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Extreme Heat
From: FOOLY BOO
Series: This Won't Hurt A Bit
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Can you drink your own urine? Run yourself to death? This week we explore the science and physiology of how extreme heat effects our bodies.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KVSC, WYAP, and WART FM


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 26:50
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 13: The Girl Who Dug Up Dinosaurs
From: KRCC-FM
Series: Wish We Were Here
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A 12-year-old girl in blue jeans probably isn’t the first thing you picture when you hear the word paleontologist. But in 1979, young India Wood di...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 58:59
Identical Strangers
From: Radio Diaries
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Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein share 100 percent of their DNA. Separated at birth, the twins were both adopted and raised by loving families. The...

Bought by WDBM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 15:05
  • Purchases: 4
This Bowl Tastes Delicious
From: Loftus Media
Caption: Mark Miodownik shows presenter Quentin Cooper the electroplated spoons he's used to test how different metals can affect the taste of our food., Credit: Hannah Marshall
Does your morning coffee taste better from your favorite mug? Scientists now realize that what we eat is just a small part of our dining experie...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 1: Living with the Deer
From: Willow Belden
Series: Out There
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Wyoming naturalist joins game herd, 'becomes' a mule deer

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 21:04
Voices in the Dark: the people who hear voices
From: Mosaic
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What’s it like to hear voices? Are they hallucinations or a normal human experience?

  • Added: Dec 18, 2014
  • Length: 52:22
Living Hard Drives
From: Britt Wray
Caption: hard drive , Credit: CBC radio
Just how does the hard drive in your computer differ from the information storage system that is DNA? This is the story of the very real possibilit...

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 07:54
  • Purchases: 2
Moorings and Traps
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine is a neurological disorder with a pretty bizarre name.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 4
Adam as Machine
From: Ed Prosser
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Electricity, pumps & shunts: A forensic pathologist on life.

  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:23
Test It, Break It, Fix It
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Two young women build a robot.

Bought by WMPG and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 2
Cougar
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Mainers see cougars all the time. Here's the problem: There are no cougars in Maine.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 3
Revelations In the Mudflats
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Coastal Studies for Girls is a hands-on marine science and leadership program for sophomores in high school. But for 15-year-old Laura, it’s more ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMPG, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 06:03
  • Purchases: 4
Inside the Mutter
From: Michael Paul Mason
Caption: Wall of Skulls, Credit: John Donges
A provocative tour into one of America's most curious museums, The Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Bought by WLPR , KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 23, 2010
  • Length: 10:22
  • Purchases: 3
Tesla vs. the United States
From: Deus Ex Machina
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Who invented radio? Marconi or Tesla? 90% of people get this wrong. Find out by attending the Supreme Court trial in 1943. The answer will surp...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 01, 2010
  • Length: 49:13
  • Purchases: 1
NBO -- Groks Science Show 2010-01-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sarah Maria discussed methods for dealing with Negative Body Obsession.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2010
  • Length: 23:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Time Traveler: a Man, a Dream, a Machine
From: Emily Corwin
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A boy's grief led him to an extraordinary discovery...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WJCT, KUT, KUOW, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Oct 05, 2009
  • Length: 09:35
  • Purchases: 5
Besides Life Here
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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What happens when the most important event in your whole life is something no one believes?

Bought by KPIK-LP, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, XRAY.fm, WMPG and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2009
  • Length: 08:32
  • Purchases: 8