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November 28th, 2011
Compostable Cups for National Parks
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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There are plans underway to eliminate waste in our nation’s parks. One cup at a time.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Rice Growers Go Dry
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds. And with water supplies scarce in m...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Sarah and Joshua Littman
From: StoryCorps
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Sarah Littman interviews her son, Joshua, who has Asperger's syndrome, about his first semester at college.

Bought by WEZU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 4
Global Ethics Corner: HIV Prevention and Behavior Change in Africa: Are Western-Imported Methods Working?
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Are Western-imported methods for fighting HIV/AIDS working in Sub-Saharan Africa? Some critics argue that campaigns more aligned with traditional A...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:00
Michael Czarnecki, poet and publisher
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, Michael Czarnecki talks about his transition from working at a job to making his living as a poet and publisher. He also reads...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Remembering the Fishing Life: North Shore commercial fisherman Walter Sve
From: WTIP
Series: Moments In Time
Caption: Early North Shore commercial fisherman with children and lake trout., Credit: Photo courtesy of the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum
Walter Sve is a 3rd generation North Shore commercial fisherman based near Two Harbors, Minnesota. In this segment of WTIP North Shore Community Ra...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 1
Skeptic Check: Dubiology
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Dubiology, Credit: Seth Shostak
From earthquake-predicting cats to dangerous "pox parties" - instances of questionable biology and the history of American scientific literacy.

Bought by WVTF and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
November 27th, 2011
Ladino Hanukah Songs Shed Light on Endangered Language of Jews
From: Rhonda J. Miller
Series: Ladino: The Endangered Language of the Spanish Jews
Caption: Rivka Amado performs Ladino songs at the Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living in Danville, California., Credit: Rhonda J. Miller
As the candles of Hanukah connect Jews around the world, holiday songs in Ladino shine a light on a language UNESCO rates as “severely endangered.”...

Bought by KSFR, KUPR low power FM, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WTIP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 04:24
  • Purchases: 7
Blues Unlimited #138 - Chicago Blues Harmonica 1945-1955
From: Steve c/o Ernest Franz
Series: Blues Unlimited
Caption: Little Walter, the King of Chicago Blues Harmonica.
On this episode of Blues Unlimited, we aim the spotlight on some of the great harp players that worked and recorded in the Windy City. From John Le...

Bought by KHNS, KHNS, and KTRL


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:59
  • Purchases: 3
A Better Jet Fuel
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever wonder what jet fuel is made of? So do scientists from four universities working on a $7.5 million project funded by the Air Force and an airc...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Hydrogen from Bacteria
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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While hydrogen is being touted as the environmentally friendly fuel of the future, a pair of Penn State engineers believe the future may be closer ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Green Toilets in New York City
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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n New York City, at one public park, people may soon come for the tennis but stay for the toilets. That’s because designs for new bathrooms at Rive...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
A Greener Wood Glue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Researchers from the College of Forestry at Oregon State University recently received a Presidential citation for developing an environmentally fri...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
A Brief History of Mistletoe
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Dallying under the Mistletoe during the holiday season is an ancient tradition among lovers young and old. But, the green sprig, tied with a red bo...

Bought by KOSU and KREV-LP


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 2
New Technology for Cheetah Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Cheetahs are fast, but time is catching up with them. Their numbers are dwindling due to a small gene pool that makes these graceful Big Cats vulne...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Saving Energy on Street Lights
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Already declared the third smartest city in the U.S. by Forbes Magazine, Ann Arbor, Michigan recently had another bright idea. They decided to repl...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Challenges in Amur Leopard Conservation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Veterinarians made a house call on the world’s rarest cat recently to give it a high-tech medical examination. It was one of thirty Amur leopards b...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Worms to the Rescue
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Businessman Tom Herlihy has eight million employees -- eight million, hungry, little red worms, that is. And keeping this work-force fed is a full-...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Two-Way Energy Traffic
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Dutch researcher Jos Meeuwen would like to put in a plug for energy self-sufficiency. In fact, he’d like to put in a plug for everyone in his count...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Parke Gregg - Colorist, Editor, and Project Finisher
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: Spoiler Alert Radio
Caption: Parke Gregg
Starting in 2007, with partners Allison Turrell and Lyman Hardy, Parke formed Stuck On On, an audio and visual post production company, where he is...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2011
  • Length: 29:00