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Solar Eclipse - Good Luck or Bad Omen? It depends.
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
Wake up and view the solar eclipse, last one 'til 2044. If you think really has no significance except crazy superstition, think again. Ancient voi...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2024
  • Length: 02:30
The 90 Second Naturalist February 2023 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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The 90 Second Naturalist February 2023 Modules

Bought by KCBX, Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 3
GPV20 Book Reviews - Gerald's Picks
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Notable books by friends and colleagues of GetPublished! Radio

  • Added: Feb 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:59
AMOS 17.010: Why You Can't Knock Down a Clown, 1/13/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why You Can't Knock Down a Clown

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.001: The Origin Story of Earth's Oldest Rock, 1/2/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Origin Story of Earth's Oldest Rock

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.003: Why Do We Love Junk Food?, 1/4/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Do We Love Junk Food?

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
Rediscovering Creative Lettering: Simple Rediscovery #512:
From: Teosson Wells
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For those of us who attended grammar school long before the arrival of the in-classroom computer, one of the greatest rites of passage (right up th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:08
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
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
White Lies (#157)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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White lies are good.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 21, 2006
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 2
Buddhist Ethics (#155)
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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How karma plays into ethical judgment.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 08, 2006
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 2
Just who are you on the Internet?
From: Dean Ritz
Series: Ethically Speaking
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On the Internet, no one knows you. So, why not lie about yourself?

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Apr 27, 2005
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1