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Maria Gallucci: Zero Emission Marine Vessels

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

When it comes to energy transitions, marine vessels tend to get overlooked, even though they are some of the worst polluters of our oceans and air....

The ABC's of PFAS with Tracey Frisch

From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots

Forever chemicals in fertilizer are getting into the food we eat. Tracey Frisch explains how.

Bought by WMUU-LP

California Termites and the Atmosphere

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

California is famous for its picturesque sunsets, year-round mild weather, excellent surf, and largely progressive politics, including forward-thin...

A Mythic Psychedelic Journey with Scott Mason

From: Katherine Bell
Series: The Dream Journal

Dream Journal guest Scott Mason shares revelations from a transformative, mythic-level psychedelic journey which he frames as a quest to find his o...

Andrea Thompson: Battling Extreme Heat Fatigue

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

While you're shoveling snow out of the driveway this week, you may not want to hear about extreme heat - but then again, maybe you do! This week on...

Hope, Hype or Harm? What We Know About New Cancer-Screening Tools

From: Tradeoffs

Companies claim they can catch cancer sooner with new blood tests and full-body MRI scans. What are the risks and benefits?

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

Sugar Sugar -- Groks Science Show 2024-02-07

From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show

Maria Dello discusses health issues arising from excessive sugar consumption.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and RadioFreePalmer

Daniel Kammen: The Perils of Deep-Sea Mining

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Most of us have never been there but according to a quick Google search, some of the things you might see at the bottom of the ocean include sea sp...

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Matt Simon on Microplastics, Pt. 2

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Last week on Sea Change Radio, we learned that the plastics industry plans to triple production in the next 40 years, reaching 3 trillion pounds of...

Matt Simon on Microplastics, Pt. 1

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Look around you: at this very moment, chances are that within a one-foot radius of your body, there’s something plastic. The ubiquity of plastic co...

Radical Curiosity: Exploring the Future of Aging with Dr. Ken Dychtwald

From: Paul VOGELZANG

Our guest on PRX Radio is Dr. Ken Dychtwald. Dr. Ken Dychtwald is a psychologist, gerontologist, and visionary who has been shaping conversations a...

David Ho on Carbon Offsets: Much Ado About Nothing?

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Carbon offsets are often touted as a solution to humanity’s bad habit of emitting an awful lot of CO2. But how many of us actually know what things...

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Medical or recreational? States Debate where Psychedelics Belong

From: Tradeoffs

A wave of new research is showing the promise of psychedelics to help with mental health conditions —- like depression and post traumatic stress di...

Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage

From: Tradeoffs

Employers are facing a big dilemma: How do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This we...

Israeli Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Ziv Aviram on the EcoBridge Initiative

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Have you ever thought about what you'd do to save the planet if you were a billionaire? Well, this week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with billiona...

Joseph McFadden: A Cattle Biologist Explains Feed Additives

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

Did you know that India accounts for about one-third of the world’s one billion head of cattle? Last week on Sea Change Radio, we spoke to the head...

David Messina: Rumin8 Strives To Reduce Cow Methane Emissions

From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio

When we think about greenhouse gas emissions, automobiles, airplanes, and power plants usually figure more prominently than livestock. The methane ...

Subsurface granite on the Moon? The anatomy of a lunar hot spot

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Matt Siegler from the Planetary Science Institute shares his team's surprising findings about the granite formation that might lie beneath Compton-...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KVSC, RadioStPete Florida, WJCU, KWMR and more

An essential ingredient for life in the oceans of Enceladus

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Chris Glein, a lead scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, joins Planetary Radio to talk about the discovery of phosphorus in the oceans of...

Bought by KIYU-FM, WJCU, WMUU-LP, RadioStPete Florida, KRZA and more

Mars' Axial Tilt: A Key to Gully Formation

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caltech and Brown University’s Jay Dickson joins Planetary Radio to discuss the mysterious formation of gullies on Mars.

Bought by KVSC, KIYU-FM, WJCU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WMUU-LP and more

Comparing the rivers of Earth, Mars, and Titan

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Sam Birch, an assistant professor at Brown University, explores what we know about the alluvial rivers of Earth, Mars, and Saturn's moon Titan.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KVSC, KIYU-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more

Humans to Mars by the 2030s? NASA Associate Administrators weigh in

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Caption: NASA's Curiosity rover captured this view from atop Mont Mercou, a rock formation at the base of Mt. Sharp on Mars, during its 3086th sol, Martian day, of exploration., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

Planetary Radio, Mat Kaplan, senior communications adviser at The Planetary Society, takes us to the 2023 Humans to Mars Summit in Washington, D.C....

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KVSC, KIYU-FM and more

2Fast 2Curious: Finding the source of the fast solar wind

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

James Drake from the University of Maryland joins Planetary Radio to talk about the latest results from NASA's Parker Solar Probe as it soars close...

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, KVSC, KWMR and more

The disappearing act of Saturn's young rings

From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio

Richard Durisen and Paul Estrada join Planetary Radio to discuss their research on the surprisingly recent formation of Saturn's rings and why they...

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KVSC, KIYU-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more

The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance

From: Tradeoffs

Medicare is in the midst of a pretty dramatic transformation. Before long, two out of every three enrollees will likely have a private Medicare Adv...

Bought by WABE

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