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Caption: Greg Dalton, Executive Producer and Host
On the front lines of climate change, the Inuit of the high Arctic - together with scientists, educators and policymakers – are fighting a battle f...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, KUHF, NPR Now, and KWIT


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: George Monbiot
When you think of the values emblematic of politics in the Occident, does the term “altruism” come to mind? Probably not lately. Our guest today on...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
Caption: Topher White
Do you have a drawer somewhere filled with old cellphones collecting dust? Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to put those phones to good use...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
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Learning lessons on immigration in one of the nation's largest detention centers -- Tracking poachers in Appalachia

Bought by WJCT, WUGA (part of GPB), WVAS, KMUN, KRDP and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
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The disappearing Amazon has lost 20% of its forest cover - Studying the toothy beasts of the Rio Negro - A Guyanan songbird's journey to NYC

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WCQS, WUGA (part of GPB), KMUN and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Liz Taylor, President, DOER Marine
The seas generate much of the oxygen we breathe and drive much of our weather. But most people know very little about the ocean below the surface ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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When liberal politicians suggest we look for policy-making inspiration from social democracies in Europe, the automatic reaction from some corners ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Yellowstone Public Radio, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Durwood Zaelke
The Montreal Protocol that was signed in 1987 is widely regarded as one of the most important pieces of international cooperation on environmental ...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
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A vast and densely populated region of North-east India that depends on water from Brahmaputra and its tributaries is feeling agitated over China’s...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2016
  • Length: 05:13
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-A new solution is being tested against birds getting stuck in airplane engines or picking a farm field clean. -A nature-inspired design for invent...

Bought by WCNY, 'The Sea', KEDT, WMUU-LP, 91.7 WHUS Storrs and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2016
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 8
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At the 21st annual "Conference of the Parties" or COP summit, representatives from U.N countries gathered to reach accord on what to do about globa...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 10:09
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At the 21st annual "Conference of the Parties" or COP summit, representatives from U.N countries gathered to reach accord on what to do about globa...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2016
  • Length: 09:13
Caption: Gemma Bulos
If you’re listening to this broadcast, the chances are you can get clean drinking water right from your kitchen sink. But much of the world’s popul...

Bought by WMUU-LP and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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-In the late nineteenth century, American cities were home to more cyclists than anywhere else in the world. -An animator talks about working on S...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KEDT, KRDP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Nev Hyman
Many people living in Pacific nations, like Vanuatu, Indonesia, and the Philippines, struggle to find adequate shelter, a challenge compounded by t...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Rachel Armstrong, Credit: Robert Styblo
Rachel Armstrong, professor of experimental architecture, talks about the IDEA Laboratory in Venice, Italy.

  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 10:23
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Stroke doctors all know the phrase, “Time is brain.” A game changer in stroke treatment is helping some patients achieve a dramatic recovery of bra...

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KEDT, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
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Over the past 50 years, the Amazon rainforest has lost nearly 20% of its forest cover. We talk with the Amazon expert who coined the term “biodiver...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUD, KVSC, WKCC and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Daniel Kammen
Last week we spoke about the prospect of decentralized energy systems supplying clean electricity to the developing world with Daniel Kammen, a UC...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Fen’s book, “Fraser’s Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica,” shows his passion for this otherworldly place and many of its two-footed in...

Bought by Radio Newark, KCMJ Community Radio, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Feb 10, 2015
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Andrea Bowers, Credit: Courtesy the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Projects
This episode features Los Angeles-based artist activist Andrea Bowers, whose vivid work is featured in two North American biennials this year.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 17:58
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Hundreds of world leaders are descending on the United Nations for a one day meeting on climate change. This is a big deal for the United Nations, ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2014
  • Length: 23:27
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In Japan, insects (or "mushi") are pets, medicine, and even vehicles for spirits. Plus: A robot that kills ticks. And: A poem about the insect know...

Bought by WJCT, WDBM, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WLIW, WMNF and more


  • Added: Jul 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
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Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. Are we experiencing the end of night?

Bought by WJCT, WTJU, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Ed Gillespie
Can a spirit of adventure lead us toward more sustainable living? This week on Sea Change Radio, we try to answer that question. First, host Alex W...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 30:00