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Mamavation is the leading site for independent testing of consumer products. We talk with founder Leah Segedie.
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- Added: Feb 19, 2024
- Length: 28:11
- Purchases: 1
Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT talks about her research linking pesticide residues in food to the destruction of gut bacteria and link to autism.
- Added: Jan 29, 2024
- Length: 28:50
- Purchases: 2
The story of Ruth Moss, her smart meter, and her fight to establish a single name for the physical symptoms of exposure to RF radiation.
Bought by WMUU-LP
- Added: Jan 22, 2024
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 1
Scientist Dr. Tracy Frisch explains why spreading fertilizer from sewage sludge is a really bad idea.
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- Added: Jan 16, 2024
- Length: 28:09
- Purchases: 1
Author and biologist Sandra Steingraber talks about the impact of fossil fuels on our oceans, ahead of the March to End Fossil Fuels.
- Added: Sep 11, 2023
- Length: 28:48
Jess talks with UCLA climate scientist and Weather West blogger Dr. Daniel Swain about this summer of extremes.
- Added: Sep 05, 2023
- Length: 29:00
World renowned epidemiologist Shanna Swan has an important warning for couples planning to have a baby.
- Added: Aug 14, 2023
- Length: 28:01
- Purchases: 3
After the news, author and investigative journalist Alden Wicker talks about toxic chemicals in the fashion industry.
- Added: Jul 17, 2023
- Length: 28:14
- Purchases: 2
Jess speaks from her experience conducting deep ocean research to answer questions raised by UCS scientists and staff about the recent disasters of...
- Added: Jun 30, 2023
- Length: 19:00
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was just the beginning for author and photographer Erica Cirino.
- Added: Jun 26, 2023
- Length: 28:25
NY Sierra Club's Tracy Frisch tells why spreading sewage sludge on farmland is a really bad idea that will contaminate fields forever.
Bought by WRFA-LP, WMUU-LP, and WNED Buffalo
- Added: Jun 05, 2023
- Length: 28:15
- Purchases: 3
The class of chemicals known as PFAS causes cancer and disrupts the endocrine system, and will pollute the world forever.
- Added: May 22, 2023
- Length: 28:20
- Purchases: 2
While hundreds of soft-story buildings in San Francisco have been upgraded by their owners to survive a major quake, city officials said 700 such b...
- Added: Dec 17, 2021
- Length: 29:33
This week on the show: Like the COVID-19 vaccines? Then you'll love the way mRNA is being tried out on certain cancers. Also, a human stool sample...
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- Added: Oct 15, 2021
- Length: 30:00
- Purchases: 1
This week on the show: What can we learn from a bunch of rhesus macaques playing video games and 'choking' under the pressure? Also, it may be be...
- Added: Sep 18, 2021
- Length: 30:00
How to keep healthy during the pandemic.
- Added: Jun 03, 2021
- Length: 58:15
This week on the show: The more people who vaccinate, the quicker life goes back to normal. But is there a (proven) way to convince the "on the fe...
- Added: May 13, 2021
- Length: 30:00
This week on the show: Who owns space? -
We dive deep into outer space. Who owns space? Who owns mineral resources and water? The race is on — i...
- Added: Apr 30, 2021
- Length: 29:59
This week on the show: What is going wrong in the minds of conspiracy theorists when they end up jumping to false conclusions? Also, why are peopl...
- Added: Apr 16, 2021
- Length: 30:00
This week on the show: As Germany doubles down on the lockdown, new data suggests vaccines will keep us all safe for a long, long time. But even a...
- Added: Jan 22, 2021
- Length: 30:00
If you're trying to cover the pandemic in seven Midwestern states, where do you start? WNIN partnered with data scientists from the University of E...
- Added: Nov 21, 2020
- Length: 14:47
Many recovering COVID patients need rehabilitation before they go home. That's stretching inpatient rehab facilities to their limits.
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 05:36
Many healthcare services have been either cancelled or moved online due to the pandemic. Others are considered essential. But how do you decide wha...
- Added: Apr 29, 2020
- Length: 03:41
Samantha Dwyer from Humanities Montana interviews acclaimed science journalist David Quammen about his book, "Spillover: Animal Infections and the ...
- Added: Apr 13, 2020
- Length: 23:00
This week on the show: The coronavirus lockdown -
Never in history have so many human beings been stuck inside their homes. This social isolatio...
- Added: Mar 27, 2020
- Length: 30:00
