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Identical Strangers
From: Radio Diaries
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Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein share 100 percent of their DNA. Separated at birth, the twins were both adopted and raised by loving families. The...

Bought by WDBM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 15:05
  • Purchases: 4
Life of the Law #71: Space Law 2.0
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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When you look up at the sky the last thing you probably think about is the law. But space is exactly where the next frontier of law is being played...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 14:42
  • Purchases: 3
This Bowl Tastes Delicious
From: Loftus Media
Caption: Mark Miodownik shows presenter Quentin Cooper the electroplated spoons he's used to test how different metals can affect the taste of our food., Credit: Hannah Marshall
Does your morning coffee taste better from your favorite mug? Scientists now realize that what we eat is just a small part of our dining experie...

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


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 3
Three Letters Met on Broom Bridge
From: Samuel Hansen
Caption: Broom Bridge Plaque, Credit: Francesco Perini
Every October 16th hundreds of people gather in Dublin for a walk from Dunsink Observatory to Broom Bridge that celebrates Ireland's greatest mathe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Save the Vaquitas!
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions
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High schooler William Whittenbury attacks the dire situation of the endangered porpoise - the vaquitas. William hopes to change the fate of the vaq...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:03
Music for Animals
From: Britt Wray
Caption: Black Prairie plays a concert for 52 wolves at Wolf Haven sanctuary in Washington State., Credit: Carli Davidson
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...

Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2015
  • Length: 08:23
  • Purchases: 6
Life with HIV: Success without a Cure?
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: AIDS awareness painting in Chimoio, Mozambique. , Credit: Courtesy of Flickr user Ton Rulkens.
Thirty years ago an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence. Today, sophisticated drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral therapy, or HAART...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 17, 2014
  • Length: 38:57
  • Purchases: 1
Ep 54 - Nicole Liedke/Compassionate Care Center of CT | Bobby Pickles’ Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Nicole Liedke (right)
Podcasting from Compassionate Care Center of CT (one of the six medical marijuana dispensaries in that state) Bobby, on location in the quaint town...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2014
  • Length: 33:47
Ep 52 - Roberta Grimes | Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
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Podcasting from The Old Oak Street Burial Ground in Grafton, MA, Piazza and I speak with author, Roberta Grimes, about her book “The Fun of Dying: ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 52:54
Space, Stars and Satellites (Version One)
From: Shawn McCullough
Series: 10 Min Sound Byte
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Songs related to Space, Stars and Satellites

  • Added: Oct 23, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
NASA Prelaunch Checklist w/music
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
Caption: NASA Control
Every system must get an immediate "GO!" response to the mission commander. (From 1990s)

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 15, 2014
  • Length: :46
  • Purchases: 1
NASA Shuttle landing (condensed) w/music
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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A telescoped version of NASA audio as it tells the public specifics about the shuttle as it glides in for a landing.

Bought by KPIK-LP and KMUZ


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 2
Wake up and Smell the Story: Sniffing out Health and Sickness
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Illustration of a nose., Credit: Wikimedia Commons
If you asked people which of their senses they most feared losing, they'd probably say sight or hearing. But what about the ability to smell? We ex...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 43:58
  • Purchases: 1
How to Give
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week we're asking what it takes to get us to give, and how we know if we're doing it right.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, WKCC, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2014
  • Length: 58:53
  • Purchases: 5
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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On this week's episode, stories about looking for answers in the wrong places, mercury in the water, and...bigfoot.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 46: Ronnie Smith/Cannabis Oil Cancer Cure – Bobby Pickles’ Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Ronnie Lee Smith (aka Roland A. Duby)
Bobby podcasts via Skype with Ronnie Lee Smith aka Roland A. Duby, stand-up comedian, social media personality, and self-proclaimed healer of cance...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:17
Episode 1: A New Disaster
From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf
Caption: Researchers prepare to take samples of the ocean floor using a multicore device.
Biologist Steve Murawski is leading a new team of researchers trying to figure out the long-term impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill—not just on ...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 05, 2013
  • Length: 08:03
  • Purchases: 1
Ring Them and Fling Them
From: Gerald Zahavi
Caption: Gordon Howard in conversation with a Blue Jay, Credit: Gerald Zahavi
A profile of two master bird banders (and their trainees) who converge every May on the Crown Point State Historic site along the shores of Lake Ch...

Bought by WRPI and WRPI


  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 26:43
  • Purchases: 2
Painting from the Ashes
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
Caption: Kevin King painting in his studio, Credit: Sarah P. Reynolds
Kevin King is a painter. His paintings aren't controversial, but his medium is.

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


  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 4
Alder Hey's Dawn Chorus
From: Ed Prosser
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Find out how Europe's largest children's hospital is experimenting with the use of birdsong.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
Wells to Wheels: Can shale gas power cars?
From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age
Caption: Making way for the Marcellus, Credit: Reid R. Frazier/Allegheny Front
We use natural gas to heat our homes and generate our power. Can we use it to fuel our cars? Big Gas thinks shale gas is the key to cleaning up our...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
Sounds of the Great Wilderbeest Migration in Mara Serengeti
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Wildebeest concentration, Credit: Paula Kahumbu
Paula Kahumbu takes you to the Masai Mara to witness the spectacle of thousands of wildebeest plunging into the crocodile infested Mara river Over...

Bought by WGDR


  • Added: Jul 25, 2010
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Saving the Mathews Range in Samburu Kenya
From: Paula Kahumbu
Caption: Samburu men , Credit: Peter Greste
A campfire debate led by WildlifeDirects Director Paula Kahumbu with entomologist Dino martins, mammologist Judith Mbau and local Samburu man Sammy...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
  • Length: 22:00
Tasmanian Devil on the Brink of Extinction
From: Jake Warga
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Travels around Tasmania to learn about the fate of the little Devil

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 14, 2009
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 3
Science?
From: Pulse of Portland Music Project
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This is a short piece on whether or not creationism should be taught in science classes.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 1