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The Number of Squirrels in NYC Parks in a Nutshell
From: Rebekah Robinson
Caption: Curious squirrel, Central Park, New York, Credit: basair is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0
How many squirrels are there in Central Park? It’s not just a trivia question for a dinner party. The answer tells us a lot about the urban environ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:44
The Time Tunnel and the Birth of Georgetown
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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A sci-fi television series that debuted ahead of Star Trek in 1966... and a settlement constructed by gold miners in 1850 in a brand new state, sti...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:22:46
Telltale Signs
From: Generation Anthropocene
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Two stories of ecological disruption: the great sea star wasting, and a graveyard of trembling aspens.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2017
  • Length: 29:03
Highschool Students Discuss Solutions
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this program, we hear from two high school students working on the issues of overpopulation and car pollution, both from Merit Academy in Santa ...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Californias Alternative Energy Plan in The Trump Era
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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California's AB 32 paved the way for a bold investment in alternative energy. SB 32 will up the ante, aiming to phase out fossil fuels by 2050. Wil...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Communicating Science Effectively
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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We hear from two experts in science communications, and talking about climate change. Edward Maibach is a widely recognized expert in public health...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Renewables and Solar are the Future
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Featuring interviews with Stanford Professor, Mark Z. Jacobson about efforts to go 100% renewable by 2050, and CEO of NEXTracker, Daniel Shugar abo...

Bought by KZYX, KFOI Radio, Radio Catskill, and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
How Ecosystems Change Due to Climate Change
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Two UCSC professors discuss their research into how water resources and whole ecosystems are changing and adapting to climate change.

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
How Plants Adapt to Our Changing Climate
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this episode, Dr. Michael Loik, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at UCSC discusses how plants adapt to changing climates, based on s...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Eating Microbes Make Fish Food
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Merc Martinelli and Brian Sefton, owners of Oak Bio, discuss their company's plans to use carbon from the atmosphere to create products like fish f...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 06, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
Cooling the Planet with Ocean Currents
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this show we interview Dr. Alan Miller of "Cool it, Earth!", a company working to use ocean thermal energy technology (OTEC) to produce clean en...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Feb 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Dogs sniff out pollution along Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Kenna checks a creek in Bridgman, Mich., Credit: Rebecca Thiele
Trained dogs are helping localities find leaky sewer pipes that are polluting Great Lakes tributaries.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 5
Is Time Travel Possible?
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Well is it? This is the very subject Rob MacClanahan explores on his pilot broadcast of THE TIME TRAVELER on 95.1FM KFOK Georgetown...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:18
Bizarre video attacks pesky bug in Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: In the video, the spiny water flea is depicted as an aggressive military general.
There are a lot of invasive species vying for the public’s attention, especially in the Great Lakes. So researchers trying to raise awareness about...

Bought by WCPN and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Asteroid miners prepare to harvest outer space
From: Audrey Quinn
Caption: Rick Tumlinson of Deep Space Industries and Dr. Glenn Lightsey discuss future missions at the Texas Spacecraft Lab, Credit: Audrey Quinn
It currently costs $10,000 a pound to transport material from Earth into space. If humans want to live in space someday, those transport costs alon...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 4
A technologist's house finds its voice on Twitter
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Tom Coates in his tweeting house., Credit: Liz Pfeffer
In the Oscar-nominated film "Her," director Spike Jonze imagines a world where computers are so human-like they have their own feelings. Whether th...

  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 08:00
Science Straight Up (Feature)
From: With Good Reason
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There’s a national conversation about promoting science education for students, but what about science after graduation? Allison Quantz has the sto...

Bought by WABE, WXDU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 31, 2014
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 3
Quickie Whiskeys: A Spirited Race To Create A Faster Bourbon
From: Brian Bull
Caption: Close-up of Cleveland Whiskey label., Credit: Brian Bull, ideastream
A look at the trend of developing rapidly-aged whiskeys.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KLCC, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2013
  • Length: 04:07
  • Purchases: 3
The Field Trip Podcast: Human-Powered Ferris Wheels
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: Field Trip Podcast icon, Credit: Mike Smith
This week Field Trip Correspondent Becky Palmstrom takes us to a festival in Taung Byone, Myanmar, where we learn how to run a ferris wheel … using...

Bought by KUER and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 26, 2012
  • Length: 10:28
  • Purchases: 2
"Please Call Stella": Capturing English, from Afrikaans to Zulu
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Speech Accent Archive is the brainchild of GMU's Steven Weinberger, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A look -- and listen -- inside the world's largest online database of English accents.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 5