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TIM TRAVERS AND THE TIME TRAVELER'S PARADOX -- Stimson Snead and Samuel FD Dunning Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Sam Dunning and Stimson Snead talk jibs, self-acceptance, and the power of entropy.

  • Added: Mar 13, 2024
  • Length: 22:42
Embracing the Unknown: How Uncertainty Unlocks Wisdom in Our Later Years
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Caption: The Not Old Better Show
📣 Exciting Episode Release! 🎧 🌟 Join us on The Not Old Better Show as we explore 'Embracing the Unknown: Wisdom in Uncertainty' with acclaimed auth...

Bought by WHFR


  • Added: Dec 18, 2023
  • Length: 30:47
  • Purchases: 1
Unlocking the Power of Rewilding: An Exclusive Interview with Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates
he Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 30:37
A Video Game for Designing Robots, with Dan White
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Screenshot of the game RoboCo., Credit: Filament Games
Learning in robotics doesn’t have to take weeks, if you can design, build, and test a robot in hours in a video game. Dan White, CEO of Filament G...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2021
  • Length: 51:41
Teach 3D Printing, with David Seto and Michael Welch
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Two books on 3D Printing by David Seto and Michael Welch.
Kids can learn CAD for 3D printing, but teaching it doesn’t have to be a hassle. David Seto and Michael Welch wrote a set of books to make teachin...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 49:38
The A in LGBTQIA: Learning from Asexuals About Sex & Relationships
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Angela Chen says her book, Ace, "invites everyone to rethink pleasure and intimacy.", Credit: Photo by Sylvie Roskoff.
Quick, what’s your sexuality? Most of us know roughly where we fall on the Kinsey scale that goes from 0 to 6. But have you considered the asexual ...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Legendary LEDs, with Dr. Russ Dupuis
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Dr. Russell Dupuis, Credit: Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, have changed the world – and continue to do so. This energy-efficient electronics technology came from decades of ...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 53:11
Listen and Learn: Making an Audio Course in Science for Kids
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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How do you make an audio-based course to teach science topics to kids? Podcast creator, teacher, and musician Marshall Escamilla explains. Marsha...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 44:13
Teach the Geek to Speak
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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As a biomedical engineer in orthobiologics, Neil Thompson still had to do a lot of public speaking. He was a self-professed awful public speaker, ...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2020
  • Length: 31:48
THE CURRENT WAR: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT -- Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Alfonso Gomez-Rejon talks lighting, adaptation, and how he went rock-and-roll to tell a 19th-century story.

  • Added: Oct 23, 2019
  • Length: 12:51
The Illusion of Control (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Most of us probably think our everyday actions are based on decisions our mind has already made. But a Virginia researcher says we make decisions o...

Bought by KENW, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KSFR, WOUB, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 5
The Artificial Pancreas (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Doctors often suggest managing diabetes through diet and exercise, but that’s primarily for type 2 diabetes. Those who suffer from type 1 diabetes ...

Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KSFR, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 5
Love is a Drug (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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When we’ve had a bad breakup, should we try to numb the pain? One Virginia professor has made answering this question their area of expertise, with...

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 5
Repairing BRCA1 (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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About 1 in 8 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. Some of the most aggressive forms of breast cance...

Bought by KENW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 4
Allergy Season (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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With spring come flowers, green grass, and new leaves on the trees. But those welcome sights also bring some not-so-welcome allergies. What causes ...

Bought by KENW, KRZA, and WABE


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 3
Science fiction writer Paolo Bacigalupi & "The Water Knife"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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This Paonia, Colorado National Book Award finalist describes a thriller version of possible future water wars in the American Southwest. Is this an...

Bought by KRZA, Radio Newark, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 09:57
  • Purchases: 3
Author Anthony Brandt and "The Man Who Ate His Boots"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Anthony, no stranger to faraway places himself, tells the harrowing history of the search for the Northwest Passage in "The Man Who Ate His Boots."...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2013
  • Length: 10:11
  • Purchases: 1
LAST CALL AT THE OASIS -- Jessica Yu interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jessica Yu, San Francisco, CA 5/1/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Jessica Yu talks water, spin, and denial.

  • Added: May 09, 2012
  • Length: 09:58
THE PEOPLE VS. THE STATE OF ILLUSION -- Filmmaker Austin Vickers
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Austin Vickers, San Francisco, CA 4/13/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Austin Vickers talks attitude, imagination, and particle physics.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2012
  • Length: 19:11
ADDICTION, INC. -- Charles R. Evans, Jr. and Victor DeNoble interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Victor deNoble and Charles Evans, Jr. San Francisco, CA 1/19/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Filmmaker Charles R. Evans, Jr. and scientist/activist Victor DeNoble talk addiction, idealism, and taking on the tobacco industry.

  • Added: Jan 26, 2012
  • Length: 16:20
ANOTHER EARTH -- Brit Marling Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Actor, co-writer Brit Marling talks physics, metaphysics, and duality.

  • Added: Jul 20, 2011
  • Length: 16:09