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Constant Wonder - The Amazing Ability of Plants to Make Smart Decisions

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

With sensory abilities to detect problems, find nutrients, and defend themselves, plants make creative decisions.

Constant Wonder - A Hmong Refugee Breaks Her Silence

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

When she realized that her father had become a voice for her people, Kalia found the courage to do the same.

Constant Wonder - Finding Joy in Your Back Yard with Amy Tan

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Amy Tan will help you see your back yard in a whole new light.

Constant Wonder - More Love for a Big Lake That's Often Belittled

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

It's a massive lake with a murky reputation. It's survived a carp invasion, decades of dumped raw sewage, and the draining of surrounding wetlands....

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP

The Domed (and Doomed) Minnesota Experimental City

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Athelstan Spilhaus, the mastermind behind the Minnesota Experimental City

Picture this: a domed city with conveyor belt sidewalks and self-driving cars in the middle of the Minnesota wilderness? Does this futuristic city ...

Constant Wonder - The Never-bored Naturalist Who Plumbed the Ocean Depths

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

In the depth of the sea, where the sun is powerless to send a single ray of light, there live many strange beings. Of these sea folk, we know nothi...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida

Constant Wonder - Family Discovers that Nazi Grandfather Aided French Villagers

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Burkhard Bilger shares the surprising truth about his grandfather's life and service in Hitler's Germany, it's the latest episode of the Constant W...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, GCR (Global Community Radio), and WYAP

The Loh Down on Science - September, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… why does Matcha make us so chill… can more trees really cool us down… and could ea...

Bought by KCNP, KECG, KPOV, GCR (Global Community Radio), KVSC and more

Constant Wonder - Dreams and the Deep Mysteries of the Unconscious Mind

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Sleep and dreaming. It's when the unconscious mind can process events, solve problems and organize memories. But a mere 20 years ago, little consen...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)

Constant Wonder - Late in Life Comebacks and Triumphs

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Late-in-life debuts, comebacks, and triumphs.

Dry Thunderstorm Bonus Episode

From: Ambient Colorado
Series: Ambient Colorado

Caption: Mosquito Pass sign near Leadville, Colorado, Credit: Larry Lamsa (CC-BY 2.0)

An interview with Jared Blake of AcousticNature.com, and the sounds he captured of a dry thunderstorm near Leadville, Colorado

Pairie Bonus Episode

From: Ambient Colorado
Series: Ambient Colorado

Caption: Yellow-headed Blackbird, Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, Credit: USFWS / Cindy Souders (CC BY 2.0)

An interview with Jacob Job featuring more sounds from Colorado's grasslands

Waterways of Colorado

From: Ambient Colorado
Series: Ambient Colorado

Caption: American Dipper, Gunnison County, Credit: Larry Lamsa (CC-BY 2.0)

Tour the rivers and creeks of north-central Colorado.

A Spring Day in the Colorado Wilderness

From: Ambient Colorado
Series: Ambient Colorado

Caption: Colorado River, Kawuneeche Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand County, Colorado, Credit: Alan M Cressler / USGS

Spring comes to the western edge of Rocky Mountain National Park. The recordings in this episode were made in the spring and summer of 2021 to stu...

Enduring Elk

From: Ambient Colorado
Series: Ambient Colorado

Caption: Landscapes and Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park, Credit: Mark Byzewski (CC-BY)

Elk mating calls echo through the ages in what is now Colorado's largest national park.

Elk Up Close

From: Ambient Colorado
Series: Ambient Colorado

Caption: Elk of Estes Park, Credit: Pete Markham (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Get close to the autumn elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Backyard

From: Ambient Colorado
Series: Ambient Colorado

Caption: Black-capped chickadee at a feeder, Credit: Rhododendrites (CC BY-SA)

Appreciate the natural sounds of a Colorado backyard.

Constand Wonder - Human Foster Parents Take Flight to Help Young Birds Migrate

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

To re-wild an endangered bird, an Austrian scientist raised chicks, became their foster parent, and took flight himself.

The Loh Down on Science - August, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… do paper straws really reduce pollution… is sustainable fashion really worth buyin...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KVSC, KPOV, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KKRN and more

Constant Wonder - Where in the World is Home?

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Immigrant Jessica J. Lee looked to set down roots in England, but her sense of belonging was challenged by the xenophobia that followed Brexit.

Constant Wonder - Exploring the Mind of a Bee

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

The term “hive mind” has soared in popularity. But research is showing that individual bees also have minds and wills of their own. Kinda like us.

Constant Wonder - A Scientist's Path from Grief to Wonder

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

A scientist who once thought that science had all the answers changed his mind when his family faced an improbable double dose of cancer.

Constant Wonder - Secret Harvest

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

Why was a disabled aunt hidden away after WWII?

Constant Wonder - The Fine Art of Laid-Back Hard-Core Fasting

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder

A busy New York City couple takes up biannual week-long liquid-only fasts to clear out clutter and and touch some deeper truths.

The Loh Down on Science - July, 2024

From: LDOS MEDIA LAB
Series: Science: The Loh Down on Science

Your daily 90-second dose of real science for real people! Like… how can we heal our environment… is there a better alternative to spanking our kid...

Bought by KKRN, KVSC, Tri States Public Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), Radio Baha'i, WLGI and more

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