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What’s it like to own an electric car?
From: Possibly
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We did it. My family finally bought an electric car. What’s it like? Should you get one too? Here to help me explain is my husband, Ryan T Conaty.

Bought by PRX Remix, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
What's a passive house?
From: Possibly
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Recently, Rhode Island certified its first multi-family “Passive House.” What does that mean? And will we all live in one someday?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 4
The Top 4 Solutions to Global Warming
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jurriaan Kamp
Solutions journalism. I’d never come across that term before. That is, before I came into contact with Jurriaan Kamp, and his multitude of projects...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Standing Up to China: How a Whistleblower Risked Everything for his Country
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ashley Yablon, Credit: Podcast
The life of a whistleblower is not easy. Just ask Dallas lawyer Ashley Yablon. In 2011 he landed what he thought was an ideal job: General Council ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Sentient Machine
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Amir Husain
Artificial Intelligence will drastically change our lives. The technology is expected to advance cyber security, finance, energy, military applicat...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Written World
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Martin Puchner
Think about the many stories you’ve heard or read over the years. Some of those stories may have had a major impact on your life, or maybe even the...

Bought by KCBX and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Girls Who Code
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Reshma Saujani
The world of technology is male driven. Very few women are represented in leadership roles. For decades now, there’s been a major gender diversity ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 06, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Big Bang in a Little Room
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Black Hole Echos, Credit: Scientific America
At some point in our lives, most of us will begin to question how our universe began. Depending on whom you ask, you’re going to get a variety of r...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create The World We Want
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nation Books, Credit: Alyssa Stepien
Reports of the health of our planet appear dim. Our conditions are becoming worse as hunger increases, and the variety of species disappear. Autho...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Home Power Energy
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Is "cogeneration" the new way for powering your house and home?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:40
Low Powered FM Radio
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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The Prometheus Project helps develop community low-powered radio stations

  • Added: Aug 24, 2007
  • Length: 09:12
Benetech's Humanitarian Technology
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Non-profit tech start-up looks out for the rest of us

  • Added: Dec 08, 2006
  • Length: 08:39
Dark Skies
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Professional Lighting Designer creates enviro-friendly light systems

  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 07:18
Ghana Tech Hero
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Hermann Chinery-Hesse offers technology aid to Ghana

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 05:19