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Constant Wonder - Getting Giddy in the Quiet World of Plants

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

He's not easily deterred, but this day of bug bites and fog almost got the best of him. Mike Dilger tries to hunt down 1,000 flowering plants on th...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)

Top of Mind - Facing the Rising Flood Problem in America

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Floods are the most destructive natural disasters in the United States. Their damage is also the most preventable.

Bought by KMXT

Return of the Native with Bill Shanabruch, Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Bill Shanabruch leads Conservation Landscaping Workshop.

Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...

Return of the Native with Bill Shanabruch Part 1

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Bill Shanabruch, Credit: Charles McGuigan

As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...

The Monarch Highway

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: I-35 is a designated butterfly habitat, Credit: Matthew Schneeman

Since 2017, the Federal Government has been exploring way to promote the Monarch Butterfly habitat along interstate 35.

Constant Wonder - Glimmers of Awe: The Fascinating World of Fireflies

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Facing the loss of her cabin in the Smokies, Lynn Faust began to pay more attention to the synchronous fireflies there, sparking a lifelong passion.

Constant Wonder - Love and Loss and Elephants

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

How a stylish Parisienne came to be the owner of an elephant and rhino sanctuary in South Africa.

Nico Cathcart: A Contemporary Renaissance. Part 2 (Conclusion)

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Nico Cathcart working on a mural on Lakeside Avenue, Credit: Charles McGuigan

It’s interesting how every great work of music, literature, visual art is immune to the predilections of time and space. Whether they were crafted ...

Constant Wonder - One Man's Quest to Restore A Beloved American Tree

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Meet the people who lived under, built with, and were fed by the great American chestnut tree. Also, meet those determined to save it.

Bought by WVTF

Nico Cathcart: A Contemporary Renaissance. Part 1

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Nico at the unveiling of her three-story mural, A New Dawn in Hopewell, Virginia., Credit: Charles McGuigan

Nico Cathcart has been an artist practically since birth. From the time her fingers could grip the ferrule of a paintbrush and guide it along a fla...

Constant Wonder - Shared Solitude: The Life-Changing Epiphanies of a Children's Writer

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Before he became an acclaimed children's writer, Douglas Wood often felt like a failure. A letter from a famous wilderness guru changed all that.

Take a walk along the Superior Hiking Trail

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Alison Young walks along the shore of Lake Superior, Credit: Alison Young

One particularly boisterous and sonorous spring, podcaster and long-distance hiker Alison Young chose to walk the entirety of the Superior Hiking T...

Bought by WTJU

Ride your bike across Minnesota...the long way

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Producer Alison Young stops at a road sign, Credit: Alison Young

For years, there were only two in the nation, but in 2011, Minnesota got its first with US Bicycle Route-43, the 600-mile Mississippi River Trail f...

Constant Wonder - Freediver Welcomes All to a World of Wonder

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Raised in landlocked Soweto, South Africa, this Black woman's first ocean dive felt like coming home. She wants all to feel welcome beneath the waves.

The Loh Down on Science - May 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KVSC

The Loh Down on Science - April, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like … how healthy is yogurt really… Do school uniforms improve grades… and can we get e...

Bought by KKRN, KPOV, Tri States Public Radio, and KVSC

How a group of volunteers helped create the Border Route Trail

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: 1971 Rovers on Rose Lake Overlook

Minnesota is known for its 10,000 lakes and maybe more specifically, for its canoe culture through the pristine lakes of the Boundary Waters. Over ...

Facing Danger in the Boundary Waters

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth

Caption: Aboard an LL6 rescue plane in the BWCA, Credit: Joe Friedrichs

Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area is known as one of the most beautiful places in the country. It can also be a dangerous place.

The Loh Down on Science - March, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… do animals “break up”... is there a way to stop gaining weight when you quit smoki...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Tri States Public Radio, KKRN, KPOV, Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

Constant Wonder - Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

What can turtles teach us about what it means to be human?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)

Sound Ecology: Native Bees

From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology

An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.

Constant Wonder - Owls and Awe

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

A conservationist rescues an owl, who, five years later, still calls to and visits him in his backyard.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)

Constant Wonder - A Normal Childhood with Down Syndrome

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

An anthropology professor makes unexpected discoveries about his profession and himself when his second child is born with Down Syndrome.

Constant Wonder - Snorkeling Right in Your Own Backyard

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Is snorkeling just for a tropical vacation? Well, Keith Williams wants people to look into their local freshwater, literally look into that water w...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)

Top of Mind - Why We Take Water for Granted – But Really Shouldn’t

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose

It’s easy to take clean water for granted in America. But drought and decaying pipes mean it’s time to think differently about H2O.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more

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