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  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:15
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This week on the show: What is "black fungus," and how is it related to COVID-19? What are the arguments for — or against — vaccinating pregnant w...

  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Have an ear for birdsong? Neither do we. But with a couple clues (and a digital tool), we think you can solve our bird quiz...

  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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There’s a lot we don’t know about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus but there is a consensus that it came from animals. This is called zoonosis. H...

  • Added: May 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:18
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This week on the show: The more people who vaccinate, the quicker life goes back to normal. But is there a (proven) way to convince the "on the fe...

  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: From a risk/reward standpoint, does it make sense to fly to another country to get vaccinated there? Also, is it OK to brea...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Who owns space? - We dive deep into outer space. Who owns space? Who owns mineral resources and water? The race is on — i...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
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This week on the show: If you’ve happened to hear about an asthma medication that will ameliorate or perhaps prevent COVID-19, think twice before ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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In this episode, we discuss the current state of California’s climate - how it’s changed in recent years, and what we face in 2021, including a sig...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
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In this segment of EPIDEMIC, Dr. Celine Gounder looks at disinformation during the pandemic. Specifically, we’re going to look at how the Russian g...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 04:06
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Health care in America has always run at a high cost. In Utah, hospitals are taking action to make pharmaceuticals affordable for all.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
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This week on the show: Just how high are the number of COVID-19 infections that happen inside compared to outside? So high that aerosol experts ar...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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How do we get the right information without falling down the rabbit hole of misinformation? In our final installment of series on vaccine hesitanc...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 57:18
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on the show: What is going wrong in the minds of conspiracy theorists when they end up jumping to false conclusions? Also, why are peopl...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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In this edition of The Onco’Zine Brief Peter Hofland, Ph.D. talks with Leonard Farber, MD, a board-certified Radiation Oncologist, and healthcare e...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2021
  • Length: 46:58
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This week on the show: After months of lockdown and a few weeks of reprieve, Germany's heading right back into what might be the hardest lockdown ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Have people really gained more weight during the pandemic? How did brain researchers predict stock movements (or, by extens...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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We’re looking at the variant that emerged in South Africa: 501Y.V2. This variant is not only more transmissible, but has demonstrated the troubling...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
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When it comes to vaccines, do we have the right information to make good decisions? Host Laura Joyce Davis talks with a Pfizer vaccine trial partic...

Bought by WRFA-LP, WFHB, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 08, 2021
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 3
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MC Hammer Thinks You Can’t Touch This Science. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KRZA, KMXT, KKFI and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2021
  • Length: 06:32
  • Purchases: 6
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This week on the show: Are there COVID-19 vaccines that don't require a needle? How, exactly, do feelings of boredom affect the spread of the coro...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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Ears Adrift explores myths and facts about the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 12:10
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This week on the show: Efficacy, side effects, dosage, intervals: It seems like every day we're bombarded with new information about COVID-19 vac...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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Combating misinformation has become more important than ever during the pandemic. The novel coronavirus, social media, and a polarized political en...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
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Using Mayonnaise to Heal Sea Turtles. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KKFI, KRZA, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 6