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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
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
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
Podcasting Fundraiser
From: Charlie Schroeder
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Short Fundraiser about Podcasting

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


  • Added: Jan 11, 2008
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 6
B-Side: Gossip
From: B-Side Radio
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On this edition of B-Side, we're talking about gossip and other ways we share information as host Tamara Keith leads the crew in a virtual game of ...

Bought by KGOU and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2007
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Facebook
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Short piece on what is and isn't "private" on the Internet

Bought by BSR Radio, WSCS-FM, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2006
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 3
Holiday Gift Guide
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Spectrum Radio's 1st Annual Holiday Gift Guide

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 05:48
Sudoku Puzzle Craze
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Investigating Sudoku, the latest puzzler craze sweeping the U.S.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2005
  • Length: 04:54
Self-Cleaning Fabric
From: Jacob Adelman
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A Hong Kong researcher creates a fabric that cleans itself in sunlight.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 01, 2005
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 2