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The loose rock fandango can get pretty elaborate with elements of modern dance, hokey pokey, ballet and of course some jazz hands thrown into the m...
- Added: Jan 13, 2022
- Length: 05:00
Forget raccoons digging into your trash cans, Australia has giant parrots snacking out of trash bins. Some family groups of Sulfur-crested cockatoo...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Nov 29, 2021
- Length: 05:27
- Purchases: 1
A few months ago, our team was talking on Zoom when our founder, Stephen Porder, asked if he could pitch a story idea. For this episode, we’re goin...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WRFA-LP
- Added: Oct 14, 2021
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 2
On September 12, 1992, Dr. Mae Carol Jemison became the first Black female astronaut. She's an engineer, a scientist, a physician, and an educator....
Bought by KMUN, WRFA-LP, and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Aug 13, 2021
- Length: 04:55
- Purchases: 3
As our podcast series concludes and our cicada friends begin their new 17-year cycle, Dr. Gene Kritsky from Mount St. Joseph University talks about...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Jun 29, 2021
- Length: 24:34
- Purchases: 1
What are our visitors doing when you don't hear their distinctive mating buzz? If you've noticed they get quiet at night or when it rains, do you k...
- Added: Jun 22, 2021
- Length: 17:59
In this episode, Dr. Gene Kiritsky and Cory Sharber discuss how did our unseasonable April and May weather impact the Brood X emergence.
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: Jun 15, 2021
- Length: 19:51
- Purchases: 1
It's the Civil War and you're in the medical tent. It's dark and the man next to you has wounds glowing an eerie blue. Turns out, the men who had t...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP
- Added: Jun 14, 2021
- Length: 04:58
- Purchases: 2
The genus Artemisia is found in the sunflower family Asteraceae and there are over 200 species found around the world in the northern hemisphere. W...
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 05:04
I do love wandering around little towns and Willcox is fun. And by the way, it was my friend and Willcox resident Steve Marlatt who reminded me of ...
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 04:55
We’ve always been told about the importance of maintaining our ecosystems, but how do 17-year cicadas fit into that delicate balance? According to ...
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: May 25, 2021
- Length: 17:40
- Purchases: 1
Our expert, Dr. Gene Kritsky, has devoted a great deal of his professional life to the study of cicadas. But who studied them before him?
Bought by KICI Iowa City
- Added: May 18, 2021
- Length: 16:29
- Purchases: 1
Today, we’re going to talk about painting roofs white. Some experts say white shingles could lower electricity bills and cool down hot cities. So, ...
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- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 03:56
- Purchases: 1
If you look closely, cicadas do look prehistoric, so how long have they been around and how have they survived so long on our ever-changing planet?
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WRFA-LP
- Added: May 11, 2021
- Length: 16:39
- Purchases: 2
As we begin our 10-week journey of the 2021 Brood X emergence, Dr. Kritsky and Cory Sharber discuss the very basics of cicadas – what are they, wha...
Bought by KICI Iowa City and WRFA-LP
- Added: Apr 27, 2021
- Length: 17:01
- Purchases: 2
On our show, we talk a lot about how to reduce our carbon dioxide, or CO2, emissions. But some scientists are developing another approach to climat...
- Added: Apr 19, 2021
- Length: 03:51
Today, we have a question from listener Todd Penoyer. He does maintenance for retail shopping centers in southeastern Massachusetts and he uses a l...
- Added: Apr 12, 2021
- Length: 03:56
These days, it seems like there’s an organic option for every type of food out there, including meat. But organic usually means more expensive. Tha...
Bought by Raven Radio
- Added: Apr 05, 2021
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 1
Our best topics come from late night dinner table conversations with our kids. Amy attempts to answer the question: Are there herds of hamsters roa...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:16
- Purchases: 1
What if we burned calories the same way cars use gas for fuel? Amy fell down the comparison hole trying to figure out the "car calories" for humans...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:54
On our show, we tell stories to make climate change seem less overwhelming. We know that our episodes are no replacement for massive policy changes...
- Added: Mar 24, 2021
- Length: 04:00
I order a lot of takeout food these days. And I often cringe when I see the packaging, especially when I get all of those little soy sauce packets....
- Added: Mar 15, 2021
- Length: 03:54
There are about 5.5 million different species of bugs and they make up nearly 80% of all animals on Earth. But all is not well with the world’s mos...
- Added: Mar 08, 2021
- Length: 03:53
Today, we have a question from listener Tom Chun. Recently, his water heater stopped working. Tom didn’t have time to spare, so he just went with t...
- Added: Mar 01, 2021
- Length: 03:46
Who knew a tiny animal could contain such a multitude of cool facts? For our 150th episode we dive into the life of the shrew. It's a phenomenal cr...
- Added: Feb 21, 2021
- Length: 05:00
