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Nice Lice
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Lice aren’t nice, unless you’re wild mice.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lighting Up India’s Homes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In rural India, electricity is scarce. About 70 percent of rural areas have no electricity, so most families use kerosene lamps for light. These a...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Unconquered -- Groks Science Show 2012-03-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Scott Wallace discussed the unconquered tribes of the Amazon.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 28, 2012
  • Length: 23:47
  • Purchases: 2
Warm winter, early spring
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Early spring scene
March was a warm one. Spring seemed to be in a hurry to get here. As such many birds and plants also started early. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shor...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 1
164: Mega-Cities by the Sea
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Coastal mega-city Mumbai. Mumbai lies on the Arabian Sea on the west coast of India and is the most populous city in the country and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million. Along, Credit: http://thegreatindian.tripod.com/mumbai.htm
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss these places of development, industry, and manufacturing and will argue that we...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2012
  • Length: 06:18
Found in Space
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Found in Space, Credit: Seth Shostak
From Google to GPS – how modern mapping is reshaping our world view.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Mar 26, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Maria Rodale Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Food Sleuth Radio host, Melinda Hemmelgarn, interviews Maria Rodale, CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc., and author of “The Organic Manifesto. Maria...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
EcoReport - March 22, 2012
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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Environmental headlines plus IU Professor Marc Lame discusses the new generation of genetically modified crops resistant to the toxic herbicide 24D...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:36
Standing Room Only - Human Hypertext Navigation
From: WFHB
Series: Standing Room Only
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Social media and technology is explored in this lecture excerpt from "The Combine", a 3-day conference that brings together creative thinkers and e...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2012
  • Length: 56:09
Teen Health Van goes mobile to reach underserved youth
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The Teen Health Van is a one-stop mobile shop that travels to every nook and cranny of the Bay Area’s underserved neighborhoods.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND -- Filmmaker Briar March
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Briar March, San Francisco, CA 3/9/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Briar March talks climate change, human nature, and cultural survival.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 20:26
Genetically-Modified Corn Nearly Unavoidable in Bourbon Distilling
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: In the grain room at the Four Roses Distillery, corn kernels wait for evaluation., Credit: Erica Peterson/WFPL News.
Nearly 90 percent of the corn grown in America is now genetically-modified. That corn ends up in many foods...and increasingly in spirits, like bou...

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


  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3
Feature Report - The Multidisciplinary Field of Evolution
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Geologist Walter Alvarez is in town through the class of 1943 Wells Scholars Program as a visiting professor for two weeks. For full broadcasts of ...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 09:46
Clever Apes: The critter economy
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Gorilla at Lincoln Park Zoo, Credit: WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer
WBEZ's Gabriel Spitzer explains why figuring out high finance means you have to understand the critter economy.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 08:25
  • Purchases: 5
Mental Illness
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: Coming Up in 2011
Caption: Staten Island 2011
I remember going to my first rock show, the Alkaline Trio, I was 12, a tall 12-year-old. I left there a mess. I had been hit in the face, my shir...

Bought by PRX Remix, Vocalo.org, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 09:16
  • Purchases: 3
Science of Mind -- Groks Science Show 2012-03-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
We all know a lot about psychology, but it turns out that what we know is mostly wrong. Dr. John Cacioppo joins us this week to discuss how to tea...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 31:19
  • Purchases: 3
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Caption: Honey Bee on Winter Aconite, Credit: Tie Guy II/ flickr
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat. They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost ...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Cities Underwater: Venice and New Orleans Seek Solutions
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Two historic jewels: New Orleans & Venice, Italy are struggling to plan for sea level rise, in cities that already routinely flood because of quest...

Bought by WZEN.org and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
163: Environmental Education in India
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will discuss his recent trip to India and his meetings with leaders of the Indian Maritime F...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 04:52
Taking another look at eyewitness testimony
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Shows like CSI have taught us that a lot can be gleaned from clues left at a crime scene, and painstakingly pieced together by investigators. What ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 2
Oakland neighborhood doubles as an industrial center
From: KALW
Caption: PRX default Piece image
West Oakland is a neighborhood in transition – more people are moving in, and developers have it in their sights as the next up-and-coming place to...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 06:20
Whitebark Pine, Grizzlies, and an Ecosystem on the Brink
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: Yellowstone flyover 2, Credit: K. Gourlay
Whitebark pine trees, once a feature of the mountainous west, are under attack. Nearly two-thirds have died from beetle attacks and other causes, h...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2012
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 1
Nuclear Plume Paranoia
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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AMA Approved Radiation

  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:08
Distillations Episode 143: Fairyland of Chemistry
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Hydrogen and chlorine sitting in a tree... Image from Real Fairy Folks: Explorations in the World of Atoms, by Lucy Rider Meyer, 1887., Credit: Courtesy of CHF's collections.
In this episode we travel back in time to the Victorian era, when innovative teachers used fairies to convey complicated ideas in chemistry. We ada...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 1
Cave Conservation
From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Caption: Looking up and out of the mouth of Horse Cave, Kentucky, Credit: K. Gourlay
Caves may lie beneath our radar, but they play an important role in many Southeastern U.S. ecosystems. They filter water and shelter diverse wildli...

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


  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 3

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