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Titan vs. Titan: A.I. & the Race for Global Supremacy
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 4
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The future is all about AI, but right now the USA has...no clear plan. Meanwhile, China is literally paving the way for world dominance.

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: May 02, 2019
  • Length: 25:33
  • Purchases: 1
369: Hope: Where Does It Come From? / 370: How To Think Like A Scientist , 4/20/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
HOUR ONE: "Hope: Where Does It Come From?” – We begin our three part series on hope. Is it something we’re innately born with or something we can c...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
Episode 3: About Us, But Not for Us
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 4
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Tech companies are making billions of dollars off of our data. How did we get here? According to Shoshana Zuboff, author of a new book about survei...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:53
Episode 2: Power from the People, Part II: A New Kind of Machine
From: Raw Data
Series: Raw Data: Season 4
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Facing down yet another crisis, the U.S. census adopted a brand new kind of technology — and in doing so, brought forth a machine that would change...

Bought by KYUK and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 04, 2019
  • Length: 19:52
  • Purchases: 2
Spectrum 03/12/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: My computer and me - Addicted to your smartphone? Just wait 'til you hear about what's coming next. Come follow us throug...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
353: Wonders Of The Human Body / 354: The Revenge Of Analog, 2/23/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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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: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
The Human Ecosystem (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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-Sudden meat allergy is real and it’s caused by tick bites. The latest research shows a link between the allergy and heart disease. -CRISPR gene-e...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRGY, WCMU Michigan, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 10
Spectrum 12/18/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: The true physics message of Christmas - What would you do if you got a text message from an elf — an elf who says Sant...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Octopus Fever
From: Ruby Schwartz
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You might have seen the headlines. Scientists recently gave octopuses ecstasy. It was part of a study where they expected to learn about social beh...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., HowSound, PRX Remix, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 03, 2018
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 4
10252018: Our Smartphones, Our Selves: How to Be a Happy Human in the Digital Era with Dr. Ravi Chandra & Amy Blankson, 10/25/2018
From: KBUU
Series: Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio
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Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California. Join us on this week’s show focusing on social media and...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2018
  • Length: 45:17
The Psychology of Evil
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What is the mind of a truly evil person really like?

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KMUN, KSKQ, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 29, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
9/11 Unmasked, Part 3: David Chandler and the Day of Magical Physics
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: David Chandler
David Chandler shows that for the official story of what happened to the three World Trade Center Towers to be true, the laws of physics would have...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 18, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
9/11 Unmasked: A Conversation with Elizabeth Woodworth and Graeme MacQueen about the 9/11 Consensus Panel
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Graeme MacQueen and Elizabeth Woodworth
The 23-member 9/11 Consensus Panel is building a body of evidence-based research into the events of September 11, 2001.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Sep 03, 2018
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 1
Why Good People Become Silent (Or Worse) About 9/11 (ENCORE)
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Psychotherapist Fran Shure
Psychotherapist, Frances Shure, explains the difficulty of accepting truths that shake our world-view.

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Jun 16, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 06/05/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: Put your lights on - On this week’s show we’re going to take a look at the EU’s new data protection laws. And we’ll meet somebody ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jun 05, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shaky Ground: False Stories
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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We all know phony stories abound on social media. When it comes to geologic occurrences, Dr. Lori Dengler says be careful when fantastical stories ...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Spreading False News
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Why false news spreads faster than the truth on social media.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
2018 Spring Fundraiser: Experiencing More With Less / Predicting Success
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To The Best of Our Knowledge Fundraisers
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In this special fundraising edition of "To the Best of Our Knowledge," host Anne Strainchamps samples some of our best interviews about simplicity ...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WUTC, KUSU, KCPW Salt Lake City, KANW and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:21:32
  • Purchases: 6
The Mystery and Physics of World Trade Center Seven
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: David Chandler at KBOO
David Chandler on 9/11 Speak Out and the Physics of 9/11

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Nov 04, 2017
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 2
217: The Echo Chamber / 218: Repeat When Necessary, 11/4/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Echo Chamber" - Conservative pundit Charlie Sykes criticized Donald Trump, becoming a left-wing darling. How'd that happen? Welcome ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
2017-11-05 A Conversation with Amy Goodman and Kenneth Kimmell
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Amy Goodman, Executive Producer and Host, Democracy Now!
As the host and Executive Producer of Democracy Now! Amy Goodman has built a career on covering the grassroots activism and general muckraking that...

Bought by WORT, KFCF FM, WLPR , NPR Now, and KWIT


  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Graeme MacQueen, 9:11: The Pentagon's B Movie
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Dr. Graeme MacQueen
Graeme MacQueen shows how the 9/11 attacks were a psychological manipulation on Americans to get U.S. citizens to accept loss of civil rights and s...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Sep 16, 2017
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 2
Big Talk! w/ Michael Glab: Caty Pilachowski
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Indiana University Astronomy Department Professor and Kirkwood Chair Caty Pilachowski talks with Michael Glab about this month’s once-in-a-century ...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2017
  • Length: 08:42
Love & Drugs (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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How pop culture portrays romance and addiction -- when bad breakups bring out addictive personalities -- using e-cigarettes for illegal drugs -- ho...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Love & Drugs (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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How pop culture portrays romance and addiction -- when bad breakups bring out addictive personalities -- using e-cigarettes for illegal drugs -- ho...

Bought by WCNY, KTSW 89.9, WCWP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 11