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What is moving day like at the White House?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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Staff have six hours to move one first family out and a new First Family in, and it has to be seamless.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2023
  • Length: 07:55
770- Hycean Worlds
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: This artist’s concept shows what exoplanet K2-18 b could look like based on science data., Credit: NASA, CSA, ESA, J. Olmsted (STScI), Science: N. Madhusudhan (Cambridge University)
Hycean Worlds, with masses between Earth and Neptune which have thin hydrogen rich atmospheres above a liquid water ocean may be very common in ou...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, Raven Radio, KGLP, WTIP and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
National Writers Series: Ed Yong
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Interlochen Public Radio's Ed Ronco talks with science journalist Ed Yong.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Team Effort to Help the Homeless in New York City
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: Volunteers pack food for the homeless at non-profit the 'HungryMonk' in New York City., Credit: Nicole Aponte (c) 2021
Both non-profits and the Department of Homeless Services in New York City have come together to try and solve the problems that COVID-19 has create...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 05:59
How Critical Race Theory Changed an Election & What Dems Could Do About It
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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From the contest for governor of Virginia to school board races across the country, opposition to Critical Race Theory proved an effective tactic f...

Bought by KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, and KMUN


  • Added: Nov 24, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Mark My Words Sports Show (06-07-21)
From: KRDP
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NBA play-in tournament, Aaron Rodgers, and an interview with David Signminton CEO of Desert Domino League

  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:08:50
Dogs and Fake News
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Who We Are With Dogs Is Who We Are as People. Topic 2: Fake News Isn’t Just Misleading. It Can Create False Memories.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 51:41
  • Purchases: 1
Under COVID-19, Nursing Students Learn to Treat Patients Online
From: Lucas Woods
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Some New York City nursing students learning with virtual, simulated patients under the pandemic have concerns they will miss out on vital skills.

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:56
3 New Insights on Happiness - Episode 9
From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News
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Three surprising insights were discovered about living a happy life at the 2019 International Positive Psychology Association's 6th World Congress.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
576-Loneliest Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A recently discovered asteroid spends most of its time high above the plane of the solar system far from our Sun. Unknown asteroids on such a path...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP, KKRN and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
S2 Ep 6: Treating addiction from the ER
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season Two
Caption: Justina Bauthues (center) poses for a photo with her parents, Lisa and Tom Hilton.
A new approach is linking people with addiction to drug treatment, instead of just sending them out the door when they’re well again. Two doctors, ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:04
#875- The worlds happiest country goes broke?
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Rated the happiest country on earth, this country just reached an economic impasse and the ruling government resigned. Preview first. Controversial...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:40
Imperfect Pitch: the promises and perils of personal genomics
From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast
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Our guests, Jeremy Berg (editor of Science magazine) and Mylynda Massart (a primary care physician with a special interest in genetics), discuss ho...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:20
RDD: The Lake and the Doctor (part 2)
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In a Rough Draft Diaries first, we're entering the world of science by learning about the past (and present) struggles of Lake Erie with the former...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 06:06
Our Semi-Biannual Public Service Wine Show!
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: The Wine Fellers
A Special Wine Show geared towards helping the public with wine-related issues and other dilemmas. Alex comes on the show to discuss Ridiculously ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
Illegal dumping plagues Great Lakes and other waters
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Caribbean Princess
two cut-and-copies on illegal dumping, taken from a Here & Now interview with Great Lakes Today editor Dave Rosenthal

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 07, 2016
  • Length: :21
  • Purchases: 2
Mini-tsunamis a hazard in the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Michigan, which has the most mini-tsunamis in the Great Lakes, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Mini-tsunamis caused by thunderstorms happen more than 100 times annually in the Great Lakes, according to a new study led by researchers at the Un...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WKSU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WBFO and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 6
The man who turned off Niagara Falls
From: Great Lakes Today
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In 1969, the Army Corps of Engineers shut off the American side of Niagara Falls to study erosion. We interview the man who led that team.

Bought by KUSU, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 5
Museum seeks WWII Navy pilots
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A plane recovered from Lake Michigan, Credit: John Davies
To accompany a documentary screening, the National Museum of the Great Lakes is searching for Navy pilots who trained on Lake Michigan during World...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 4
TEP 01 - Born to Run
From: Warren Miller
Series: The Empowered Patient
Caption: Dr. Kalpana DePasquale and Warren Miller
"The Empowered Patient" (TEP) is a new health program -- feature-length for public radio stations, and each segment available in as a podcast -- th...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2016
  • Length: 20:21
Drugmakers are Making Us Addicts
From: Teosson Wells
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Opioids are Pitched as the Wonder Drug: Profit vs. Health

  • Added: Sep 19, 2016
  • Length: 21:54
Deadly currents -- why they hit the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS
Caption: Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph, Michigan, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Since 2002, powerful currents in the Great Lakes have caused more than 150 drownings, researchers say. A look at the science behind the currents.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, Delta College Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 9
#735- The move towards a cashless society- conveniance or plot
From: marc cuniberti
Series: Money Matters Economic Forum
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Eliminate cash? Track all payments? Debit taxes and anything else they want? The implications are frightening! Hear the implications and the progress!

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Life of the Law Episode #69: Bit of an Edge
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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In real life, the business of jury selection is a 400 million dollar industry. So in a world of high priced jury consultants what does a jury of ou...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 24:42
Learning to Live Together - the Future, hopes and fears
From: Mike Hally
Series: Learning to Live Together - Conflict and Peace-building Northern Ireland
Caption: Northern Ireland murals in Belfast, Credit: Mike Hally
Political journalist Peter Geoghegan looks at the state of reconciliation and peace-making in Northern Ireland over a series of five short reports ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1