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An audio postcard highlighting native bees -- including nuances of their behavior, life history and ecological importance.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2024
  • Length: 01:28
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The social stigma surrounding mental illness is very real. What would happen if we changed our perspective on mental illness and how we treat it?

Bought by KOWS, KMXT, KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
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In the last full episode of the season, we travel to the Greenland ice sheet and hear from a researcher who collects data at the face of tidewater ...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2023
  • Length: 23:22
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We hear what makes tidewater glacier habitat an acoustic refuge, and why glaciers are important to other species in the ecosystem.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 19:11
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On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we responded to a listener request about trees by looking at environmental soundscape recordings,...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:35
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The 'Akiapōlā'au is one of Hawaii's rare and endangered birds, living exclusively on the Big Island.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
Caption: A volunteer with the non-profit Maritime Heritage explores a boat wreck at the bottom of Christmas Lake, Credit: Josh Knutson / Maritime Heritage
Have you ever accidentally dropped something in a lake? Plenty of Minnesotans have. That's why lake and river bottoms are full of artifacts and boa...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2022
  • Length: 06:38
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Topic 1: How to protect schools from hackers trying to get children's information. Topic 2: Hundreds of space rocks and dust are falling through Ea...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSTK, RADIOLEX, KOWS and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 7
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Topic 1: Print versus Digital; Topic 2: New Drug for Dwarfism Sparks Controversy; Topic 3: Cuisine Reinvented by the Global Diaspora

Bought by KSTK, RadioStPete Florida, RADIOLEX, KOWS, WYAP and more


  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 51:46
  • Purchases: 7
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Topic 1: Leeches are Still Used in Modern Hospitals; Topic 2: Are Beavers Contributing to Climate Change? Topic 3: Super Bowl Champ’s Reading Crusade

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Aug 24, 2021
  • Length: 51:42
  • Purchases: 3
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To shrink the number of our faulty counts, you have to learn how to debounce. This is Episode 105 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 08:17
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Recorded in August of 2002, a generational discussion about smoking

  • Added: Mar 30, 2021
  • Length: 24:40
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Ears Adrift explores myths and facts about the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2021
  • Length: 12:10
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Do wooden planks below my feet not splinter while they shift during monumental bends and strains from interstory drift? This is Episode 101 of Eng...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
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Stack your your stones and let walls join to make an old-school building quoin. This is Episode 99 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal sh...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 03:18
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An engineer will feel at home when surrounded by many an ohm. This is Episode 90 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...

  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 06:16
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How do you make an audio-based course to teach science topics to kids? Podcast creator, teacher, and musician Marshall Escamilla explains. Marsha...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 44:13
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Is there a standard I may have missed? Time to consult the engineers at NIST. This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2020
  • Length: 06:50
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Many Muslims fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. This year, it falls within the coronavirus pandemic and people are curious about the he...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and WYAP


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
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On this episode of Culture Clique we take a look at the night sky. Professor Jennifer Anderson guides us through some spectacular sights that will ...

  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 26:47
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The nonprofit Beyond Benign specializes in developing and disseminating educational resources in green chemistry – like how to create bioplastics, ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2020
  • Length: 51:47
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You want to prevent catastrophe, eh? Well, engineers, do FMEA. This is Episode 86 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fa...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2020
  • Length: 04:48
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Engineers take a ton of tests. They're thinking: Can I pass it all? They do, and they build tons of things, and some are made of acetal. This is...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:25
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If you can't decide, and you're on the fence, get knocked right off, by some resonance. This is Episode 84 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an info...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2020
  • Length: 04:47
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Ah, potentiometers. So much potential use, right? This is Episode 83 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, o...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:59