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Season 1, Episode 23 - 'Rainforest Trust' feat James Deutsch
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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A bottom up solution for saving rainforests worldwide.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB


  • Added: Mar 18, 2024
  • Length: 58:34
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Ponder #16: Wonder
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Americans on the East Coast were in awe when Brood X, an enormous group of 17-year cicadas, suddenly emerged from underground to mate. Melissa Gerr...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 90: Sharks
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The U.S. Navy attempted to develop a shark attack repellant after many sailors were attacked during WWII. The first step was the formation of a “Sh...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:15
2017-10-29 Deep Dive Into the Arctic
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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
Thirsty Planet
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports
Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.
Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
How to be a Plastivist
From: Ali Lightfoot
Caption: Sampled water from the north pacific garbage patch, Credit: Dale Selvam
Billions of pounds of plastic can now be found on about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. In this radio documentary, KVNF's Ali Lightfoot...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 06, 2015
  • Length: 28:04
  • Purchases: 1
Following in Darwin's Footsteps: Two Young Women Scientists Forge Their Futures in the Galapagos
From: Veronique LaCapra
Caption: Maricruz Jaramillo (standing) and Samoa Asigau wait for their ride back to the Charles Darwin Research Station after an early morning of catching birds in an agricultural area on Santa Cruz Island., Credit: Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio
What motivates young people to become scientists? Meet Maricruz Jaramillo and Samoa Asigau, two young women scientists from opposite sides of the P...

Bought by KMUN, Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, WNIJ and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:34
  • Purchases: 14
The Troubled Rio Grande
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
Caption: Giant cane dominates the muddy banks of the Rio Grande in many places., Credit: Megan Wilde
Sediment is slowly choking the Rio Grande in the Big Bend region of Texas, causing more frequent floods and making it easier for invasive plants to...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Without bugs there would be no chocolate!
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: SAfari ant
A conversation between David Inoue and Dino Martins about the value of African insects to the worlds favourite things. Without bugs there would be ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Saving the Mathews Range in Samburu Kenya
From: Paula Kahumbu
Caption: Samburu men , Credit: Peter Greste
A campfire debate led by WildlifeDirects Director Paula Kahumbu with entomologist Dino martins, mammologist Judith Mbau and local Samburu man Sammy...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
  • Length: 22:00
Tasmanian Devil on the Brink of Extinction
From: Jake Warga
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Travels around Tasmania to learn about the fate of the little Devil

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 3
Natural Maryland-Episode 1 Nature's Bounty
From: WYPR
Series: Natural Maryland
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International convergence of Red Knot, Horseshoe Crab and man on the Delaware Bay shore.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Oct 01, 2008
  • Length: 56:20
  • Purchases: 1
Elephant Orphans
From: 800 lb. Productions
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An elephant orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya, is keeping baby elephants alive.

Bought by KZYX, The Nature Podcast, KFAI Minneapolis, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Apr 21, 2005
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 4
The Promise of Hydrogen - two parts
From: Cynthia Graber
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As the world grows more concerned about the cost and supply of oil and about climate change, Iceland is beginning an ambitious proejct to wean itse...

Bought by KVNF and CKMO


  • Added: Nov 22, 2004
  • Length: 30:38
  • Purchases: 2