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NOVA Minute: How to Speak Walrus
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Marine biologist Colleen Reichmuth works with walruses. She says that, like dolphins, they can communicate using an amazing variety of sounds.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 5
NOVA Minute: The Star Trek Test
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Alan Stern, Credit: NASA
Planetary scientist Alan Stern thinks that when astronomers decide what is or isn't a planet, the criteria should be simple.

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, Kansas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 6
NOVA Minute: A Freaked-Out Physicist
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that when scientist Ernest Rutherford discovered that atoms were made mostly of empty space, he was afraid ...

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, KOSU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:29
  • Purchases: 5
NOVA Minute: Social Robots
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
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Roboticist Cynthia Brazeal makes robots that interact socially with humans—taking cues from people's voices, facial expressions, and body language....

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:21
  • Purchases: 4
NOVA Minute: Leeches
From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute
Caption: Mark Siddall, Credit: Sara Watson
Leech expert Mark Siddall explains why leeches can survive on nothing but blood.

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 22, 2011
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 3
EPISODE #109 “Washington Crosses The Delaware!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
On December 25, 1776, George Washington crossed the Delaware River in what has become one of history’s most famous boat rides! Listen in moment bef...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #114 “Samuel F. B. Morse!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
What was Sameul F.B. Morse like as a teenager? Find out in today’s episode of Did This Happen?!

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #113 “George Armstrong Custer!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
General George Armstrong Custer made his last stand at Little Big Horn. I this episode of Did This Happen? we hear the moments leading up to that f...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #108 “Gettysburg Address!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave his, now famous, Gettysburg Address. We take you to the moments before the president took the ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #112 “Neil Armstrong Walks On The Moon!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Everyone’s heard Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he set foot on the moon, but what happened in the moments after that? Find out in this episode of...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #111 “Hannibal!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Hannibal is credited as being one of the most talented military commanders of all time. Listen in as he ‘thinks outside the box’ while planning his...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #110 “Michelangelo Paints The Sistine Chapel!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Micahelangelo spent 4 years painting the incredible Sistine Chapel. Hear the moments immediately following the completion of the painting in this e...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #107 “Alexander Graham Bell!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
In this episode of Did This Happen?, we take you to the workshop of Alexander Graham Bell moments after the very first telephone call!

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #106 “The Titanic!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
The Titanic was built to be unsinkable. But it sunk. Researchers may never fully know all the events surrounding the big ship’s demise. We take a l...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #103 “George Washington Carver!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
George Washington Carver was an inventor whose list of inventions is astounding. Did This Happen takes you to Dr. Carver’s lab as he’s about to deb...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
EPISODE #105 “Genghis Kahn!”
From: Grant Baciocco
Series: Did This Happen?
Caption: Did This Happen?, Credit: Mike Hollingsworth
Genghis Kahn was the mighty emperor of the Mongol Empire. He was feared far and wide.Did This Happen? takes you to the moments before Kahn and his ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Global Guru - Aboriginal Boomerangs
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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This week the Global Guru wades through tourist kitsch to find authentic aboriginal boomerangs.

Bought by WABE, WTIP, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2010
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 3
NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis on the Power of Music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Jazz Masters Moments
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NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis Discusses how gospel music influenced him and his style of music.

Bought by Harford Community Radio, Harford Community Radio, KCSM, WUSF, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 13, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 9
Chili peppers and motivation
From: Christopher Moyer
Series: PsychRadio
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Why some people willingly eat painful food.

Bought by Raven Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KSFR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2009
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 3
The Divine Inspiration in Jazz
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
Series: Divine Expression Through Jazzers
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Drop in for jazz stations: The Divine Inspiration in a Jazzer ...

Bought by Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jun 01, 2008
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 1
Thom Steinbeck Shares His Father John Steinbeck's Ways of Encouraging Reading
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Literary Moments
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Thom Steinbeck, son of novelist John Steinbeck, discusses his father's unique method of encouraging his sons to read.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Ray Bradbury Shares How He Wrote "Fahrenheit 451"
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Literary Moments
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Author Ray Bradbury discusses how he wrote his classic novel "Fahrenheit 451."

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WNKU, and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 25, 2008
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Ames Piano Quartet
From: Charles Richards
Series: Turn On The Lights
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Interview with two members of The Ames Piano Quartet from Iowa State University.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2008
  • Length: 20:59
Odessa Campaign Building a Healthier Community
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Well, believe it or not, Odessa is famous for...you got it...conservation!

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Get Your Goats!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Controlling invasive weeds costs a bundle. Billions of dollars are spent each year on weed and fire hazard management.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1