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937: The Cult Of The Self / 938: Cultivating Wonder, 9/28/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Cult Of The Self" - In the world of internet influencers and YouTube stars, it’s not enough to be ordinary anymore. So how special a...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: :00
935: Beyond Death / 936: How Should We Tell Our History?, 9/21/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Beyond Death" - Want to know what happens after we die? From biology to consciousness, scientists are exploring some surprising new answ...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
Top of Mind - Are All Medical Treatments Safe and Effective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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It’s easy to assume medical treatments available in the US are safe and effective. Let’s challenge that assumption.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, WYAP, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Do Traffic Stops Contribute to Public Safety
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Police officers spend a lot of time on routine traffic stops because they make us all safer, right? We're assessing our assumptions about public sa...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Sep 06, 2024
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 11
Top of Mind - When Living Longer Conflicts With Dying Well
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What does it mean to die well? Too often people want easy ways out. Either do everything no questions asked, grin and bear it, or give me a suicide...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KOWS, KSTK, KMXT and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Why We're Anxious About Retirement in America
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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There’s good reason to be anxious about retirement in America. The US shifted to a do-it-yourself system in the '80s that sets a lot of us up to fail.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 15, 2024
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 5
Top of Mind - Why Do Family History
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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What do you do when you discover the branch of your family tree that you've always been proud of includes a dark family secret? Is it always better...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KOWS, KMXT, KMXT, RadioStPete Florida and more


  • Added: Jul 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 8
The Science of Violence
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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After the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, Jess talks with Dr. Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Prevention Research...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
915: What Is Tribal Sovereignty? / 916: Going Underground, 7/13/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "What Is Tribal Sovereignty?" - Americans often celebrate something most of us take for granted – national sovereignty. Our nation’s righ...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
913: Luminous: Can Psychedelics Be Decolonized? / 914: Writing As A Political Act, 7/6/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Luminous: Can Psychedelics Be Decolonized?" - Psychedelics are a multi-billion dollar industry. But many come from plant medicines first...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2024
  • Length: 01:58:59
Crude Oil Catastrophes Part 1: 'Our Darkest Day'
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North
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There’s no safe way to move crude oil across an entire continent. So what risks are we willing to take? And who bears the brunt of that risk? Over ...

  • Added: Jun 13, 2024
  • Length: 19:13
905: The Hidden Geometry Of Everything / 906: On The Road Again, 6/8/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Hidden Geometry Of Everything" - The human brain is naturally mathematical. But there's one particular kind of math that's the secre...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
Top of Mind - How Can We Help More Kids Thrive in America?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Many children in America are really struggling. We are dealing with kids that are in a different space mentally than we've ever experienced before....

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: May 31, 2024
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 7
899: Being body conscious / 900: Secrets of alchemy, 5/18/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Being body conscious" - When you look at your body in the mirror, do you love what you see? Do you pick out the things you don’t like? M...

  • Added: May 17, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
2024-05-03 When California Dreams Hit Political Reality
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KALW, KSQD Santa Cruz, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
240503: When California’s Climate Dreams Hit Political Reality, 5/3/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
War Of The Words
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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Dr. Jo Lukito of the University of Texas, Austin has made using science to understand political language her life’s work. She joins Jess for the th...

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Survival for All: Securing Vaccines for the Global South
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Healthcare worker provides COVID-19 vaccination, Credit: World Bank Photo Collection is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
The pandemic exposed stark inequalities around the world, especially in terms of vaccine access, leading to the deaths of untold thousands in the g...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
893: Giving up / 894: Hope: How do you make it?, 4/27/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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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
Energy Madness with Martha Klein
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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After the headlines, Sierra Club Connecticut's Martha Klein talk with Patti & Doug about stopping a big new natural gas pipeline known as Project M...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 1
889: Luminous: Your brain on 'shrooms / 890: Against cynicism, 4/13/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Luminous: Your brain on 'shrooms" - More and more scientists believe psychedelics can open a window into how our minds work. And for som...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
Feet To The Fire
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
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Jess talks with California's Attorney General Rob Bonta about a historic lawsuit he filed against Big Oil to hold them accountable for the devastat...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
The H2O Situation with John Rumpler
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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Attorney and Environment America's water specialist John Rumpler talks about the threats to our water.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 25, 2024
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2
883: Let's Celebrate Crying / 884: The Resilient Brain, 3/23/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learne...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:01
What We Need to Make Democracy Work
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Longtime Washington journalist Jesse J. Holland talks with Jess about changes in journalism and communicating science in the age of social media an...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2024
  • Length: 29:00