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HOUR ONE: "Giving up" - Our lives are full of lists and responsibilities. Things to do, things to be. Maybe it's time to let go and give something ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:59
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HOUR ONE: "Luminous: What Can Psychedelics Teach Us About Dying?" - Could psychedelics change the way we approach death and dying? We'll explore th...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Cultivating Wonder" - Maybe there’s something missing in your life you can’t quite explain. It might be that you need to re-discover you...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Off The Map" - Remember what maps were like when you were a kid? Well, Google Maps now makes finding everything from an obscure coffees...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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Poet Ross Gay on the small, sweet delights of life's daily walk with no fireworks or fanfare.

Bought by WLRH and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 2
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Author Anne Riley is not about to be stereotyped. Although she is a successful fiction writer, she has branched out into science, philosophy and dr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Maybe there’s something missing in your life you can’t quite explain. It might be that you need to re-discover your sense of wonder. We'll show you...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., Capital Public Radio, and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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HOUR ONE: "Cultivating Wonder" - Maybe there’s something missing in your life you can’t quite explain. It might be that you need to re-discover you...

  • Added: Mar 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about better list...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KALW, WUFT, and KRCU Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 01:23:32
  • Purchases: 4
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In this episode, Emily speaks with poet, physician, and medical ethicist Dr. Laura Kolbe about her poetry collection, Little Pharma, the languages ...

  • Added: May 09, 2022
  • Length: 45:12
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HOUR ONE: "Our Time Of Mourning" - Year three of the pandemic. Where should we go to mourn our losses? We'll look for answers from generations past...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:01
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HOUR ONE: "Reading While Young" - Having trouble reading? Maybe the answer is a younger read. We'll celebrate the new season of our "Bookmarks" mic...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
HOUR ONE: "Hope: Where Does It Come From?” – We begin our three part series on hope. Is it something we’re innately born with or something we can c...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
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Poetry and music reflecting on the Thanksgiving holiday.

  • Added: Nov 28, 2020
  • Length: 58:29
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HOUR ONE: "Solace Of Nature" - Time to get outside. Despite all the changes, there are still signs of renewal everywhere. We'll show you where to l...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Rituals Of Fear" - The dread, the fear, the horror of it all. Maybe it's good for you? This hour, why we need Halloween. HOUR TWO: "Ev...

  • Added: Oct 30, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
Caption: The moon and Earth's edge, photgraphed from the International Space Station., Credit: NASA
Creators of an outstanding new collection of poems about spaceflight and exploration join Mat Kaplan to talk about the book as Bill Nye and other n...

Bought by WFHB, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida, KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 10
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HOUR ONE: "Poetry In A Troubled Time" - Why do people turn to poetry during troubled times? Poetry is often the one language we need. Join us for a...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2020
  • Length: 01:59:00
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HOUR ONE: "Traveling By Book" - Great books take us to great places. Travel the world with your favorite authors as we celebrate Season Two of our ...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about intelligent...

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio (ops), Kansas Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio (ops), KHNS, KANW and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 01:19:52
  • Purchases: 7
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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: Feb 14, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:57
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Graphic novelist Jonathan Fetter-Vorm takes us into the world of his book, "Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Senior Editor Emily Lakdawalla visits Mars rover Curiosity at JPL., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Our own Emily Lakdawalla, Planetary Society senior editor and book lover, shares her 2019 list of favorite space books. She also presents a list of...

Bought by KDNK, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMUU-LP, KWMR, KRZA and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2019
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
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HOUR ONE: "Books We Can't Forget" - Is there a book that changed your life? Celebrated authors share their favorite reads to launch our new podcast...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Rituals Of Fear" - The dread, the fear, the horror of it all. Maybe it's good for you? This hour, why we need Halloween. HOUR TWO: "Ev...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58