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How are cities from Pittsburgh to Bogotá using sustainable development goals to guide pandemic recovery and increase health and equity?

Bought by Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio), RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Oct 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
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(FOR on or near EARTH DAY - APRIL 22) NOTE: If it suits your scheduling needs better, a 2-hour version has been added to PRX - https://exchange.p...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KUHF, KSJE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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(FOR on or near EARTH DAY - APRIL 22) The long-running series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution, PEACE TALKS RADIO, presents highl...

Bought by KUHF and WERU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Undersea cables carry telecommunications and Internet data globally, Credit: TeleGeography
"The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected." So states the sixth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us b...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 04:45
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Increasingly, people around the world are experiencing a fresh water crisis. More than 17 countries are under high water stress, and one fourth of ...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2019
  • Length: 05:25
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e·thos / ??THäs noun. the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations. The environmental and...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2016
  • Length: 05:15
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Climate change, failing infrastructure and growing inequality add up to a perfect storm that is poised to hit the nation's poor, says Megan Mullin....

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: USCG cutter Healy in the Arctic , Credit: Courtesy of Mathis/NOAA
In a continuing conversation about the future of the Arctic, host Peter Neill shares his concerns about the disconnect between a strong commitment ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
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Fresh water shortages are making headlines everywhere. Issues large and small are adding up to a global water crisis which threatens all of us, ric...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:17
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As a lead up to the Climate Summit in Paris scheduled for December (COP21), World Ocean Radio will highlight some encouraging signs of climate prog...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:27
Caption: A 2015 report on the impact of climate change on allergies in adults and children shows that increased temperatures, changing moisture patterns, and accelerated growth and distribution of pollen has generated symptoms of allergic reactions never before ex
The climate is changing: changing moisture, increased temperature, accelerated growth and distribution of pollen, increased allergic reactions. Sci...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
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In this pilot episode of the World Affairs podcast we are looking at diseases: how they are spread, how they are contained, how they are cured. We ...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 12:42
Caption: The spots monitored for Fukushima radiation by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution., Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The effects of leaking radiation have long raised concerns as a cause for many inexplicable natural events at sea. Since 2004 Ken Buesseler and his...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:17
Caption: Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands. Still shot is from video taken by a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft (May 2015). , Credit: REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters.
After water, the largest volume of natural material used to support global growth is sand. Demand has grown exponentially in the last two decades a...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:30
Caption: Bujagali Falls, The Nile River, Uganda, Credit: Used courtesy of UNEP
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill continues a discussion about the most important issue facing the world today: the global wate...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 05:32
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill discusses the most important issue facing the world today: the global water crisis. Is it pos...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
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In Part II of a 2-part series on the Global Water Contract, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill explains the Committee's progressive recommendations...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 05:21
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In 1998, a private commission was assembled to create a framework for worldwide understanding of fresh water as an inalienable human right. In this...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 05:04
Caption: http://www.arctic-council.org, Credit: The Arctic Council
In 1996, the high level intergovernmental Arctic Council was formed to promote cooperation and interaction among the Arctic states. In this episode...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
Caption: Man throwing cast net , Credit: Mangrove Action Project | MarinePhotobank.org
In the last edition of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill suggested reciprocity as a value on which to build our response to the environmental deg...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2013
  • Length: 05:13
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The maritime industry is a major index of the health of the global economy and is a significant economic contributor to employment the world over. ...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2013
  • Length: 06:40
Caption: Manlay Bay Ocean Pool, Sydney, Australia, Credit: BRJ Inc Flickr
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss not only of the prominent conservation-based NGOs, governmental organizations a...

  • Added: Jan 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:34
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will outline five of the major ocean events for the year 2012.

  • Added: Jan 03, 2013
  • Length: 06:26
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In this episode, host Peter Neill will discuss the ocean as the central element in our lives. He will explain why the ocean is essential to human s...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:41
Caption: Levees are made to prevent land from flooding and rivers from overflowing, but they are not built to resist strong hurricanes like Katrina. Settlements in areas that are liable to storms and flooding often lead to avoidable damage or death.  , Credit: Reuters
In this episode of World Ocean Radio we'll assert that we must embrace best management practices now and use new management tools to renovate and b...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:02