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Giant Planet Orbiting a Small Star
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
A massive, Jupiter-sized exoplanet has been discovered orbiting a small, low-mass star and this discovery is challenging theories on how planets fo...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
The First Exoplanets Ever Found
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Our galaxy likely holds hundreds of billions of planets around other stars but when and how did we begin finding them? What was the first exoplane...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
How Do We Find Exoplanets?
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
We are a species of wonder. We have always looked up at the stars and wondered if we are alone in the universe. Are there other worlds out there, w...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 1
WASP-39b: A Hot and Amazing Jupiter-like Planet
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Uncover Secrets Beyond the Solar System , Credit: Deep Astronomy
WASP-39 b is a hot and puffy planet with a mass roughly one-quarter that of Jupiter and a diameter 1.3 times greater than Jupiter. Its extreme puff...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1
TRAPPIST-1: A System Full of Hope
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Aside from our own solar system, one of the most studied stellar systems lies about 40 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Aquar...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Evidence of an Exoplanet in Another Galaxy
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Welcome to Exoplanet Radio, I’m Tony Darnell. Astronomers have found evidence of a possible planet outside of our Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed, t...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 04:03
The First Exoplanet of James Webb Space Telescope
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
The Webb Space Telescope observed this planet as it passed between the telescope and the host star, LHS 475. By watching the spectra of that star ...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
The Exoplanet that Shouldn't Exist
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Astronomers have found a planet around a red giant star that should have been destroyed, yet it still exists, leaving astronomers to wonder why the...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
Proxima Centauri b: The Closest Exoplanet To Us
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Did you know that the closest star to us has a planet around it that may be habitable? In 2016 astronomers discovered a planet around the red-dwarf...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
JWST Measures Temperature of Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1b
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Of all the exoplanets we’ve discovered so far, the most exciting when it comes to finding life elsewhere, reside in the system known as TRAPPIST-1.

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 1
Exoplanets Are Everywhere
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Did you know that the discovery of other planets in orbit around other stars is a very recent one? Only 25 years ago, we had no idea there were an...

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
What is an Exoplanet?
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
There are many types of planets around other stars

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
Welcome to Exoplanet Radio
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Exoplanet Radio takes you on a journey to the farthest and coolest planets in the galaxy. Every day we will share with you some of the most amazing...

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  • Added: Aug 12, 2023
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 1
Science unscripted 08/08/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: When (if ever) do you stop the exchange of basic research?

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
10-17: Vice to Virtue: From Carbon Crisis to Carbon Farming, 8/16/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: John Wick
How does a virtue become a vice? How does a basic building block of life turn into a threat to life? And how do you turn that vice back into a virt...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Kristina Marusic, author of A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that only seven to nine percent of global cancer funding goes towards prevention? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian...

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Science unscripted 07/25/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Why are so many people scared of clowns?

Bought by Central Florida Public Media, WRFA-LP, and WFHB


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Penguins
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This show is super cool! We learn about penguins from Dr. Charles Bergman, who has visited all 18 species of penguins in the wild. Mixed with great...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KTNA, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Food Sleuth Radio, Stacy Malkan Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that pesticide manufacturers deliberately discredit reputable scientists and employ a host of other corrupt practices to protect sales...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Weekly roundup – Press softly & don’t pass out
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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A German urologist debunks a listener email about a ‘rush of blood to the penis’ that causes fainting, and why a prominent doctor thinks taurine wo...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Science unscripted 06/20/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — Young, alone & happier for it

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
03-13: Disruptive Design: What Good Looks Like, 6/28/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Cheryl Dahle
Aligning business with biology, disruptive design uses systems thinking to create models that show what “good” really looks like. Two winners of th...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Science unscripted 06/13/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: ‘Ouch!’ — Physical pain rises with envy

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Science unscripted 05/30/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — Pretty much entirely about animals

  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 30:00