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Recipe for a Small Planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of exoplanet Kepler -186f., Credit: Wikipedia
Astronomer and planetary scientist Courtney Dressing is the lead author of research that may have found the formula for the mass and composition of...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WYAP, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
Dr. J and the World's Biggest Telescope
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of the completed European Extremely Large Telescope, Credit: ESO
Joe Liske, host of Hubblecast, is also the top scientist on the European Southern Observatory’s European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), now und...

Bought by KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
Political Junkie 1-7-15
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Republicans now control both houses for the first time since 2006. Paul Kane of the Washington Post joins us to talk about the attempted rebellion...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester, KUER, and Northeast Indiana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 08, 2015
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Exciting Year Ahead on the Final Frontier
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of the Dawn spacecraft approaching Ceres in the asteroid belt., Credit: NASA/JPL
The Planetary Society’s experts look forward to a great year of firsts in the solar system and beyond. Bill Nye the Science Guy provides a status ...

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 2014 Year in Review
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Ken Rudin looks back at the year that was with former NPR and Chicago Tribune political writer Frank James. We revisit past newsworthy segments fro...

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  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
Sara Seager's Quest for Earth's Twin
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: MIT Astrophysicist and Planetary Scientist Sara Seager, Credit: Sara Seager/MIT
MIT planetary scientist and astrophysicist Sara Seager is on a quest. She wants to find a warm, wet exoplanet with signs of life. It could be Earth...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie 12-10-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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There is still the specter of the shutdown of the George Washington Bridge that may ultimately damage New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's hopes of get...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUER, WRKF and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Orion Launches Into History
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Orion awaits launch atop its Delta IV Heavy rocket., Credit: Jason Davis/The Planetary Society
NASA’s Orion spacecraft has taken its first step toward Mars and an asteroid mission. The Planetary Society’s Jason Davis was at the Kennedy Space...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie Minisode - 2015 Evergreen
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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In most cases, we know the difference between a good president and a bad one. But how do historians see them? Robert Merry, a longtime journalist w...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, KRZA, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KCCU Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2014
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 6
Political Junkie 12-3-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Republicans learned what they needed to do to score big electoral victories in 2014, and now it seems they've also learned that shutting down the g...

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  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Kip Thorne and the Science of Interstellar
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Spoiler alert. Famed physicist Kip Thorne says you might be able to survive a plunge into a black hole after all! That’s just one molecule of the ...

Bought by KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie 11-19-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Even though the Democrats suffered major losses on November 4, they returned Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to their respective House and Senate leade...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Cassini is Safe! Mission Update From Project Scientist Linda Spilker
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mighty Saturn and its rings, imaged by the Cassini spacecraft., Credit: JPL/NASA
Project scientist Linda Spilker returns with a regular update on Saturn, its moons and rings not long after learning that the mission is funded thr...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Political Junkie 11-12-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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2014 was a record-breaking election for women in Congress... but don't rush to declare it "The Year of the Woman" just yet. Debbie Walsh, director ...

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  • Added: Nov 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Digging Deep With Planetary Deep Drill
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Business end of Planetary Deep Drill, Credit: Mat Kaplan
If there’s life on Mars, it’s probably deep beneath the surface. That’s just one reason we need a tool like Planetary Deep Drill on the red planet ...

Bought by WYAP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KFCF FM, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Problems Facing the Native American Communities
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
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Host Peter Kreten welcomes to the program Professor Jim Steyskal from the School of Education at Saint Xavier University. On this edition of the pr...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:46
Political Junkie 11-5-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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The results are in. It's good news for the Republican Party. And a sweeping repudiation of President Obama and the Democrats. In the Senate, a new...

Bought by KCCU Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXXI Rochester, KUER, and WRKF


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 5
Political Junkie 10-29-14 - 2014 Midterm Election Special
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Specials)
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Democratic pollster Anna Greenberg and Republican analyst and former Congressman Vin Weber talk about the national stakes of this year's midterms. ...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 23
Political Junkie 10-29-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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Republican strategist Vin Weber and Democrat pollster Anna Greenberg lay out what's at stake on November 4th, and what it might mean for the final ...

Bought by KCCU Radio, Troy Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WRKF and more


  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Mormon Citizen
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Religion & Politics
Caption: Mitt Romney speaking to supporters at a grassroots early voting rally in Mesa, Arizona, Credit: Flickr: Gage Skidmore
Laurie Mafflly-Kipp discusses how the Mormon faith and politics have intertwined throughout American history.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 11:00
Political Junkie 10-22-14
From: Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Series: Political Junkie (Minisodes)
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It's not just candidates whom we're voting for (or against!) this year. It's also hundreds of ballot initiatives, propositions and referenda that ...

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 6
Interview with Latin Waves Host Sylvia Richardson
From: Latin Waves Media
Series: Latin Waves Media
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Sylvia L. Richardson is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. She is the host and producer of the internationally...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 28:39
Marti Crouch: Brave New GMOs
From: WFHB
Series: Interchange
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Tonight’s guest is long-time critic of genetically modified organisms and foods, Marti Crouch, a noted academic research scientist in plant molecul...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 56:10
96 Acres: Carlos describes Cook County Jail from the Inside
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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Interview with Carlos Sanchez, former County Jail Inmate. Interview conducted by Jackie Serrato for 96 Acres. Audio produced by Vocalo's Ayana Cont...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 20:35
96 Acres: Jennifer Gonzalez describes Cook County Jail from the Outside
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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Interview With Jennifer Gonzalez, Girlfriend Of A Cook County Jail Inmate. Interview conducted by Hugo Antunez for 96 Acres. Audio produced by Voc...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 08:20

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