With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

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The Giants Who Ruled Over the Dinosaurs
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Before dinosaurs ruled the Earth, there were some enormous relatives that ruled over them. Sterling Nesbitt talks about these giants of the past an...

Bought by WCNY, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WNIJ, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Oct 23, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 7
Nominating the President (hour)
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It’s easy to imagine that front-runner Donald Trump could emerge with the GOP nomination in 2016. But that’s unlikely, according to Marty Cohen co...

Bought by WCNY, Troy Public Radio, WRPI, WNIJ, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 8
Summer Melt and Z Degree (Hour)
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An innovative program that prepares thousands of Latino high school students for college is underway at one of the largest community colleges in th...

Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KEDT, WTJU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
Ferdinand the Cultural Icon (Hour)
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The beloved children’s book The Story of Ferdinand, about a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight matadors, is among the most widely read ...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 25, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 3
The Disappearing Lake (Hour)
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There’s an iconic scene in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing in which a dance instructor practices a lift with his young student in a beautiful lake at s...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, KEDT, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4
The Ghost in the Mp3 (Hour)
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The 1987 pop song “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega, considered the “mother of the MP3,” was the test track used by German scientists to perfect this n...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 7
Uptalk on Jeopardy (Hour Long Version)
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Uptalk is that rising, questioning tone some people use when ending a statement. And women aren't the only ones who do it—so finds a study of conte...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2015
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 7
Time is Brain (Hour Long Version)
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Stroke doctors all know the phrase, “Time is brain.” A game changer in stroke treatment is helping some patients achieve a dramatic recovery of bra...

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KEDT, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 28, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 5
Stars for Freedom (Hour Long Version)
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The little-known story of how black actors and entertainers in Hollywood contributed their money, connections, and fame to aid the civil rights mov...

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  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 10
It's a Jungle Out There (Hour)
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Over the past 50 years, the Amazon rainforest has lost nearly 20% of its forest cover. We talk with the Amazon expert who coined the term “biodive...

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WTJU, KEDT, and WABE


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 5
Drink Local (Hour Long Version)
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A culture has grown up around brewing beer locally and at home. The brewmasters at Champion Brewing Company discuss "shower beer" and beer made wit...

Bought by WCNY, KPVL, KEDT, WABE, and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 5
Evicted from the Mountains (Hour Long Version)
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When Shenandoah National Park was built, hundreds of families were forced off their land. New information has emerged suggesting that some of them ...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WCNY, WTJU, and WXDU


  • Added: Jul 30, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
Grandparents Who Parent (Hour Long Version)
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Although grandparents have always been involved in the care of their grandchildren, a growing number of grandparents are now responsible for raisin...

Bought by WCNY, WCPN, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KTSW 89.9 and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 6
Fugitive Red (Hour Long Version)
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We go in search of the origins of a "perfect red," which once eluded scientists, pirates, and kings. Plus, how scientists are now tracking down rar...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, WABE, and KKRN


  • Added: Jul 17, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
The Doctors of Nazi Germany (Hour Long Version)
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In the late 19th century, German medical practices were considered to be the best in the world. But by the start of World War II, a number of Germa...

Bought by WCNY, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WTJU, and WXDU


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 4
The Innocence Project (Hour Long Version)
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A conversation with The Innocence Project's Deirdre Enright, perhaps best known to fans of the super-popular podcast Serial as the legal sleuth que...

Bought by WCNY, KPVL, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 4
What Would You Do? (Hour long version)
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In this hour we talk about ethics and we explore the world's oceans for zooplankton and follow a roving tick robot. (And more...)

Bought by WCNY, WFAE, KPVL, WTJU, and KKRN


  • Added: Jun 19, 2015
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 5
Marking Stories of Slavery (Hour Long Version)
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Plantations in America’s South are physical testaments to the great wealth accrued through slave labor. Yet, plantation museums often gloss over th...

Bought by WCNY, WABE, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, KPVL, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 7
Nuts and Bolts: Our Brains on STEM
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What if you could change not just how much you know, but your actual intelligence? (And more...)

Bought by WCNY, WYSO, KPVL, WABE, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2015
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
Under Magnolia (Hour Long Version)
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When Frances Mayes moved to Tuscany, Italy she left behind her family and roots in Fitzgerald, Georgia. In her new memoir Under Magnolia, the renow...

Bought by WCNY, WTJU, WFAE, WABE, KKRN and more


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 6

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