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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...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 03:26
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
Do bottle bills work?
From: Possibly
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Today’s question comes from a listener here in Rhode Island. They’ve been following local efforts to pass a bottle bill- that’s where you get money...

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Untold Story of the 2021 48th Annual Lemonade Art Fair on the St. Cloud State University Campus
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today's Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack strolls through the 48th annual Lemonade Art Fair on t...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2021
  • Length: 25:20
90 Second Naturalist - July 2018 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life

Bought by WRIR, WLRN, and KCBX


  • Added: Jun 28, 2018
  • Length: 36:00
  • Purchases: 3
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
Ray Bradbury on Madmen
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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A few years ago Lisa Potts was looking behind her dresser when she saw a cassette tape. She’d forgotten about the tape--a recording of an interview...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, Troy Public Radio, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 5
On Being Thankful - with Cancer and a Cat
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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Cancer survivor and NY tImes bestselling author Susan Chernak McElroy recounts two related tales of giving thanks - one from her cancer recovery, a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 2
Producer Profile: Blue Tarpaleche
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Blue Tarpalechee
Listen in as project coordinator Blue Tarpalechee shares his experiences at Vision Maker Media in an interview with our assistant director Shirley ...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 24:18
Mind Your Manners. Rediscover Civility. Simple Rediscovery #503
From: Teosson Wells
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Although the term civility seems to connote a type of outmoded, formal etiquette not practiced since the turn of the previous century, the use of c...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 07:13
NEA Jazz Master Orrin Keepnews
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Five Moments with producer and 2011 NEA Jazz Master Orrin Keepnews.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, WICR, WART FM and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 08:29
  • Purchases: 10
Extra Innings#3 - The Shot Heard 'Round The World
From: Thom Butler
Series: Extra Innings
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It was an unexpected moment in an unanticipated game. Now it’s known as The Shot Heard Round The World...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
Cambodia-The Plow that Predicts the Future
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week's GG goes inside the Royal Ploughing Ceremony to hear how Cambodians predict the future -- agriculturally AND economically.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 2
Doggy Boot Camp
From: Paul Messing
Series: Thoughts from an Animal Communicator
Caption: Dog in Pond, Credit: Paul Messing
Animal communicator David Louis tells the story of a dog who only needed the right reason to pass his field trials.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1
HCC - Celebrating the Mighty Hudson
From: Tom Niemisto
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Photography exhibit featuring the Hudson River captured by local artists

  • Added: Feb 07, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
Unclogging a Drain
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ways to unclog a drain.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Reusing Old Calendars
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What to do with old calendars.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Drying Clothes
From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Other ways to dry clothes

  • Added: Oct 16, 2008
  • Length: 04:00
Herbie Hancock Discusses the Popularity of "Watermelon Man"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Herbie Hancock discusses the popularity of his 1961 jazz classic, "Watermelon Man."

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WRTI, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2008
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 22
Smelly Socks Make Great Mosquito Bait
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The next time your significant other complains about your stinky socks, just tell them you're doing scientific research...following in the foot-ste...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
That's My Song: Aliens Exist
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
Series: That's My Song
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A song that tells a story of one boy?s experiences growing up as an outsider.

Bought by WGDR, PRX Remix, YouthCast, and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Oct 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 4