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Plagues Upon the Earth
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kyle Harper
They’re rooted deeply in our global past. Germs. They’ve always been with us. It’s our wealth, health, power and inequity that determine how well w...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Should I trade my car in for an electric vehicle?
From: Possibly
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Listener Anne Cohen wants to know- is it better to keep my 2015 car with a traditional combustion engine, which gets close to 40 MPG, has about 50,...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KLCC


  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
Why does Bitcoin use so much energy?
From: Possibly
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When I say the word Bitcoin, what comes into your mind? Digital money? Expensive? How about energy hog? It turns out, the cryptocurrency uses A LOT...

Bought by KLCC and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 27, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
What can the US learn from France?
From: Possibly
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We’re hearing a lot of talk about infrastructure here in the US. Depending on what happens in Congress, we could be spending billions or even trill...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
How can we prepare for heat waves?
From: Possibly
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This year, heat waves across the world shattered records, tested our abilities to stay cool, and even cost lives. Here at Possibly, we wondered: in...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 03, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Climate Crisis
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Samantha Montano
By now, most people are waking up to the reality of climate change. Between fires and hurricanes, a large swath of our planet is becoming uninhabit...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 31, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
What’s the impact of cooling down our food?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’ll be cooling down a bit and talking about refrigeration. Almost everyone has a refrigerator in their house and it’s on ALL the time. So,...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1
What is the most environmentally-friendly option for diapers?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from listener Rachael Corr. She's expecting her first child wants to know- what is the most environmentally-friendly opti...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 23, 2021
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 1
Did you ever misplace your keys? Forget someone's name? I've got good news for you.
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Neurologist Scott Small, author of “Forgetting. The Benefits of Not Remembering,” is an expert on the memory losses of old age and Alzheimer’s dis...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 23, 2021
  • Length: 09:51
  • Purchases: 1
Does climate change cause extreme weather? Take 2
From: Possibly
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Last year, we answered this question from Marius, a third-grader at Heights Elementary School in Sharon, Massachusetts. He wanted to know- Can glo...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 30, 2021
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
How is climate change affecting our crops?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re going to talk about eating. How will climate change affect our food?

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Trans Medicine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: stef m.shuster
If you think medical treatment for the trans gender population sounds like a straightforward, easily addressed protocol. It’s not. Even today it’s ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Extended Mind
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Annie Murphy Paul
If someone said to you, “You’re out of your mind,” you might feel insulted. On the other hand, you could take that as a compliment. Research is fin...

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Peter T. Coleman
Once a segment of the population becomes miserable, stabilization begins. That shouldn’t be a goal in American politics, but it certainly seems lik...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
173: Mushroom Lightning
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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There's a long tradition of Japanese folklore around the possible relationship between large mushroom harvests and lightning. Researchers decided t...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 2
Is climate change affecting our allergies?
From: Possibly
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For the past few weeks or so, my eyes have been scratchy and I’ve had a runny nose. And I’m not alone. A lot of people are feeling the effects of s...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
The A in LGBTQIA: Learning from Asexuals About Sex & Relationships
From: Out in the Bay - Queer Radio from San Francisco
Caption: Angela Chen says her book, Ace, "invites everyone to rethink pleasure and intimacy.", Credit: Photo by Sylvie Roskoff.
Quick, what’s your sexuality? Most of us know roughly where we fall on the Kinsey scale that goes from 0 to 6. But have you considered the asexual ...

Bought by WORT


  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Is making your own seltzer more energy efficient than buying it in a can?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from Keith Munslow, a musician from Providence. He and his wife drink a lot of seltzer. They recently switched to making ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 1
Are White Roofs Really "Cool"?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re going to talk about painting roofs white. Some experts say white shingles could lower electricity bills and cool down hot cities. So, ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Can you remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
From: Possibly
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On our show, we talk a lot about how to reduce our carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions. But some scientists are developing another approach to climat...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2021
  • Length: 03:51
Should I buy electric power tools?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from listener Todd Penoyer. He does maintenance for retail shopping centers in southeastern Massachusetts and he uses a l...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:56
Is it worth it to pay more for organic meat?
From: Possibly
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These days, it seems like there’s an organic option for every type of food out there, including meat. But organic usually means more expensive. Tha...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Apr 05, 2021
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Shut Up And Listen
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Vaccine Hesitant
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How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history? Infectious disease specialist Dr. Joyce Sanchez says th...

Bought by WFHB and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 26, 2021
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 2
Using Art to Unpack Climate Change
From: Possibly
Caption: Our Changing Seas IV (2019), Credit: Courtney Mattison
On our show, we tell stories to make climate change seem less overwhelming. We know that our episodes are no replacement for massive policy changes...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
Mr. Yuk
From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast
Caption: Mr. Yuk, the poster child for poisoning prevention, debuted in 1971., Credit: The Mr. Yuk logo is a registered trademark of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Used with permission
He's mean. He's green. He's the poster child for poisoning prevention. And he's turning 50!

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 16:40

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