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The Psychology of Evil
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What is the mind of a truly evil person really like?

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Overcoming the Terror of Death
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What exactly is it that frightens us about death?

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  • Added: Sep 29, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Creationism and Breaking Up with God
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Sarah Sentilles and Eugenie Scott
Interviews with Sarah Sentilles, author of Breaking Up With God: A Love Story and Eugenie Scott, former executive director of the National Center f...

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
2021-04-04 Does Science Over-reach?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Are there questions that science is powerless to answer?

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  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 8
479-Comet Catalina
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Comet C/2018 M1 (Catalina) is eternal in the sense that it will likely wander the vast space between the stars in our Milky Way Galaxy until the e...

Bought by KGLP, KENW, WLPR , KKRN, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
370-Life's Parts
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Astronomers have found the basic ingredients of life in an infant solar system.

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
310-Ethics and Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Should martian microbes be sacrificed to human space exploration.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
309-Tiny Atira
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Atira, named for the Pawnee goddess of Earth and the Morning and Evening Star orbits the Sun inside of our path.

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  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
298-Rosetta
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Rosetta spacecraft visited a comet and obtained interesting unique data and images.

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
297-White Sky
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Millions of children will never see the Milky Way or a meteor streaking across the night sky.

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  • Added: Oct 20, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
275-No Place Like Home
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Astronomers are finding thousands of planets orbiting distant stars. Your home the Earth is still the only one where you could live without a space...

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  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
210-Life's Core
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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All life has a common core which can guide our search for life outside of our planet.

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
196-Dark, Bright, and Beautiful
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Time spent under the natural night sky is one of the great joys of being human.

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  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
191-Two Odd Fellows
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Two quite different Earth approaching asteroids were discovered in a clear hole in the sky between storms.

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  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
185-So Many Possibilities
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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New research has revealed a truly mind boggling number of potentially habitable locations in the Universe.

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  • Added: Sep 24, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
170-Encounter With Pluto
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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After 9 years, 3 billion miles, and 18 sleeping periods the NASA New Horizons spacecraft is discovering wonders in the far reaches of our solar sys...

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  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
129- A 3 City Block Sized Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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An asteroid the size of three city blocks was spotted 50 million miles from Earth. Someday it will make a close approach to our planet.

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Arctic Council
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: http://www.arctic-council.org, Credit: The Arctic Council
In 1996, the high level intergovernmental Arctic Council was formed to promote cooperation and interaction among the Arctic states. In this episode...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
Food Sleuth Radio Benny McLean Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Benny McLean has been working in the Florida citrus industry ever since he was 10 years old. Today he is production manager for Uncle Matt’s Organ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
180: Where Does Water Come From?
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Where does water come from? We know from science that water evaporates from the ocean reservoir, is captured in clouds, fog and rain, descends to s...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
Earth Notes - Cheatgrass
From: KNAU
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?Downy brome? and ?Mormon oats? are a few of its nicer names, but it?s hard to find a kind thing to say about cheatgrass, one of the West?s most tr...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2006
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Kiowa Grasslands
From: KNAU
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Kiowa National Grassland is among the few places in the West with fewer traces of humanity now than it had a hundred years ago. A brief guide.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Guzzlers
From: KNAU
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Across the Southwest, people are providing water for wildlife. Is that always a good idea?

  • Added: Dec 14, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Modern Hogans
From: KNAU
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On the Navajo Nation, modern technology and ancient building designs have combined to create homes for a new century.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
Earth Notes - Wildlife and Roads
From: KNAU
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For many wild animals, crossing busy roads is a risky challenge that often ends badly. Some road planners are helping them out.

  • Added: Dec 07, 2005
  • Length: 02:00