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Top of Mind - Are All Medical Treatments Safe and Effective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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It’s easy to assume medical treatments available in the US are safe and effective. Let’s challenge that assumption.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, WYAP, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
interstory drift
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Do wooden planks below my feet not splinter while they shift during monumental bends and strains from interstory drift? This is Episode 101 of Eng...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
calculus
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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This challenge will not tackle us; we'll tackle it, we'll win, this calculus. This is Episode 80 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 06:39
100th Anniversary of AFRL
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: MilitaryHomeLife - Talk Radio
Caption: MHL Talk Radio
Host Sonya Dunn explores the Air Force Research Laboratory in commemoration of its 100th anniversary.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 53:41
13.5: England Bells (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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The story of the church bells in England during WWII. (Note: This is the intro to episode 13: The Sounds of East London)

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
13: The Sounds of East London
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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From bells to restaurants, and glasses to songwriting this episode explores the people and sounds of London's East end.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 16:25
  • Purchases: 1
Bridge to Transplant
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The Total Artificial Heart is one of the many wonders of modern medicine. Elliot Majerczyk has this report on a medical team pioneering a new techn...

Bought by KENW and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Crowd-sourcing Biological Solutions Through Gaming
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Fold.It screen shot
A web-based video game called FoldIt uses crowd-sourcing in the hopes of solving some very big -- er, tiny -- biological problems.

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:17
Exploring Mars
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: Mars Exploration Rover , Credit: Courtesy of National Air and Space Museum
Forget about Mary- there’s something about Mars. From its distant ice caps to volcanoes that rise twenty kilometers into Mars’ thin air… and, of c...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2010
  • Length: 06:46
Promethean Science -- Groks Science Show 2009-08-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Doug Richards discussed the Prometheus Project

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 27, 2009
  • Length: 26:52
  • Purchases: 1
Cow Pie Energy
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Attention feed lot operators. Panda Energy International in Hereford, Texas, wants your manure. But only the good stuff.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
CSI Meets MFA: The Science of Detecting Forged Art
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Crime Scene Investigation in the world of fine art.

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


  • Added: Dec 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 3
Catching the Wave: The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
From: Rebecca Sheir
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A visit to one of America's two tsunami warning centers... and a lesson that just might save your life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
Going Solar Where the Sun Don't Shine
From: Rebecca Sheir
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The pros and cons of solar power in the Land of the 'Missing' Sun.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2008
  • Length: 05:28
Counting Whales
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
You'd think the world's biggest mammal would be hard to miss. But counting blue whales is turning into a whale of a challenge.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 13, 2007
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 1
Batteries That Run on Sugar
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
i-Pods powered by Kool-Aid? They might be just around the corner.

Bought by KMXT and WEPS


  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
From Hot Springs, a Biomedical Breakthrough
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Maybe there's hope for troublemakers. Some creatures thrive in hot water...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Manatee Research
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Scientists study the Amazon River's manatees

  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 10:12
Understanding Fish Migration Patterns
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Tracking whale sharks is a tricky business. But conservationists have come up with a hi-tech solution, an ingenious new device that allows research...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Putting Invasive Species to Work
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
First, pollution and over-harvesting caused the population of Puget Sound oysters to plummet. And then, a new sea creature came to town! The "arche...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Car Sharing Gets a Green Light
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Car sharing is catching on in cities across the country. Today, about 92,000 people belong to car-sharing services like Zipcar and Flexcar.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Jelly Critter Reducing Atmospheric CO2
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Small but mighty is one way to describe the organism called "salp." A report in the journal Deep Sea Research suggests that salp, along with the ti...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
It's Not Easy, Being "Chemically Green"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Toilet bowl cleaner, cough medicine, and rubber duckies have something in common: they're all made with chemicals. In fact, most of today?s product...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wyoming Rainmakers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1