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Chris Martenson: Dow Obsession Syndrome
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Chris Martenson
The Dow Jones Industrial Average. What does this omnipresent ticker in the corner of our TV screens really mean? Is it a gauge of our country’s eco...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
What a Waste: Mark Murray Reveals Flaws in Recycling Systems
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mark Murray
Many of us concerned with the environment are conscientious about sorting our garbage. Those of us lucky enough to live in cities with curbside rec...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Bruce Bartlett: The Roots of Wreckage
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Bruce Bartlett
Today on Sea Change Radio we take a little timeout from all things sustainability to analyze how the Republican Party has led us to some very uncer...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Amy Harder: Investments in Nuclear Power + Plastics
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amy Harder
If you had a million dollars what would you do with it? OK, now what if it were $100 billion? Today on Sea Change Radio, we are talking with Amy Ha...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Mark Coleman on Mindfulness and Nature
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mark Coleman
The last time you went for a little walk around the neighborhood, did you take a few moments to drink in the natural beauty around you, even in the...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
James Hoggan: Politics in Polite Company
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James Hoggan
Has this ever happened to you: You are talking with a friend or family member, and as the topic moves to politics, things start to get a little hea...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Michael Mann: Agency and Urgency
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Michael Mann
Back in 1999, a team of scientists published a graphic depiction reconstructing northern hemisphere temperatures for the previous 1000 years. The s...

  • Added: May 08, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Seeking Peace on Earth: A PEACE TALKS RADIO Special (2018)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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PEACE TALKS RADIO, the radio series and podcast on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution strategies offers up another compilation show bas...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Dec 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Catastrophes, Cooperatives, and Capital
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, something unexpected rose up out of the devastation in the Rockaways-- worker-owned businesses. Six years lat...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and KDNK


  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Finding Peace, Sustaining Peace
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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On this edition of Peace Talks Radio, we talk with Noga Harpaz, an Israeli, and Raed al-Hadar, a Palestinian, who are part of “Combatants for Peace...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 59:01
GN_4.06_Haileys Harvest
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Washington state 5 year-old decides to feed the homeless.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dwarf Planet Ceres Thrills as a Dying Visitor Closes In
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This simulated perspective view shows Occator Crater, measuring 57 miles (92 kilometers) across and 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) deep, which contains the brightest area on Ceres. This region has been the subject of intense interest since Dawn's approach to th, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Ceres is the queen of the asteroid belt. Her first Earthly visitor is nearing its last days in spectacular style. Dawn Mission Director and Chief...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
EP 7.2 — Universal Basic Income: A Bridge Towards Post-capitalism?
From: Robert Raymond
Series: Upstream
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In part 2 of our 2-part series on UBI, we explore how a progressive Universal Basic Income policy might help us move away from our current capitali...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jan 29, 2018
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
Seeking Peace On Earth: A Peace Talks Radio Special (2017)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Another compendium of highlights from a season of PEACE TALKS RADIO, the series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution. This time listen...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI


  • Added: Jan 12, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
An Eye on the Sun (In the Middle of a Lake)
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The Goode Solar Telescope at the NJIT Big Bear Solar Observatory, Credit: Mat Kaplan
The world’s most powerful solar telescope sits in Big Bear Lake, high above southern California. It has just been renamed for the man responsible f...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WTJU, KRZA, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Emily Lakdawalla on the Last Orbits of Cassini
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cassini took this photo on June 4, 2017, close to periapsis on its seventh "Grand Finale" orbit, when it passed between the planet and the rings., Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Emily Lakdawalla
The Cassini Mission has less than two months to go before it ends with a spectacular plunge into the beautiful ringed world. Planetary Society Sen...

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


  • Added: Jul 19, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Happy Asteroid Day!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of massive asteroid impact, Credit: NASA
Asteroid Day, June 30th, marks the anniversary of the great Tunguska impact that leveled a Siberian forest. It reminds us that a Near Earth Object ...

Bought by WTJU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Julie Webster and the Art of Spacecraft Endurance
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: February 21, 1997--Julie Webster, Cassini’s manager of spacecraft operations (kneeling, right), and the rest of the mission's assembly, test and launch operations (ATLO) team pose with the spacecraft outside the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Space Simulator, Credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Caltech / Bob Brown
How do you keep a dazzlingly complex spacecraft in good health after 20 years in space? That’s the challenge for Julie Webster and her team of eng...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WTJU, WMUU-LP, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Spectacular Jupiter!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Jupiter’s south pole imaged by the Juno spacecraft from 52,000 km above the planet., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles
Have you seen its stunning image of Jupiter’s south pole? The Juno orbiter is surpassing expectations and delivering surprising science. Scott Bo...

Bought by KVSC, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WTJU, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Visiting Worlds Fantastic with Bonnie Buratti
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Planetary scientist Bonnie Buratti's new book, Credit: Cambridge University Press
Veteran Jet Propulsion Lab planetary scientist Bonnie Buratti talks with Mat about the wonder of our solar neighborhood that she explores in Worlds...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WTJU, WMUU-LP, KRZA and more


  • Added: May 09, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
McDonald Observatory and the Quest for Dark Energy
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: McDonald Observatory Hobby-Eberly Telescope, Credit: Mat Kaplan
The University of Texas at Austin’s observatory is high in the hills of west Texas. In this special episode, Mat Kaplan joins the tens of thousands...

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


  • Added: Apr 19, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Mars’ Atmosphere…Lost in Space!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s concept of MAVEN orbiting Mars with Earth in the background (not to scale!), Credit: NASA/GSFC
Mars was once a warm and wet world. Then its dense, protective atmosphere mostly vanished. Learning why was one of the greatest mysteries in planet...

Bought by WTJU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KRZA, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Apr 04, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Nancy Atkinson’s Incredible Stories from Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Nancy Atkinson's Incredible Stories From Space, Credit: Page Street Publishing
The longtime editor of outstanding online space news source Universe Today has just written about nine robotic missions of exploration in Incredibl...

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


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Worlds of TRAPPIST-1
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist concept of the surface of TRAPPIST-1f, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The discovery of seven, Earth-sized planets in a nearby solar system was announced last week. Astrophysicist and planetary scientist Sara Seager wa...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KRZA, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Final Countdown at Saturn
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cassini was able to capture its closest-ever view of Daphnis toward the end of its mission, during its F-ring orbit phase, when it passed between the F and G rings once per orbit. Daphnis is only about 8 kilometers across., Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Ian Regan
Planetary Radio’s most frequent guest, Project Scientist Linda Spilker, returns with another update on the Cassini mission that is approaching its ...

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


  • Added: Jan 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8