discussed her book, Long Illness.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
RESCUE, part 17: Technology & the Ocean Pharmacopeia
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week the multi-part RESCUE series continues with an examination of familiar products derived from the ocean that we use to support our ways of...

  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 05:04
RESCUE, part 16: Technology & Ocean Farming
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week the multi-part RESCUE series continues with an advancement of the sub-theme of technology. We're talking about the pitfalls of modern agr...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2023
  • Length: 05:11
This Week in Water for April 23, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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How “Crustivoltaics” Could Restore Arid Lands. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, KICI Iowa City, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2023
  • Length: 06:07
  • Purchases: 7
RESCUE, part 15: Technology Food and Health
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Photo by Tim Foster on Unsplash, Credit: @timberfoster
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with the topic of seafood consumption. While more than 3 billion people worldwide rely on wild-c...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2023
  • Length: 05:05
CRISPR Mosquitoes
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: CRISPR Mosquitoes, Credit: Seth Shostak
The powerful gene editing tool CRISPR is already being tested on animal and plant cells. It has even been used on humans. How might this revolutio...

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


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Skeptic Check: Feeling Risky
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Feeling Risky, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s not just facts that inform our decisions. They’re also guided by how those facts feel. From deciding whether to buckle our seat belts to addre...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Waste Not
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Waste Not , Credit: Seth Shostak
Why create more landfill? Resist the urge to toss those old sneakers or last year’s smart phone. Instead, let global junk entrepreneurs repurpose ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WRGY, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome a Connective Tissue Disorder is on the Rise, Maximum Health talks with experts: Mayo Clinic Medical Director of the Ehlers- Danlos Syndrome department, Dr Dacre Knight and Shelly EDS patient for over 30 years.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome a Connective Tissue Disorder is on the Rise, Maximum Health talks with experts: Mayo Clinic Medical Director of the Ehlers- ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 26:30
  • Purchases: 1
Vaccine Inequity
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Vaccine Inequity, Credit: Seth Shostak
A radical plan could solve a historic global health inequity. Countries in the global south who waited for more than a year for ample supplies of C...

Bought by KZYX, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMUN, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2022
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Better Broths -- Groks Science Show 2022-11-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Although a good diet has been widely regarded as essential for good health, the role of foods in DNA methylation has not been as fully appreciated....

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Golf Fitness and Champion Building with World Famous Joey D Golf
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Golf Fitness and Champion Building with World Famous Joey D Golf, and Hit it Great’s Faith Jacobson on the 4 Pillars of Strength, Working with Grea...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Age Reboot -- Groks Science Show 2022-09-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Michael Roizen discussed his book, The Great Age Reboot.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 28, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1