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Subjects of Captivity: Personhood Rights and Nonhuman Animals
From: WFHB
Caption: Th mirror self-recognition test.
Our show is about the legal status of nonhuman animals - are they subjects or objects, persons or things? And currently those are the only options ...

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
583: Weird World Of Mushrooms / 584: Outside The Mental Illness Box, 5/8/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Weird World Of Mushrooms" - They can heal you. They can also kill you. This hour, take a trip into the wild world of toadstools. HOUR ...

  • Added: May 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
Bryon Wiegand Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that ”alternative” meat products are a $1 billion (and growing) market in the US? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
EE 21-19: Cooking For Science--Inside The Fly Food Kitchen, 5/7/2021
From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats
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Most of us, when we encounter a fruit fly, are focused on keeping it out of our food. But what if it was your job to feed fruit flies?

  • Added: May 03, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
Top of Mind - Cosmic Queries, Koji, Homemade Roller Coaster
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Cosmic Queries; Topic 2 - Koji; Topic 3 - Homemade Roller Coaster

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Apr 05, 2021
  • Length: 51:56
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum (Science unscripted) 03/16/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Have people really gained more weight during the pandemic? How did brain researchers predict stock movements (or, by extens...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
2021 Spring Fundraiser: Experiencing More With Less / Choice In The Food Industry
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To The Best of Our Knowledge Fundraisers
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about simplicity ...

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City, Wisconsin Public Radio (ops), KRCU Public Radio, KUSU, and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:23:27
  • Purchases: 5
Holly DeLong Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that what and when we eat can affect our mood? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her inter...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Farming While Black: How One Community Farm is Uprooting Racism
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Leah Penniman, founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming While Black, discusses Afro-Indigenous centered community farms

Bought by WCNY and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Brian Ronholm Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that “One Health” is a valid, interdisciplinary approach to public health that connects human, animal, and environmental health? Join ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 18, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Children & Toxins
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Philip Landrigan
Thousands of new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during the last four decades. Yet, most of those chemicals ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Good Grades to Produce Music, Ageism, Sourdough
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 - Nonprofit Teaches Kids to Write and Produce Music in Exchange for Good Grades; Topic 2 - How Ageism is Defining the Work Experience for A...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 51:47
  • Purchases: 2
Spectrum (Science unscripted) 12/01/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Can you be a good Christian and eat meat? - Rainer Hagencord is a Catholic priest based in the heart of Germany's meat in...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Top of Mind-Spirit Bears-Forever Chemicals-Cakes
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Spirit Bears. Topic 2: Forever Chemicals. Topic 3: Cake Artist

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Nov 24, 2020
  • Length: 52:19
  • Purchases: 1
Kate Mendenhall Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that organic farms provide beneficial ecological services to rural communities and the planet? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registe...

Bought by KVMR and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 10, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Carmen Fernholz Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know it’s possible to “feed the world” without the use of harmful chemicals? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
2020 Fall Fundraiser: Empathizing With Nature / Bubbles To Barrel-Aging
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To The Best of Our Knowledge Fundraisers
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about humans in n...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio (ops), NET Radio (Nebraska), KCPW Salt Lake City, KWMU St. Louis and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 01:19:32
  • Purchases: 8
Is it better to drink beer from a bottle or a can?
From: Possibly
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Summer is the perfect season to kick back and crack open a cold one. But, when you’re trying to pick the perfect beer, do you ever wonder whether i...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Do we need to refrigerate our eggs?
From: Possibly
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Here in the US, most of us put our eggs in the refrigerator. But in many other countries, eggs can stay on the counter. So, could we save energy he...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2
What's The Most Energy Efficient Way To Boil Water?
From: Possibly
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Would a microwave oven or an electric stove use more energy to boil a cup of water?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 1
Should I grill with gas or charcoal?
From: Possibly
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If you're choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Jackie Bowen Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the foundation of food safety in America is primarily focused on pathogen and microbiological contaminants? Join Food Sleuth Radi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
How to avoid overeating while spending more time at home
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Overeating is a normal reaction to being bored or anxious, and during this pandemic, it has become easier, since so many of us are working or study...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2020
  • Length: 12:48
Lisa McDowell Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that good nutrition is key to a strong immune system? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for he...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
477: Weird World Of Mushrooms / 478: Is Capitalism Broken?, 5/2/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Weird World Of Mushrooms" - They can heal you. They can also kill you. This hour, take a trip into the wild world of toadstools. HOUR ...

  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58