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Ready to be Completely Wrong? Conjectural Genomics.
From: Robert Frederick
Series: The Conjectural
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"Ultraconserved elements" could be the most important parts of our genome, but scientists have no idea what they're for. And after a decade of stud...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 04:28
Grand Slam! / The T / Mr. Adequate / The Google Gamble / Measuring Happiness
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Pam Shriver/tennis Segment 2: Dr. Damon Raskin/male menopause Segment 3: Susan Silver/comedy writer Segment 4: Tim Levy/Google Segme...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Doctors Medical Center San Pablo closing down on April 21
From: Gabriel J Sanchez
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Doctors Medical Center is the biggest public hospital and is closing on April 21, 2015.

  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 03:46
Real talk about race: W. Kamau Bell and the Elmwood Café
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Comedian W. Kamau Bell performing his stand up act, Credit: flickr user Florida International University
In the auditorium of Willard Middle School, about 300 people have gathered, many of them sitting on those rickety school bucket chairs, the ones th...

Bought by WJCT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 09:31
  • Purchases: 2
CAPS bridges the gap for Fremont seniors
From: KALW
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The main prayer hall at Gurdwara Sahib Fremont, the Fremont Sikh temple, is a cavernous room. A beautiful marble center aisle leads to an altar, wh...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:22
Trash Talk: The Persistence of Waste
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Buckhorn Mesa landfill., Credit: courtesy of Flickr user Alan Levine.
During our short time on Earth we humans have created a lot of stuff. Some of it's life-altering, like the device you’re using right now and some o...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 39:39
  • Purchases: 2
Babies on Demand: Reproduction in a Technological Age
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: In vitro fertilization (IVF) in progress. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
At the beginning of the 19th century women in the United States had an average of seven or eight children. By 1900 they had only three or four, and...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2014
  • Length: 40:27
Jeremy and Nicole Olivier, With Love from South Africa
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Frank Lenselink and Jeremy, Credit: Anton F.
Jeremy Olivier, a musician from the Southern African region and his songwriter wife Nicole introduce us to the inspiring and touching story behind ...

  • Added: Nov 22, 2014
  • Length: 17:31
Herman the Ice Skating Cat
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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A phoned-in short story about Herman, the cat.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 1
Sound Advice for Helping Young Women Going to College #3
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Sound Advice for Young Women
Two young women, Victoria and Carolyn, who are about to go off to college share their goals, hopes and concerns and get sound advice from Gail Syri...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 52:30
45-A World Full of Holes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Earth has been struck by objects from space many times in the past. Could asteroid impact craters be the place to search for evidence of life o...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
44-A Unique Metal World; Asteroid Psyche
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A visit to the asteroid Psyche will provide clues as to the nature of the Earth's core.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
38-The Big Ones
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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One million human lifetimes ago an asteroid impact was at least partially responsible for eliminating the dinosaurs. The asteroid hunting community...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
33-A Busy Month In The Earth's Neighborhood
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In March of 2014 six asteroids which pass closer than our Moon to us were discovered. Fortunately none of them will impact the Earth anytime soon.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Voices on the bus: the people who depend on AC Transit
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Long-time AC Transit rider Walter Davis gets off the bus at 14th and Market in Oakland., Credit: Isabel Angell
East Bay bus agency AC Transit doesn’t have the ridership or wide-reaching reputation of BART or San Francisco’s Muni. But about 100,000 people tak...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:31
22-Asteroid 2013 TV 135
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid 2013 TV135 is a potentially hazardous asteroid which at first appeared to be on a collision course with planet Earth. Subsequent observat...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
21-The Kepler Spacecraft's Search for Earth Like Planets
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Kepler Spacecraft has discovered that planets which are apparently similar to Earth exist outside of our solar system.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Feb 28, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
15-Suppose An Asteroid Is On A Collision Course With Earth
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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What are our options when we discover that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth?

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
10-Bennu to Receive A Visitor
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will perform a sample and return mission to the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 8
NEA Jazz Moments with KEITH JARRETT
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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Three short "Moments" featuring 2014 NEA Jazz Master, Keith Jarrett. Narrated by Mark Ruffin of The Real Jazz channel on Sirius-XM, we learn about ...

Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 12, 2013
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 15
Culturology: Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe People - Hour Two
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe People
This is the second installment of Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe People. Teachings From Turtle Island: Stories of Anishinaabe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, WGZS, Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Aug 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:25
  • Purchases: 6
231: Water, Water Everywhere
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Fresh water as a resource is under constant threat by over-consumption, toxins, pollutants and waste from industrial and agricultural production. I...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
The Opening Door Show - Cathryn Couch
From: Wendy Strgar
Caption: Catherine Couch
The Opening Door with Wendy Strgar, Loveologist, entrepreneur, & educator, is a joyful refocusing on love as the transformative force of life. The ...

  • Added: May 08, 2013
  • Length: 26:51
Retiring in Belgium: A Guide for Expats
From: Alison Turner
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Members of the group called 'The BRATS' (Brussels Retired Expats) joined Alison Turner to discuss their book, "Retiring in Belgium: A Guide for Ex...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 27:01
Good Medicine
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Paul O'Neill
Host Phalana Tiller talks with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Rob Curry, CEO of Citrus Valley Health Partners, about healthcare.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 58:58