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Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Center
From: KRCL
Series: Ways of Water
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Connor visited the site of the new Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Center. This is the largest public utilities project in SLC's history, coming i...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 08:54
Episode 322: Kristin Naigus
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: GAMEPLAY
Caption: Multi-instrumentalist Kristin Naigus in her studio.
Hear our interview with the video game industry’s go-to woodwind soloist and music that features her playing.

Bought by Vermont Public, WXXI Rochester, WGTE Public Media, WBAA, KECG and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 11
Episode 159: Spiritual Developments
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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One Sunday afternoon, a man named William Mumler decided to take a self portrait. He said he was alone in the photography studio, but as the photog...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 36:51
Episode 89: Shadowing Sheila
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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SPOILER WARNING: Please listen to our first episode about Sheila, Episode 88: Cold Case, before you listen to this one. This episode contains descr...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 27:44
MARJORIE PRIME -- Michael Almereyda Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Michael Almereyda talks illusion, stretching corners, and the serendipity of a sneaked cigarette.

  • Added: Nov 25, 2017
  • Length: 15:18
SoundsLA - Operating a Crane at the Port 150 Feet High
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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Frank Kostrencich has been working the night shift as a crane operator at the Port of Los Angeles for the past 26 years. Using his precision and ex...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
The Mikie Show #73, Alessondra
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for an interesting and fun conversation with planetary astronomer, Alessondra Springmann. She’s working on NASA’s Osiris project and could ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:02
Route Cause
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
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Host Ed Ayers talks to historian Christopher Jones about the 1870s skirmish between John D. Rockefeller and the upstart competitors who built the c...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2015
  • Length: 10:26
PARTICLE FEVER -- David Kaplan Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Dr. David Kaplan, San Francisco, CA 10/27/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Theoretical particle physicist David Kaplan talks the observer effect, the importance of the throw-out option, and why failure is sometimes success

  • Added: Nov 19, 2014
  • Length: 31:49
The Mikie Show #71, EveAnna
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for episode seventy-one as we speak with EveAnna Manley, President of Manley Laboratories, a manufacturer of beautifully engineered and cra...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
The Mikie Show #70, Tan Lin
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for a fascinating conversation with poet, Tan Lin. He expands poetry’s palette to include data, video, films, hashtags; our newest observab...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
Shake it - a modern Polaroid love story
From: This Instant Productions
Caption: Shake it!, Credit: Oz Lang
A tender look at two modern photo technologies - Polaroid and digital photography - and the human and visual connections we make with them.

Bought by WYSO, WCBE, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KGOU, South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Do the Math
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Civil rights activist Bob Moses famously helped organize a voter registration drive in Mississippi that changed the political landscape for the bla...

Bought by WJCT, KRZA, and KVLU


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Vintage Synths Enjoy a Renaissance
From: Kimberly Haas
Caption: The Album Leaf
A growing group of musicians are returning to old analog keyboards, sometimes refurbishing and playing instruments older than they are.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:46
Jurassic Squid Ink
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Scientists are excited after confirming pigment in two fossilized ink sacs from ancient squid-like creatures.

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Dec 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Impact of Brain Injury on Relationships
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Marriage can be hard. But for Michael and Tori, there's an added complication.

Bought by WJCT and KWIS 88.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 19, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 2
The Size of Life
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Sift
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How small and how large can life be? Hear scientists consider various answers to these questions and even attempt to convince you that life can be ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 19, 2012
  • Length: 10:49
  • Purchases: 2
WorldCanvass:Taping the World
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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An exploration of the radical influence the tape recorder has exerted on the history, culture, artistic expression and personal interactions of the...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2012
  • Length: 01:56:58
Clever Apes: Trick of the lgiht
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Lisa Utschig holds a vial of the protein active in photosynthesis.
In this installment, we consider why photosynthesis remains a puzzle to science. And we’ll find out how a research team at Argonne National Laborat...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KUT


  • Added: Aug 02, 2011
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 2
Clever Apes: Sense abilities
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: www.wbez.org/cleverapes
In this episode, host Gabriel Spitzer explores the realm of the senses, finding out how cochlear implants are opening up a world of sound for the h...

Bought by KUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2011
  • Length: 08:47
  • Purchases: 3
Mike Doughty Talks Social Media, Addiction, and Songwriting
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: Mike Doughty, Credit: Deborah Lopez
Producer Rebecca Lavoie talks with singer-songwriter Mike Doughty about his unusually interactive presence on social media sites, the new narrative...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2011
  • Length: 08:06
The Day the Music Died
From: Julie Beth Napolin
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A profile of a vinyl record store owner during his last week in business.

Bought by KSRQ, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2007
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 6
Quest_Longevity
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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The quest to extend lifespan, and ''healthspan'' to 100 years and beyond.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:46