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COP-21 Accords and Near Term Human Extinction
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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195 nations and countless environmental activists were present at the 21st Conference of the Parties held in Paris, France. The Accords adopted at...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
The Next Chapter - Program 104
From: Allen Hundley
Series: The Next Chapter
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Armed robotic drones add a whole new threat to the survival of freedom and democracy. Ingenious new strategies are being developed to feed the wor...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 57:53
Reduce your stress by practicing mindfulness--expert & teacher explains
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Mindfulness has been linked to reduced stress and improved mental clarity, creativity and productivity. Alex Haley, who teaches mindfulness at the ...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 18:08
Take Care #23
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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Episode topics: Oncology nursing and growing vegetables.

Bought by WRIR and 91.7 WHUS Storrs


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Join the Field Test: Planetary Deep Drill
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Business End of Planetary Deep Drill, Credit: Bruce Betts
Drilling through many meters of ice to Europa’s ocean or to the pristine sub-surface layers of Mars will be hard. The Planetary Deep Drill prototyp...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Forest Carbon Dynamics -- Groks Science Show 2015-12-09
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
William Anderegg discusses global warming and the climate agreement.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 19:20
  • Purchases: 2
Take Care #22
From: WRVO Public Media
Series: Take Care
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Episode topics: Nail salon safety and chewing tobacco.

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Snowflake Science
From: Dr. Ainissa Ramirez
Series: Science Underground
Caption: Snowflake science
Snowflakes are unique and have six points. This short segment explains why.

Bought by Monarch Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 2
This is Your Brain on CTE
From: Dr. Ainissa Ramirez
Series: Science Underground
Caption: X-ray of a skull
A short 2 minute interview with an enthusiastic expert on CTE who describes the brain disease in an understandable way.

  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
Molecules that Heat the Planet
From: Dr. Ainissa Ramirez
Series: Science Underground
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There are molecules that are heating our planet. Our host asks Michael Mann, a climate change expert, how.

Bought by Monarch Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
This Week in Water for December 13, 2015
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Donald Trump Says the EPA Impairs His Ability to Rinse, Lather and Repeat. That and other stories on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KSUT and KRZA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 06:42
  • Purchases: 2
Stars Wars: A 'Template For Awe'
From: Interfaith Voices
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Science writer Eric Wargo says that for him, great space movies like Star Wars really are religion, re-linking, reconnecting him with something hig...

Bought by KAOS and KRZA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 2
Imagine All The People
From: Pien Huang
Caption: Casey and his mother Sarah., Credit: Pien Huang
Casey's just four, but he already has a grandson - or so he says. What can imaginary friends do for kids and adults?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 08:30
  • Purchases: 4
Searching for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures
From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO, DECEMBER 2015
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Author William deBuys reads from his true account, The Last Unicorn: A Search For One Of Earth's Rarest Creatures (a sample of our 100-second daily...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
Food Sleuth Radio, Kelay Trentham Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Medical cannabis has been approved in 23 states as of January 2017, and cancer patients are seeking information about using marijuana for relief fr...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Photosynthesis in Polka Dots
From: Devika Bakshi
Caption: Molly Bang in her studio at home in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Making science come alive, in pictures.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 2
208-Hot Lunation
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My team the Catalina Sky Survey discovers 89 new Earth approaching objects in 24 nights.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
207-Carbon Comets
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Comets may have brought the life enabling element Carbon to our planet.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Lou Freshwater - Radioactive waste in St. Louis??
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Investigative journalist Lou Freshwater writes: "In the middle of the United States there is a landfill contaminated by nuclear waste which was lef...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:43
Chemicals Without Harm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ken Geiser
We are surrounded by chemicals every day. They’re in our clothing, cosmetics, household products, electronics, and even our children’s toys.

Bought by KVSC, KCBX, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
David Fajgenbaum and CDCN: Investing in Cures and Support for Castleman Disease Patients
From: Arch Street Press
Series: Innovate Podcast
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Tune into our Innovate Under 30 interview with Dr. David Fajgenbaum of Castleman Disease Collaborative Network to learn more about Castleman diseas...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:17
Stuart Altman, Ph.D, Heller School of Public Policy, Brandeis University
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Stuart Altman, PhD, Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy at the Heller...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WJCU, KMUD, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Next Chapter - Program 103
From: Allen Hundley
Series: The Next Chapter
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Reports from Europe warn of the danger of WMDs in the hands of terrorists. Demagogues, constitutions, and the future of freedom. Eric Sideman tal...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 57:53
  • Purchases: 1
Jeff Boehm: Seal Salvation
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeff Boehm
If you've ever seen a seal, bobbing its head in the ocean, you might have been too busy admiring its natural beauty to think about the obstacles th...

Bought by WMUU-LP, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 3
Limits to Growth: Dennis Meadows #116
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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“Our computer-generated scenarios all showed this growth stopping in the early decades of the 21st century, and, I must say, looking back now, it s...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, 91.7 WHUS Storrs, WMUU-LP, KMUD and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 6

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