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HOUR ONE: "Total eclipse and other wonders" - Millions of people are traveling to see the total solar eclipse. Meanwhile, the exact nature of the u...
- Added: Apr 05, 2024
- Length: 01:59:02
HOUR ONE: "Against Capitalism" - Congress has passed a Republican resolution "denouncing socialism." But what does that even mean? This hour, a soc...
- Added: Nov 03, 2023
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Rethinking David Foster Wallace" - David Foster Wallace was one of the most brilliant writers of his generation. But 15 years after his ...
- Added: Sep 15, 2023
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Astonishing African Futures" - The new Black Panther movie, "Wakanda Forever," is dominating the global box office. This hour, a litera...
- Added: Dec 09, 2022
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - It's a long walk from the truth to the whole truth. A biographer, a poet, a memoirist and a filmmaker describe...
- Added: Sep 23, 2022
- Length: 01:59:00
Seals that can turn into women, men who transform into wolves… Stories about shape-shifting are among the oldest in the world. What are they trying...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WFAE, KUHF, KSPB Pebble Beach, WHRV and more
- Added: Mar 10, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
Science tells us mountains are giant piles of rock, formed millions of years ago. But that's not all they are. This hour, we'll remember a time whe...
Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUHF, KSPB Pebble Beach, WHRV and more
- Added: Mar 10, 2022
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
If plants are intelligent beings, how should we relate to them? Do they have a place in our moral universe? Should they have rights?
Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUHF, KSPB Pebble Beach, WHRV and more
- Added: Mar 10, 2022
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 6
Ghosts from the past stalk Europe again today in the wake of Russian tanks and missiles. To find a path forward, we might need to look back.
Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WHFR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WLPR , KUNM and more
- Added: Mar 08, 2022
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 8
HOUR ONE: "The Tangled Roots Of War And Peace" - 1936 was an ominous year. A young George Orwell was headed to battle in Spain. But first, he plant...
- Added: Mar 04, 2022
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: "Finding Meaning In Desperate Times" - The pandemic isn't just a health crisis, it's an x-ray into our psyches. This hour, how COVID-19 i...
- Added: Sep 24, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: "Eye-To-Eye With Animals" - Have you ever locked eyes with an animal in the wild? It can be a shattering experience. HOUR TWO: "Books W...
- Added: Jun 25, 2021
- Length: 01:59:01
HOUR ONE: "The Resilient Brain" - In 1848, an explosion drove an iron rod through the skull of a railroad foreman. Find out how it changed science ...
- Added: Jun 11, 2021
- Length: 01:59:00
HOUR ONE: "Finding Meaning In Desperate Times" - The pandemic isn't just a health crisis, it's an x-ray into our psyches. This hour, how COVID-19 i...
- Added: Dec 25, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Outside The Mental Illness Box" - There must be another way to treat mental illness. Exercise? Horror movies? LSD? This hour, think outs...
- Added: Aug 14, 2020
- Length: 01:58:57
HOUR ONE: "Finding Meaning In Desperate Times" - The pandemic isn't just a health crisis, it's an x-ray into our psyches. This hour, how COVID-19 i...
- Added: May 22, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....
- Added: Apr 10, 2020
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....
- Added: Jul 19, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Pick Your Poison" - A weapon? A medicine? A murder mystery plot? Take your pick. HOUR TWO: "Who's Watching Us" - Think you've got noth...
- Added: Jun 28, 2019
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "Should You Delete Facebook?" - Thinking about leaving Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? We'll consider the pros and cons of logging off so...
- Added: Dec 21, 2018
- Length: 01:58:58
HOUR ONE: "After 30 Years of Prozac" - Happy 30th birthday Prozac. We've had three decades of the drug, so why are we still depressed? HOUR TWO: ...
- Added: Nov 14, 2018
- Length: 01:58:58
