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935: Beyond Death / 936: How Should We Tell Our History?, 9/21/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Beyond Death" - Want to know what happens after we die? From biology to consciousness, scientists are exploring some surprising new answ...

The Domed (and Doomed) Minnesota Experimental City

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Athelstan Spilhaus, the mastermind behind the Minnesota Experimental City

Picture this: a domed city with conveyor belt sidewalks and self-driving cars in the middle of the Minnesota wilderness? Does this futuristic city ...

The Real Dr. Strangelove

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

Edward Teller faces off against Robert Oppenheimer.

Bought by KCHW, KFCF FM, Spokane Public Radio, KWMR, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more

BD - The greatest photograph of all: Earthrise and the man who took it, William Anders

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Caption: Gerry Griffin with his photograph of Earthrise signed by Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders.

Blue Dot pays tribute to one of the most iconic photographs ever taken, Earthrise, taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders on Christmas Eve, 196...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

The End of the World! (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

In 1979, the US government commissioned a fictional account of the aftermath of nuclear war…set in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WFHB, KMUN, Kansas Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more

The End of the World! (hour/no bb or bed)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

In 1979, the US government commissioned a fictional account of the aftermath of nuclear war…set in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Bought by Royalton Community Radio and KHEN-LP

The End of the World! (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

In 1979, the US government commissioned a fictional account of the aftermath of nuclear war…set in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT and more

The End of the World! (promo)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo

In 1979, the US government commissioned a fictional account of the aftermath of nuclear war…set in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM

BD - In memoriam: Blue Dot's 2022 tribute to Ed Stone

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Caption: Scientist Edward C. Stone., Credit: NSAS / JPL

Blue Dot revisits an episode where we profiled the amazing career of one of America's greatest space scientists, Ed Stone. Stone passed away at the...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

Can You Hear Me

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works

The story of a brilliant, humble inventor and the birth of wireless technology.

Bought by KKRN, KCHW, KMUN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR and more

Crude Oil Catastrophes Part 3: A Tale of Two Treaties

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

The U.S. Constitution refers to treaties with other sovereign nations as “the supreme law of the land.” But what happens when promises have been ma...

BD - 1906: The Great Northern California Earthquake Pt. 1

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Caption: 1906 Damage to a home in San Francisco, Credit: Grove Karl Gilbert USGS

Dave teams up with scientists from the United States Geological Survey for part one of a two part in depth look at the massive earthquake that stru...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

Is Climate Change a Caribou Cop Out?

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

Lake Superior’s northern shore has been home to woodland caribou for thousands of years. But now, the species is facing local extinction. Some blam...

The Phosphorus Paradox

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

Harmful algal blooms are a growing concern in the Great Lakes. The toxins they produce can close beaches and even poison drinking water. What’s fue...

Leave It To Beavers?

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

States in the Great Lakes kill beavers and remove dams on select rivers and streams. They’re doing it, in part, for anglers and the multi-billion d...

The Prince Fish

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. Wh...

This Week in Water for June 9, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

How Wetland Scientists Made D-Day a Success. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City

BD - One of California's truly special places: Angelo Coast Range Reserve

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Caption: Angelo Coast Range Reserve , Credit: Ian Shive

Located between Highway 101 and the Pacific Coast Highway in Mendocino County is one of the most pristine pieces of northern coastal range ecosyste...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

BD - The Rescue Effect: a conversation with author and environmental scientist Michael Mehta Webster

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Dave visits with NYU Environmental Studies Professor Michael Mehta Webster to discuss his book, The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth....

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

The Return of the River Otter

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Employees of the DNR releasing a river otter into the wild, Credit: Carrol Henderson

Next year, Carrol Henderson has a memoir coming out from Afton Press about his 41 years as the Minnesota DNR's first Nongame Wildlife Program Super...

899: Being body conscious / 900: Secrets of alchemy, 5/18/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Being body conscious" - When you look at your body in the mirror, do you love what you see? Do you pick out the things you don’t like? M...

BD - Musings on the Moon with author Christopher Cokinos

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Dave finds a kindred spirit with Christopher Cokinos, author of the new book, Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon from Antiquity t...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

885: Does AI dream? / 886: Why do we have so much stuff?, 3/30/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Does AI dream?" - Say you're an artist and you want to paint something you can't see. What if AI can? Are you dreaming together? HOUR ...

881: Taking Pop Seriously / 882: Weird World Of Mushrooms, 3/16/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: 'Taking Pop Seriously" - Korean pop music has been breaking global charts and hearts, selling millions of records every year. Is is time ...

This Week in Water for March 10, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

A Man Was Indicted for Smuggling…Greenhouse Gases. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KMXT, RadioFreePalmer, KGNU Community Radio and more

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