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Monitoring Bison Migration with Satellites
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Once upon a time in the West, there were 30 million American bison. Now, around Yellowstone National Park, there are only 3900 -- but that’s up fro...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ocean Dead Zones
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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This isn’t how fertilizers are supposed to work. You’d think that more nutrients in water would be good for aquatic life. But, they’re actually con...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
UnFictional : The Angel of Death
From: KCRW
Series: UnFictional
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Two stories about that key life moment many of us spend a lifetime dreading. It's a key life event that none of us live to tell about. The moment. ...

Bought by Aspen Public Radio, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 3
Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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Dr. Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society speaks about disparities in health care and the future of cancer research an...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 24:49
Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Co-Founder, One Mind for Research
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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Mark and Margaret speak with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy on his organization, One Mind for Research which seeks to coalesce all the various ...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 25:00
The EnvironMinute July 2 - 6, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: The EnvironMinute
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This week on The EnvironMinute . . . tracking fish for sustainable fisheries, resolving potable water issues, using bats to restore rainforests, an...

Bought by KOSU and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 2
Our Ocean World July 2 - July 6, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Our Ocean World
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This week on Our Ocean World . . . using seals to collect ocean data, different oceans - different songs, sea birds and long-line fishing, and more.

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 27, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 1
Garden Diversity for Better Taste
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You probably won't find Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian frying peppers or Amish Deer Tongue lettuce at your local supermarket. But, a growing commun...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Curious Creature: Elephant Shrew
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It’s about the size of a small cat, but looks like a bizarre cross between a miniature antelope and an anteater. Give up?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Stinky Feet Mosquito Trap
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The next time your significant other complains about your stinky socks, just tell them you’re doing scientific research!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ginseng: Going, Going, Gone
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Wild ginseng. It’s been a popular herb for hundreds of years, with fans saying that it does everything from increasing energy and boosting concent...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Just about everybody’s seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Mimicking nature, water-based 'artificial leaf' produces electricity
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In show business, imitation is the best form of flattery. If this were a universal truth Mother Nature should be ecstatic about these new experimen...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Better Bee
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Domestic tranquility has its place, but we all need a little walk on the wild side from time to time. And, apparently, the same goes for bees.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Taking a Breath: Healing the Inner Environment
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Dr. James Gordon
World-renowned psychiatrist Dr. James S. Gordon of the Center for Mind Body Medicine has trained thousands of teachers globally to advance ancient ...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, WEZU, KFCF FM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 5
Swimming Our Talk: Blue Mind, Ocean Heart
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Philippe Cousteau, Credit: Michael Howard (c)
Marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols, ocean advocates Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau, and the Truckee High School Envirolution Club are among the r...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, and WEZU


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 4
Millions of Elders: Biomimicry and How Nature Would Do It
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Dr. Dayna Baumeister, Credit: Jennifer Esperanza (c)
Biomimicry is decoding astonishing treasures from nature's recipe book that we can mimic for our technological and industrial practices.

Bought by Ohm Radio , WHCP-LP Cambridge, Panhandle Community Radio, WZEN.org, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 9
A World That Works For All: Fireflies, Dumpsters, Soft Power and the Design Science Revolution
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers Radio Series 12
Caption: Sheila Kennedy
The visionary designer and architect R. Buckminster Fuller’s remarkable legacy inspires new generations to create the Design Science Revolution he ...

Bought by Panhandle Community Radio, KKRN, KFCF FM, and WDSE


  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 4
A Pre-Historic Brain In The 21st Century
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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How to live with the brain of a cave-man in the 21st century, is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious, in conversation with Rick Hanson, P...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
Sign of Science July 2 - 6, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Sign of Science
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This week on Sign of Science . . . bacteria in ice, an internship in Antarctica, counting the penguins, and more.

Bought by KOSU and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2
Seth's Storm Shelter
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Seth's Storm Shelter, Credit: Seth Shostak
A mélange of surprising subjects from why humans are more like ants than are chimpanzees … to Jonah Lehrer on the creative brain.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, KREV-LP, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jun 25, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
Listen to the Birds
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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And Turn Down Your Schizophonia

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:34
The EnvironMinute June 25 - 29, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: The EnvironMinute
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This week on The EnvironMinute . . . the environmental impact of antibacterial soaps, synthetic chemicals that mimic natural hormones, business and...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Our Ocean World June 25 - 29, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Our Ocean World
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This week on Our Ocean World . . . composite building supplies, sea anemones, blue whales, and more.

  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
Sign of Science June 25 - 29, 2012
From: Finger Lakes Productions
Series: Sign of Science
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This week on Sign of Science . . . stinky mats of bacteria in water, life on Mars, family strains of TB, and more.

Bought by WXXI Rochester and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 2

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