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The Big Ponder #34: Sounds of Nature
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Tosca Terán creates soundscapes using fungi. In this immersive piece, Tosca takes listeners on a soundwalk, pausing periodically to interview other...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 14, 2022
  • Length: 25:59
  • Purchases: 1
Like the Banks of a River: Deborah Foutch's Fiber & Mixed Media Art
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Rooted Earth by Deborah Foutch, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Deborah Foutch
Minneapolis artist Deborah Foutch creates rich and complex work with fiber and mixed media that expresses her love of the natural world. Her Soil H...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2020
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Weird Radio Signals (from Outer Space)
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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were received...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:36:37
Retrospective: Dave Gardner #223 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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A glimpse of why the Conversation Earth series was created and how guests and topics are chosen. Dave and Kaitlyn also share highlights from the fi...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Indie3 Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KTRL


  • Added: May 01, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Palliative Care: The Search For Comfort And Healing In The Face Of Death
From: JoAnn Mar
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For those who are dying, palliative medicine can go a long way in relieving the pain and suffering that often accompanies the final stages of death...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Retrospective: Dave Gardner #223
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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A glimpse of why the Conversation Earth series was created and how guests and topics are chosen. Dave and Kaitlyn also share highlights from the fi...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Jul 25, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Sound of Science
From: Outside Magazine
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Why environmental scientists are transforming big data into music.

Bought by KWMR and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 01, 2017
  • Length: 19:40
  • Purchases: 2
Thirsty Planet
From: American Public Media
Series: APM Reports
Caption: Residents of India, Israel confront water issues such as flooding, drought, pollution, and lack of access by the poor.
Scientists say most people on Earth will first experience climate change in terms of water — either too much or too little. This documentary explor...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, Interlochen Public Radio, WVPE, WRIR and more


  • Added: May 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 15
The hidden afterlife of a sperm whale skeleton
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: A dead sperm whale in Pacifica's Mori Point, Credit: Hannah Kingsley-Ma
Back in April, a 48 foot-long sperm whale was found on a beach in Pacifica called Mori Point. A lot of people had gathered around the whale to bear...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 08:29
  • Purchases: 1
Sounds of Lake Ice
From: Rick O'Neal
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The chance to hear these sounds lasts only a few days a year.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:59
LOVE THY NATURE -- Sylvie Rokab Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Sylvie Rokab, San Francisco, CA 4/14/15, Credit: Andrea Chase
Sylvie Rokab talks unexpected relatives, the hidden dangers of city life, and dancing with Liam Neeson.

  • Added: Apr 16, 2015
  • Length: 20:50
Trauma Glossolalia: Synesthesia and Sound
From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Sound and Violence - Work by NYU Students
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Award-winning composer Jenny Olivia Johnson explores synesthesia, where sound is perceived as color or touch. Her feature is a work of sound art as...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 10:09
How to Measure Learning
From: Bishop Sand
Series: Learning
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How do we measure learning? Hear neuroscientists and teachers describe how it's done in the lab and at school.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 10:01
  • Purchases: 2
Robots for humanity: how technology is changing the life of one Bay Area man
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Jane and Henry Evans at their house, Credit: Angela Johnston
Then, Henry suffered from what is called a brain stem dissection. That stroke left him trapped, unable to lift a finger at first, or say a word. Bu...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 09:33
  • Purchases: 2
It's All About Lucy
From: Nate Hegyi
Caption: UM doctoral student Wylie Carr is part of a research team collecting public opinion on the controversial idea of climate engineering. His travels have taken him to Kenya, the Solomon Islands and the northernmost point in Alaska., Credit: Catherine L. Waters
Wylie Carr studies climate engineering - a 'Plan B' for global warming. The idea terrifies him. Someday, however, his daughter may need to decide w...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2014
  • Length: 05:31
Voice Recognition
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Microphone, Credit: Grant https://www.flickr.com/photos/visual_dichotomy/
What do our voices say about us? On this edition we explore voice and identity. We'll hear from someone who nearly lost their voice as well as the ...

Bought by WNJR and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Oct 03, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mad Scientists of Music - Episode 6 - Postcards From The Edge
From: Gareth Stack
Series: Mad Scientists of Music
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The final episode of the series looks at the future of Irish experimental music. We find out how techniques like ‘Live Coding’ (where computer prog...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:01
Voyager Found
From: The Truth
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What if aliens found the Voyager golden record?

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, WJCT, KFAI Minneapolis, KMUZ and more


  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 13:04
  • Purchases: 6
Cicada Confidential
From: Louisa Jonas
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From the red eyes of a periodical cicada looking out: a bug's first person rendition from emergence til death.

Bought by KSJD, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WTIP, Radio Newark, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 8
99% Invisible #14- Periodic Table (Directors Cut)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)
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The Periodic Table knew what our universe was made out of even before we did.

Bought by KZYX, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 3
Alder Hey's Dawn Chorus
From: Ed Prosser
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Find out how Europe's largest children's hospital is experimenting with the use of birdsong.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
99% Invisible #30- The Blue Yarn
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Better (and less expensive) cancer treatment started with a sensei and ball of blue yarn...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 10:20
  • Purchases: 11
99% Invisible #37- The Steering Wheel (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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I bet you think could pantomime changing lanes with an imaginary steering wheel. But you'd be very, very wrong. You’d probably kill a bunch of imag...

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #36- Super Bon Bonn (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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What happens to a city when its purpose is stripped away virtually overnight?

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 12
99% Invisible #34- The Speed of Light for Pyramids (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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What we can learn from architects who lived thousands of years ago: make buildings last longer.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 16