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Chemicals Without Harm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ken Geiser
We are surrounded by chemicals every day. They’re in our clothing, cosmetics, household products, electronics, and even our children’s toys.

Bought by KVSC, KCBX, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Future Tripping
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Hal Niedzviecki
Cultural critic and entrepreneur Hal Niedzviecki poses the question, “What is it like to live in a society utterly focused on what is going to happ...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 21, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Rise of the Robots
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Rise of the Robots jacket cover, Credit: Basic Books Jason Gabbert
We’re on the cusp of another revolution: A technology revolution. This one, however, is vastly different from its predecessor: The industrial revol...

Bought by WDBM, KVSC, and KCBX


  • Added: Oct 07, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Public or Private Ownership? A Conversation with Blair Levin
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
Caption: Made with Canva.com
Episode 132: Ever since the last time Chris Mitchell spoke with Blair Levin on Episode 37, we have wanted to have him back for a friendly discussi...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 37:30
Controlling Our Gadgets
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Christina Crook
Most of us can’t throw away our smartphone or cut ourselves off from the Internet. But we can rethink our relationship with the digital world.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Les Paul (Ep. 6)
From: Jeff Haas
Caption: Les Paul, Credit: William Gottlieb
Here's a little fact about Les Paul that you might not know: rock icon Steve Miller is Les Paul's godson. In this hour, Steve talks about his memor...

Bought by WCPN, KAZU Seaside, Calif., Radio New Zealand, KHNS, KMUN and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 26
Superstorm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Kathryn Miles
In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy smashed into the Eastern seaboard. A monster nobody was prepared to deal with.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
For the Record
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas Edison
In the early 20th century there was a recording war - a war of recording studios. There was Thomas Edison on one side. Then there was everybody els...

Bought by KCBX, Radio New Zealand, WSLR, and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Enchanted Objects
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Rose
Those who are shaping the future have a pretty good idea of how it is going to look. One of those is David Rose. He’s an award winning entrepreneur...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Watch Your Back
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Richard A. Deyo
One of the most frustrating medical complaints for patients and doctors is back pain. Professionals and patients expect the usual medical diagnosis...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Kidney Sellers
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere
America has a shortage of organs for transplant. Iran has abundance. That’s the reason many wealthy American’s turn to Iran for help when they’re s...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Explosion Green
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Gottfried
When David Gottfried come up an idea for green environmental building 20-years ago, he ran into a number of hurdles. The building industry had been...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Red Devil 4
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Eric C. Leuthardt
The year is 2053. Neurosurgeon and scientist, Dr. Hagan Maerici, is to designing "neuromorphic artificial intelligence." This is the setting for Dr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Water Revolutiion
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor Wade Graham
The Western United States has entered a very difficult drought season. Nevada’s water supply is in danger. Realistically California is not any bett...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: David Lochbaum, Credit: Union of Concerned Scientists
The nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011 should provide the United States with lessons learned, however, the carefully nurtured tale that technology w...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 28:41
  • Purchases: 1
The Age of Radiance
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Craig Nelson
Bestselling author Craig Nelson provides an in depth examination of the history of the Atomic age from x-rays to the 2011 meltdown in Japan.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Weather Anomalies
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: National Resources Defense Council
While California is experiencing one of it’s driest seasons, the east and south are having one of the coldest and wettest. Is this climate change, ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Z.E.R.O. Zero Paid Media as the New Marketing Model
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Z.E.R.O.
Joseph Jaffe is the author of the bestsellers, Life After the 30-second Spot, Join the Conversation and Flip the Funnel. His latest is co-authored...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 19, 2013
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Knocking on Heaven's Door
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Katy Butler
In writing her book, Katy Butler set out to help others to avoid the pitfalls she faced during her father’s last years.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Foresight 2020
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Simon Anderson
We’ve all heard the stories of self-driving cars and 3D printers, but it’s the folks like futurists Simon Anderson and Jack Uldrich who make a care...

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Cold, Hungry and in the Dark
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Bill Powers
Not long ago, we were told that North America had entered a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. Or, have we? If you’ve listened to ex...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Staccato Cello Fortress
From: Judlyne Lilly-Gibson
Caption: Cello Fortress Logo, Credit: Joost van Dongen
Cello Fortress us a video game with four players playing against a live Cellist improvising notes to defend the fortress.

  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
Vintage Tomorrow's
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Vintage Tomorrow's jacket cover, Credit: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
The late 19th century was an age of rapid technological change. It’s happening again today. Through interviews with experts such as Willaim Gibson,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
What is Black and White and Read All Over?
From: Deemable Tech
Caption: Hard Decision Eagle
On today's episode Tom got all the laughs, and Ray got all the crickets. There's bad jokes, good apps, bad smart phones, and an eagle going through...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2013
  • Length: 52:25
Technology's Promise
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor William E. Halal
There are no crystal balls. No one really knows the direction technology is going to take us. But, there are always those best guesses.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2