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A House Built on Sand

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

There’s a very robust debate going on right now as to exactly how much sea level rise we’re in for, and the Cliffs Notes version is that it’s betwe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Aug 11, 2016
Length: 22:05
Purchases: 1

Sound Ecology: three-spined stickleback

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An Audio postcard highlighting the tiny, beautiful and behaviorally unique three-spined stickleback fish.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark

Added: Jul 29, 2016
Length: 01:28
Purchases: 2

Sound Ecology: Phenology

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An audio postcard exploring seasonal changes and timing of wildlife events, a field called phenology.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KFOI Radio

Added: Jul 15, 2016
Length: 02:00
Purchases: 3

Sound Ecology: Coho Salmon

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An audio postcard highlighting Coho Salmon - their spawning habitat and behavior and their specialized adaptation for long-term survival.

Bought by KZYX, WNED Buffalo, and Radio Newark

Added: Jul 14, 2016
Length: 02:20
Purchases: 3

A Seafood Phenomenon: the Wonder of Alabama Jubilees (Gravy Ep. 40)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Sunset overlooking Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama. , Credit: Photo by Tina Antolini.

Imagine: crabs, fish, eels—a whole team of sea creatures—rushing towards the shore, and then sitting there, as if waiting to be caught. This isn’t ...

Bought by KVLU and PRX Remix

Added: Jun 16, 2016
Length: 22:01
Purchases: 2

Life of the Law #81: Rig the System

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Domestic oil drilling offers private landowners the promise of riches in their own backyard. But what if you don’t want to live next door to an oil...

Added: Apr 19, 2016
Length: 22:39

Bill Schweider, fishing guide, Cass Lake, MN

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Call of the Wild

Milt Lee talks with Bill Schweider, fisherman for life, conservationist, and former teacher.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio

Added: Jan 19, 2016
Length: 08:02
Purchases: 1

A Salt Story: West Virginia Siblings Mine the Past to Build a Future (Gravy Ep. 22)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

While West Virginia may be known for resources like coal, the country once turned to this mountain state for a culinary staple: salt. In this episo...

Bought by WMMT, WMMT, KVLU, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WABE and more

Added: Sep 24, 2015
Length: 23:22
Purchases: 6

Episode 1: Living with the Deer

From: Willow Belden
Series: Out There

Wyoming naturalist joins game herd, 'becomes' a mule deer

Added: Aug 05, 2015
Length: 21:04

PEI Cradle on the Waves Part 1

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Fields of sunflowers on PEI up near Souris., Credit: Charles McGuigan

The Mig Maw had a name for this place that means cradle on the waves. Which is exactly what Prince Edward Island—PEI as the people here call it—loo...

Added: Jul 02, 2015
Length: 26:31

Island Stories The Scotch Bonnet Republic Part 4

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: J.B. Gaskill of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Ocracoke Island North Carolina is the Key West of the mid-Atlantic. It's far removed from the mainland and the Outer Banks, surrounded by water, on...

Added: Jun 20, 2015
Length: 28:02

Virginia’s Restless Archipelago Part 3

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Colony of American oyster catchers on a lesser Barrier Island., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Oyster Virginia is an old fishing village on the seaside of the Easter Shore. On the road in there are old dead rises, some half submerged in the s...

Added: Jun 10, 2015
Length: 26:36

Island Stories Virginia’s Restless Archipelago Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Moorings on Cobb Island., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Virginia’s Barrier Islands and the waters and salt marshes that surround them represent the most pristine coastal region on the Eastern Seaboard. U...

Added: Jun 02, 2015
Length: 25:24

Yours, mines and ours

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Mining in Minnesota has been going on for decades, but today, economic and environmental issues are raising important questions about the industry....

Bought by KSRQ

Added: Mar 26, 2015
Length: 06:16
Purchases: 1

The weed that saved Minnesota

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

In 1857, economic hardship left farmers and other citizens bust. Looking for a way to earn money Minnesotans took to the forests to harvest ginseng...

Added: Mar 11, 2015
Length: 04:39

Saving paradise: protecting Minnesota prairies

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

During the last 150 years, most of Minnesota’s native prairies have been destroyed—converted into farmland for crops like corn and soybeans. But a ...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

Added: Feb 24, 2015
Length: 05:55
Purchases: 1

Sculptor Zoran Mojisilov

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Larger-than-life Serbian sculptor Zoran Mojisilov creates work from the most primal of elements: rocks, wood scraps and steel he hauls to his North...

Added: Nov 05, 2014
Length: 05:22

A Simple Life: Swinomish Story

From: Sallie Bodie

Caption: At the Canoe Journey, Credit: Photos courtesy of Jack Storm, used with permission. Jack Storms/StormsPhoto.com

In the Pacific Northwest, Native Americans honor their cultural heritage by participating in an annual canoe journey. A Swinomish elder shares his ...

Added: Jan 05, 2014
Length: 04:10

Moving By Bike

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

Moving all your belongings by bike might sound crazy, but if enough people get involved, it can be both fun and efficient.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Aug 14, 2013
Length: 05:00
Purchases: 1

Tiny Houses

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

Caption: Karin Parramore's tiny house, Credit: Califia Suntree

Destination DIY producer Califia Suntree spoke to two women who built their own tiny houses about living a minimalist lifestyle. The houses are bot...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jul 24, 2013
Length: 07:40
Purchases: 2

Digging Deeper: The Miner Details of a Major Industry

From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features

Mining provides the resources for many products we use every day, but it's more than just a big corporate enterprise. Listen in for a look at some ...

Added: May 24, 2013
Length: 21:34

Island Stories PEI Cradle on the Waves Part 7

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Calvin Jollimore and his daughter., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Prince Edward Island is known the world over for its mussels. Nothing quite like them and those produced on PEI account for 80 percent of all musse...

Added: Feb 17, 2013
Length: 27:06

Beat Pedaler

From: vanessa lowe

Beat Pedaler is an in-depth exploration of rapper, inventor and educator Paul Freedman’s passion for bike culture.

Bought by KDNK, KUNM, KVSC, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRIR and more

Added: Jun 25, 2012
Length: 30:01
Purchases: 24

When Sheep Fly

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: Biologists attach a tracking collar to a blindfolded desert bighorn sheep. , Credit: Kamila Forson

When Elephant Mountain gets too crowded with desert bighorn sheep, and it’s time to start a new herd in Big Bend Ranch State Park, how do you move ...

Bought by KENW