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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 KICI Iowa City, 'The Sea', WMUU-LP, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
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 WDSE


  • 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
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 Minneapolis


  • 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

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2011
  • Length: 01:02:45
  • Purchases: 1
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
Encounters Bear Safety
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Go to an area in Alaska that has one of the highest grizzly bear populations in the world and find out how humans can live near bears safely.

Bought by KCHU, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT and more


  • Added: Aug 11, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 10