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Moonstruck

From: KALW

Caption: The path retraced by the Chandrayaan-3 Rover on Aug. 27, 2023 as viewed by the Navigation Camera onboard the rover., Credit: Image from the ‘X’ account of @isro (Indian Space Research Organisation)

India became the first nation in the world to pull off a soft landing on the moon's south pole.

Below the Waterlines, Houston after Hurricane Harvey - Hour Long Special

From: KUHF
Series: Below the Waterlines, Houston after Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey was a seminal moment in the history of Houston. Five years later, where do things stand? Houston Public Media examines efforts to ...

Off Script: One Pharmacist's COVID Woes and Wins

From: Tradeoffs

A pharmacist and co-owner of an independent pharmacy in Iowa shares what life is like nearly two years into the pandemic.

Dispatch 352 - The incorrigible vice

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Chewie wears his mask. Be like Chewie., Credit: Sandip Roy

…the most incorrigible vice being that of an ignorance that fancies it knows everything and therefore claims for itself the right to kill. — From ...

For COVID Patients, Recovery is a Hurdle of Its Own

From: Lucas Woods

Many recovering COVID patients need rehabilitation before they go home. That's stretching inpatient rehab facilities to their limits.

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

-Does the radiation emitted by our cell phones harm us? A study that found cell phone radiation can cause changes to our cells. -Expanding the don...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WMUU-LP, WCMU Michigan and more

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

-Does the radiation emitted by our cell phones harm us? A study that found cell phone radiation can cause changes to our cells. -Expanding the don...

Bought by WJCT, WSGE, KVSC, KISU, KRZA and more

The Human Ecosystem (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

-Sudden meat allergy is real and it’s caused by tick bites. The latest research shows a link between the allergy and heart disease. -CRISPR gene-...

Bought by WCNY, 'The Sea', KKRN, KMUN, WNMU-FM and more

Interstellar Visitations

From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio

If Oumuamua is a "scout," then for what cosmic army? And other dealings with strange things in the skies.

Bought by KFCF FM

Spirituality in Millennials (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

-"Spiritual but not religious" is an increasingly popular tagline for the millennial generation. The millennial approach to spirituality is more ab...

Bought by WCNY, KUHF, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRGY, WCMU Michigan and more

The Pains of Recovery (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

-It's been more than six months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Residents are still feeling stressed by the storm and its aftermath. ...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Harford Community Radio, KEDT, WTJU and more

Freedom of the Spirit (goodbye Stephen Hawking)

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

The Indian Science Minister tried to capitalize on Stephen Hawking’s death, but to what end?

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio

Move over Uber -- the Army's testing self-driving vehicles

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Decal on truck, Credit: Kevin Lavery, WKAR

The day of the driverless car is gaining ground...FAST. Autonomous vehicles have caught the attention of Tesla, Uber and Google. Now, add the U.S. ...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WCMU Michigan, WMUK and more

Climate change threatens birds migrating along Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Andrea Patterson inspects a common yellowthroat in order to determine its age and sex during the banding process., Credit: Veronica Volk

Some of the migratory songbirds that pass through the Great Lakes region are already on the move, but their migratory patterns are shifting due to ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more

Great Lakes may hold clues to beginning of life on Earth

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Diver prepares to head into waters of Lake Huron, Credit: Ben Thorp

Scientists are trying to figure out how Earth developed an atmosphere rich in oxygen. The answer to this billion-year-old mystery may lie in an unl...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, Interlochen Public Radio, WCPN, North Country Public Radio and more

Merry Christmas King of Kings!

From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler

Caption: Hope for Christmas!, Credit: Rob MacClanahan

Christmas special on THE TIME TRAVER Mondays late night radio show (listen live on kfok.org)...

Getting Right

From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick

Caption: Kevin Polly as he leaves his house for the rehab facility.

During the state's largest HIV outbreak, a man conquers his addiction.

The Caffeine Kick That Can Kill You

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism

Caffeine Powder, or the purest form of caffeine, is a very lethal substance in small amounts. Many people do not know about the dangers of the prod...

Meet Joe Palca: A Radio Story About Making Radio Stories

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: Joe Palca tracks a story at NPR, Credit: Photo courtesy of Joe Palca

Joe Palca is one of the best science storytellers out there. As an NPR science correspondent he’s covered all sorts of obscure topics, from soccer-...

Bought by WTJU, Radio Newark, and WTJU

Episode 5: Dropping Like Flies

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

Every year for the past few years, tens of thousand of flytraps have gone missing – from the wild, from gardens, from nurseries. And, really, nobod...

Bought by KALH, 90.5 WESA, and PRX Remix

Stuck in the Bluff

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

WABE reporter Jim Burress takes us to ‘The Bluff’, a neighborhood in Atlanta where a needle exchange program has become a vital part of a strugglin...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio

iPod Granddaddy -- a Transistor Radio Prototype -- Goes to the Smithsonian

From: A. Randall Wenner

The device that inspired a generation-- a prototype of one of the first portable transistor radios -- has just been accepted into the Smithsonian's...