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Could the Soviet Union Have Won the Space Race?

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: Scale rendering of the Soviet LK moon lander next to the US Lunar Module., Credit: Eberhard Marx

Space historian and policy expert John Logsdon joins Mat Kaplan for a fascinating conversation about how the US could have lost the race to the moo...

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

Added: Aug 23, 2016
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 7

Schnitzel and the Saturn V (Gravy Ep. 42)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

How did Huntsville, Alabama become home to a whole host of German restaurants? It has more to do with rocket science, than with Southerners’ love o...

Bought by KVLU

Added: Jul 28, 2016
Length: 33:42
Purchases: 1

Bread Mold Battery

From: Susanne Bard

Could fungi be a key to safer and longer lasting lithium ion batteries?

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW

Added: Mar 30, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Thirsty Bats

From: Susanne Bard

How do bats find water in the dark?

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW

Added: Mar 27, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Retrieving Lost Memories

From: Susanne Bard

In a mouse model of early Alzheimer’s disease, scientists used light to trigger memories that the mice had forgotten.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW

Added: Mar 27, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Critical Materials

From: Susanne Bard

A government laboratory works to maintain supplies of some little-known metals.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Added: Mar 23, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Cactus Water Filter

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Cross-section of a prickly pear cactus, Credit: Susanne Bard

The drought-defying interior of the prickly pear cactus holds a secret to purifying water.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Added: Mar 23, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Disease Fighting Beer Hops

From: Susanne Bard

Scientists are isolating and synthesizing the chemical compounds that make hops bitter, and studying their medicinal properties.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW

Added: Mar 15, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Interstellar Dreams: Kim Stanley Robinson's "Aurora"

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: “Aurora” is the latest novel from Kim Stanley Robinson, Credit: Orbit

Famed science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson is back with Aurora, a cautionary tale about just how difficult interstellar travel may be. Emil...

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

Added: Mar 01, 2016
Length: 28:51
Purchases: 8

Why Are Plants Green?

From: Susanne Bard

The dominance of green chlorophyll on Earth may have come after a more purple period.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, WEZU, and WLPR

Added: Feb 29, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 4

Dialects & Society

From: Susanne Bard

While the media affect our vocabulary, our accents are a product of our community.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Added: Feb 19, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Female Songbirds

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Female house wrens sing to defend their nest sites from intruders.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

Added: Feb 19, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 7

Giant Armadillos

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: An extinct glyptodont., Credit: Carl Buell

DNA evidence reveals that the enormous armored glyptodont, an extinct South American mammal, was a close cousin to modern armadillos.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Added: Feb 19, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Gender Bias & Online Sales

From: Susanne Bard

Buyers shell out a lot less on online auctions for when the seller is female.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Added: Feb 19, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Zero-G With OK Go!

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: The carefully-planned madness and joy of OK Go’s Upside Down and Inside Out Zero-G Video Shoot, Credit: OK Go

Have you seen it? OK Go has gone where no band has gone before to make a music video. Mat talks with Damian Kulash and Tim Nordwind about the hazar...

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

Added: Feb 16, 2016
Length: 28:50
Purchases: 6

WorldCanvass: Research to Real Life (Part 3)

From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass

What does it mean to be a ‘research university?’ WorldCanvass guests answer that question from multiple perspectives on this program called “Resea...

Added: Jan 29, 2016
Length: 31:17

Wine’s Fruity “Nose”

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

You can thank fruit flies for your favorite wine’s fruity “nose”.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KSFR, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

Added: Nov 23, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 7

3D Bioprinter

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: A 3D printed coronary arterial tree. , Credit: Adam Feinberg Lab/Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering

3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.

Bought by WLPR

Added: Nov 01, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

Bats & Pitcher Plants

From: Susanne Bard

The echo of a pitcher plant helps bats find safety and helps the plant get food.

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Jul 12, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Rose Scents

From: Susanne Bard

When it comes to their scent, not all roses are created equal. Now researchers have identified the gene responsible for how fragrant a flower will ...

Bought by WLPR