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Cavandoli Knotting with Karen-lisa Forbes
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Macramé used to be a pretty trendy craft. In the ‘70s, a lot of people were making their own decorative items, like macramé owls and hanging potted...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 13:57
  • Purchases: 1
210-Life's Core
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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All life has a common core which can guide our search for life outside of our planet.

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


  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Thanksgiving: A Celebration of Tradition or of Responsible Living?
From: Ethical Programs Distribution, LLC
Series: A Question of Ethics - Thanksgiving
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By definition, tradition invites a mindless repetition of what has always been. It is high time to focus on our traditions and habits and ask ourse...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:25
Never Again War: The Sacrifice of Käthe Kollwitz
From: Sue Zizza
Caption: Poster Art, Credit: Käthe Kollwitz
(The entire 1 hour (52:19) show is available starting on October 13, 2015) In commemoration of the centennial of World War I, Midsummer Sound Comp...

Bought by KUNM, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KUNM, KICI Iowa City, KUNM and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 52:19
  • Purchases: 9
Infectious Diseases: What factors are at play during disease outbreaks?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this pilot episode of the World Affairs podcast we are looking at diseases: how they are spread, how they are contained, how they are cured. We ...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2015
  • Length: 12:42
First Annual Veterans' Picnic Brings Together Vets, Families, and Community
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Jesse Abel and Alex ...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
Around The Bend E31
From: Maximilian Eyle
Series: Around The Bend
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This episode explores what it means to play "American" reggae and includes an exclusive interview with Josh Swain from The Movement. Also look out ...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 59:41
The Arctic Council
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: http://www.arctic-council.org, Credit: The Arctic Council
In 1996, the high level intergovernmental Arctic Council was formed to promote cooperation and interaction among the Arctic states. In this episode...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:23
Fire on the Mountain: Climate Change, Fire, and the Ecological Future of the American West
From: Aengus Anderson
Caption: In the summer monsoon season, grass carpets the Chiricahua foothills., Credit: Aengus Anderson
In the wake of a catastrophic fire, researchers use Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains to look centuries into the future of climate change and ask "wha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:55
  • Purchases: 2
Contradictions in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses the contradictions in U.S. nuclear weapons policy with author and professor Dr. Seyom Brown, who is currently an adjunct se...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
46-How Far Is Forever?
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The NASA Hubble Space Telescope was used to take images of the most distant galaxies ever observed. This view takes us back in time to shortly aft...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
45-A World Full of Holes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Earth has been struck by objects from space many times in the past. Could asteroid impact craters be the place to search for evidence of life o...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
44-A Unique Metal World; Asteroid Psyche
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A visit to the asteroid Psyche will provide clues as to the nature of the Earth's core.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
38-The Big Ones
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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One million human lifetimes ago an asteroid impact was at least partially responsible for eliminating the dinosaurs. The asteroid hunting community...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
37-Slow Movers At The Edge Of The Solar System
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Two new objects have been discovered in what was once thought to be an empty region of our Solar System. They are so far from our Sun that they are...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
36-Earth And Moon As Evening Stars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A human standing on Mars would see the Earth and Moon as either a double morning or evening star. Recently the NASA Curiosity Rover took an image ...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KKRN, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
35-An Asteroid With A Ring
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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For hundreds of years the Saturn was the only planet known to have rings. Now we know that Uranus, Jupiter, and Neptune also have rings. Recently ...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
34-Number 5000
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The 5000th near Earth Asteroid found by the NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey was published early in 2014. This group has discovered 47% of the Eart...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
32-A Peanut Shaped Asteroid With A Moon
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Astronomers are discovering that many asteroids have a peanut shape and that some have small moons.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KSFR, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
30-Asteroids On An Inside Track
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Only 13 out of the more than 10,000 Earth approaching objects have their orbit completely within that of the Earth.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
28-Finding An Asteroid for Astronauts
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A prelude of a manned flyby of Venus and Mars could be a manned mission to an asteroid. The search for an appropriate asteroid continues.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
27-A Lucky Friday the 13th
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Friday the 13th of 2029 will be a lucky day for the Human race when the asteroid passes very near the Earth.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
26-Binary Asteroids
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Binary asteroids are relatively common and would present a challenge if one of the were heading for Earth.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
25-Fireballs
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Fireballs are meteors brighter than the Planet Venus.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
24-Jupiter Friend or Foe
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Jupiter was once thought to provide a shield which has prevented impacts from objects in space. Modern calculations find that Jupiter sends some o...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WKCC and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7