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AMOS 24-82: Ocean Waves Squared, 4/24/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Ocean Waves Squared

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-81: Ancient Egyptians and Their Cats, 4/23/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Ancient Egyptians and Their Cats

  • Added: Apr 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Finding Collaboration and Trust Uncovering the Past
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
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From the perspective of an archaeologist, the physical body of an ancient person is a gift because a body is a time capsule of the past. They live...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 22:44
For the Birds
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: For the Birds, Credit: Seth Shostak
Birds have it going on. Many of these winged dinosaurs delight us with their song and brilliant plumage. Migratory birds travel thousands of miles ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, WRGY, KZUM and more


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Surprise! Plans To Resolve High Medical Bills Are Still a Mess
From: Tradeoffs
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Patients are now mostly protected from surprise bills, but doctors and insurers are still fighting about the prices.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 17:20
  • Purchases: 1
794-An Apollo Space Rock to Follow
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Itakowa, Credit: NASA
Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Vivian Carjaval was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Minor with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. ...

Bought by Raven Radio, KUGS Bellingham, Wash., KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Apr 14, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Molds, Mushrooms, and Medicines: Our Lifelong Relationship with Fungi
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
🍄✨ Exciting News for Nature and Wellness Enthusiasts here on the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series ✨🍄 Join us for a grou...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2024
  • Length: 24:30
Space Oddities -- Groks Science Show 2024-04-10
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Harry Cliff discussed his book, Space Oddities.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Do wind turbines kill birds?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But the large turbines that create that power can endanger wildli...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 06:41
Distillation
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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What are the five areas of our collective existence on earth where the ocean matters most? If we are looking for a context to drive motivation and ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 04:48
Science unscripted (DW) 04/09/24 - Where am I feeling this music?
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week's show, we learn about a new way to manage anger effectively. Also, what kind of music do we feel in our heart, and what kind do we fe...

Bought by WXDU, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, Central Florida Public Media, WFHB, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 11, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 5
Not Buying Into Food Woo
From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour
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Brian Dunning examines some interesting beliefs around food and whether or not they are supported by science.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Fungi Fear
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Fungi Fear, Credit: Seth Shostak
The zombie eco-thriller “The Last of Us” has alerted us to the threats posed by fungi. But the show is not entirely science fiction. Our vulnerabi...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, WRGY and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Children's Health & the Environment with Dr. Mark Miller
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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The Director Emeritus of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unity at UC San Francisco talks about children and their environmental exposu...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2024
  • Length: 28:19
  • Purchases: 1
Solar Eclipse - Good Luck or Bad Omen? It depends.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Wake up and view the solar eclipse, last one 'til 2044. If you think really has no significance except crazy superstition, think again. Ancient voi...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 02:30
AMOS 24-80: Dino Snouts as Air Conditioning, 4/22/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Dino Snouts as Air Conditioning

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-77: Why Giraffes Have Long Necks, 4/17/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Giraffes Have Long Necks

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-76: Mosquitos and Global Warming, 4/16/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Mosquitos and Global Warming

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-79: Genetic Mutation and Pain, 4/19/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Genetic Mutation and Pain

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-78: Walking Uphill is Hard Work, 4/18/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Walking Uphill is Hard Work

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Forgetting the Lessons and Losses of Covid
From: KSFP
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The first years of the COVID-19 pandemic are behind us and it’s time for an early reckoning of our successes and failures. An epidemiologist shares...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 21:30
Quick Study: Data and the Arts
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Quick Study
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This week brings us a special edition of “Quick Study”—an interview with NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson and U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert San...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 33:42
Science unscripted (DW) 04/02/24 - Does your life have a purpose?
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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In a world where loneliness is becoming more ubiquitous, it appears having a purpose makes us feel less alone. Also, Gabe finds out why he shouldn'...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, Central Florida Public Media, and WFHB


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
Do wind turbines freeze up in the cold?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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In the terrible Texas cold front of 2021, some wind turbines stopped producing electricity. Does this mean we can’t rely on this clean, renewable s...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 07:03
245: The Blue Economy: Too Good Not to Be True, 4/17/2024
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Bren Smith
In this second of a two-part program, we plunge into the mind-bending proposition that we get a second chance to remake our broken food economy. Br...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 28:30

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