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Keepers of the Flame
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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Follow the money that props up racist science, and you'll find it all leads back to one man.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 01:03:24
Episode 90: Sharks
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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The U.S. Navy attempted to develop a shark attack repellant after many sailors were attacked during WWII. The first step was the formation of a “Sh...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 24:15
Episode 78: The Botanist
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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In 1993, a man in Steamboat Springs, Colorado was found dead in his home. He’d been burned with a stun gun, hit with a shovel, and shot several tim...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 09, 2018
  • Length: 20:56
  • Purchases: 2
Hypnotic Induction
From: The Organist
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“If you’re listening to this while driving a car, obviously, leave your eyes open.” In this special appendix to our recent episode on psychoacousti...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 08:35
Scooby Doobie Halloween
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Enjoy this favorite kids-friendly holiday with Michael Jackson! Scooby Doo, and the Doobie Brothers...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2016
  • Length: 03:35:11
From Frogs To Wands of Destiny: The Invention of the Home Pregnancy Test
From: Mother
Caption: Meg Crane's home pregnancy test prototype, 1968., Credit: Courtesy of Bonhams.
Pregnancy tests weren't always the neat, little plastic wands we have in drug stores today.

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


  • Added: Nov 22, 2015
  • Length: 10:20
  • Purchases: 3
Space, Stars and Satellites (Version One)
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte
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Songs related to Space, Stars and Satellites

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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On this week's episode, stories about looking for answers in the wrong places, mercury in the water, and...bigfoot.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
19: Sound Chambers
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Somewhere in the midwest are two of the most unnatural sounding rooms in the world, which some say were used to test the hearing of rabbits.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 14, 2013
  • Length: 22:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Challenge of Crafting Ice Wine in Minnesota
From: Radio K
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The German “eiswein” tradition was created almost by accident. This sweet, powerful wine was discovered when winemakers tried to save grapes that f...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
All Mixed Up with Pinback
From: Peter Bochan
Series: All Mixed Up
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An interview with Pinback founders Zach Smith and Rob Crow featuring music from their latest release "Information Retrieved" and all mixed up in th...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2012
  • Length: 58:31
When All Else Fails
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Preppers are a unique group of people united by the belief that they must prepare for future catastrophes.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
Gold Dust
From: Laurence Yeung
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
Crazy About Mushrooms: Conversations with Fungus Fanatics
From: Anna McHugh
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What do the poisoned Emperor Claudius, the Aztec storm deity Quetzacotl and a 5,500 year old Ice Man have in common? They were all crazy about mush...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, and KHSU


  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:02:07
  • Purchases: 3
I am Become Death
From: andy boyd
Series: Stories that Take Place in Space and End in Death
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Ruminations on legacy, death, and imperial policy.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2010
  • Length: 01:54
Robot Car Race
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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In the DARPA Grand Challenge, the cars drive themselves.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:58
Quest_Greening Man
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Burning Man Meets Clean Tech

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
Quest_Flying Cars
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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NASA is sponsoring a technology contest to revolutionize small planes -- and it's open to the general public.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Hearing Things
From: Carolina Wheat
Caption: Sonic Rainbow
An experienced narrator explains how to hear ghosts

  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
Beam Up To The Star Trek 40th Anniversary Convention in Las Vegas
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Planetary Radio visits the celebration of 40 years of Star Trek.

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


  • Added: Sep 17, 2006
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 3