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"What gives me hope is watching the sparkle in the eye of a child, a young mother, a middle-aged business person, or an elderly person when they im...

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: Apr 22, 2024
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 1
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AI and Virtual Worlds are a controversial topic...let’s delve into what’s really going on in these realms.

Bought by WOJB and KTRT RADIO INC


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 2

  • Added: Feb 19, 2024
  • Length: 58:08
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
Today we talk with neuroscientist and Smithsonian Associate Kevin Mitchell about how research into the brain’s inner workings has complicated the w...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2023
  • Length: 30:17
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack pays homage and respect to Doctor Rex Veeder, who pass...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
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Immersive artwork breaks down the border between the viewer and the artist, submerging the spectator in the exhibit. Nancy Pettinicchio discusses t...

Bought by KVSC, KMXT, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 06, 2022
  • Length: 27:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Americans on the East Coast were in awe when Brood X, an enormous group of 17-year cicadas, suddenly emerged from underground to mate. Melissa Gerr...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
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This episode of the FEHLER podcast is an exploration of mistakes in science and their connection to art. Listen for more!

  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 14:27
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Why Not So Great Minds Polarize Alike, with NYU Neural Scientist, Dr. Jay Van Bavel

  • Added: Sep 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:11
Caption: Episode 4: Heard from the Herd
Episode 4: Heard from the Herd: Psychology and Partisanship, featuring Dr. Abigail Marsh, author of The Fear Factor, Professor of Neuropsychology a...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2020
  • Length: 22:52
Caption: Being Reasonable
We consider the deeply-held beliefs of Rabbi Daniel Greyber of Beth El Synagogue and Bishop Ronald Godbee of The River Church.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:00
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This is the full hour generational discussion on Transgendered featuring an older, middle and younger guest.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 51:27
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An exploration of the work being done in Washington State's Skagit Valley to better understand and prepare for the effects of a changing climate.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2016
  • Length: 54:17
Caption: AIDS awareness painting in Chimoio, Mozambique. , Credit: Courtesy of Flickr user Ton Rulkens.
Thirty years ago an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence. Today, sophisticated drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 38:57
  • Purchases: 1
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The final episode of the series looks at the future of Irish experimental music. We find out how techniques like ‘Live Coding’ (where computer prog...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:01
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In this special episode, Drs. Philip Zimbardo and Christina Maslach tell the story of what ended up being one of the most infamous psychology studi...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Radio Catskill, WRPI, and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 56:03
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Getting cultural theory out of the books and putting it into your ears!
The Tympanic Eclipse is an audio series that brings cultural theory out of its stuffy scholarly tomes, and puts it into your ears. Together with e...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: :00
Caption: The Genesis mission set out to bring pieces of the sun back to the Earth. Unfortunately, luck favored the literal interpretation. , Credit: NASA/Genesis Mission
What is the most expensive thing in the world?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Why is death such a difficult subject to talk about? From hospital mortuary to the grave, The D-Word explores our complex relationship with death...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:30
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Should we resolve inconsistent beliefs... or let them be?

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This paradox resists a solution and inspires major advances from Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 08, 2011
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 2
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A piece about preserving prairie.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2010
  • Length: 10:39
Caption: Young Whooping cranes in 'flight training' behind an ultralight aircraft at Necedah, WI., Credit: Mark Chenoweth
In 1941 there were only 15 Whooping cranes left in North America. The story of the slow but progressive comeback of this bird that many consider th...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2010
  • Length: 14:30
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In this edition we talk about ‘The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure and Human Evolution” based on a book by our guest Denis Dutton.

  • Added: Nov 16, 2009
  • Length: 28:59
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community responses to tamarisk beetle infestation

Bought by KRCC-FM


  • Added: Oct 11, 2007
  • Length: 20:12
  • Purchases: 1