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Egg donation in the U.S. is a multibillion dollar industry designed to provide infertile folks with the eggs they need to conceive. But how do we d...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
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How a pair of courageous botanists became the first women to run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 2
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HOUR ONE: "Luminous: Your Brain On 'Shrooms" - More and more scientists believe psychedelics can open a window into how our minds work. And for som...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:01
Caption: Sarafina El-Badry Nance’s Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark debuted on June 6, 2023. Starstruck shares Sarafina’s emotional and inspiring journey to becoming an astrophysicist, and the powerful role space science can play , Credit: Penguin Random House
Sarafina El-Badry Nance joins Planetary Radio to discuss her new book, Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KVSC, KIYU-FM, KWMR, WJCU and more


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
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HOUR ONE: "For The Love Of Moms" - If it weren't for them, there would be nobody on the planet, because they literally gave us the world. This hour...

  • Added: May 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Caption: Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman is the great new memoir by Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Credit: William Morrow
Psyche asteroid mission principal investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton returns with her excellent new memoir, “A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young W...

Bought by KMUN, WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Margaret Kivelson at JPL with a model of the Jupiter-orbiting Galileo spacecraft., Credit: NASA
A fascinating conversation with a space science and policy leader who is still hard at work in her 10th decade.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WYAP, WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU and more


  • Added: Mar 23, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
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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: Mar 11, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
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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 better list...

Bought by Wisconsin Public Radio (ops) and Kansas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2022
  • Length: 01:23:01
  • Purchases: 2
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Each year, Climate One gives an award to a natural or social scientist for excellence in science communication. This year’s recipient of the Stephe...

Bought by KSQD Santa Cruz, WLPR , KGUA, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
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Each year, Climate One gives an award to a natural or social scientist for excellence in science communication. This year’s recipient of the Stephe...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
Caption: Sally Ride in orbit aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Credit: NASA
A first-ever encore of our wonderful conversation with the first American woman in space.

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, KWMR, WJCU, KRZA and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 11
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Here’s our sampling of the leading edge research presented by NIAC Fellows at NASA’s 2021 virtual gathering.

Bought by KIYU-FM, WFHB, WJCU, KWMR, KRZA and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2021
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Kathryn Bond Stockton, a dean and English professor at the University of Utah, wrote “Gender(s)” published by MIT Press, 2021.
“Gender is queer for everyone,” says author and professor Kathryn Bond Stockton. She doesn’t mean “queer” only in the LGBTQIA+ sense — she means t...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Oct 06, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
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HOUR ONE: "Searching For Order In The Universe" - The universe is full of mystery. This hour, what do fish and eels have to do with the maddening s...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:02
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HOUR ONE: "Up All Night" - One in three people have trouble sleeping. One in ten has debilitating insomnia. What happened to our sleep? Can we get ...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:59

  • Added: Aug 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
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HOUR ONE: "Music On Your Mind" - Doctors say a simple song can awaken the minds of Alzheimer's patients. This hour, music as medicine. HOUR TWO: "F...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Up All Night" - One in three people have trouble sleeping. One in ten has debilitating insomnia. What happened to our sleep? Can we get ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:59
Caption: Astronomers Without Borders founder Mike Simmons, AWB National Coordinator for Nigeria Olayinka Fagbemiro and host Mat Kaplan after their conversation at the Planetary Society, Credit: Mat Kaplan/The Planetary Society
The founder of Astronomers Without Borders brings the organization’s leader in Nigeria to the Planetary Radio microphones.

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KVSC, KCNP, WYAP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
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The theme of this episode is, "Dieting".

Bought by WNYO


  • Added: Nov 21, 2019
  • Length: 51:59
  • Purchases: 1
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HOUR ONE: "Why We Fight" - Why would a 40-year-old English professor want to become a cage fighter? This hour, a look at ritual combat. HOUR TWO:...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
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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 sleep hygiene. G...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2019
  • Length: 48:11
Caption: The Nocturnists, Credit: Lindsay Mound
Season 2 of The Nocturnists, hosted by physician Emily Silverman, explores stories from the world of medicine.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 01:23
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The Nocturnists, hosted by Emily Silverman, explores stories from the world of medicine.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2019
  • Length: 02:58