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The Wonky Policy That’s Got Hospitals on High Alert
From: Tradeoffs
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Medicare could soon pay hospitals much less for common outpatient services like x-rays and checkups. This week, we explain an old policy gathering...

  • Added: May 05, 2023
  • Length: 17:51
Could honeybees be our new citizen scientists?
From: Henrietta McFarlane
Caption: Honeybees to be collected by New York City Beekeepers on the Upper West Side , Credit: Henrietta McFarlane
We don’t know nearly enough about our city’s microbiome. That’s the invisible microorganisms which live with, including virus’ and bacteria that ca...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 04:33
College Students Turn to Religion to Help Heal During the Pandemic
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University., Credit: @2021 Josh Meyers
Isolation from the lockdown alongside a semester without a Spring Break has put a lot of stress on SU students. However, Hendricks Chapel has offer...

  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:56
The List of Trumps New Appointees
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Caption: Top of the List is This Famous Face
This confidentially-sourced list, is made radio friendly because of the announcer's delivery.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2018
  • Length: :53
A Glimpse into the World of Irish Dance
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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This piece offers insight into the lives and sacrifices of dancers who practice a unique form of dance.

  • Added: Dec 06, 2017
  • Length: 04:09
Hope for Pluto—Should We Re-Redefine Planets?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Enhanced-color image of planet (?) Pluto, Credit: JHUAPL/SWRI/NASA
Planetary geologist Kirby Runyon is lead author of an abstract that proposes a new, geophysical definition of what a planet is. It would grant our...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Running Before the Sun: Astronomer Jay Pasachoff
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Astronomer and author Jay Pasachoff, Credit: Jay Pasachoff
No one is more excited about eclipses than famed solar astronomer and author Jay Pasachoff. He looks forward to the total solar eclipse in August ...

Bought by KMUD, KFCF FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 06, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Dancing to Save a Life
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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More and more students are taking part in fundraisers where they pledge not just to stand on their feet for long periods of time, but dance. Their ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
#233 FULL SHOW- July Markets and beyond
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
FULL SHOW- Welcome to July, 2016. Aired live on KVMR FM with generic edit and great timing. Ready for airplay and also on Audioport and PRX. #233 ...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2016
  • Length: 52:00
Prom Proposals Like You Wouldn't Believe
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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The phenomenon of "promposals" is sweeping the nation. High schoolers everywhere are going to serious lengths to pop the question for prom.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 24, 2015
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 1
Rob Manning and Getting Down To Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: A six-meter Supersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (SIAD) is spin tested in a JPL clean room., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Landing on Mars is hard, and the bigger you are, the harder it gets. Rob Manning returns to tell us about one of NASA’s best hopes for getting much...

Bought by KMUD, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
In San Francisco, coyotes are your wildest neighbors
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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San Francisco is a biodiversity hotspot. Its vast parks are home to more than 50 types of mammals. Now, the city named after the patron saint of an...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
Talking turkey: the uneasy coexistence of people and wild fowl
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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The population of wild turkeys in the United States has been growing steadily throughout the country, and the trend holds true here in California. ...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2015
  • Length: 08:21
The Making of the Disease Detectives, Or the Case of the Nutty Dish
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Disease Detective Badge, Credit: CDC
They’re called disease detectives – the nation’s medical eyes and ears on the lookout for disease outbreaks and bioterror attacks. They’re the Epid...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 3
From The National Press Club: Harvey Levin
From: National Press Club
Caption: Harvey Levin, Credit: NPC
The founder of TMZ, Harvey Levin, talks to the National Press Club about his website, and of the business of celebrity news.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 53:56
Presidential Inauguration of Mark Hamrick
From: National Press Club
Series: From the National Press Club
Caption: Mark Hamrick, 104th Press Club President sworn in by US Labor Secretary Solis
104th Presidential Inauguration. Mark Hamrick 2011 National Press Club President.

  • Added: Feb 07, 2011
  • Length: 53:56