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Saving A Shoreline, With Oysters (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Saxis, a tiny fishing community off the east coast, has lost so much shoreline it’s almost an island now.

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 2
Comet ISON's Spectacular Science Legacy
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Karl Battams, Comet ISON Observer
Maybe it wasn’t “the comet of the century,” but ISON has left a scientific legacy that is beyond compare. That’s according to Karl Battams of NASA’...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXDU, WESM 91.3 FM, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
The Institute on Ecosystems at the University of Montana
From: Katie George
Series: Cores of Discovery
Caption: Ric Hauer, Credit: University of Montana
Ric Hauer, the Director of the Institute on Ecosystems at the University of Montana, discusses how a community of researchers, educators, and manag...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:04
Alyssa Rhoden and the Rise of the Europa Underground
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Alyssa Rhoden studies Jupiter’s moon Europa…from a distance. She, many other scientists and millions of space exploration fans around the globe wan...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
SpaceUp LA Unconference: What would you do with an extra $13 Billion for space?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: 2013 SpaceUp LA, Credit: Mat Kaplan
What would YOU do with $10 Billion for space exploration and development? That’s what Mat Kaplan asked the passionate space enthusiasts at the 201...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
Juno Mission to Jupiter Swings Past Earth
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Jupiter From Voyager 2, Credit: Jonsson
Juno Principal Investigator Scott Bolton reviews the spacecraft's Earth flyby and previews its long stay at our solar system's king of planets. Bil...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
Animals and Grief (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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There's a growing body of evidence that many animal species actively grieve. And, a look at how people grieve when their pets die. Plus, how autism...

Bought by WJCT, 'The Sea', KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WTJU, and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 5
Animals and Grief (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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There's a growing body of evidence that many animal species actively grieve. And, a look at how people grieve when their pets die. Plus, how autism...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 53:23
  • Purchases: 1
Up to Speed: Remedial Math and Community Colleges (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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For every ten students who go to community college for an associate’s degree, only one graduates in three years. Is it time to overhaul the communi...

Bought by WCNY and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 12, 2013
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 2
Global Ethics Corner: Should Childhood Vaccinations Be Mandatory?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Childhood vaccination programs have been met with skepticism and hostility in the U.S. Some oppose them on religious grounds, while others worry ab...

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:05
The Science of Longevity -- Groks Science Show 2013-05-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Professor Ted Anton joins us to discuss his new book, "The Longevity Seekers: Science, Business, and the Fountain of Youth"

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KFOK-LPFM, and KPVL


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 4
Global Ethics Corner: Who Benefits Most From Wearable Computers?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Apple and Google will, reportedly, both soon be selling computers that you can wear. But will the trove of details that these devices will be able ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
The Future of Stem Cell Research: Has Science Gone Too Far?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Now that scientists are able to create fertile mammal eggs using stem cells, many people are asking some tough ethical questions. Has science gone ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:06
CANE TOADS: THE CONQUEST -- Mark Lewis interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Filmmaker Mark Lewis on challenging himself, glamorizing amphibians, and the human folly of trying to outsmart Mother Nature.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 19:17
A Pre-Historic Brain In The 21st Century
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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How to live with the brain of a cave-man in the 21st century, is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with Rick Hanson, P...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
The Mikie Show #48, George
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Here it is, another new show! This time we speak with George Bradley. He is a master of herpetology, meaning he collects, manages, identifies and p...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
RISE: Part I Sounding the Waters
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions threaten the nation's coastal towns, Credit: Jan Sturmann
The San Francisco Bay is a place of beauty and biological diversity. But sea level rise and extreme weather will change human life along its coastl...

Bought by WHRV, KAAD-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WHRV, WRIR and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
RISE: Part II Facing the Rising Tide
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Steve Mello is a farmer on Tyler Island in the San Francisco Bay Delta, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Rising waters threaten the lands of a farmer and of a developer, yet they and their families dismiss all warnings of danger. Why are so many of us ...

Bought by WHRV, KAAD-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WHRV, WRIR and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
RISE: Part III Chuey’s Story
From: Claire Schoen
Series: RISE: Climate Change and Coastal Communities
Caption: Chuey Cazares and his family live in the tiny coastal town of Alviso at the southern tip of the San Francisco Bay, Credit: Jan Sturmann
Adapting to climate change will be a messy and painful business. And in the short term there will be winners and losers. Chuey Cazarez’s family is ...

Bought by WFHB, CI Dolphin Radio, WHRV, KAAD-LP, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
#1: Boom Times For The Recycling Industry
From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America
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Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO Public Media, WTIP, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 04, 2011
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 4
Living with Hypochondria: The Real Costs of Imagined Illness
From: Karen Brown
Caption: Sheila Murphy
Woody Allen made hypochondria famous as a source of self-deprecating humor, but this clinical condition can be seriously debilitating for individua...

Bought by PRX Remix and Jazz 91.9 WCLK


  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 2
Science versus Religion -- Groks Science Show 2010-11-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Ron Frost discussed the scientific and religious debate over evolution

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 22:23
  • Purchases: 3
Clever Apes: Playing With Fire
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
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What better symbol of human mastery over the power of nature than fire? Countless years of evolution have written fire into our DNA…No wonder kids ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
Scientific Phenomenalist -- Groks Science Show 2010-07-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David Lovering discussed his endeavors as a scientific phenomenalist and as the drummer for the Pixies.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 25:07
  • Purchases: 2