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Leaving Behind a Life on Mars—Former Curiosity Project Scientist John Grotzinger
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Former Curiosity Rover Project Scientist John Grotzinger, Credit: Mat Kaplan
The Mars Science Laboratory rover has accomplished its primary goals on the Red Planet, and John Grotzinger has left his central role to become Cha...

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


  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Food Sleuth Radio, Jo Ann Hattner Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that our bodies are teeming with microbes? They reside throughout our body, but the majority live in our large intestine where they pl...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Gary Wenk Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that everything we eat can affect how we think, feel and act? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgar...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Where Did The Air Go? Bruce Jakosky on the MAVEN Mars Mission
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The MAVEN spacecraft circling Mars., Credit: NASA/GSFC
Not just the air. Where is the water that was plentiful on the red planet billions of years ago? MAVEN may help answer these questions. Principa...

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


  • Added: Dec 22, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
Feeling Younger, Living Longer
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: How old do you feel?, Credit: Helen M Bushe: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mistyblue17/14398632876
People who feel younger than their chronological age are also less likely to die.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
A Death-Defying Climax for Venus Express
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Venus Express Enters the Venusian Atmosphere, Credit: European Space Agency
Venus Express Project Scientist Håkan Svedhem tells us about the spacecraft’s harrowing descent into the Venusian atmosphere, what it is currently ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Keith Cowing and the Outrageous ISEE-3 Rebooters
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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They have generated excitement, enthusiasm and support throughout the world. The ISEE-3 Reboot Project has succeeded in gaining control over the 36...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 22, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Robert McCaleb Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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With so many herbal products and supplements on the market, it’s easy to be confused and overwhelmed. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered D...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 19, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Olive Oil vs. Pollution
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Olive oil may help protect the cardiovascular system against the ill-effects of air pollution in cities.

  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Living and Working on Mars—A Conversation at the International Space Development Conference
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: First humans on the Red Planet, Credit: NASA
Planetary Radio visits the 33rd ISDC to talk with three explorers who’ve set their sights on the Red Planet: MD and space medicine researcher Susan...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM and WMNF


  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
Spinoff 2013: Bringing Space Technology Home
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASASpinoff, Credit: NASA
NASA has just published "Spinoff 2013," the latest of its annual reports on innovations developed for space that are solving problems and improving...

Bought by WMNF, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KVSC, and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Britt Wray on Backyard Scientists - Episode 4
From: Brian Cauley
Series: Tiny Conversations
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A conversations about DIY science.

  • Added: Apr 12, 2014
  • Length: 10:53
Spotting Liars
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: The Cardsharps, 1594, Credit: Caravaggio
People’s unconscious reactions to liars and truth-tellers are more accurate than their conscious judgments.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Fisheries Bycatch
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers
A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Odor Discrimination
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The human nose may be capable of distinguishing one trillion unique odors.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Cocoa Benefits
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Cocoa Powder, Credit: Susanne Bard
The heart-healthy benefits of dark cocoa are the work of gut bacteria.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Elephant Ears
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Elephants respond to Maasai male playback., Credit: courtesy of Graeme Shannon
Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2014
  • Length: 01:01
Cultural Robot Preferences
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Which robot do you prefer? One that looks like a machine, or one with lifelike features? , Credit: (Left: Phasmatisnox/CC BY-SA 3.0 ; Right Gnsin/CC BY3.0, on Wikipedia)
Different cultures have different expectations and preferences when it comes to robot design.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Amy Mainzer Hunts Killer Asteroids With NEOWISE
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NEOWISE Mission Principal Investigator Amy Mainzer
Take a spacecraft that can no longer survey the realm of galaxies and repurpose it to discover thousands of much nearer asteroids and comets. Put i...

Bought by KSKQ, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WESM 91.3 FM, and WOUB


  • Added: Dec 31, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Food Sleuth Radio, Daphne Miller Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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What happens when a doctor looks at health and healing through an ecological lens? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda He...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Experience Shapes Perception
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sound
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Your experiences shape who you are as a person. But how do they shape our perceptual abilities? Listen to how our brains process auditory informati...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 2
Two Guys on Your Head: Rivalries
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Even though football teams who consider themselves to be rivals often like to highlight their supposedly apparent differences, in actuality, rivals...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
Gregory and James Benford in the "Starship Century"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Starship Century--Toward the Grandest Horizon
“Starship Century—Toward the Grandest Horizon” is the new collection of fact and fiction assembled by Gregory and James Benford. The brothers are ...

Bought by KMXT, KSKQ, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Oct 01, 2013
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
Bat-Eared Foxes Share Parental Duties - TEAMWORK!
From: Scott Unger
Series: Experimental Podcast
Caption: Bat-eared foxes
Bat-Eared Foxes have a unique method of raising their pups - teamwork...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:53
Metal in Microwaves
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Why is this metal rack in a microwave?
If metal isn’t supposed to go in microwave ovens, why do some of them have metal racks?

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Aug 23, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1