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What happened when young people sued Hawai'i’s Department of Transportation?
From: Possibly
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The two sides just reached a settlement that will have a major impact on the state's carbon emissions.

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


  • Added: Aug 12, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Are sewers the best way to deal with stormwater?
From: Possibly
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Paved surfaces like roads, sidewalks, and driveways send stormwater into our sewers, but engineering solutions that filter water through the ground...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 15, 2024
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 4
Are we close to 100% renewable energy?
From: Possibly
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For decades now, people have been installing solar panels, wind turbines and more to transition our energy to renewable sources – but we wondered, ...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KTNA, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Why did I see a bunch of dead fish in the Providence River?
From: Possibly
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One Possibly listener wondered why she saw so many dead fish in the water last spring. Turns out it’s called a fish kill – which can happen when th...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and Raven Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2024
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 3
How can buses become a climate solution?
From: Possibly
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The transportation sector is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gasses in the U.S., and cars make up most of those emissions. So how can public ...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 3
How will Providence make its buildings carbon neutral?
From: Possibly
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Providence, Rhode Island has set the goal of being carbon neutral by 2050. And recently, the city government passed a new ordinance to help it meet...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WRFA-LP, and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Hope for Pluto—Should We Re-Redefine Planets?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Enhanced-color image of planet (?) Pluto, Credit: JHUAPL/SWRI/NASA
Planetary geologist Kirby Runyon is lead author of an abstract that proposes a new, geophysical definition of what a planet is. It would grant our...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Running Before the Sun: Astronomer Jay Pasachoff
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Astronomer and author Jay Pasachoff, Credit: Jay Pasachoff
No one is more excited about eclipses than famed solar astronomer and author Jay Pasachoff. He looks forward to the total solar eclipse in August ...

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


  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Rob Manning and Getting Down To Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: A six-meter Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (SIAD) is spin tested in a JPL clean room., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Landing on Mars is hard, and the bigger you are, the harder it gets. Rob Manning returns to tell us about one of NASA’s best hopes for getting much...

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Wild Card Wednesday: The Haircut Paradox
From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics
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The Inaugural Bold Move Awards! Ponzi schemes: explained! Phrases That Have Never Before Been Uttered! And more!

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 31:51