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Space Oddities: Episode 1-Moon Dust In Your Lungs, Stars In Your Eyes
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: Terry Slezak accidentally came in contact with moon dust during the Apollo 11 quarantine period., Credit: NASA
Episode 1 of Space Oddities discusses NASA's plans to keep the Earth from being contaminated with lunar germs during the Apollo missions. Unfortuna...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 10:47
  • Purchases: 1
Does my charger still use power when it's not connected to a phone?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from Michael in Charlestown, Rhode Island. He wants to know: does a charger still use some power when it's plugged into a...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 35: Getting Ahead of the Competition
From: Stanford Space Initiative's This Week In Space
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This week in space, Blue Origin gets ahead of the competition by, well, not competing, nobody can find India's lunar lander, and we discuss how ast...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 16:54
Sounds of Incredible Scanning Procedure
From: Paul Messing
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The incredible never-before-heard sounds of the AFSMPT (Amazing Futuristic Scanning Machine Process Technology) :48

  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: :47
160: Age/Sex/Location pt 2
From: The Mortified Podcast
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Part 2 of our look at kids of the chatroom generation. This week, what happens when kids, unsupervised, find themselves in real relationships and t...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2019
  • Length: 29:53
Coast to Coast Gaming Podcast
From: Susumu Araki
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In this first episode, I talk with tournament officials and competitive gamers about a local gaming regional called All or Nothing Gaming (AON). I ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 14:40
Owning The Clouds
From: Steven Jackson
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Cloud seeding -- intervening in clouds to squeeze out precipitation -- is done all over the world. But it's not an exact science; we still have muc...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 3
Countin' Spondoolies
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive Monthly Podcast
Caption: Paolo Feraboli and a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 made with carbon fiber from his lab at the University of Washington., Credit: Paul Kane
"Car on, radio off, and paddle shift ready to go, okay, lets go!"

  • Added: Jan 16, 2015
  • Length: 15:43
Blue screen of death
From: Don Hill
Series: Xpressions
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XPRESSIONS is a series of short, light-hearted features about the origin of popular phrases & sayings of every sort.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 1
The Chicken Whisperer
From: Andrew Davis
Series: Claim Your Fame
Caption: Andy Schneider hosted a lecture and book signing of "The Chicken Whisperer's Guide to Keeping Chickens" on Sunday at Tractor Supply Co. Schneider is the host of an internet radio show called "Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer" and the editor-in-, Credit: Katie Bell, the Missourian
Andy Schneider IS the Chicken Whisperer. He doesn't profess to talk to chickens, but he does know everything you need to raise backyard poultry AND...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 09:16
  • Purchases: 1
Duct Tape Dragons
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The Duct Tape Dragons are a scrappy robotics team made up of disadvantaged youth from the Portland Boys and Girls Club.  They don’t have the resour...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
Ski Champion's Invention Transformed The Sport
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Hjalmar Hvam was a champion ski jumper., Credit: courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society
A Norwegian immigrant in Oregon invented the first quick-release ski binding, which made skiing safer and more appealing.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 16:51
  • Purchases: 2
Digital Detox
From: John L Myers
Caption: Digital Detox, Credit: http://thedigitaldetox.org/
Spending too much time on Facebook or compulsively checking your smartphone might seem innocuous. But, as more people find it difficult to put the...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 2
An Extra-Chilly Successor To Hubble
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Scientists working on the Webb Telescope say it's so revolutionary, it’s like “our generation’s Apollo.”
Come winter, your neck of the woods may be cold. But guess how frigid the James Webb Space Telescope will be when it launches in 2018? 400 degrees ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 4
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Hide and Seek
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices.

Bought by KRUA, KOSU, and KUT


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 3
Internet Memes Explained:Keyboard Cat and Bub Rub
From: Andrew Davis
Caption: Keyboard Cat, Credit: Via YouTube.com
Exploring internet memes with Jamie Wilkinson from Know Your Meme — what are they? how do they develop?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 12, 2009
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 1
TI-99/4A
From: Tom Pappalardo
Series: The Optimist
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The author discusses his old home computer and general dorkitude.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix, WILL, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2009
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 4
We're Not Couch Potatoes: TV Fans Get Politically Active Online
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: A fan protests in front of Fox Studios in Century City, Los Angeles., Credit: nohodamon/Flickr
When TV writers went on strike in 2007, the couch potatoes got active. We look back at the writers strike, and see how the largest political force ...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Short List - "I'm Away"
From: Jen Nathan
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A Short List inspired by modern life - Perfect for they day after a long vacation

  • Added: Feb 23, 2008
  • Length: 01:03
B-Side: Nerds and Games
From: B-Side Radio
Series: B-Side: Cure for the Weekend Blues
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B-Side's Tamara Keith went to the E For All video game convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center in search of both games and nerds. They wer...

Bought by Remix Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2008
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 3
Podcasting Fundraiser
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Short Fundraiser about Podcasting

Bought by KMXT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WHRV, WBFO, WFIU and more


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 6
Holiday Tech Toys 2007
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Special report exploring the latest tech toys for the holiday gift giving season.

Bought by 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Dec 12, 2007
  • Length: 09:32
  • Purchases: 1
Digital Photographs
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Commentary on digital photograph storage

  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 05:10
Robot Toy Store
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Visit to New York City's Only Robot Toy Store

  • Added: May 25, 2007
  • Length: 14:33