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Fremont Barberry
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Berberis fremontii is in the Barberry family or Berberidaceae…that’s fun to pronounce. Fremont barberry has quite a range north of the Salt River i...

  • Added: May 30, 2018
  • Length: 05:16
Intro to Mechanical Engineering
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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What is mechanical engineering? Engineer Sadhan Sathyaseelan joins the show again from The University of Texas to wonder out loud about all the imp...

  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 42:04
Surfs Up...But Not For Tsunamis
From: Jessica Eden
Series: Shaky Ground
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Big wave surfers are in a class of their own. But Geologist Lori Dengler encourages sticking with giant waves generated by big storms. On this segm...

Bought by Radio Newark


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 1
Salvia lemmonii
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Hmm, I’m not doing a very good job of keeping up with botanical names. Either that or I’m making them up as I go. The current and correct name for ...

  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 05:13
Borderland Pollinator Plants
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Chuparosa is one my of favorite plants from back when we used to live outside of Tucson. I bet we had 5 or 6 of them planted at our little homestea...

  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 05:23
Marah Gilensis
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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A morning or two after I recorded this show I heard a scaled quail calling, so now I have both species calling starting at dawn and then off and on...

  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 05:20
Spectrum 03/27/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: Things you have to think about when eating in zero gravity - Can you eat rice in space? Do we digest food differently in zero g's? An...

Bought by KRJF-lp, WXDU, KRZA, WYAP, KNVC Carson City Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 8
Math Anxiety
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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Anxiety in engineering education sometimes comes from doing math. What does math anxiety feel like? What are its causes and effects? How do you dea...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2018
  • Length: 27:40
The Autumnal Borderlands
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I was incorrect about the species of Acalypha in this show. The correct name is A. phleoides (the former A. lindheimeri), not neomexicana as I stat...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2017
  • Length: 05:16
White Nosed Coati
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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We have had 4-wheel drive vehicles for many years and we’ve always found it to be a great tool that can take the worry out of some roads. I just ha...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 05:16
225: Harassment In The Lab / 226: I Don't Give A Damn, 12/2/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Harassment In The Lab" - Sexual harassment happens everywhere, including science. We'll hear stories and possible solutions. HOUR TWO:...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:57
iterate
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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An introduction to this series about engineering vocabulary, phrases, acronyms, jargon, and slang.

Bought by WETD and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 2
Adam Kai Aragaki
From: KXCI
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My name is Adam Kai Aragaki – I’m currently a junior at the University of Arizona, studying Biochemistry as well as Molecular and Cellular Biology.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 04:30
Dr. Cary Fowler former Head of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Founder of the Seed Vault and Author of Seeds on Ice talks saving the future of agriculture diversity.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Dr. Cary Fowler former Head of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Founder of the Seed Vault and Author of Seeds on Ic...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Aug 23, 2017
  • Length: 27:03
  • Purchases: 2
Back Pain and the Egoscue Method is a Postural & Lifestyle Pain Relief Therapy Re-Shaping the way we move, sit, play and work.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Egoscue Method is a Postural & Lifestyle Pain Relief Therapy Re-Shaping the way we move, sit, play and work. Its a series of movement and postu...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2017
  • Length: 25:52
Planetary Radio Live: Near Earth Objects—The Killer Asteroid Threat
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Comet 67P compared to Los Angeles
Leaders of the quest to find, understand and protect ourselves from the asteroids and comets called Near Earth Objects gathered with host Mat Kapla...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KRZA, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 22, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Lanius Ludovicianus
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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The Loggerhead Shrike is common, but still a fun sighting when your are out in the field.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 04:55
Cattails And Cranes
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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This show could also be called Typha latifolia and Grus canadensis, which has a nice scientific ring to it.

  • Added: Oct 18, 2016
  • Length: 05:13
Ig Nobel 2016 -- Groks Science Show 2016-09-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
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Ittai Eres and Unjin Lee discuss past winners of the Ig Nobel prizes, and build up hype for this year's awards!

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 34:42
  • Purchases: 1
Spinoffs! Sharing NASA Technology
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA Spinoff 2016 Book, Credit: NASA
In its nearly five decades, NASA has created or improved thousands of technologies, processes and innovations. Dan Lockney is in charge of making ...

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


  • Added: Sep 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
Geranium Richardsonii
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Petey talks about box turtles and geraniums.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 1
Sailing the Canyons of Titan
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cassini radar image of flooded canyons on Titan, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/Cornell
Steep canyons on Saturn's moon Titan are filled with liquid methane. That's the discovery just announced by an international team of Cassini scient...

Bought by KMUD, KFCF FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
RDD: (Inter)action
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Last week we heard from the Courtney brothers who gave us some great options for our next interview on The Rough Draft Diaries, but before we carry...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2016
  • Length: 06:16
195-Flat Earth Society Reincarnation
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Flat Earth Society is being replaced by Climate Change Deniers.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Why do cats like to hang out in boxes?
From: North Country Public Radio
Series: Natural Selections
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For cats, the comfort zone is shaped like a box. Martha Foley and Curt Stager discuss why.

Bought by 91.7 WHUS Storrs


  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 1