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How Place Shapes Us
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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From Hawaiia, a tropical canvas.

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
Holy Batfish!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Holy algae, batfish, we need you to clean up that reef! When researchers wanted to know what fish on Australia's Great Barrier Reef was best at rem...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Striped Bass Comeback
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Is Carl Safina, a prominent marine ecologist, up to something fishy?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Setting the Mood for Pandas
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Apparently, China's pandas could use some help. It seems that some of the males have lost their moves, their mojo, their get down and boogy...well ...

Bought by KOSU and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Unquiet History 2
From: Matthew Battles
Series: Unquiet History
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Magellan, Nelson, and the Comanche

  • Added: Oct 21, 2008
  • Length: 02:55
Spencer Day
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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Spencer Day adds a young twist to the old standards

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 1
Lionel Loueke
From: Reese Erlich
Series: Jazz Perspectives
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guitarist Lionel Loueke performs with Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Oct 07, 2008
  • Length: 07:02
  • Purchases: 1
Rediscovered Okapi
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Sometimes good old Mother Nature seems a bit mixed up. For example, the rare okapi looks like an unlikely cross between a giraffe and a zebra. It w...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lost World Found
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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"Pygmy possum" and "giant rat." They sound like rock groups, but no! These are two mammals new to science found recently in a pristine jungle in th...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Creature Feature: Not a Shrew
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It's about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Sep 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Accidental Advocate
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
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A transgendered man finds himself becoming an advocate for transgender rights, despite never wanting or planning to. KRAK

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 18:25
Sea Birds Fish Another Day
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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If you're an endangered albatross, I have good news. You can fish without fear! Okay, maybe just less fear.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wild California Condor Caught in Photo
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Not long ago, a kindergartener snapped a photo of a rare bird! Gabriel Gottfried spotted a large, dark-colored bird perched in a tree near his hom...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Compost!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There was a time when a compost heap was far from mainstream. I mean, growing your food in decomposing garbage? No way!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mosquito Bait From Stinky Socks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The next time your significant other complains about your stinky socks, just tell them you're doing scientific research!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Wild Bees Do It Better
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Olympic Games Stamp Honors The Spirit Of The Games
From: Heidi Chang
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The U.S. Postal Service has issued a new stamp to commemorate the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. It was designed by Clarence Lee, a graphic artist...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 04:54
Mysterious Little Boxes
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
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Flight attendant and Nancy Drew fan Amanda Arkebauer discovers a new way to solve mysteries and travel for work through letterboxing. KRAK

  • Added: Jul 29, 2008
  • Length: 11:59
Sunshine Van Powers Up
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Now here's a ride Little Miss Sunshine and her eccentric family would have appreciated...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Heirloom Gardens
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You probably won't find Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian frying peppers or Amish Deer Tongue lettuce at your local supermarket. But, a growing commun...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
A Northwest Pilgrim
From: KUOW
Series: Sound Focus
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A Seattle woman walks an almost 500-mile pilgrimage trail to mark being cancer-free. KRAK

  • Added: Jun 24, 2008
  • Length: 18:21
Brazil Tackles Old Challenges with New Responses
From: The Stanley Foundation
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Kristin McHugh examines programs designed to reduce crime and poverty in some of the poorest neighborhoods of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2008
  • Length: 07:37
June 16 2008
From: EarthSky
Series: Earth & Sky 60-Second Radio Shows
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Earth & Sky 60-Second Radio Shows Release Date June 16, 2008

  • Added: Jun 13, 2008
  • Length: 04:59
Green Actors Take to the Road
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Kermit the Frog always said, "It's not easy being green." But like him, another group of actors has discovered it can be popular. Especially with c...

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Desirable Streetcars
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: June 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Remember that old-fashioned mode of transportation -- the trolley, or streetcar -- it's making a comeback worldwide.

  • Added: May 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32

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