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Humans Orbiting Mars!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of the view above Mars, Credit: NASA
Scott Hubbard and John Logsdon led the Humans Orbiting Mars Workshop last spring. They return with Casey Dreier as the report on that workshop is ...

Bought by WRGY, KMUD, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Zibi Turtle and Exploring the Ice Giants
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Ice Giant Neptune, Credit: NASA
They are the most neglected planets in our solar system, but that status may be changing. Planetary scientist Elizabeth “Zibi” Turtle celebrates NA...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUD, KFCF FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
OSIRIS-REx Readies for Asteroid Bennu
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: PI Dante Lauretta (r.) and Kevin Walsh in the Lockheed Martin clean room with OSIRIS-REx, Credit: Dante Lauretta
Dante Lauretta heads the most ambitious mission to an asteroid ever mounted. With one year left till launch, he returns to Planetary Radio with an ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUD, KFCF FM, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Zooming In On Mars With Mastcam-Z
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Early plan for the lenses in a Mastcam-Z camera planned for the 2020 Mars rover., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Our reporting from the 2nd Mars 2020 Rover Landing Site Selection Workshop continues as we talk with Jim Bell and Justin Maki, leaders of the devel...

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


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Saving the Planet: Voices From the Planetary Defense Conference
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Some of the attendees at the 2015 Planetary Defense Conference in Frascati, Italy., Credit: ESA CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
We’ve already brought you Planetary Radio Live from the 2015 PDC near Rome, Italy. Now you’ll hear a small sampling of the scientists, engineers, p...

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


  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Spiraling Closer to Ceres With the Dawn Mission's Marc Rayman
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Image of Ceres and its mysterious “bright spots” taken by the Dawn spacecraft from 13,600 km (8,400 miles) above the surface., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
It’s the biggest dwarf planet between here and Pluto, and it has a new permanent resident. The Dawn spacecraft is orbiting Ceres in the asteroid be...

Bought by KMUD, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
Alan Stern and the Rise of Pluto
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015., Credit: JHUAPL/SwRI
Humankind’s arrival at Pluto is barely two months away. The science and images have already started to flow from New Horizons, according to the mis...

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


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Countdown to LightSail: An Update
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: LightSail voyages across the cosmos., Credit: The Planetary Society
The road to space has been a rocky one for most spacecraft, and LightSail is no different. Challenges remain even with the May 20th launch of a tes...

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


  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Breaking the Fever
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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With Ophelia Dahl just back from Liberia and Sierra Leone, Jeffrey Sachs, the economist and poverty guru, and Dr. Jim Cunningham, the virus detecti...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 26, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys on Your Head: Attractiveness and Opportunity
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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When it comes to what society finds attractive many factors play a role. Evolutionarily speaking we tend to be attracted to symmetry, and markers t...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
Bat-Eared Foxes Share Parental Duties - TEAMWORK!
From: Scott Unger
Series: Experimental Podcast
Caption: Bat-eared foxes
Bat-Eared Foxes have a unique method of raising their pups - teamwork...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2013
  • Length: 03:53
Experimental #45 - Video Gamers Playing for Science!
From: Scott Unger
Series: Experimental Podcast
Caption: Screen shot from the FoldIt protein folding "game"
Far from being a waste of time, computer games have become a cutting-edge scientific tool. Scientists have enlisted the help of gamers to solve pr...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
Experimental #46 - Frogs that can SEE out of their BUTTS!
From: Scott Unger
Series: Experimental Podcast
Caption: Tadpole with ectopic eye in tail under microscope
Scientists at Tufts University graft an eye onto the tail of a tadpole and discover that without any direct connection to the brain, the tadpoles c...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 03:11
Experimental #47 - Disease Sniffing Super Dogs Sniff out C. diff!
From: Scott Unger
Series: Experimental Podcast
Caption: Cliff the C. diff sniffing dog
Think you only look bad when you’re sick? Well it turns out you stink too. That distinctive sick smell, however, could just save your life. Medical...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 04:58
Experimental #48 - Infecting Patients with Parasites to Treat Disease
From: Scott Unger
Series: Experimental Podcast
Caption: Parasitic worm eggs of species Trichuris trichiura and Trichuris vulpis
Take 2 parasite worm pills and call me in the morning - Parasites are a new treatment being prescribed for a number of conditions like inflammatory...

  • Added: Aug 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:57
Experimental #50 - RePOOPulate: Fecal Transplants without the GROSS POO!
From: Scott Unger
Series: Experimental Podcast
Caption: Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe standing by the robo-gut that creates RePOOPulate
Interview of Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe: Creating fecal transplants without the poop, Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe at the University of Guelph designed RePOOPu...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 08:34
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for June 29th - July 5th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting June 29th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, the man with the nerd knowledge, opens with the...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for June 29th - July 5th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting June 29th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, the man with the nerd knowledge, opens with the...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2013
  • Length: 53:57
Moorings and Traps
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
Bats in Peril: White-nose Syndrome
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: An infected little brown bat., Credit: Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation
A fungal disease has been destroying bat colonies in the northeastern United States and is now spreading south and west across the country. What is...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Are Freckles Just Cute or Something More?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:02
Can You Take a Drug for Jet Lag?
From: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:02
Do Sunscreens Really Protect You From Skin Cancer?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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Huffington Post blogger and former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:59
Is Dying Your Hair Bad for You?
From: Dueling Docs
Series: Dueling Docs
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In a new, entertaining 2 min. weekly module, former Time Magazine health journalist Janice Horowitz, provides the cure for contradictory medical news.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2010
  • Length: 02:01