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In the mid-1800s, Harvard Medical School had a reputation for being a “den of body snatchers.” And then, in November 1849, the school’s most promin...
- Added: Dec 16, 2020
- Length: 36:45
For our 13th episode, we venture off the beaten path to hear about Bigfoot and the scientist who’s on a mission to find him.
- Added: Oct 19, 2016
- Length: 18:38
- Purchases: 2
In the 1970s, a geochemist and a biologist banded together to solve a mystery at Lake Oneida in upstate New York. What they found is changing the w...
Bought by WDBM
- Added: Apr 21, 2016
- Length: 14:03
- Purchases: 1
A so-called spiritual medium, Clara Barton’s so-called spirit, and the man whose dedication swayed him to fall for an elaborate swindle.
- Added: Dec 07, 2015
- Length: 07:20
A telescoped version of NASA audio as it tells the public specifics about the shuttle as it glides in for a landing.
- Added: Oct 14, 2014
- Length: 01:34
- Purchases: 2
This week on State of the Human we’re investigating how people use joking to create new realities for themselves and the people around them.
Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9
- Added: Jun 25, 2014
- Length: 58:18
- Purchases: 2
Eric Schlosser, the investigative reporter of Fast Food Nation fame, has assembled what reads like a Letterman list of hair-raising nuclear bungles...
Bought by KFOK-LPFM
- Added: Apr 14, 2014
- Length: 23:56
- Purchases: 1
Um, No. But did the Manhattan Project’s Enrico Fermi consider the risk to Chicago?
Bought by XRAY.fm, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Aug 19, 2013
- Length: 10:03
- Purchases: 3
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...
- Added: Jul 24, 2013
- Length: 21:58
These false teeth were to die for. To kill for, even.
Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WBEZ and more
- Added: Feb 15, 2012
- Length: 04:30
- Purchases: 15
What we call a mushroom is only the fruit of a much larger, subterranean organism. How do mushrooms know when to grow? Of course they need rain, su...
Bought by PRX Remix and PRX to iTunes
- Added: Jun 22, 2010
- Length: 04:45
- Purchases: 2