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Constant Wonder - Anxiously Ever After: A Father Faces Mental Illness With Humor
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Clint Edwards has told a few whoppers in his day, things that he didn't even need to lie about. For example, he wrecked his bike once and then told...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Infrasound
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Deep rumbles in the Earth, through the Earth. Frequencies below the threshold of human hearing. Infrasound, if we can detect it around volcanoes, m...

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


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
765: Shapeshifting / 766: Plants As People, 2/4/2023
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Shapeshifting" - Seals that can turn into women, men who transform into wolves… Stories about shape-shifting are among the oldest in the...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 01:58:59
Tod Cooperman, MD, President, Founder, and Editor-in-Chief at ConsumerLab.com
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that many chocolate products contain unsafe levels of cadmium and lead? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
RESCUE, part 4: The Fallacy of Denial
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with observations about the climate future and our relationship to facts and truth, the spread o...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
Recycle
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 08:23
Beavers & the Environment w/Shontel Michaud
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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Beaver and Eco system

  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 09:30
Water Wells
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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Private Drinking Water Wells

  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 05:42
Greenscaping PT 2
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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landscaping practices

  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 10:15
753: When Mountains Are Gods / 754: The Sound Of Silence, 12/24/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "When Mountains Are Gods" - Science tells us mountains are giant piles of rock, formed millions of years ago. But that's not all they are...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Solve Climate Change Now
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Don Maruska
The mere mention of climate change can cause an unpleasant, visceral reaction. It’s a subject that we’ve avoided and denied for decades. Understand...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Nurdle Hurdles + Turning Plastic Into Gravel
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Neel Dhanesha
What is a nurdle, you ask? Is it the latest variation on the popular New York Times puzzle, Wordle? No, not quite. Nurdles are the tiny little petr...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
Constant Wonder - Advocating for Sharks and Other "Scary" Creatures
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When Rachel Graham experienced a real-life sharknado on a dive trip, she knew her future was connected to these amazing and threatened creatures.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - The Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The abyss of the deep sea is anything but lifeless!

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


  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
04-15: Good Chemistry: Survival of the Most Compatible, 11/2/2022
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: John Warner
Nontoxic hair color from the recipes of beetles, and a potential Alzheimer’s cure derived from applying nature’s operating instructions. The world-...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 28:31
Ramon Velazquez Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the herbicide glyphosate can cross the blood-brain barrier, resulting in an increase of neuro-inflammation? Join Food Sleuth Radi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 29, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Barry Boyd Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that insulin resistance increases risk for chronic diseases? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn,...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - How Can You Reforest the Desert Without Planting a Single Tree?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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In some semi-arid regions of Africa, there is a forest underground, just waiting to sprout.

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


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Meet the town in Japan that's committed to zero waste
From: Possibly
Caption: The Zero Waste Center in Kamikatsu
Do you ever go to recycle your takeout container or water bottle, see all those different categories, and get so confused you just end up throwing ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, RadioFreePalmer, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
06-17: 3-D Ocean Farming: Making a Living on a Living Planet, 9/7/2022
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Bren Smith, Credit: Hardy Wilson
What if there are ways to sustainably harvest protein and nutritious vegetables from the seas in ways that restore coastlines, local economies, pro...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
719: The Secret Language Of Trees / 720: Pick Your Poison, 8/27/2022
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'The Secret Language of Trees' - Trees talk to each other, and even form alliances with other trees or other species. Some are incredibly...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2022
  • Length: 01:58:59
Constant Wonder - Have You Heard the Buzz? Why We Need Pollinators
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Bees and butterflies can bring a safari to your yard, if you give them a chance.

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


  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Sarah King, M.S., Head of Greenpeace Canada's Oceans and Plastics campaign.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the United Nations has declared plastic pollution a global crisis? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and registered dietitian, Melinda...

Bought by KVSC and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Aug 18, 2022
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
2022 Fall Fundraiser: Empathizing With Nature / 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 humans in n...

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


  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:22:43
  • Purchases: 5
Constant Wonder - Summer Shorts: Adventure Stories
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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We've mined our archives for breathtaking adventure stores.

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


  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3