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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
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The faulty—and fatal—race logic of an 18th century yellow fever epidemic.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 40:50
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How race was invented to support racism.

  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 33:44
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In this episode, Emily speaks with documentary filmmaker and journalist David France about his films How to Survive a Pandemic (2022) and How to Su...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 46:32
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OB/GYN Jackie Howitt and pediatrician Gretchen Volk bring us into the deserted airport where they first met in April 2020 on their way to offer COV...

  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 53:32
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In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
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When it comes to mapping the seafloor, the hardest spots to see are the ones just off the coast. In this episode, find out why that's the case—and ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 14:52
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The apapane is a forest bird native to the Hawaiian islands. It is a member of the honeycreeper family and an important pollinator.

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Diane Turco from Cape Downwinders talks about the company decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant, and how they're trying to save money buy...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:04
Caption: A loon on Elbow Lake, Credit: Pam Hickman, volunteer with Birds Canada
For Minnesotans, the common loon is more than our state bird. It's a symbol of the beauty of our home. For scientists, the loon's health is also an...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 20:38
Caption: Author Earl Swift
Interview with Earl Swift, author of Chesapeake Requiem: A Year with the Watermen of Vanishing Tangier Island.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:53
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Over the last nine episodes, we’ve listened to dozens upon dozens of clinicians tell their stories about shame. For this last episode of Shame in M...

  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 34:26
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“I plan to row till my last breath” is a strong endorsement for any sport. Yet we heard this sentiment numerous times at the 2022 Head of the Charl...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 27:42
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According to medical culture, a clinician should “fix” illness, not have one – especially not a mental illness. But in reality, mental illness is i...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 32:20
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At work, we often feel pressured to present a curated version of ourselves, which fits into a certain standard. But what are the side effects of hi...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 32:26
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1 in 10 physicians will get sued at some point in their career – but physicians rarely discuss this, much less prepare for it. How do we bring liti...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2022
  • Length: 40:56
Caption: The Qantas Airlines Koala getting special treatment., Credit: Qantas Airlines
Episode 2 of the Space Oddities podcast takes a look at some interesting, manned spaceflight splashdowns and recoveries, in particular, those where...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Terry Slezak accidentally came in contact with moon dust during the Apollo 11 quarantine period., Credit: NASA
Episode 1 of Space Oddities discusses NASA's plans to keep the Earth from being contaminated with lunar germs during the Apollo missions. Unfortuna...

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  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 1
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The trauma of war and intergenerational PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is discussed. And how state of the art ‘telepresence’, a technology ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2022
  • Length: 24:40
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Howie has been an avid cyclist most of his adult life, with mileage equivalent to a few laps around the planet. But more remarkable is that he has ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 18:08
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For most clinicians, the idea of harming a patient is a worst nightmare. But in a high-stakes profession, practiced by humans in a dysfunctional sy...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 34:26
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In medical culture, shame is often wielded as a teaching tool. We shame learners for not knowing, for forgetting, for making mistakes. When does th...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 40:02
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On the path to medicine, we’re constantly taking tests: MCAT, shelf exams, step exams, boards, and more. What are these numbers good for? What are ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 38:02
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Josie's decades-long struggle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is helped by the ongoing support of her husband, Joe, and their much-loved custom tandem...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2022
  • Length: 17:24
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We all arrive at the gateway to medicine carrying baggage from our past. How does this baggage impact the way we experience shame in our profession?

  • Added: Sep 27, 2022
  • Length: 26:26