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Gold Dust
From: Laurence Yeung
Caption: The Genesis mission set out to bring pieces of the sun back to the Earth. Unfortunately, luck favored the literal interpretation. , Credit: NASA/Genesis Mission
What is the most expensive thing in the world?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 3
Nuclear Plume Paranoia
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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AMA Approved Radiation

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:08
Crazy About Mushrooms: Conversations with Fungus Fanatics
From: Anna McHugh
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What do the poisoned Emperor Claudius, the Aztec storm deity Quetzacotl and a 5,500 year old Ice Man have in common? They were all crazy about mush...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, and KHSU


  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:02:07
  • Purchases: 3
Clever Apes: Curveballs from space
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Clockwise and counterclockwise galaxies from the Hubble Telescope, Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Livio and the Hubble Heritage Team, STScI/AURA
Astronomers re-evaluate origins of our solar system and entertain the idea that the universe is shaped like a small doughnut.

Bought by KUER, New Hampshire Public Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KUT, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2012
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 6
Tumbling along
From: Rose Eveleth
Series: Scienceline Podcast
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Meet the world's most successful tumbleweed saleswoman.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 07:33
  • Purchases: 1
"Please Call Stella": Capturing English, from Afrikaans to Zulu
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Speech Accent Archive is the brainchild of GMU's Steven Weinberger, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A look -- and listen -- inside the world's largest online database of English accents.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 5
Clever Apes: Deconstructing Disgust
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
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What is disgust, and where does it come from? Host Gabriel Spitzer explores why we've evolved with this emotion and what it says about us.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: The March of Time
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Alexander Karczmar, at 93, is an authority on the brain and a student of the self.
How our brains age, and why some people manage to cheat death and stay sharp.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 20, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 2
Clever Apes: The Shakedown
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: La Chaire Trepidante: the 19th century vibrating chair invented to relieve Parkinsons's symptoms., Credit: Christopher Goetz
Treating Parkinson's with a vibrating chair; reading the rumblings of the earth; and a hip-hop battle of cosmic proportions.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 05, 2010
  • Length: 13:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Sound of Colors
From: Ed Herrmann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What do colors sound like? Sound and light are both waves or vibrations, but light is vibrating much faster. The frequencies of the visible colors ...

Bought by KGOU, PRX to iTunes, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Barefoot Running and the Boston Marathon
From: Emily Corwin
Caption: James Webber, Boston Marathon 2010, Credit: Emily Corwin
The recent publication of convincing scientific research has elevated barefoot running from the athletic fringe to a full-on fitness revolution. I...

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, KRUA, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 8
I am Become Death
From: andy boyd
Series: Stories that Take Place in Space and End in Death
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ruminations on legacy, death, and imperial policy.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2010
  • Length: 01:54
Encounters Pika
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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What is a pika?

Bought by KCHU, KDUR, KTRT RADIO INC, KMXT, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2010
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 6
Horned lizards of our nation's Air Force
From: Jordan Nelson
Caption: PRX default Piece image
After Texas Horned Lizards were found living at Tinker Air Force base, government biologists and private researchers began to study the animal. Pi...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, YouthCast, and KUT


  • Added: Jun 11, 2009
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 3
New Portsmouth Man
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of New Portsmouth Man running from whatever may have caused his demise., Credit: Steve Carlson
April Fool’s Day piece. New Hampshire hunters ‘discover’ 15,000 year old human remains. The finding leads to political discussion about replacing O...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2009
  • Length: 06:48
Wii and Wheelchairs
From: Berkeley J-School
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Jessica Meyers reports on a group of nursing home residents who play the same video games as their grandchildren. Only better.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 3
The Trouble with Cyborgs
From: Merle Kessler
Caption: PRX default Piece image
IF everybody's a cyborg, who's doing tech support?

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Feb 06, 2008
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
World Solar Challenge Race
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Engineers and students design solar powered racecars to compete in international event.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: 05:53
Robot Car Race
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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In the DARPA Grand Challenge, the cars drive themselves.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2007
  • Length: 04:58
Quest_Greening Man
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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Burning Man Meets Clean Tech

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
Quest_Flying Cars
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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NASA is sponsoring a technology contest to revolutionize small planes -- and it's open to the general public.

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 05:47
  • Purchases: 1
Hearing Things
From: Carolina Wheat
Caption: Sonic Rainbow
An experienced narrator explains how to hear ghosts

  • Added: Jun 25, 2007
  • Length: 02:31
Smart Parking
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Car parking gets a high-tech make-over

  • Added: Mar 22, 2007
  • Length: 06:02
The Volcano Man
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
French scientist runs office lab atop an active volcano

  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Length: 07:14
Calling All Owls
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Using cellphones to call up the wild world of owls

  • Added: Feb 08, 2007
  • Length: 07:44