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Henrietta Lacks' Immortal Cells
From: David Kattenburg
Caption: Henrietta Lacks, Credit: Courtesy: Lacks family & Estate
David Kattenburg speaks about Henrietta Lacks and medical racism in America with Dorothy Roberts. Roberts is Professor of Law and Sociology at the ...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2023
  • Length: 34:56
Planetary Boundaries Breached
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Six out of nine planetary systems key to the survival of the human species are under threat. Is Earth still a safe operating space for human beings...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:33
The 12 Million People Lost in a Maze of Medicare and Medicaid
From: Tradeoffs
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Many of America’s poorest and sickest patients are stuck navigating two separate insurance programs — Medicare and Medicaid — to get the care they ...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 24:12
  • Purchases: 1
Nuclear Weapons in Space with Karl Grossman
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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How the military is preparing space for the next world war.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Ocean is Telling Us - with Dr. Sandra Steingraber
From: Doug Wood
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Author and biologist Sandra Steingraber talks about the impact of fossil fuels on our oceans, ahead of the March to End Fossil Fuels.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:48
When Research and the Realities of Practicing Medicine Collide
From: Tradeoffs
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This summer, our research reporter Soleil Shah added a new role to his resume: first-year medical resident. Now he spends his days alternating betw...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 17:02
Poisoning the Hudson...Again - with Dr. Gordon Edwards
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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What's wrong with dumping a million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River?

Bought by WRFA-LP, WYAP, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
  • Purchases: 3
762-Kacper’s PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroid IDA, Credit: NASA
An object like 2023 MN5 impacts Earth once every 90,000 years or so creating a crater 5 miles in diameter an 1800 feet deep in sedimentary rock. 5...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KKRN, WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 03, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Blue Light Trouble with Dr. Josh Rosenthal
From: Doug Wood
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Blue light from device screens can upset your body's internal clock with dangerous consequences.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:51
Is This the End of Humans? with Dr. Shanna Swan
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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World renowned epidemiologist Shanna Swan has an important warning for couples planning to have a baby.

Bought by WRFA-LP, WMUU-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 3
Environmental Whistleblower with Kyla Bennett
From: Doug Wood
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PEER's Kyla Bennet talks about her whistleblowing experience at EPA and how it changed her life.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:23
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 2, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: ‘Step Aside Joe’ Campaign Underscores Risks for Democracy as Biden Runs fo...

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  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Unwanted Chemicals in Every Plastic Bottle with Mike Belliveau
From: Doug Wood
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When you drink from a plastic bottle, you're getting much more than you think. An array of toxic chemicals is going down your throat.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 28:11
756-Nice PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artists conception asteroid Impact 65 million years ago, Credit: NASA (Don Davis)
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Cancer with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizon...

Bought by KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], RADIOLEX, WTIP, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jul 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
From: Tradeoffs
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Ashish Jha shifted from the role of academic theorizing about health policy into a calm, reassuring voice leading the White House’s COVID response....

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 19, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Ohio GOP’s Aug. 8th ‘Issue One’ Referendum Threatens to Impose Minority Ru...

Bought by WFHB and WETS


  • Added: Jul 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Beware What You Wear with Alden Wicker
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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After the news, author and investigative journalist Alden Wicker talks about toxic chemicals in the fashion industry.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 2
755-Geyser of Life-Maybe
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Enceladus spews water from cracks in its south polar crust., Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
In 2023 the James Webb Space Telescope spotted a geyser of water vapor extending more than 80% of the Earth’s diameter erupting from Saturn’s moon ...

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year
From: Tradeoffs
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It’s been one year since 988 — the country’s new mental health crisis line — went live with hopes of transforming crisis services in America. So fa...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 24:53
753-Impactor Lights Up The Night Sky
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Time Lapse Image 2022 WJ1, Credit: Image Credit: Dereck Bowen, Brantford Ontario Canada, November 19, 2022 3:26am
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Cetus with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona w...

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Special Episode - Under Pressure
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Jess speaks from her experience conducting deep ocean research to answer questions raised by UCS scientists and staff about the recent disasters of...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 19:00
The Environmental Nightmare of Plastic with Erica Cirino
From: Doug Wood
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was just the beginning for author and photographer Erica Cirino.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:25
752 Lunker
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Comet Johnson, Credit: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/W. Reach (SSC/Caltech)
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Jacqueline Fazekas was asteroid hunting , in the evening twilight, with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizo...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
A New War on Cancer with Kristina Marusic
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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Author Kristina Marusic talks about her new book A New War on Cancer about the environmental links to the dreaded disease.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 2
Never Drink from a Plastic Bottle with Dr. Jenny Davies
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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Dr. Jenny Davies (MD, MPH and JD) talks about how chemicals in plastic leach into the contents of any plastic bottle.

Bought by WRFA-LP, WMUU-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 3