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The Neuroscience of Psychedelics
From: Aspen Public Radio
Series: Aspen Psychedelic Symposium 2023
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This special broadcast from Aspen Public Radio was recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium earlier this year. “The Neuroscience of Ps...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 1
What’s it like to own an electric car?
From: Possibly
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We did it. My family finally bought an electric car. What’s it like? Should you get one too? Here to help me explain is my husband, Ryan T Conaty.

Bought by PRX Remix, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Ultimate Mark: "I Just Love Playing Too Much!"
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: My Body Odyssey
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In My Body Odyssey’s (MBO) first episode, we meet Ultimate Mark – uber-competitive weekend warrior in Ultimate Disc: “If it hurts me but helps the ...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 18:49
The Quest
From: Marc Maximov
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After seeing ads for home DNA tests on TV, John decided to give it a try. Just spit into a cup—what did he have to lose… or gain?

  • Added: Jul 22, 2019
  • Length: 13:23
End Kids Cancer
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: End Kids Cancer
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children from 1 to 14 years old. According to the American Cancer Society more than 10,000 children ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sleepyhead: The Neuroscience of a Good Night’s Rest
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Henry Nicholls
Sleep. It’s one of the most mysterious things about life. No one fully understands why we sleep. Yet, we make things even more confusing when we co...

Bought by KCBX and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
This is what a concussion sounds like
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
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When you hear about concussions in the news, it's often about a football player. But kids get concussions too. In one recent year, nearly a quarter...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 1
Interview w/ radio announcer GREG KEELER about his battle w/ obesity
From: Out of Bounds
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WSKG radio manager Greg Keeler talks candidly about his struggles with weight loss and his eventual decision to have bypass surgery,

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Episode 8: All the News That's Fit to Feed
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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How do you get your news – and how do you think your news gets to you? The pathway of information flow involves layers of decisions that in many wa...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 35:48
Episode 4: New Money
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Cryptocurrencies could revolutionize money and finance. But even more than that, they symbolize how trust is changing as we increasingly rely on te...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 25:24
Episode 3: The Hippocratic Algorithm
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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Big data is revolutionizing health and medicine, from genomics to wearable technologies to precision health. But is our medical care system prepare...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 26:51
Episode 2: Work in the Crowd
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 1
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What is the future of work? Today, all of our careers are being transformed by big data, from how we find it, to how we collaborate with others, to...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 22:15
Sally Ride on Dumb Questions, The Experimenters
From: Blank on Blank
Series: Blank on Blank
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“I wish that there had been another woman on my flight. I think it would have been a lot easier.” - Sally Ride in 1983. Interviewed by Gloria Steinem.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, WLRH, KVSC, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 11:59
  • Purchases: 12
How The Tractor Ruined Farming
From: Erik Olesund
Caption: Matt and his dad Larry on the combine. Colorado, 1979
Food has become cheaper and more abundant in the last 150 years, largely thanks to technological advances. Irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, and ...

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 22:01
  • Purchases: 1
Daunting DIY
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Tiny house living requires a minimalist approach., Credit: Califia Suntree
This episode features stories about projects that might seem impossible at first: tiny house construction, moving by bike, "hacking" reality, and h...

Bought by XRAY.fm and KPVL


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Bruised
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Brain injuries have been in the news a lot lately - with soldiers and sports heroes suffering from acquired brain injuries, science and the public ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KDNK, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2013
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 4
The Seed Underground
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Janisse Ray
Across the country, a renaissance of local food, local farming and place based culinary traditions is taking hold. Yet, something small, critically...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
Tales from the South 023
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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This week's stories are about changes that can happen in moments, years, or even lifetimes. Anne Perry is pulled into a bloody predicament, Rod Lor...

Bought by PRX Remix, KFOK-LPFM, and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Experiencing Antarctica
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: A view from the tent, Credit: Cari Corrigan
There are places in Antarctica so thick with meteorites that you can find them like a child would shells on the beach. Others plunge into the ice ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 31, 2010
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 2
Something Left To Give
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At 53, Dr. Bruce Churchill was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 4
Brainhilda and I
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Carole Starr was a dedicated violinist, until a brain injury left her with a rare hearing disorder. Suddenly the music Carole loved dearly became s...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 5
The Blue Morph
From: Claes Andreasson
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The Sound of a Butterfly's Metamorphosis

Bought by PRX Remix and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Aug 15, 2008
  • Length: 01:08:08
  • Purchases: 2
Sir Patrick Moore. The British star of astronomy. Promo 2.
From: Carl Stiansen
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
How Would You Haunt?
From: Carolina Wheat
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Impromptu responses contemplating death and astral mobility

Bought by KUT and PRX Administrator


  • Added: Jul 18, 2006
  • Length: 10:06
  • Purchases: 2
Evergreen Interview with scientist, ecologist & cancer survivor SANDRA STEINGRABER
From: Out of Bounds
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber discusses her personal journey from cancer survivor to an investigation of cancer and the enviornment which resulted in her ...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2006
  • Length: 29:30