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Mosquitoes & People
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A black forest female Aedes aegypti formosus (left) bites animals and a brown domestic female Aedes aegypti (right) bites humans. , Credit: Photo credit: Lindy McBride
Thousands of years ago, the mosquitoes that now transmit dengue fever made the switch from biting forest animals to seeking out humans.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Arts and Healing in Cleveland
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jennifer Steinkamp's video installation"Kelly 1" at Cleveland Clinic, Credit: Courtesy of Cleveland Clinic
What happens when innovative medical practitioners join with a lively arts community? Find out from Maria Jukic, executive director of Cleveland’s ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, KVSC, and WNJR


  • Added: Nov 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
Communicating Uncertainty -- Groks Science Show 2014-11-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Baruch Fischoff discusses how to communicate scientific risks and uncertainties.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KPVL


  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 26:11
  • Purchases: 4
96-Target Asteroids
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Students have the opportunity to do original scientific research and to discover and name asteroids.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
95-Phantom Meteor Shower
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Observations of what appeared to be different objects, over the time span from 1819 to the present, are likely to be manifestations of the same tra...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KKRN and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Mike Magner - A Trust Betrayed - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Mike Magner, author of A Trust Betrayed: The Untold Story of Camp Lejeune and the Poisoning...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:36
  • Purchases: 1
Mike Magner - A Trust Betrayed - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents: A two part interview with Mike Magner, author of A Trust Betrayed: The Untold Story of Camp Lejeune and the Poisoni...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 25:39
  • Purchases: 1
Let's Make Up: Out of Body Experience
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Favorites
Caption: John Adams presented to King George III, in 1785, as first American ambassador to the English court. Wood engraving, 19th century., Credit: The Granger Collection, New York.
From BackStory's episode on reconciliation in American history. Anthropologist Orin Starn tells us about the the battle between the Smithsonian and...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 1
Offshore Oil
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will argue that the energy industry has transformed the American landscape and cannot be tru...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 05:18
Digging Deep With Planetary Deep Drill
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Business end of Planetary Deep Drill, Credit: Mat Kaplan
If there’s life on Mars, it’s probably deep beneath the surface. That’s just one reason we need a tool like Planetary Deep Drill on the red planet ...

Bought by WYAP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KFCF FM, and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, Infectious Disease specialist at the Centers for Disease Contr...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Stephanie Seneff - Roundup and Your Health - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Attn: Program Director The Living Well Show presents: A two part interview with Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Compu...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:35
Dr. Stephanie Seneff - Roundup and Your Health - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents: A two part interview with Dr. Stephanie Seneff, Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Computer Science and Artificia...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:38
SECOND OPINION: LAETRILE AT SLOAN-KETTERING -- Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Dr. Ralph Moss and Eric Merola, San Francisco, CA 9/11/14, Credit: Andrea Chase
Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss talk deliberate misdirection, the relativity of statistics, and going for the gold.

  • Added: Nov 08, 2014
  • Length: 49:38
Fogs of War: The Many Lives of Chemical Weapons
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Gas mask exercise, Scott Field, Illinois.1942. , Credit: Library of Congress
Chemical weapons have played a chilling role in human history ever since World War I. As accounts of recent uses permeate the news, we decided to f...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2014
  • Length: 44:21
Shorter days can trigger Seasonal Affective Disorder--a psychiatrist explains
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression triggered by shorter days and reduced light. Loyola University Medical Center psychiatrist talk...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
94-You Are Close To Outer Space
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: NASA
Outer space is not far from you, it just takes a lot of energy to get there.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
93-Name That Asteroid
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A unique program allows students to discover and name asteroids.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KMXT and more


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Mars Rover Curiosity -- Groks Science Show 2014-11-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Rob Manning discusses the challenges of constructing the Mars rover Curiosity.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WYAP, WRNC-LP, and KPVL


  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 27:12
  • Purchases: 4
Earthquakes: Why and When
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses earthquakes with John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms:  The Fascinating History and Volatile...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
Ep 52 - Roberta Grimes | Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
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Podcasting from The Old Oak Street Burial Ground in Grafton, MA, Piazza and I speak with author, Roberta Grimes, about her book “The Fun of Dying: ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 52:54
Enchanted Objects
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Rose
Those who are shaping the future have a pretty good idea of how it is going to look. One of those is David Rose. He’s an award winning entrepreneur...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The SpaceShipTwo and Antares Disasters: Special Coverage With John Logsdon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: First powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, Credit: Virgin Galactic
It was a terrible, tragic week for commercial space development. Historian and space policy analyst John Logsdon helps up understand the greater m...

Bought by KMUD, WYAP, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Ecological Debt
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: National Footprint Accounts, 2011, Credit: Global Footprint Network
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will explain the term “ecological debt” and will outline the work of the Global Footprint Net...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 05:30
Sounds Abound
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Sounds Abound, Credit: Seth Shostak
The world abounds in sound. Now we know what the fuss is about. With computers we can analyze the song of birds (they give each other nicknames) ...

Bought by Gallatin Valley Community Radio, KRPS, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7

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