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Spectrum 10/16/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Tapping into the science of Oktoberfest!!! Just why DO so many people go to Oktoberfest? And how does nearly 8 million l...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 08/28/20018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week's show: We take a look at Earth from above. Will the United Kingdom win the space race and become the first European country with i...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Aug 30, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 06/26/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: Duh, duh duh-duh-duh duh, duh ---- On this week’s show we’re going to be analyzing the song Seven Nation Army, the omnipresent anthem o...

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  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 05/22/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: Inside out - On the show this week: Hike Elba's trails without ever leaving the armchair, Germany's young hackers aren't really hack...

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  • Added: May 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
450-Saint Patrick's Day Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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On Saint Patrick's Day I discovered a comet which I share with my wife Annie Grauer.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KICI Iowa City, KENW, WTIP, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
429-2017's Catch
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In 2017 my team the Catalina Sky Survey led the world in the discovery of Earth approaching objects by identifying 987 of them as they whizzed by us.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, WLPR , Bandon Community Radio, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
425-Greg's Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Greg's comet comes into our neighborhood once per human lifetime and spends most of it's time in the lonely space high above or far below the rest ...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WEJP-LP 107.1, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
424-Long Winter Nights
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Long Winter nights with good seeing, from start to finish, are those on which the asteroid hunter makes new discoveries while being treated to view...

Bought by KENW, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WEJP-LP 107.1, KKRN, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Autumnal Borderlands
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I was incorrect about the species of Acalypha in this show. The correct name is A. phleoides (the former A. lindheimeri), not neomexicana as I stat...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2017
  • Length: 05:16
422-Almost Dangerous
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A large asteroid barely missies being classified by NASA as potentially hazardous.

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
406-2 Close Ones
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In less than 24 hours, while observing with the Catalina Sky Survey's 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona , I discovered two 25 foot diameter ...

Bought by KENW, KKRN, WTIP, KSFR, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
WWII Life in the Navy
From: Stephen Baker
Series: Water is a Many Splendor'ed Thing
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Joining the US Navy at 18, John Baker was called to duty after the United States had been fighting in WWII for three years. His two year experience...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 06:02
Helping Communities Help Themselves
From: Stephen Baker
Series: Water is a Many Splendor'ed Thing
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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear, "Walla Walla?"

  • Added: Jul 29, 2017
  • Length: 06:21
Where It's At Vol. 3
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
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The state of now in the world as reflected via jazz, bluegrass and that shapeshifting sonic space between.

  • Added: May 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:56:01
354-Returnee
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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What had appeared as a solitary point of light returns to near Earth to reveal that it is two asteroids in a tight dance.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KTRT RADIO INC, KKRN, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
348-16
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A snap shot of the kinds of objects which constantly streak past our Earth.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KTRT RADIO INC, KUPR low power FM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Why powerful men cheat, chronicles of raising a gay son, behind the scenes on election night, spa vacations for pets & wine pairings
From: Julio Gonzalez
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Segment 1: Terry Orbuch/relationship expert Segment 2 and 3:John Schwartz/gay son Segment 4: Dave Wasserman/elections Segment 5: Bob Vetere/pamper...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
The Future of Retirement! / Spreading Island Fever / Bewitched! / Diabetes / Crazy Ants!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Dr. Joe Coughlin/AgeLab Segment 2: Edward Chamberlin/Islands Segment 3: Erin Murphy/Tabatha Segment 4: Dr. Osama Hamdy/diabetes Segme...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Trenten Merrill
From: Ronda Beaman
Series: No Barriers Radio
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Despite losing his lower right leg amputated at age 14, Trenten Merrill overcame his physical barrier to become one of the fastest runners in the w...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 27:29
Remembering Sushmita
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Sushmita Memorial, Credit: Sandip Roy
Sushmita Banerjee pled a full life. Full of danger, trying to make a difference in this world. This week Sandip Roy remembers her legacy.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 10, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 31: Van Wallach - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Van Wallach (right)
Bobby speaks, from the steps of the NYC Public Library, with Van Wallach, author of "A Kosher Dating Odyssey: One Former Texas Baptist's Quest for ...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2013
  • Length: 50:02
Episode 24: Peter Hochstein - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: Bobby Pickles (left); Peter Hochstein (right)
Bobby speaks with Peter Hochstein, a self-described “jack-of-all-trades writer. The two discuss Hochstein’s new book, "HEIRESS STRANGLED IN MOLTEN ...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 01:25:22
Episode 22: Ben Coletti - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: A. Benjamin Coletti
Bobby speaks, on location, with Ben Coletti, Director of Operations at The Thunderbird Beach Resort. They discuss growing up on the redneck beaches...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:30:52
Episode 18: "Crazy James" Zinkand - Bobby Pickles' Podcast
From: Bobby Pickles
Series: Bobby Pickles' Podcast
Caption: "Crazy James" Zinkand at MoSex NYC
Bobby is on location at the Museum of Sex (MoSex) in New York City where he speaks with “Crazy James” Zinkand from the CBS reality show, Big Brothe...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:32
Centerstage Minnesota: Sasha Mercedes has a conversation with Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Sasha Mercedes, Credit: Rachel Schroeder
Sasha Mercedes is a talented singer/songwriter that grew up in northern Minnesota, and currently makes her home in Minneapolis. Her story is very i...

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  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1