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December 41 -- Groks Science Show 2022-07-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
William Martin discusses his new book, December '41.

Bought by WYAP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Hero of the New Space Age: Lori Garver and Escaping Gravity
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cover of Lori Garver's great new book., Credit: Diversion Books
Lori Garver went up against powerful forces inside and outside NASA to create the hugely successful commercial cargo and crew programs.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, WJCU and more


  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Prison Ph.D. -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Stanley Andrisse discussed his book and organization, From Prison Cells to Ph.D.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Asteroid Day! Earth Plays Defense
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Asteroid Day serves as a reminder of the threat posed to our planet by near-Earth objects, and the campaign to protect ourselves from them., Credit: Asteroid Day Foundation
A co-founder of the annual, worldwide event, and the leader of the European Space Agency’s planetary defense program mark the 114th anniversary of ...

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, WJCU, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 11
Expressly Human -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Mark Changizi discussed his book, Expressly Human.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Sail on! Bill Nye and others celebrate LightSail 2’s three years in space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This image taken by The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft on Feb. 27, 2021 shows the Red Sea, Nile River, the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and surrounding areas. North is approximately at top right., Credit: The Planetary Society
Celebrate the third anniversary of LightSail 2’s launch with Bill Nye and other leaders of The Planetary Society.

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU, KCNP, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 11
Climatenomics -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Bob Keefe, discussed his book, Climatenomics.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Atari Demise -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Howard Scott Warshaw discussed his new book, Once Upon Atari.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Planetary Radio at the Humans to Mars Summit
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The Red Planet beckons., Credit: NASA
Mat Kaplan helped host the Humans to Mars Summit in Washington D.C., where much of the community that is working to get us to Mars gathered.

Bought by KUT, WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, WJCU and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Vitality Code -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Neil Cannon discussed health and wellness and his new book, The Vitality Code.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Climate Restoration -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Peter Fiekowsky discussed his new book, Climate Restoration.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Cassini’s Dramatic End: A Planetary Radio Reprise
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This illustration shows NASA's Cassini spacecraft about to make one of its dives between Saturn and its innermost rings as part of the mission's grand finale., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
We were there when the spacecraft ended 13 years of exploration and revelation at Saturn.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KICI Iowa City, WFHB, KUT, KIYU-FM and more


  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 15
Beautiful Beholding -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Umar Turaki discussed his new novel, Such A Beautiful Thing to Behold.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Today Antarctica, tomorrow Europa: Britney Schmidt explores under the ice
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Astronomer and planetary scientist Britney Schmidt braves the Antarctic cold to prepare us for exploring ice worlds., Credit: Britney Schmidt
Britney Schmidt is preparing us for the day when a submarine will slip into the seas of an ocean world like Europa to search for life.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WFHB, KIYU-FM, KVSC, KWMR and more


  • Added: May 17, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Inspired -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Matt Richtel discussed the science of creativity.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Perseverance Perseveres: A Mars rover update from Ken Farley
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Perseverance is joined by Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, in Jezero crater., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The Mars 2020 rover has rolled into an ancient river delta on the Red Planet. Will we find evidence of past life there?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU, KVSC and more


  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Probable Impossibilities -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Alan Lightman discussed his new book, Probable Impossibilities.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KNCT FM, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Heavy Metal: An encounter with the Psyche spacecraft
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mat Kaplan talked with Psyche mission principal investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton with the spacecraft beside them in this JPL clean room., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Suit up for a clean room encounter with the Psyche spacecraft that will soon launch toward the asteroid belt.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, WJCU and more


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Coral Reefs -- Groks Science Show 2022-04-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Juli Berwald discussed her new book, Life on the Rocks.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
The End of Astronauts?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Will humans go beyond low Earth-orbit to explore destinations like Mars first-hand? Or will we leave this to robots?, Credit: NASA-JPL-Caltech
Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees and science writer Don Goldsmith question the value of putting astronauts in harm’s way at great expense in ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Apollo Astronaut -- Groks Science Show 2022-04-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Fred Haise discussed his new book, Never Panic Early.

Bought by KNCT FM, WYAP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Yuri’s Night: Join the party!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Inspiration4 astronaut Sian Proctor greets the 2022 Yuri's Night audience., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Thousands celebrated the 51st anniversary of the first human voyage into space. We’ll take you to the Los Angeles party under the Space Shuttle End...

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, KRZA, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 11
Quantum Steampunk -- Groks Science Show 2022-04-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Nicole Junger Halpern discussed her book, Quantum Steampunk.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KNCT FM, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise's NASA portrait., Credit: NASA
Fred Haise takes us on board the mission that almost didn’t make it home from the Moon.

Bought by WFHB, WJCU, KIYU-FM, RadioStPete Florida, KWMR and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Planet Rescue -- Groks Science Show 2022-04-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tony Hiss discussed his book, Rescuing the Planet.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 06, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2