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The Wall Street meltdown in 2008 brought the country to its knees and spawned nationwide protests against the lack of regulation and oversight in t...
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- Added: Jan 27, 2014
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Let's Travel! Radio explores how living, studying, teaching, praying
in other cultures can expand not only one's own horizons but may
also lead to ...
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 02:04:14
In New York City, at one public park, people may soon come for the tennis but stay for the toilets. That's because designs for new bathrooms at Riv...
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 01:30
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Call it a message in 12,500 bottles. Reclaimed plastic bottles, that is, used to build Plastiki, an ocean-going catamaran that crossed the Pacific,...
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 01:30
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One of every 15 people in the world relies on China's Yangtze River, the third largest river on Earth. How big is it? Well, people used to say the ...
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 01:30
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What's "bugging" farmers these days? Greenbugs and grain aphids. They're tiny insects found nearly on every continent. And they destroy about 100 m...
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- Length: 01:30
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. After all, it disrupted ecosystems around the globe crashing bi...
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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!
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 01:30
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Did you know that a century ago about 100,000 Siberian tigers roamed across Asia? Today? There are barely 3,000. So call it good news that China an...
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- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 01:30
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Pick up your toys! That's what mom used to say...So why not do the same in a forest? After a company logs an area, they ought to pick up after them...
- Added: Jan 27, 2014
- Length: 01:30
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Tales of pirates and plunder have inspired more than a few Hollywood epics. Did you catch the summer block buster with Johnny Depp? But, believe it...
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- Added: Jan 27, 2014
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Plants and animal are going extinct at least 100 times faster than in the past, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and...
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- Added: Jan 27, 2014
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It turns out that the milk that goes with the 'breakfast of champions' is less environmentally friendly than a pint of beer...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
- Length: 01:30
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Oh no! We're running out of helium! Soon, we won't be able to talk like this anymore! If you didn't know, helium gas is used for serious purposes, ...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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While cacti can really stick it to us, the plight of the giant saguaro is nothing to poke fun at. With their arm-like branches, saguaro are the tra...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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How many environmentalists does it take to screw in a passive light bulb? None! And that's the beauty of it...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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Maybe there's hope for troublemakers. Some creatures thrive in hot water...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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Earthworms rate pretty low on the "cuddly" scale for most people, but they do something exceedingly well: They eat all kinds of trash and turn it i...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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Birds of a feather flock together -- supposedly. But sometimes very similar birds can be from wholly different regions and are actually a flock all...
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- Added: Jan 26, 2014
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In 1900, America used 80 million acres of grassland to feed the 30 million or so horses and mules pulling America's wagons, buggies, and carriages....
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Scientists in India have developed a way to save energy called "reverse tanning." No, they're not talking about unplugging tanning beds to make peo...
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Providence Achieves 20 Win Season in Big East Basketball
- Added: Jan 26, 2014
- Length: 02:07
Seton Hall Men - DePaul Big East Basketball Game Report
- Added: Jan 26, 2014
- Length: 01:12
Join us for a look at Saint Louis, where the country blues meet the city. Over the years, some critics have claimed it was the place where prewar b...
- Added: Jan 25, 2014
- Length: 01:58:59
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 25, 2014. Benjamin Rockwell, our host and nerd, starts off with the weeks ...
- Added: Jan 24, 2014
- Length: 59:00
