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Treating the Rainbow Nation: AIDS in South Africa
From: WFUV
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A look at the complex challenges facing those battling AIDS in South Africa

Bought by WSKG, 90.5 WSNC, and KQED


  • Added: Oct 24, 2006
  • Length: 57:11
  • Purchases: 3
02 Medical Mysteries from the Deep
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Plants and animals in the ocean that might yield treatments for diseases

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
04 Scrape, Don't Rinse
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Here?s a surprise: An efficient automatic dishwasher will use less water than hand-washing those same dishes.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
05 Leaves of Three...
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Scientists say that carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, is actually making poison ivy grow larger and more toxic.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
06 An Eco-Friendly Auto Club
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Planning your next vacation just got a lot greener.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
08 Deconstruction Preserves Building Materials
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today, there?s a new trend in the building industry called ?deconstruction.?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
09 What Does Organic Mean?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When you?re shopping for food, how do you know if it?s really organic?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
10 There's Genes in That Dirt
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Biologists who try to measure Earth?s genetic diversity have one more place to look: the dirt under our feet.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
11 Heating With The Sun
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Passive solar heating is a way to warm a living space with the heat of the Sun and the natural movement of heat and air.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
12 Medicines of The Tropical Forest
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The future survival of the shamans will depend on how we value the source of their knowledge: the tropical forests.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
13 What We Owe Sleeping Jellyfish
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When it comes to falling asleep, we may owe it all to jellyfish.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
15 Behold the Remarkable Midge
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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?As insignificant as a midge,? goes the old saying. But, are midges really insignificant?

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
16 Forestry, Native American Style
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Menominee Indians of northern Wisconsin own 220,000 acres of forest, and their wood products command very high prices.

Bought by KMXT and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 2
17 The Return of the Wild Turkey
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today, the wild turkey population in North America has grown to almost 6 million -- and that?s something to be thankful for.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
18 Dumped Plastics Deadly for Marine Life
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The plastic sandwich bag you pick up today could save a sea turtle tomorrow.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
19 Nature Photography Spurs Land Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, there are 23 million nature photographers in the United States, outnumbering the nation?s 14 milli...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
20 The Barcoding of Life
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Using ?genetic barcoding? in combination with traditional identification practices is helping scientists make rapid advances in understanding the w...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
21 Secrets of Spawning Eels
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Researchers in Japan have discovered the spawning grounds of Japanese eels.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
22 A Snail's Pace?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Slow doesn't describe the spread of the prolific New Zealand Mud Snail, which today threatens waterways throughout the western United States.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Wheels within Wheels: Jazz Percussionist Nasar Abadey Contemplates Rhythm
From: Aaron Henkin
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Jazz drummer Nasar Abadey demonstrates his skills and shares his thoughts on the nature of rhythm

Bought by 90.5 WSNC and KVMR


  • Added: Oct 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2
Compact Discoveries 26: Neglected Saint-Saens
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Compact Discoveries
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Beautiful, but rarely heard, music by the great French composer.

Bought by WMNR, KALW, WMRT, KAMU, WPVM 103.7 and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2006
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 16
Healing Healthcare
From: WHYY
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An in-depth look at the relationship between healthcare providers and patients

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WCBU, KTNA, WMRA, Maine Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 7
RN Documentary: Home Sweet Home Birth
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A look at the Dutch tradition of home births and what the future has in store for his practice.

  • Added: Sep 28, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
Virtuoso Voices - Gil Shaham (Paganini Under the Influence)
From: Listener Directed Productions, Inc.
Series: Virtuoso Voices(tm)
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While Nicolo Paganini's violin playing brought him enormous prestige and adoration from his many female admirers, he also got around on the guitar....

Bought by WITF and New England Public Media


  • Added: Sep 25, 2006
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
DIRTY HARRY - When the American Dream Became a Nightmare
From: Claes Andreasson
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The effects of the nuclear weapons tests in Nevada on people working at, and living downwind from the test site

Bought by KUER, KOSU, Nevada Public Radio, PRX Remix, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2006
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 11

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