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In 2014 the United States had 650 reported cases of measles, a disease made preventable by a vaccine introduced 30 years ago. The majority of these...
- Added: Apr 01, 2015
- Length: 01:27:06
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...
Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more
- Added: Jan 10, 2015
- Length: 08:23
- Purchases: 6
Podcasting from The Old Oak Street Burial Ground in Grafton, MA, Piazza and I speak with author, Roberta Grimes, about her book “The Fun of Dying: ...
- Added: Nov 04, 2014
- Length: 52:54
Julie Hart grew up in Rochester, Minnesota. She went to Carlton College, and has been pursuing her education ever since...to the ends of the earth....
- Added: Sep 04, 2013
- Length: 02:15
James C. Henderson is a graduate of Metropolitan State University's Creative Writing program, and Hamline University's MFA program. He lives in New...
- Added: Sep 03, 2013
- Length: 03:18
Steve Downing has been a teacher, house painter, conflict mediator, musician, arts administrator, freelance writer, and has occasionally worked for...
- Added: Aug 27, 2013
- Length: 07:38
Space shuttle Endeavour took a final victory lap over California landmarks Friday, piggybacked on top of a NASA 747 on its way to retirement at the...
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 02:08
- Purchases: 2
Aaron Wenger is a retired educator. He is an engineer that became an educator. He is KAXE's staff physicist, and a poet.
A daily reminder that, in...
- Added: Sep 12, 2012
- Length: 02:37
A web-based video game called FoldIt uses crowd-sourcing in the hopes of solving some very big -- er, tiny -- biological problems.
- Added: Jul 22, 2011
- Length: 06:17
Nuclear waste will be with us for thousands of years. But the signs we use to warn people about its location will likely have to change.
Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio
- Added: Jul 20, 2011
- Length: 06:04
- Purchases: 2
One of the most disgusting creatures is in fact one of the most useful. Join Paula Kahumbu and Dino Martins on a smelly journey of discovery.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 31, 2010
- Length: 03:29
- Purchases: 2
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...
- Added: Oct 28, 2009
- Length: 01:37
Market pressures are making it difficult for everyone to start businesses these days, even those businesses designed to relieve pressure.
Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio
- Added: May 02, 2008
- Length: 04:14
- Purchases: 1
