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Giant Planet Orbiting a Small Star
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
A massive, Jupiter-sized exoplanet has been discovered orbiting a small, low-mass star and this discovery is challenging theories on how planets fo...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
The First Exoplanets Ever Found
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Our galaxy likely holds hundreds of billions of planets around other stars but when and how did we begin finding them? What was the first exoplane...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
How Do We Find Exoplanets?
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
We are a species of wonder. We have always looked up at the stars and wondered if we are alone in the universe. Are there other worlds out there, w...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
WASP-39b: A Hot and Amazing Jupiter-like Planet
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Uncover Secrets Beyond the Solar System , Credit: Deep Astronomy
WASP-39 b is a hot and puffy planet with a mass roughly one-quarter that of Jupiter and a diameter 1.3 times greater than Jupiter. Its extreme puff...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
REVELRY meets REVERENCE at Burning Man
From: David Boyer
Series: THE INTERSECTION at Burning Man
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Beyond the effigy that gives Burning Man its name, there’s another wooden structure: The Temple. Arguably, it’s the spiritual center of the event.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2023
  • Length: 39:07
TRAPPIST-1: A System Full of Hope
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Aside from our own solar system, one of the most studied stellar systems lies about 40 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Aquar...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Evidence of an Exoplanet in Another Galaxy
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Welcome to Exoplanet Radio, I’m Tony Darnell. Astronomers have found evidence of a possible planet outside of our Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed, t...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 04:03
The First Exoplanet of James Webb Space Telescope
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
The Webb Space Telescope observed this planet as it passed between the telescope and the host star, LHS 475. By watching the spectra of that star ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Exoplanet that Shouldn't Exist
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Astronomers have found a planet around a red giant star that should have been destroyed, yet it still exists, leaving astronomers to wonder why the...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Proxima Centauri b: The Closest Exoplanet To Us
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Did you know that the closest star to us has a planet around it that may be habitable? In 2016 astronomers discovered a planet around the red-dwarf...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
JWST Measures Temperature of Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Of all the exoplanets we’ve discovered so far, the most exciting when it comes to finding life elsewhere, reside in the system known as TRAPPIST-1.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Exoplanets Are Everywhere
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Did you know that the discovery of other planets in orbit around other stars is a very recent one? Only 25 years ago, we had no idea there were an...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
The Promise of Kepler-22b
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Today, we are going to explore a remarkable world that lies beyond our solar system: Kepler-22b. This planet is one of the first confirmed exoplane...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Rogue Planets: Not All Exoplanets Orbit Stars
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
One of the most exciting recent discoveries in astronomy has been the existence of planets around other stars.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1
What is an Exoplanet?
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
There are many types of planets around other stars

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
Welcome to Exoplanet Radio
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Exoplanet Radio takes you on a journey to the farthest and coolest planets in the galaxy. Every day we will share with you some of the most amazing...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 44
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two episodes about people seeking solutions for a better future.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 08, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Facing the Unthinkable
From: Humankind
Series: Humankind Specials
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The film 'Oppenheimer' reminds us that the nuclear age remains a fundamental fact of our lives -- even if its apocalyptic potential can seem too fr...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KZYX, WGCU, WRKF, WGBH Radio Boston and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 29
Green Planet Monitor Podcast # 16
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
Caption: Sandra Witelson, Credit: David Kattenburg
Powerful new antibiotics discovered using artificial intelligence. Sitting in a restaurant, staring at a piece of fish. Is it really that expensive...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 58:52
Correcting Race
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
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"Race correction" is a practice based on the premise that Black bodies are inherently different from White bodies. Medical students are trying to c...

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 48:57
Black Pills
From: Distillations
Series: Innate
Piece image
If there is no such thing as biological race, why do we have race-specific drugs?

  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:18
Episode 2: Into the Field
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
Episode 1: Mapping the Coastal Oceans
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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When it comes to mapping the seafloor, the hardest spots to see are the ones just off the coast. In this episode, find out why that's the case—and ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 14:52
Throwing Shade
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Farmer/researcher team finds some crops do better and use less water when grown in solar arrays.

Bought by KVNF, WFHB, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Space Oddities: Episode 6-The Sue Me, Sue You Blues (With Apologies to George Harrison)
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: The Apollo 15 mission patch, Credit: NASA
Episode 6 of Space Oddities takes a look at several of the lawsuits filed against NASA and its astronauts. Most were trivial, some very serious inc...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 19, 2022
  • Length: 10:53
  • Purchases: 1

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