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Food Sleuth Radio, Tod Cooperman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Are you one of approximately 170 million Americans who take dietary supplements? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemm...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Big Hunger Big Chicken Big Moment
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Big Hunger by Andrew Fisher and Big Chicken by Maryn McKenna
Antibiotics in chicken getting away from us and hunger groups loving on corporations. Plus ending hunger by force of law.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Oct 07, 2017
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 2
Ed Stone and Forty Years of Voyager in Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Voyager image of Jupiter's moon Io taken as the volcano called Loki erupted., Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS
It is most space fans’ favorite planetary science mission, and with good reason. We visit with the man who has been in charge of Voyager mission sc...

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


  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
U of MN Solar Vehicle Project unveils new car to compete across Australian outback
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: Eos II, Credit: courtesy umnsvp.org
The U of MN Solar Vehicle Project has a long and successful history. WTIP's Dave TerSteeg chatted with this year's co-leaders of the project, stude...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 18:28
Food Sleuth Radio, Vera Krischik Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the majority of insects are good? Recent pollinator declines related to pesticide use have resulted in declines in fruit and veg...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Are Our Pets Making Us Sick? (half hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Can the notorious brain-hijacking parasite "toxoplasma" affect humans? Is there a vaccine against Lyme Disease for humans in the pipeline?

Bought by WJCT, KWMR, WUGA (part of GPB), KMUN, WCQS and more


  • Added: Jul 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 8
100th Anniversary of AFRL
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: MilitaryHomeLife - Talk Radio
Caption: MHL Talk Radio
Host Sonya Dunn explores the Air Force Research Laboratory in commemoration of its 100th anniversary.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 53:41
Buzz Aldrin and Other Martians
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Apollo astronaut and engineer Buzz Aldrin, Credit: Gage Skidmore
He walked with Neil Armstrong on the moon, but that may not be his greatest legacy. Buzz Aldrin was joined by other space stars at the recent Human...

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


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Aerospace Corporation President and CEO Steve Isakowitz
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s concept of Brane Craft about to wrap itself around space debris. The paper-think spacecraft will then slow and deorbit the potentially dangerous object., Credit: The Aerospace Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation has been innovating since 1960. Now it’s headed by a former leader of “New Space” company Virgin Galactic. President and...

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Big Bang in a Little Room
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Black Hole Echos, Credit: Scientific America
At some point in our lives, most of us will begin to question how our universe began. Depending on whom you ask, you’re going to get a variety of r...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
64: Deb Liu of Facebook is Developing More Women in Tech; Dr. Shruti Naik of The Rockefeller University is Keeping More Women in Science
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
Caption: Shruti Naik
Deb Liu is VP of Platform and Marketplace at Facebook. As one of few female executives in technology, she is working to address the challenges that...

Bought by KUT, KUAF Public Radio, WLPR , WRGY, KUNM and more


  • Added: Feb 16, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Nazis in Space? Rod Pyle’s Amazing Stories of the Space Age
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Declassified artist's concept of the 1960s Manned Orbiting Laboratory, Credit: National Reconnaissance Office
Rod Pyle reveals bizarre yet fascinating space projects of the past in his new book. Pyle also exposes previously classified information about mis...

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


  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Earth Microbes! Welcome to Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Bacteria samples in the Pegasus Mars chamber., Credit: University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas grad student Rebecca Mickol and her team have demonstrated that some Earth bacteria can survive in the extremely thin atmosp...

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


  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Food Sleuth Radio, Sheldon Krimsky Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that despite what you might have heard repeated in the media, genetically engineered foods have not been studied extensively, nor ind...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Scott Moody, Co-Founder, AuthenTec
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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AuthenTec makes fingerprint sensors that could unlock mobile phones and computers. AuthenTec was sold to Apple in 2012 for $356 million, and the fi...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
Sam Goldman, Co-Founder, d.light
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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One third of the world population does not have access to reliable electricity. D.light sells solar lighting and power to consumers in developing c...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
Cool off! Count seals in Antarctica from the comfort of your couch
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: baby Weddell seal, Credit: Samuel Blanc, Wikimedia Commons
You can count seals in Antarctica, right from your couch, via satellite images. Dr. Michelle LaRue is a research ecologist at the U of MN Departmen...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2016
  • Length: 15:18
Subcontractors: Making Space Happen
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Bob Hoffman and Bill Galary of Nye Lubricants, Credit: Mat Kaplan
You may never hear their names, but there are thousands of small to medium-sized companies without which space exploration and development wouldn’t...

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


  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
NASA Science Leader John Grunsfeld
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA Associate Administrator John Grunsfeld and Mat Kaplan show off their space ties., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Astronaut and NASA Associate Administrator John Grunsfeld closes our coverage of the Space Foundation’s 32nd annual Space Symposium in Colorado Spr...

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


  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Neil Gehrels and WFIRST—A Space Telescope for the 2020s
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), Credit: NASA/GSFC/Conceptual Image Lab
NASA has given the go-ahead for creation of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope. It might help reveal the nature of dark energy and point the ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
WorldCanvass: Research to Real Life (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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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: 29:35
We Have the Technology
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kara Platoni
Researchers are changing the way we experience our world. They’re engineering scents that stimulate lost memories, they’re searching for the elusiv...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Chemicals Without Harm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ken Geiser
We are surrounded by chemicals every day. They’re in our clothing, cosmetics, household products, electronics, and even our children’s toys.

Bought by KVSC, KCBX, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Master Algorithm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Pedro Domingos
Data is the new science. Big data holds the answers. It’s a simple thought that acknowledges the power of data in our lives.

Bought by KVSC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Movers and Shakers at SpaceCom Expo
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA spacecraft models at SpaceCom Expo, Credit: Mat Kaplan
We join 1,600 space entrepreneurs and visionaries in Houston, and talk with Boeing, XCOR, Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and more. Emily...

Bought by WRGY, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8