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Down in the Flood

From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio

An interesting thing about a raging flash flood is how quiet it is, for the most part. Sometimes you’ll hear a pinyon log sort of bonk against a bo...

Bought by KFCF FM

Horse Powered Farming

From: renee wilde
Series: The Grounded Hope Podcast

Caption: Suffolk Draft Horses, Credit: Friends of Gressen Hall

Regenerative agriculture is more than a human-centered enterprise: it means working with nature and alongside other creatures, to accomplish larger...

NL 20-10: Jazzing The Cool With Ted Gioia, 3/2/2020

From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights

Ted Gioia, author of book The Birth (and Death) of the Cool, (who's also the author of The History of Jazz and West Coast Jazz), joins us on this e...

Look Toward The Dawn

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

Today, we take a step back to imagine a world without a web of GPS satellites telling your smartphone where you are every second of the day. While ...

Bought by PRX Remix

Season 1 Ep. 5: Stake Your Claim

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

There used to be a time when you could strike out into the vast unexplored wilderness and stake your claim – but not anymore. Today, the story of ...

WTF is TFC?

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

The myths and legend surrounding AMC's oldest trail crew, the TFC, aka Trail F*cking Crew.

The Second Greatest Show on Earth

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

A group of 19th century pioneers lay claim to one of the world’s most inhospitable mountains and turn it into a premiere tourist destination.

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

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...

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...

GUEST: Bernie Krause (Great Animal Orchestra) + 3D AUDIO Insight Treks (chapter 2)

From: Don Hill
Series: Cafe Acousmatic

CAFÉ ACOUSMATIC: the finest blend of electroacoustic music, sound art, and 3D binaural audio.

Wake up and Smell the Story: Sniffing out Health and Sickness

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: Illustration of a nose., Credit: Wikimedia Commons

If you asked people which of their senses they most feared losing, they'd probably say sight or hearing. But what about the ability to smell? We ex...

Bought by WTJU

Large Wildfires Jumpstart Debate on Fire Management Techniques

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Photo by (cc) Flickr user Lotus R

A topic that we covered more than a year ago, but was just as relevant in 2013 is fire, more specifically wildfires. When we aired our show, The Bu...

Bought by KHNS

Friday Night Lights

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites

Contributor Meg Cramer tells the story of the first electrically lit town in America -- Wabash, Indiana.

Bought by WOUB, Radio Newark, and KFAI Minneapolis

99% Invisible #72- New Old Town (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

The recreation of a town that never was.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more

99% Invisible #86-Reversal of Fortune

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)

When Chicago was up the proverbial creek.

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Let There Be Night (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. Are we experiencing the end of night?

Bought by WCNY and KAZU Seaside, Calif.

99% Invisible #44- The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

How a St. Louis public housing marvel became "hell on earth."

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio and more

99% Invisible #40- Billy Possum (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

The children's fad that has never swept the nation

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio and more

99% Invisible #24- The Two Fates of the Old East Portico (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

When the District recovered the old Capitol columns, it forgot about the other fragments that had also once held up the country's icon of democracy.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WTJU and more

99% Invisible #20- Nikko Concrete Commando (Standard 4:30 Version)

From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)

The story of the guy who etched his name in 1,000 slabs of San Francisco concrete--and the reporter who spent years tracking him down.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more

Nature Dreaming: Rediscovering California's Landscapes with David Mas Masumoto

From: California Legacy Project

Listeners will find Nature Dreaming: Rediscovering California’s Landscapes with David Mas Masumoto both entertaining and enlightening. Two one hour...

Bought by KZYX and KALW