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World in Progress 08/23/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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On this week's show: Avocados are hailed as healthy superfood, but the craze is wrecking havoc in many communities. For instance in Chile where ...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Ian Power: Rocking Climate Change
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ian Power
There is no silver bullet to solve the intractable problem of global warming. Nevertheless, there is a lot of vital and hopeful work being done to ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
Spectrum 08/07/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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In this week's show : we hear from the first 'test tube baby' 40 years later, find hot and bothered Germans (who also sit too much), long live the...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Aug 08, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Living Planet 07/13/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Living Planet: Strokes of genius - When it comes to protecting the environment, sometimes the most unusual ideas are the best ones. From using d...

Bought by KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KUPR low power FM, and WFIU


  • Added: Jul 12, 2018
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 4
Brent Constantz: Concrete Plans
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Brent Constantz
Most people wouldn’t guess it, but concrete is the single most widely used material in the world. And both production and consumption are on the ri...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Crypto-Carbon: Nori's Paul Gambill
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Paul Gambill
If you ask most people what they think of blockchain applications or cryptocurrency, the response is usually a blank stare of utter bafflement. Wel...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:30
Defenders of the Rainforest: Topher White + Paul Salaman
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Topher White
This week on Sea Change Radio, we dig into our archives to learn more about the activities of two nonprofits that focus on saving rainforests. Our ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
2018-04-15 Climate One at Duke University: How Climate Change Will Change the Way We Eat
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Ashley Allen, Mars Corporation; Host Greg Dalton
As the planet heats up, it’s affecting many of the foods we love – when and where they’re grown, how they get to the grocery store and how much we...

Bought by WJCT, KPIP-LP, KVCR, KAAD-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 8
446-Asteroid Homestead
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In the future one can envision a space mining family boarding a descendent of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Vehicle for a trip into low Earth orb...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KKRN, WVTF, KRWG and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Autonomous Vehicles at a Crossroads
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alexandria Sage
The transportation sector is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. There are vast resources currently being spent to transfo...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Spectrum 03/20/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: It's electric! (& almost autonomous) Someone gives you €25 million. In exchange, you have to build an autonomous car – basically from...

Bought by KRJF-lp, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, WYAP, WNMU-FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 20, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 5
2018-03-04 Cloudy Days for Solar?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The price of solar power has declined dramatically in recent years. That’s good news for homeowners, the environment and the economy. Renewable pow...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KWIT, and NPR Now


  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 3
2018-02-25 Power Shift: The End of Gasoline Cars?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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After more than a century of ruling the roads, oil is starting to lose its dominance over the auto industry. More and more automakers are introduc...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KWIT, KUHF, and NPR Now


  • Added: Feb 22, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 4
Food Sleuth Radio, Jeanne Rizzo Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that most breast cancer is the result of exposures to environmental toxins in combination with genetic susceptibility, and stage of li...

Bought by KFOI Radio and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Paul D. Thacker Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the biotech industry works to discredit and silence scientists who question the health and safety of genetically engineered crops...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kris De Decker: Enough Is Enough
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kris De Decker
In our quest to make a better world, we often strive for more efficient use of resources. But is the goal of efficiency the right one? Our guest th...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Jeremy Lent: Human History and the Climate
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeremy Lent
As we move into a new year, and try to square 2017 in our rear view mirrors, it's an opportune moment to contemplate how we avoid repeating the mis...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 28:40
Zero Mass Water: A New Source for H2O
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Cody Friesen
In our household we do our best to avoid buying bottled water - we're keenly aware of what those darn plastic bottles are doing to the environment....

  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Carey Gillam Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide globally, and decades of scientific research link it to a range of diseases, inclu...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 08, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
2017-11-26 Bill Nye: Science Guy
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Bill Nye, Television Host and Science Educator
As the Science Guy, television’s Bill Nye inspired a generation of children to love science as much as he does. But these days, he’s speaking to a ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, WLPR , NPR Now, KCMJ Community Radio, WDET Detroit Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 8
403-Double Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A strange object consisting of two mile diameter asteroids surrounded by a gas cloud is orbiting our Sun.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KSFR, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Topher White: Connecting The Rainforest
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Topher White
Do you have a drawer somewhere filled with old cellphones collecting dust? Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to put those phones to good use...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
Our Disposable Society: From Plastics to Prisons
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daphna Nissenbaum
Plastic and prisons: two of America’s most toxic habits. Happily there are people working to create alternatives. This week on Sea Change Radio we ...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:50
Food Sleuth Radio, Abby Youngblood Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that consumer demand for organic food continues to grow, despite the struggle of U.S. farmers to keep up with demand? Do you understan...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2