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Find a Rock - Tales from The Heart of America
From: Journeys to Love
Series: Tales From the Heart of America
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From the atomic to the galactic, in 'Find a Rock,' storyteller/adventurer Scotte Burns invites us to marvel at the wonders of the universe found in...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 06:51
Environmental Health – Weather Effects PT 2
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
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Weather and the effect on your health

  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 10:21
Sound Ecology: Northern Harrier
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An audio postcard featuring the northern harrier. Formerly called a marsh hawk, naturalist Ken Burton shares some life history about this easily id...

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 2
Sound Ecology: White-tailed Kite
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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This segment of Sound Ecology celebrates the white-tailed kite. Naturalist Ken Burton shares some life history and behavior of this "angel hawk".

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 2
Sound Ecology: Estuaries
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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Estuaries are ecologically rich and important components of our coastal ecosystems. Fish biologist Katherine Osborn wrote this segment of Sound Eco...

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 25, 2019
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 2
Sound Ecology: Tidepools
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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An audio snapshot celebrating the unique diversity of tidepools along the pacific coast.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and KRZA


  • Added: Dec 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Batteries Save the Day
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
Caption: Installing battery in Sterling
A story of 3 towns who find that storing solar energy in giant batteries is cheaper and safer than power plants.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jun 24, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Unexpected
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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The next earthquake is likely to happen when you least expect it. Relatively infrequent events are hard to plan for. Geologist Lori Dengler advise...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 1
When Is A Plate Not A Plate?
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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Dr. Lori Dengler gives us a primer for the science of tectonics.

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Surfs Up...But Not For Tsunamis
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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Big wave surfers are in a class of their own. But Geologist Lori Dengler encourages sticking with giant waves generated by big storms. On this segm...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
The Magnitude of Our Seismic Times
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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From measuring the "size of the wiggle" to monitoring a "seismic moment", Geologist Lori Dengler discusses the scientific endeavor to quantify ear...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
Sound Ecology Mountain Beaver
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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The mountain beaver is an important part of ecosystem health. Research Ecologist Bill Zielinski wrote this segment about this little-known mammal.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, KRZA, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 31, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 4
Sound Ecology: Ospreys
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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Ospreys are the world’s most widespread raptor, found near water everywhere except Antarctica. Naturalist Ken Burton wrote this segment about the ...

Bought by WNED Buffalo, Radio Newark, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 3
Shaky Ground: When, Where and How Big?
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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Current digital networks and analytical techniques have vastly improved our understanding of earthquakes. Data is processed within minutes of a ...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Shaky Ground: Defining Epicenter
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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On this segment of Shaky Ground, Geologist Lori Dengler takes on the word epicenter. Depending on magnitude, the "dot on the map" may or may not b...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Shaky Ground: Energy Release
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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Small earthquakes really don't do much for stress release - but they do facilitate healthy discussions about preparedness. Dr. Lori Dengler share...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Sound Ecology: Martens and Fishers
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Sound Ecology
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This segment of Sound Ecology highlights two small mammalian predators of the Pacific Northwest: the marten and the fisher.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and Radio Newark


  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 2
Glaciers
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Get your earbones popped with the almost religious sound of glaciers calving as you go for a paddle in a kayak with host Richard Nelson on this epi...

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, WMNF, and Remix Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 5
Building Green
From: Bill Baue
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BuildingGreen.com founder Alex Wilson discusses the history, current state, and future of the green building movement. Erin Gorman, CEO of Divine ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2009
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Kay Redfield Jamison
From: This I Believe
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Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison draws from personal experience to believe in her own unquiet mind.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:19