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Forests have long occupied a fertile landscape in the human imagination. Places of mystery and magic - of wildness and wisdom - of vision and dream...
- Added: Mar 12, 2024
- Length: 28:30
An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.
- Added: Feb 06, 2024
- Length: 01:28
After World War II, the U.S. government worked with industry to create a single-use, disposable consumer culture as a way to ensure ongoing market ...
- Added: Sep 27, 2023
- Length: 28:30
Dr. Shane Gero, a visionary marine biologist, is angling to crack the code of sperm whale communication. His mind-bending research is transforming ...
- Added: Sep 19, 2023
- Length: 28:30
In the last full episode of the season, we travel to the Greenland ice sheet and hear from a researcher who collects data at the face of tidewater ...
- Added: Jul 12, 2023
- Length: 23:22
Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...
Bought by Maine Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KGUA and more
- Added: Mar 09, 2023
- Length: 58:58
- Purchases: 11
Every place we inhabit has its own tapestry of sound, whether you’re hiking through the woods or sitting in a cafe with a friend. And not only are ...
- Added: Mar 09, 2023
- Length: 58:58
In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...
- Added: Mar 06, 2023
- Length: 20:11
The 'Akiapōlā'au is one of Hawaii's rare and endangered birds, living exclusively on the Big Island.
- Added: Feb 08, 2023
- Length: 01:30
The apapane is a forest bird native to the Hawaiian islands. It is a member of the honeycreeper family and an important pollinator.
Bought by WNED Buffalo
- Added: Feb 08, 2023
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
Hurricane Harvey was a seminal moment in the history of Houston. Five years later, where do things stand? Houston Public Media examines efforts to ...
- Added: Sep 02, 2022
- Length: 58:59
A lot of the changes needed to keep global heating below 1.5 degrees have to occur at a huge, international level. But nearly a fifth of carbon emi...
Bought by KSKQ
- Added: Apr 04, 2022
- Length: 01:24:16
- Purchases: 1
This is Threshold Season 4: “Time to 1.5.” In this episode, we look at what climate chaos could do to our ability to meet our basic needs and live ...
Bought by KSKQ
- Added: Mar 01, 2022
- Length: 54:40
- Purchases: 1
In this episode, we explore the mass acceleration of nearly every process on earth that began in Britain in the 1700s during the Industrial Revolut...
Bought by KSKQ
- Added: Feb 15, 2022
- Length: 48:25
- Purchases: 1
Generic 30 second promo for the 5 part series - California Burning
Bought by KCBX, KALW, KUSU, KSQD Santa Cruz, KWMR and more
- Added: Aug 20, 2019
- Length: :30
- Purchases: 6
Richard Ladkani, Jack Hutton, Cynthia Smith, and Andrea Crota talk symbols, hope, and the definition of extremist.
- Added: Jul 27, 2019
- Length: 23:03
When you hear those statistics that tell you the oceans are warming and you wonder where those numbers come from, this is where: From scientists me...
Bought by KMXT, KFAI Minneapolis, KUOW, KUT, WAMU and more
- Added: Jun 20, 2019
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 13
Tanner Robbins reports on the Ocean Twilight Zone and the scientists studying it.
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 28, 2018
- Length: 08:00
- Purchases: 2
Despite the difficult picture painted by the news, there is hope for our planet. We cover several fights against refineries and market based soluti...
- Added: Oct 18, 2018
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Richmond California is a working class town that grew up in the shadow of a Chevron refinery. The company ran both the economy – and the local gove...
- Added: May 30, 2018
- Length: 58:59
- Purchases: 13
Spectrum: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it … ? -
This week’s show is all about driving, flying and cycling. We navigate the streets of one Eu...
Bought by KRZA, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, and WNMU-FM
- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 29:52
- Purchases: 3
Multiple smoke detectors going off, 2 people trying to shut them off. Late afternoon, 2pm. Warm, sunny day. St. Augustine, FL. Carrera Street apart...
- Added: Apr 03, 2018
- Length: 02:17
Red wing black birds, at least 6-10 in the surrounding marshy area near an east tributary to the Tolomato River, St. Augustine, FL. 3pm. Sunny. Hig...
- Added: Mar 28, 2018
- Length: 03:33
Dolphins at Porpoise Point, St. Augustine, FL. Early evening, 4:12 pm, sunny & windy. A pod of 3 dolphins with an occasional loner in the distance,...
- Added: Mar 21, 2018
- Length: 41:35
Freight train off of US1, St. Augustine, FL.
Recorded while driving in the car, window down, mic following along. Late afternoon. January 2017. EQ...
- Added: Mar 05, 2018
- Length: 01:04
