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Do We Have Free Will?
From: Open to Debate
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The idea of free will, or humans having the ability to make their own choices and determine the direction of their fates, is as old a question as h...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
Bystander Effect: Alan Berkowitz #221 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Are we all “bystanders” when it comes to responding rationally to the serious environmental crises faced by our civilization? How is our behavior s...

Bought by Indie3 Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KTRL


  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
The Honorable Adam Schiff—Another Congressional Space Enthusiast
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: California Congressman Adam Schiff , Credit: Adam Schiff
They may disagree about nearly every other issue, but many Republican and Democratic congressional representatives find common ground where there i...

Bought by KDNK, WTJU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Lynne McTaggart - The Power of Eight - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents Lynne McTaggart, author of The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Yo...

Bought by WPCA-LP


  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lynne McTaggart - The Power of Eight - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents Lynne McTaggart, author of The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Miraculous Energies of a Small Group to Heal Others, Yo...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
Dr. Helen Caldicott - Crisis Without End - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Helen Caldicott, author of Crisis Without End: The Medical and Ecological Consequences ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
Pulitzer100: Stories in Science (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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-Pulitzer Prize winning author Dan Fagin on his book "Tom's River: A Story of Science and Salvation" that tells the story of a how small town fough...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: :30
Pulitzer100: Stories in Science (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Pulitzer Prize winning author Dan Fagin on his book "Tom's River: A Story of Science and Salvation" that tells the story of a how small town fough...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 11
Pulitzer100: Stories in Science (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Pulitzer Prize winning author Dan Fagin on how a small town fought against pollution and the polluters. -Marc Edwards who helped uncover the water...

Bought by WJCT, WLPR , KRZA, KMUN, WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 10
Life of the Law #105: In Studio: Heroin Town
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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Want to know how heroin treatment centers in Canada, the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s new budget, and Henrietta Lacks all fit into one co...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2017
  • Length: 53:54
Medical Care from Anywhere (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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-Telemedicine is a tool that may actually deepen the relationship between specialists and patients in rural locations and around the world. -Analyz...

Bought by WJCT, KRZA, WUGA (part of GPB), KFAI Minneapolis, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2016
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Serengeti Rules -- Groks Science Show 2016-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sean Carroll discussed the logic of regulation as well as how these principles can be applied to treat disease and heal ecosystems.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Quantum Moment -- Groks Science Show 2015-01-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Robert Crease discusses how terms from quantum mechanics have found their way into everyday discourse.

Bought by KPVL and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 32:16
  • Purchases: 2
The SpaceShipTwo and Antares Disasters: Special Coverage With John Logsdon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: First powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, Credit: Virgin Galactic
It was a terrible, tragic week for commercial space development. Historian and space policy analyst John Logsdon helps up understand the greater m...

Bought by KMUD, WYAP, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Exploring Black Holes and Supernovae With NuSTAR
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NuSTAR radioactivity map of a supernova., Credit: NASA
It’s the first high energy X-ray telescope in space, and it is providing theory-shattering data along with stunning images of some of the universe’...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, WOUB, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Two Guys on Your Head: Resolutions
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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It’s that time of the year when we resolve to drink less, exercise more, save money, etc. It may feel really good to intend to do “better” in the n...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMPG, and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
CANE TOADS: THE CONQUEST -- Mark Lewis interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Filmmaker Mark Lewis on challenging himself, glamorizing amphibians, and the human folly of trying to outsmart Mother Nature.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2012
  • Length: 19:17
Capitalism Makes Us Crazy: Dr. Gabor Maté on Illness & Addiction
From: Making Contact
Caption: Dr. Gabor Maté, Credit: http://drgabormate.com/
What’s the connection between the increase in chronic diseases, mental illness and drug addiction in our society today? On this edition, Dr. Gabor ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1