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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
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
Learn about the basics of the ballot initiative, the history of how it caught on in the United States, and the pros and cons that she will explore ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2022
- Length: 32:45
Why are a growing number of private insurance companies starting to invest in medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people?
- Added: May 17, 2022
- Length: 18:14
Students at CUNY's Hunter College in New York City are complaining about mice running the halls, broken windows, and leaky ceillings. But, the scho...
- Added: Apr 20, 2022
- Length: 02:43
Like many kids who come from working class immigrant families, Kateri Gutierrez felt a lot of pressure to get ahead. After a brief stint trying to ...
- Added: Jul 21, 2019
- Length: 07:05
David Hecht reports on the condition of Sierra Leone's diamond trade
- Added: May 08, 2018
- Length: 05:07
There’s more than just fish and sand in the Great Lakes – there are thousands of ships, airplanes, and other vehicles under the water. A story on ...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more
- Added: Jul 21, 2017
- Length: 03:34
- Purchases: 8
What is craft chocolate? The short answer is: It’s complicated. This episode might not give you all the answers, but you will most definitely learn...
- Added: Apr 17, 2017
- Length: 24:00
Scientists at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, are leading a new experiment that will help uncover the effects of oil spills on fis...
- Added: Feb 15, 2017
- Length: 08:20
The 1979 Ixtoc-1 oil spill spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but has since been largely forgotten. More than 35 years late...
- Added: Feb 15, 2017
- Length: 09:50
Miss Vera’s Finishing School for Boys Who Want to be Girls bills itself as the world’s first crossdressing academy. We spend time with its founder,...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Dec 27, 2016
- Length: 06:20
- Purchases: 1
Myanmar’s democratic transition is leading to a tech transformation. Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told Burmese youth to stop wasting time on mob...
- Added: Apr 27, 2016
- Length: 05:25
Recorded on an iphone while on vacation 2 miles away from a wildfire.
Recorded for KCRW's 24 Hour Radio Race.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Aug 17, 2015
- Length: 04:35
- Purchases: 1
Can the Appalachian Mountains recover from centuries of mining? What will happen to the thousands of coal miners projected to lose their jobs in th...
Bought by Wyoming Public Radio
- Added: Apr 28, 2015
- Length: 51:59
- Purchases: 1
More than a million acres of strip-mined land—an area the size of Rhode Island—are now deforested in Appalachia.
Bought by WMMT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 24, 2015
- Length: 06:18
- Purchases: 3
Jess Mador goes behind the scenes of a familiar fast food landmark: White Castle building #8.
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:05
The Minnesota state flag has a history that dates back more than 120 years. Throughout that time, the flag has received both praise and criticism f...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 03:28
In 1857, economic hardship left farmers and other citizens bust. Looking for a way to earn money Minnesotans took to the forests to harvest ginseng...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 04:39
The National Rifle Association started its Women on Target program in 2000. According to their website, they’ve trained over eighty thousand women...
Bought by KUER and New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: May 27, 2013
- Length: 07:31
- Purchases: 2
Across the nation, the debate about medical marijuana continues, even in the states where its use has been legalized. But in Michigan the controver...
Bought by Vocalo.org and WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Mar 06, 2012
- Length: 08:57
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Dec 16, 2011
- Length: 29:00
When the tiny African American community on Georgia's St Simon's Island set out to save its one-room schoolhouse, it didn't realize that the buildi...
Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting
- Added: Oct 09, 2011
- Length: 05:14
- Purchases: 1
News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 29:00
How a small community of gold miners in the Colombian jungle is fighting to turn a toxic industry into a green and global market.
- Added: Jul 07, 2011
- Length: 34:24
