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How can I explain climate change to my friends and family?
From: Possibly
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Talking about climate change is never easy. Today, we get some tips from five experts on how to do it gracefully.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 04:35
Is it time to rethink Earth Day?
From: Possibly
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We’ve celebrated Earth Day in the United States for more than 50 years. Today, we’re taking a look at what made the first Earth Day in 1970 such a ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
Whose behavior really affects the water supply?
From: Possibly
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Last week we learned that individuals’ home water consumption doesn’t really make a dent in the water supply, and the benefit of personal water con...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:37
Why should I use less water in a wet state like Rhode Island?
From: Possibly
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Saving water might not seem all that important in a humid climate like Rhode Island. But actually, there are plenty of reasons why water conservati...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
What’s the best way to get rid of my food scraps?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re taking a look at how we dispose of our food. Next time you’re scraping a plate, should that food go into compost, your sink disposal, ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
No More Joshua Trees: Climate Change in the Desert with Ecologist James Cornett - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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The Joshua tree is an icon and ecological keystone of the California deserts. However, climate disruption with hotter, drier summers and more frequ...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
188: Trash Parrots
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Forget raccoons digging into your trash cans, Australia has giant parrots snacking out of trash bins. Some family groups of Sulfur-crested cockatoo...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
Episode X: Thank You, Citizens!
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Brood X: The Cicada Podcast
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As our podcast series concludes and our cicada friends begin their new 17-year cycle, Dr. Gene Kritsky from Mount St. Joseph University talks about...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 24:34
  • Purchases: 1
Episode IX: The Silence Of The Cicadidae
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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What are our visitors doing when you don't hear their distinctive mating buzz? If you've noticed they get quiet at night or when it rains, do you k...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 17:59
Episode VIII: Cold Brood
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Brood X: The Cicada Podcast
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In this episode, Dr. Gene Kiritsky and Cory Sharber discuss how did our unseasonable April and May weather impact the Brood X emergence.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 19:51
  • Purchases: 1
175: Angels' Glow
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's the Civil War and you're in the medical tent. It's dark and the man next to you has wounds glowing an eerie blue. Turns out, the men who had t...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 2
Episode V: How Cicadas Fit Into The Big Picture
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Brood X: The Cicada Podcast
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We’ve always been told about the importance of maintaining our ecosystems, but how do 17-year cicadas fit into that delicate balance? According to ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 17:40
  • Purchases: 1
Episode IV: Those Who Came Before Gene
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Brood X: The Cicada Podcast
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Our expert, Dr. Gene Kritsky, has devoted a great deal of his professional life to the study of cicadas. But who studied them before him?

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 16:29
  • Purchases: 1
Episode III: Impacting Planet Earth
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Brood X: The Cicada Podcast
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If you look closely, cicadas do look prehistoric, so how long have they been around and how have they survived so long on our ever-changing planet?

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 16:39
  • Purchases: 2
Episode: Cicadas 101
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: Brood X: The Cicada Podcast
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As we begin our 10-week journey of the 2021 Brood X emergence, Dr. Kritsky and Cory Sharber discuss the very basics of cicadas – what are they, wha...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 27, 2021
  • Length: 17:01
  • Purchases: 2
38: Penguin Foster Parents
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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A bonded pair of male penguins make for unexpectedly great foster parents!

  • Added: Jan 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:48
90 Second Naturalist December 2015
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by KMUN, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 25, 2015
  • Length: 34:30
  • Purchases: 3