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Why do we look for water when we look for life beyond Earth?
From: Carrie Nugent
Series: Spacepod
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Dr Cable explains why scientists often assume that water is needed to sustain life. She explains why most life, like us, likely is carbon-based, an...

  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 14:27
Riddles from the Border Regions 01/04/14
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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IT WAS THE BLUES ...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:30
Portrait of the Bully as a Young Man
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Caption: Jeff's first day out
Jeff's reputation as a bully was something of a legend in the coastal town where he grew up. Eight years later, and with a chance to start over ag...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, Listenwise, KUOW, and Vocalo.org


  • Added: Mar 12, 2012
  • Length: 09:34
  • Purchases: 5
Riddles from the Border Regions, 3/12/11
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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A TURTLE IN THE WRITER'S CLUTCH...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Mar 10, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 12/18/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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WE GIVE THEM RICE THEY DO NOT EAT...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions 11/27/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THE ELEPHANT'S TUSKS...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Walter Breuning: World's Oldest Man
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
Caption: Walter Breuning just days before his 114th birthday, Credit: Emilie Ritter
Walter Breuning is believed to be the world's oldest man. He was born in 1896...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2010
  • Length: 04:56
Riddles from the Border Regions, 10/2/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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IT IS NOT UP, IT'S NOT ABOVE...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Sep 30, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 7/31/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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TO US GIVE YOUR PRAISE...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/29/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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I LEAP FORTH NEEDING FOOD AND AIR ...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/15/10
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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MANY THE DELICATE BONES IN MY WINGS...

Bought by KRCB 104.9


  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mediaeval Baebes
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: The Mediaeval Baebes, Credit: Hayley Madden
The allure is undeniable. Six talented, attractive women breathe renewed life into the rich texts of medieval songs and poetry with their haunting...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Carmen Rizzo and Huun Huur Tu: Tuvan throat singers meet an electronic mix-master
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: Carmen Rizzo
Huun Huur Tu is a band from Tuva specializing in the ancient style of harmonic singing that comes from that region. Their music is combined with th...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Nov 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Digitonal
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Two classical musicians walk on the ambient side

  • Added: Sep 30, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
Thoughts in Sound: Eno, Cage, Jarrett, Reich and Riley
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
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Five music Icons share their ideas about the meaning of sound and music

  • Added: Sep 15, 2008
  • Length: 03:30
Fouta-Toro, Senegal: An Audio Postcard
From: Emma Jacobs
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A report on daily village life from Northern Senegal.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2008
  • Length: 04:12
GO FISH! An Ancient Buddhist Tradition Makes a Splash on LA's Westside
From: The Tibet Connection
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On the dock of California's Marina Del Rey we meet a group of Buddhists, one million sardines, and Larry the bait guy for a not-your-average day at...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 09:10
Michael and the DTs
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Tales of an Irish M.D.
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A celebrated Dublin surgeon learns how to diagnose the DTs (the Delirium Tremors) from a local scout.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 02:57
Mingling Pen and Plow
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Chinmney Farm in Nobleboro, Maine, has a rich literary history.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and Public Interactive


  • Added: May 27, 2005
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 2
My Last Night of Freedom
From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Incarcerated Youth Speak Out
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Listen to incarcerated youth producer, Adam, recount the story of his last night of freedom before going to Jail.

Bought by Remix Radio, KHSU, and KUNM


  • Added: Jun 30, 2004
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 3