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Feeling Our Way Forward: How A Biological Understanding of Feeling Will Change the World
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Max Henning, Neuroscientist and President of Novus Think Tank [https://www.maxahenning.com/], sheds light on why the future of humanity depends upo...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
283: Guilt Tripping / 284: Skill Vs. Luck, 6/23/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Guilt Tripping" - From our diets to our accomplishments, none of us are perfect. So why do we feel so guilty? HOUR TWO: "Skill Vs. Luc...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:57
191: In the Company of Wolves / 192: Making a Home, 8/5/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "In the Company of Wolves" - Wolves are among the most controversial animals on the planet. We'll track Yellowstone's wolves with the peo...

  • Added: May 22, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
255: What Can We Learn From Teens? / 256: Awkward, 3/17/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "What Can We Learn From Teens?" - Teenage activists are finding their voices. What can we learn from them? HOUR TWO: "Awkward" - We've ...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:57
Finding Center
From: Hebah Fisher
Series: Kerning Cultures
Caption: Teeba Alkhudairi, hooping in Dubai desert
Horse whisperers, Muslim astronomers, hula hoopers find their spiritual and physical centers.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 25, 2016
  • Length: 27:10
  • Purchases: 1
Getting Humans to Mars with Chris Carberry
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The first human steps onto Mars in this illustration from the 2015 Humans to Mars Report., Credit: Explore Mars, Inc.
Explore Mars revealed the 2015 Humans to Mars Report at a recent conference in Washington. CEO Chris Carberry gives us a quick tour of this realist...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KMUD, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
5 Songs We Can't Stop Listening To (with guest Glass Animals)
From: RadioMilwaukee
Series: 5 Songs We Can't Stop Listening To
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5 Songs We Can’t Stop Listening to is the best of the best. Usually it is the absolutely newest/latest, but true to it’s name, there are songs from...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2015
  • Length: 25:09
Recipe for a Small Planet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of exoplanet Kepler -186f., Credit: Wikipedia
Astronomer and planetary scientist Courtney Dressing is the lead author of research that may have found the formula for the mass and composition of...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WYAP, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
The Search for Extraterrestrial Polluters?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Earth-like planet In this artist's conception, the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet displays a brownish haze - the result of widespread pollution. New research shows that the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope potentially could detect certain polluta, Credit: Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Harvard’s Henry Lin led work that determined the soon-to-be-launched James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect an alien civilization by anal...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
The Humanist Hour #94: Guy P. Harrison on Skepticism and Reason
From: Bo Bennett
Series: The Humanist Hour
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In this week's show, Bo interviews Guy P. Harrison, author and advocate for science and reason. Listen as they discuss Guy’s latest book: Think: Wh...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
Do Video Games Kill? Episode 1 - Let the Game Begin
From: Andrew Mingyar
Series: Do Video Games Kill?
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In which I interview someone who believes video games can cause violence in children.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Mar 11, 2014
  • Length: 23:07
  • Purchases: 1
From Earth to the Edge of the Universe: A New Edition of "The Cosmos"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: New 4th Edition of "The Cosmos", Credit: Cambridge University Press
Astronomers Jay Pasachoff and Alex Filippenko have just published the 4th edition of “The Cosmos: Astronomy in the New Millenium.” They join us fo...

Bought by WMNF, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KSKQ, WESM 91.3 FM, and WOUB


  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
The AGU Conference: A Big Week for Space Science
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Chang'e 3 Lander on the Moon, Credit: CTV
The annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union revealed lots of science, some of it astounding. Emily Lakdawalla was there with Advocac...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Culturology: Gendron Jenson - "The Burning Years"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: Gendron Jenson - Artist
Grand Rapids native, and internationally acclaimed artist Gendron Jenson recently joined MacRostie Art Center Executive Director Katie Marshall, He...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KVSC, and KSRQ


  • Added: Aug 20, 2013
  • Length: 23:18
  • Purchases: 3
Centerstage Minnesota: Shannon Selberg of The Cows talks to Charlie Pulkrabek
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Centerstage Minnesota
Caption: Shannon Selberg (Cows, Heroine Sheiks)
Shannon Selberg was the downright frightening frontman, vocalist, and part-time bugle player for eleven years for the legendary Minneapolis punk/n...

Bought by WTIP and KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Selling the Silver Bullet
From: With Good Reason
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How the Lone Ranger became a widely recognized trademark.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
A Conversation with Stan Lee
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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The man behind Spider Man, Stan Lee was awarded a 2008 National Medal of Arts. Like the superheroes he invented, Stan Lee is bigger than life. Chec...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:57