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Caption: Suzanne Simard
Forests have long occupied a fertile landscape in the human imagination. Places of mystery and magic - of wildness and wisdom - of vision and dream...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: 1971 Rovers on Rose Lake Overlook
Minnesota is known for its 10,000 lakes and maybe more specifically, for its canoe culture through the pristine lakes of the Boundary Waters. Over ...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 06:00
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An assuring hour of music and information about the promising resurgence of spring, including rare facts about the featured music and the reasons f...

Bought by WWNO, KFCF FM, KTSW 89.9, WGTE Public Media, WRGY and more


  • Added: Feb 25, 2024
  • Length: 58:11
  • Purchases: 26
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HOUR ONE: "In Your Dreams" - Did you dream last night? Or are you among the millions of Americans who are not only sleep deprived but dream deprive...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
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Connor visited the site of the new Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Center. This is the largest public utilities project in SLC's history, coming i...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 08:54
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An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:28
Caption: Anna Cummins
After World War II, the U.S. government worked with industry to create a single-use, disposable consumer culture as a way to ensure ongoing market ...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Caption: Shane Gero speaks at Bioneers 2023, Credit: Alex Akamine
Dr. Shane Gero, a visionary marine biologist, is angling to crack the code of sperm whale communication. His mind-bending research is transforming ...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
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In the last full episode of the season, we travel to the Greenland ice sheet and hear from a researcher who collects data at the face of tidewater ...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 23:22
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HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore the most inexpensive energy source in the world: solar power, in a show recorded live at the Solar Fies...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
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This time on The Children's Hour we explore the most inexpensive energy source in the world: solar power, in a show recorded live at the Solar Fies...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KRSC, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
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HOUR ONE: "Eye-To-Eye With Animals" - Have you ever locked eyes with an animal in the wild? It can be a shattering experience. HOUR TWO: "Going U...

  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
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Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...

Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KGUA and more


  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
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Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:58
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In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
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The 'Akiapōlā'au is one of Hawaii's rare and endangered birds, living exclusively on the Big Island.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
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The apapane is a forest bird native to the Hawaiian islands. It is a member of the honeycreeper family and an important pollinator.

Bought by WNED Buffalo


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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HOUR ONE: "When Mountains Are Gods" - Science tells us mountains are giant piles of rock, formed millions of years ago. But that's not all they are...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Caption: Drew Lanham in Beidler Forest
Interview with Drew Lanham, South Carolina author, Black birder and wildlife biologist.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2022
  • Length: 33:10
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Hurricane Harvey was a seminal moment in the history of Houston. Five years later, where do things stand? Houston Public Media examines efforts to ...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
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HOUR ONE: "Walk With Me" - Walking prolongs our life and makes us human. So why are we doing less and less of it? HOUR TWO: "Why Do We Have So Mu...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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This is Threshold Season 4: “Time to 1.5.” In this episode, we continue our journey at COP26 in Glasgow to see what the process for organizing a so...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 41:08
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Sara Dosa talks sentient lava, the language of the unknown, and volcanoes as rebels.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2022
  • Length: 16:54
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This is Threshold Season 4: “Time to 1.5.” In this episode, we take you into the trenches of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, to explore how the process...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:55