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Constant Wonder - Getting Giddy in the Quiet World of Plants
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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He's not easily deterred, but this day of bug bites and fog almost got the best of him. Mike Dilger tries to hunt down 1,000 flowering plants on th...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Apr 25, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
Return of the Native with Bill Shanabruch, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Bill Shanabruch leads Conservation Landscaping Workshop.
Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 26:08
Constant Wonder - Street Vet
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Kwane Stewart cares for the pets of the homeless, and blesses human lives in the process.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WYAP, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Apr 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Glimmers of Awe: The Fascinating World of Fireflies
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Facing the loss of her cabin in the Smokies, Lynn Faust began to pay more attention to the synchronous fireflies there, sparking a lifelong passion.

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 52:49
Constant Wonder - Love and Loss and Elephants
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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How a stylish Parisienne came to be the owner of an elephant and rhino sanctuary in South Africa.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:49
Constant Wonder - One Man's Quest to Restore A Beloved American Tree
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Meet the people who lived under, built with, and were fed by the great American chestnut tree. Also, meet those determined to save it.

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 52:48
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Is Weight an Indicator of Health?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Is weight an indicator of health? We often think that skinny people are healthier than people with obesity, but research suggests we may be wrong.

Bought by KOWS, KMXT, KMXT, RadioStPete Florida, KSTK and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 9
Constant Wonder - Freediver Welcomes All to a World of Wonder
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Raised in landlocked Soweto, South Africa, this Black woman's first ocean dive felt like coming home. She wants all to feel welcome beneath the waves.

  • Added: Mar 14, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
Constant Wonder - Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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What can turtles teach us about what it means to be human?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Many Students Lack Motivation to Learn. What Can We Do?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Between chronic absenteeism and shifting grading systems, we know many students lack motivation to learn. What can schools do differently?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, RADIOLEX, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Constant Wonder - Owls and Awe
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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A conservationist rescues an owl, who, five years later, still calls to and visits him in his backyard.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Snorkeling Right in Your Own Backyard
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Is snorkeling just for a tropical vacation? Well, Keith Williams wants people to look into their local freshwater, literally look into that water w...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Is Sports Fandom Good for America?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Most Americans are sport fans. But is all of that obsession with wins, losses and rivals good for us? How sports fandom could be the antidote to is...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMXT, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 10
Constant Wonder - A Pediatric Neurosurgeon Shares Stories of Triumph and Resilience
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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This pediatric neurosurgeon has saved the lives of countless children–from fetuses in the womb to teenagers. Here are their stories.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Constant Wonder - Saving Wild Sounds
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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David Haskell is one of the world's most attentive listener's to nature. You'll want to hear what he's hearing, on our next episode.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - How Native Americans are Reclaiming Their Narrative
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Native Americans are reclaiming their narrative. A new wave of research, activism, and representation is changing the conversation.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, WXDU, KOWS and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 6
Top of Mind - Immigration and America's Labor Shortage – Are Guestworkers the Solution?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We are reframing the debate about immigration. We think of immigration of being exclusively a permanent thing. Most of it, in fact, is intended to ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 08, 2023
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Constant Wonder - Can Iceland's Elves Save the Planet?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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A belief in elves–or in the possibility of elves–could change the way we care for our planet.

Bought by KUHF, GCR (Global Community Radio), KFCF FM, RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Constant Wonder - Eat, Poop, Die
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The island of Surtsey is a compelling example of the way that animals distribute nutrients around the globe through their poop.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Compassion in the Aftermath: Recovering from Horrific Hallucinations
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When gathering accurate descriptions of the world is crucial to your work, how do you navigate a reality full of hallucinations?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - Who Owns Our Cultural Heritage? — Museums, Repatriation, and Appropriation
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Who should decide how stories and artifacts of a cultural heritage are shared? What's the difference between appropriation and appreciation?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, KMXT, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 5
Constant Wonder - Book of Delights
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Poet Ross Gay on the small, sweet delights of life's daily walk with no fireworks or fanfare.

Bought by WLRH and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 2
Ghostly Encounters of a Third Kind Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: ILLUSTRATION, Credit: by Doug Dobey
More ghostly encounters of a Third Kind with a woman named Sarah who seems to have something of a shine.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2023
  • Length: 25:23
Constant Wonder - Changing the Face of Ballet
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Argentina, Estonia, Thailand. A ballet career could land you on just about any world stage. International success catapulted Steven Melendez to all...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 1
Top of Mind - Why Do We Insist on Proper English — and What Does That Say About Us?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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We all have English pet peeves (and judge people who break the rules). Why do we insist on proper English — and what does that say about us?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, KOWS, KMXT, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 52:52
  • Purchases: 5