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Frozen River Film Fest 2019: Decoding The Driftless
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Art Beat
On this episode of Art Beat we continue our coverage of the 2019 Frozen River Film Festival. This time around I talk to one of the Emmy winning pro...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:18
269: Making Waves (Live) / 270: Is The Universe A Number?, 5/5/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Making Waves (Live)" - What happens when the rest of America wants your water? Join us live from Milwaukee as we celebrate a lake. HOU...

  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
Carbon Footprint of Superheroes
From: Generation Anthropocene
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In the pursuit of justice, Superman leaps tall buildings in a single bound; Ironman uses incredible technology to defeat evil forces; and Batman ou...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 23, 2017
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 1
10x10: Vernal Pools
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Outside/In takes you on a journey to a 10-x10 plot and uncover the secrets you’d never know to find. Today, a close up on a spot you may otherwise ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 11:21
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 13: Bigfoot
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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For our 13th episode, we venture off the beaten path to hear about Bigfoot and the scientist who’s on a mission to find him.

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 18:38
  • Purchases: 2
Up Against The Ropes
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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The “Save the Whales” movement of the 1970’s was instrumental in putting a stop to commercial whaling. But even as humpbacks and other whale popula...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 27:48
Never Bring a Sledgehammer to a Scalpel Fight
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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Biocontrol feels like the pinnacle of human arrogance. We’re trying to play God, taking a delicately balanced ecosystem and stomping all over it w...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 1
Rat People of New York
From: Karen Robins
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Animals are easy to love - most of them. But it takes a special breed of human to fall for one particular type animal.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 08:18
Episode 1: Living with the Deer
From: Willow Belden
Series: Out There
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Wyoming naturalist joins game herd, 'becomes' a mule deer

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 21:04
The Honourable Timothy Palmer on Dung Beetles
From: Blanche Girouard
Series: English Enthusiasts
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Oral historian Blanche Girouard talks to the Hon Timothy Palmer about his enthusiasm for dung beetles.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:25
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones!
From: Josh Clement
Series: All Things Natural With Ed Kanze
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They rock and roll them. We're talking about those boulders we all see in the woods. Geologists call them "erratics."

  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:53
PELICAN DREAMS -- Judy Irving Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Judy Irving, San Francisco, CA 10/17/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Judy Irving talks discovery, falling in love, and sacred moments.

  • Added: Oct 26, 2014
  • Length: 22:31
How Long Does a Robin Live
From: BirdNote
Caption: American Robin, Credit: © Tom Grey
The mortality rate is high in our familiar songbirds. For robins, it's around 50% each year once young birds have fledged. If a robin survives to m...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Texas Hill Country Conservation
From: BirdNote
Caption: Black-capped Vireo, Credit: © Joe Fischer
Paul Davis owns 1,500 acres in the Hill Country of Texas that he manages, not for cattle, but as habitat for warblers and vireos. He’s preserving s...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Bird Songs Reflect the Environment
From: BirdNote
Caption: Lapland Longspur, Credit: © Thomas Bernhardsson
Different sounds travel better in different environments. The explosive notes of a Marsh Wren carry well through thick vegetation. A Common Yellowt...

Bought by 'The Sea', WMUU-LP, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
How Birds Drink
From: BirdNote
Caption: Western Gull, Credit: © Alex Kerfoot
How do birds drink? A robin takes a mouthful of water and then tips its head way back to send the water down its gullet. Pigeons are among the few ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WETD, and WKCC


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 3
Building the geologic history of Game of Thrones
From: Generation Anthropocene
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Ever wonder what Westeros looked like long before the Starks, Baratheons, Lannisters, or Targaryens roamed its surface? How far back can we really ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
Arctic Air Deepens Winter in Minnesota's Northwoods
From: WTIP
Series: Wildersmith on the Gunflint
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The first blasts of arctic air move into Minnesota's Northwoods causing ice to thicken and critters to beef up their caloric intake.

Bought by KUMD


  • Added: Jan 01, 2014
  • Length: 06:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Apocalypse (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the Anthropocene)
From: Generation Anthropocene
Series: Generation Anthropocene
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One month after the Mayan apocalypse of 2012, the Generation Anthropocene team of Leslie Chang, Mike Osborne, and Miles Traer chat about the relati...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2013
  • Length: 23:30
Notes On Autumn - A Seasonal Music Special
From: Charlie Warren
Series: "Notes On" - Seasonal Specials
Caption: Into Autumn, Credit: L. Sponsler
A sound picture of nature's restful season of change and anticipation, along with its accompanying human happenings, all framed by music as varied ...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KREV-LP, Red River Radio Network, WAMC and more


  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 59:37
  • Purchases: 7
How Birds Talk
From: With Good Reason
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People used to think alarm calls made by birds just meant "danger, danger!" But it turns out, birds are more specific than that. They can even aler...

Bought by KFAI


  • Added: Oct 03, 2012
  • Length: 08:10
  • Purchases: 1
OTTER 501 -- Mark Shelley and Katie Pofahl interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Katie Pofahl & Mark Shelley, San Francisco, CA 5/5/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Executive Producer/Director of Photography Mark Shelley and star Katie Pofahl talk otters, kelp forests, and doing the right thing.

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 18:25
Cincy Paranormal Radio
From: Cincy Paranormal Radio
Series: Cincy Paranormal Radio
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Cincy Paranormal Radio 12-20-10

  • Added: Jan 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:02:45
Cincy Paranormal Radio
From: Cincy Paranormal Radio
Series: Cincy Paranormal Radio
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Cincy Paranormal Radio episode 12-27-10

  • Added: Jan 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:13
Encounters Mountain Goat
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Climb into some pretty sketches places in search of one of mountain goats

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KMXT, KDUR, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2009
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 9