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Some take-out food containers, cups, and utensils are called “certified compostable.” What does that really mean?
- Added: Sep 14, 2020
- Length: 04:00
About a month ago, I got a text message, asking me if I was ready to “shave the peak.” The message included a link with tips for using less electri...
- Added: Aug 31, 2020
- Length: 03:41
Summer is the perfect season to kick back and crack open a cold one. But, when you’re trying to pick the perfect beer, do you ever wonder whether i...
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- Added: Jul 06, 2020
- Length: 03:52
- Purchases: 1
Here in the US, most of us put our eggs in the refrigerator. But in many other countries, eggs can stay on the counter. So, could we save energy he...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 29, 2020
- Length: 03:58
- Purchases: 2
The answer lies in drag: every time you double the speed you travel in a car, the energy you use quadruples. That’s because you’re fighting against...
Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix
- Added: Jun 24, 2020
- Length: 04:02
- Purchases: 2
Would a microwave oven or an electric stove use more energy to boil a cup of water?
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- Added: Jun 24, 2020
- Length: 04:06
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In the US, one out of five households don’t use a dishwasher because they think it uses more water and energy than washing by hand. So, we wanted t...
- Added: Jun 24, 2020
- Length: 02:29
- Purchases: 2
It depends. When you’re driving slowly around town, it’s better to keep your windows down. But on the highway, it’s better to turn on the AC.
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- Added: Jun 24, 2020
- Length: 03:08
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Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:31
- Purchases: 2
Did you dress yourself this morning, or did an entire industry?
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- Added: Nov 30, 2017
- Length: 09:59
- Purchases: 1
“The Time Capsule of Ramadan” by Kanzy Mahmoud
This audio feature compares Ramadan in Egypt from the past to today.
- Added: Jun 05, 2017
- Length: 03:30
Animals are easy to love - most of them. But it takes a special breed of human to fall for one particular type animal.
- Added: Jan 15, 2016
- Length: 08:18
In the May 2015 edition of the RadioActive podcast, youth producers are looking at the issues on the minds of many Seattleites. We’ll hear about st...
- Added: Dec 24, 2015
- Length: 15:08
Often imitated, but never duplicated, the "Jucy Lucy" is a Minneapolis food favorite. In this piece, learn the backstory and true mark of this icon...
- Added: Sep 28, 2014
- Length: 03:58
Rain Barrels at home are an easy inexpensive way to make a real difference for local water quality. And why pay for water you can get for free?
Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and WORT
- Added: Apr 11, 2014
- Length: 02:23
- Purchases: 2
On today's episode Tom got all the laughs, and Ray got all the crickets. There's bad jokes, good apps, bad smart phones, and an eagle going through...
- Added: Mar 09, 2013
- Length: 52:25
Composer Harry Warren is best remembered for the music he wrote for Judy Garland, and the musicals, 42nd Street and The Gold Diggers, however, long...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Dec 19, 2012
- Length: 58:55
- Purchases: 1
Ellis was first a jazz pianist and later jazz vocalist who recorded numerous sides with the Dorsey Brothers, Eddie Lang, Joe Venuti, and many other...
- Added: Sep 21, 2012
- Length: 58:54
It’s Windy Hear! But, in the late 1920s and early ‘40s, much of that wind was coming from the great horns of musicians like Ruben Reeves and Louis...
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- Added: Jun 01, 2012
- Length: 58:59
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"Him" and "Her" are an anonymous couple who used to have a LOT of debt. They write about getting out of it at their relationship finance blog, Make...
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- Added: Jun 04, 2010
- Length: 13:25
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This is a feature story documenting the performers and organizers of the 30th annual Skaneateles, NY chamber music festival.
- Added: Feb 23, 2010
- Length: 07:29
Supposedly someone asked Franz Josef Haydn why the Dona nobis pacem of his “Nelson” Mass was so exhilarating, and not the expected peaceful atmosph...
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- Added: Sep 08, 2009
- Length: 27:38
- Purchases: 1
This week we study great legends of the past—legendary performers, legendary recordings.
Bought by KVLU
- Added: Aug 24, 2009
- Length: 28:10
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jan 20, 2009
- Length: 05:58
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Shipwreck treasure hunter Greg Brooks waits. And waits. And waits -- for the big one.
- Added: May 22, 2007
- Length: 07:00
