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146-Stuff of Life
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Astronomers, using a powerful radio telescope in Chile, have discovered that the building blocks of life are present in baby solar systems.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KMXT and more


  • Added: May 07, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
135-Future Impact Possibilities
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Three small asteroids are discovered which have the possibility of colliding with planet Earth in the far distant future.

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 02, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
126-Ready Yourself for Alien Life
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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How will humans react to the inevitable discovery of life outside of our planet?

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KALH, KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Learning from the Uncivilized
From: Ben Orlando
Series: History Repeating Itself
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We tend to view our hunter-gatherer ancestors with pity for their primitive ways. But what if they employ strategies for leading a depression-free ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2015
  • Length: 13:13
Life After Stress: The Biology of Trauma and Resilience
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Orphans in Romania., Credit: Mike Carroll for Harvard University
What makes some people able to cope with life's challenges better than others? A growing field of science is peering into the brain to find an answer.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KPIK-LP


  • Added: Nov 18, 2014
  • Length: 28:13
  • Purchases: 2
Control: The Stanford Prison Experiment
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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In this special episode, Drs. Philip Zimbardo and Christina Maslach tell the story of what ended up being one of the most infamous psychology studi...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Radio Catskill, WRPI, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 56:03
  • Purchases: 5
What To Do With Bayou Bienvenue?
From: WWNO
Series: What To Do With Bayou Bienvenue
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The Lower 9th Ward's Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle of today is what is called a “ghost swamp”. Until the 1960s, it was a full of cypress trees, ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 18:02
Catching Cosmic Rays
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Out There: The Science of Exploring the Universe
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In December 2012, a two-ton instrument built to detect cosmic rays ascended into the Antarctic sky, carried by a balloon the size of a football fie...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 14:00
Beautifully Bright Black Holes
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Out There: The Science of Exploring the Universe
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Physics professor Henric Krawczynski describes how an instrument called X-Calibur will study "beautifully bright" black holes. Krawczynski and his ...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 09:00
Food Sleuth Radio Benny McLean Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Benny McLean has been working in the Florida citrus industry ever since he was 10 years old. Today he is production manager for Uncle Matt’s Organ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Lunar Mysteries
From: Hold That Thought
Series: Out There: The Science of Exploring the Universe
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Dr. Bradley Jolliff describes how lunar samples and orbiters provide insights into the history of Earth's closest neighbor.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Feb 17, 2014
  • Length: 13:12
  • 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
Hardwiring Happiness
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Rick Hanson
Neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson has a different way of looking at the functions of the brain. What he’s realized is that simply using positive th...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat: Julie Hart - "Physics For Poets"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Julie Hart grew up in Rochester, Minnesota. She went to Carlton College, and has been pursuing her education ever since...to the ends of the earth....

  • Added: Sep 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:15
The Beat: Ella Edbloom - "Balloons"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Ella Edbloom is a twelve year old who lives near Duluth. And she loves being outside exploring with her 4-wheeler. She loves to write poetry. Her i...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 01:06
  • Purchases: 1
Who was Guinea Pig B
From: Euan McAleece
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An exploration into the life and legacy of Richard Buckminster Fuller

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jun 01, 2012
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 1
Gold Dust
From: Laurence Yeung
Caption: The Genesis mission set out to bring pieces of the sun back to the Earth. Unfortunately, luck favored the literal interpretation. , Credit: NASA/Genesis Mission
What is the most expensive thing in the world?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Conversations
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Conversations with people who take a DIY approach to science and to life: DIY biologists working to democratize the lab, a single mom who says some...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KUT, KUOW, WYSO, and WRVO Public Media


  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
Clever Apes: Nature and human nature
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Megan Bang helped incorporate systems-level thinking into the design of an early education classroom., Credit: (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer)
We go back to one of the first lessons kids learn about science, and what it says about how human minds develop. As children discover the natural w...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, PRX Remix, KUT, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 05, 2012
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 5
Welcome to the Star Party
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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In the past decade, dark sky festivals have become attractions in parks across the U.S. 

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 6
99% Invisible #26- Chicago's Jailhouse Skyscraper (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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If you want to stand out as a skyscraper in Chicago, you've got your work cut out for you.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 11
99% Invisible #23- You Are Listening To (Standard 4:30 Version Only)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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When open-source data becomes a thing of beauty.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, WTJU and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 13
99% Invisible #21- BLDGBLOG On Sound (Standard 4:30 Version Only)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The word of the day is: archaeoacoustics.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 12
99% Invisible #18- Check Cashing Stores (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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One could argue that check cashing stores do a lot of things that are just plain wrong. But given so many people use them, what are they doing right?

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 14
99% Invisible #15- Sounds of the Artificial World (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Without their beeps and chimes, all of your modern conveniences would be very hard to use.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Troy Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 14