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Why does it take five years to build a wind farm?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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The United States has a goal to power the country with 100% clean electricity by 2035. Unfortunately, our energy regulations are not set up to make...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 14:31
A public health expert’s guide to climate change
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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We all want to live full, healthy lives. But climate change is threatening a growing number of people’s lives and well-being. Professor of public h...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 11:20
  • Purchases: 1
Don't throw away your refrigerator
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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Refrigerants are in every refrigerator, freezer and air conditioner, and the world is on track to make a lot more of them in the years to come. The...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 1
Sherry and Andy Chidwick’s Nomadic Midlife
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week’s guests are Sherry and Andy Chidwick, two recently retired schoolteachers from Stevensville, Montana who are about to launch their next ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 1
Brazen Presents: The Closer
From: PRX
Series: Brazen Presents
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This is a special edition of The Closer, a series from Project Brazen and PRX that shares the inside story of the deals that changed the world. In ...

Bought by WILL, WRKF, WLPR , RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 52:29
  • Purchases: 19
Remembering Chuck Johnson - Dean of Montana Politics
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
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This week we bring you an encore episode of our conversation with the Dean of Montana political journalism, Chuck Johnson. Johnson passed away unex...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:46
  • Purchases: 1
GN_5.14_BicycleAngel
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
One man has given away over 60 thousand bicycles to kids and others in need.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Honor Hope and Healing - Healthcare Worker Music Special
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
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Music selected by healthcare workers and front line responders in honor of their colleagues

  • Added: Jan 12, 2021
  • Length: 02:03:01
Josh Freed — Co-working in Proximity
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkBusiness
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents Think Business host Alan Wartes spoke with co-working space guru Josh Freed.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Episode 1: Welcome to Watershed!
From: Justin Glanville
Series: Watershed Cleveland
Caption: Dawn Arrington, Credit: Angie Hayes
Welcome to Watershed, a podcast about life in a group of neighborhoods on the East Side of Cleveland.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2017
  • Length: 08:25
An interview from our archives with Cecil Andrus
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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A special edition of our show, featuring Bob Kustra's conversation with former Idaho Governor and Secretary of State Cecil Andrus, who died Aug. 24...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2017
  • Length: 30:30
Matthew Palmer, author of "The Wolf of Sarajevo"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews longtime U.S. diplomat Matthew Palmer about his novel, "The Wolf of Sarajevo."

  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
David Brooks, author of "The Road to Character"
From: Janelle Brown
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Host Bob Kustra interviews New York Times columnist David Brooks about his bestseller, "The Road to Character."

  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 30:28
#1: Welcome To Bellwether - The 2016 Presidential Primary in Ohio
From: Josh Elstro
Series: Bellwether
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Our pilot episode focuses on the upcoming Presidential Primary Election in Ohio: In a political season rife with loud angry voices looking to shake...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2016
  • Length: 30:13
The Speed of Sound: Rickie Lee Jones
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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The legendary Rickie Lee Jones invited her New Orleans surroundings to become part of her band on The Other Side of Desire, her 13th disc. The peop...

Bought by KHSU, KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 07:06
  • Purchases: 4
Time is Brain (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Stroke doctors all know the phrase, “Time is brain.” There's a game changer in stroke treatment that's helping some patients achieve a dramatic rec...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WKCC, WEZU, KVSC and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 9
Dragons of Inaction Feature
From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials
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Today, about half of all Americans believe in human-caused climate change, and yet, few Americans modify their behaviors in any serious ways. Allis...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KCMJ Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KKRN, WEZU and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 6
Dragons of Inaction (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials
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This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are the "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...

Bought by Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WSKG, KMUD, CHSR-FM 97.9, KWIT and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 11
Dragons of Inaction (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials
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This Earth Day, we’re taking the planet’s pulse—and our own. What are our "dragons of inaction" that keep us from changing our behaviors, even if w...

Bought by WXDU, KVSC, WKCC, KRDP, WLIW and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 6
Exploring Black Holes and Supernovae With NuSTAR
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NuSTAR radioactivity map of a supernova., Credit: NASA
It’s the first high energy X-ray telescope in space, and it is providing theory-shattering data along with stunning images of some of the universe’...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, WOUB, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Chew On This - Season 1 - Episode 4 - Helping Kids Have Good Experiences Online
From: Lisa Rothman
Series: Chew On This
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Our guest experts give our audience advice on how to help kids navigate relationships on the internet.

Bought by KWMR, KUT, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 56:27
  • Purchases: 3
Chew On This - Season 1 - Episode 3 - Freelancing and Small Business Ownership
From: Lisa Rothman
Series: Chew On This
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Our guest experts give our audience advice on how to turn your favorite hobby into your new job.

Bought by KWMR, KUT, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 56:29
  • Purchases: 3
Chew On This - Season 1 - Episode 5 - Gardening in a Small Space
From: Lisa Rothman
Series: Chew On This
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Our guest experts give our audience advice on making the most of what you've got when it comes to gardening.

Bought by KWMR, KUT, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 3
Chew On This - Season 1 - Episode 1 - Biking Safely in a City
From: Lisa Rothman
Series: Chew On This
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Our guest experts give our audience advice on how to bike safely in an urbanized area.

Bought by KUT, KWMR, and KALW


  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 56:27
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 25: Teach a Man to Fish
From: Cate Morrison
Series: The Beauty Salon
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Let's go fishing in the Ocean State! Crabs, fish, clams and rods this week on the Beauty Salon

  • Added: Mar 03, 2013
  • Length: 30:01