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Moon Expeditions -- Groks Science Show 2009-07-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Andrew Chaikin discussed Voices from the Moon

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 22, 2009
  • Length: 28:06
  • Purchases: 2
Oklahoma Politicians are Tweeting
From: Gideon Thompson
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The four candidates for Oklahoma governor in 2010 are using Twitter in their campaigns to help connect with their constituents.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Katrina, two years later
From: George Mesthos
Series: Memories of WBRU
Caption: Elevator interview with John Kerry., Credit: Ryan Muller, 2007
Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the Gulf was (and is) still in a shambles in many places. The culprits of the man-made disaster? Ridiculed but l...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 06:58
Carbon Recycling -- Groks Science Show 2009-06-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Byron Elton discussed carbon recycling technology.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jun 02, 2009
  • Length: 25:28
  • Purchases: 1
Bicycle Sharing Feature - Boston, MA
From: David Golann
Caption: Bike Sharing Kiosk in Paris
A piece on Boston's plan to create a fleet of city bicycles for public use.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 21, 2009
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
Eco Barons -- Groks Science Show 2009-05-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Edward Humes discussed the new generation of Eco Barons.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 1
Cold Fusion -- Groks Science Show 2009-05-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Michael McKubre and Dr. Irving Dardik discussed the advances in cold fusion research.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, and KVSC


  • Added: May 05, 2009
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 3
Foolproofing Portable Generators
From: Charles Compton
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Whether they're prompted by ice storms in Kentucky or hurricanes along the Gulf Coast, during electrical outages, many Americans turn to portable g...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2009
  • Length: 04:51
Accelerating Evolution -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Gregory Cochran discussed how civilization accelerated human evolution.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 21, 2009
  • Length: 29:55
  • Purchases: 1
Supersense -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Bruce Hood discussed the origins of superstitious beliefs and why we believe in the unbelievable.

Bought by WTJU, KPIK-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 26:48
  • Purchases: 4
Overdosed America -- Groks Science Show 2009-04-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
On this program, Dr. John Abramson discussed Overdosed America.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 16, 2009
  • Length: 31:50
  • Purchases: 2
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Data Retention Bill Introduced
From: LISNews Netcast Network
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A data retention bill introduced in Congress may create problems for libraries.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:40
Thinking of Scopes and Trials
From: LISNews Netcast Network
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Commentary on the recent decision in Kansas to restrict library books.

  • Added: Feb 22, 2009
  • Length: 02:47
Protest Communications
From: Marc de Giere
Series: The Digital Divide
Caption: The website for the Tin Can Collective
An interview with one of the communications collective members for those who protested the Republican National Convention.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2009
  • Length: 13:22
Holiday Shopping for the Blind
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There are all kinds of neat high tech gadgets that are practical and fun for the visually impaired. Philip Graitcer looks at some of the items avai...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 19, 2008
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Going Green and Going Online
From: Smart City Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This week on Smart City we going green, and going online. Our guests will talk about getting citizens to collaborate online, and working with deve...

Bought by KXOT Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2008
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 2
How Obama can Restore our Digital Civil Liberties
From: Marc de Giere
Series: The Digital Divide
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The Electronic Frontier Foundation Outlines how Obama can Restore our Digital Civil Liberties

  • Added: Dec 03, 2008
  • Length: 22:23
Obama and McCain's stances on improving America's internet infrastructure
From: Blueprint America
Series: Blueprint America: The presidential candidates on infrastructure
Caption: PRX default Piece image
How Obama and McCain propose fixing America's poor internet service

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2008
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Voting Machines
From: William S. Hammack
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The story of how voting machine began, in Australia, as gambling devices.

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 1
Electronic Voting
From: William S. Hammack
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Electronic voting seems ideal, but it may well threaten democracy

  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:40
Unquiet History 5
From: Matthew Battles
Series: Unquiet History
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A new view of medieval garbage

  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:51
How much water do we use?
From: William S. Hammack
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A look at how a typical American uses water - a large percentage of which is imported from outside the US!

Bought by Real Estate Today


  • Added: Oct 20, 2008
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
How to ID a Bullet
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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What if every bullet could tell you who fired it?

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 2
Waiting for California's High Speed Rail
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Getting from San Francisco to LA in two-and-a-half hours -- and a $10 billion ticket price

  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 08:08

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