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MN Reads: "To Be Free" with Author Marlene Wisuri
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Marlene Wisuri talks about the latest edition of "To Be Free"

  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 06:45
Music Fake News
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Here's some fun for the week. Often musicians will create a false story and the press will run with it. About a month ago, Diddy suggested he was...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KSRQ, KWIT and more


  • Added: May 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
How do fungi help combat climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Mycorrihizal root tip, Credit: Ellen Larsson
You’ve probably heard of fungi, whether it’s mold in your bathroom or mushrooms on your favorite hiking trail, but recently, I’ve been hearing that...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 3
What do we do about methane leaks in our neighborhoods?
From: Possibly
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We know methane is a really potent greenhouse gas, and in other episodes, we’ve talked about what the federal government is doing to crack down on ...

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


  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Broadway on the Charts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, back in 1968, the Broadway musical Hair opens up. It will spawn multiple top 40 hits including a number one, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine ...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, WYAP, KWIT, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Can art help fight climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Climate Stripes, Credit: Ed Hawkins
Today, we have a question from one of our reporters, Kolya Shields. They're an artist, and they want to know- can art help fight climate change?

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


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 4
What's a passive house?
From: Possibly
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Recently, Rhode Island certified its first multi-family “Passive House.” What does that mean? And will we all live in one someday?

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


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 4
Rick Roll
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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To Rick Roll someone is to offer one thing and then when he person clicks on it, he or she receives the video for Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give Y...

Bought by WMTNradio, KHNS, WYAP, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
What is the US doing to reduce methane emissions?
From: Possibly
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Normally when we talk about emissions, we’re talking about carbon dioxide. But recently there’s been more focus on another greenhouse gas, methane....

Bought by WRFA-LP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 16, 2023
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Untold Story of the Great River Children's Museum with Cassie Miles
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with Cassie Miles from the Great River Children’...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 29:31
How can governments reduce their greenhouse gas emissions?
From: Possibly
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We usually talk about how individuals can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, but what about governments and corporations? Today we’re taking a ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Cryptocurrency uses a lot of energy. Does it have to?
From: Possibly
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Public interest in cryptocurrencies has been on a bit of a rollercoaster over the past few years. But there’s one thing that hasn’t really changed-...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1
Women Firsts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Back in 1981, The Go Gos album Beauty and the Beat hit number one making it the first time an all woman rock band topped the charts. To that end, ...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
I want an electric car. Which one should I buy?
From: Possibly
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The time has come! Our family needs a new car, and I’m ready to go electric. But, which one should I buy? Here to help me out is our founder and ...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
What do you do when rising waters threaten a neighborhood?
From: Possibly
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Warren, Rhode Island is one of the smallest towns in the smallest state — but when it comes to dealing with climate change, it has big plans. Locat...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 2
Interview - Richard Aquila
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week, we will have a discussion with author Richard Aquila about his new book Rock & Roll in Kennedys America. A Cultural History of the Early...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Feb 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Should we be turning our lights off for birds?
From: Possibly
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Today’s question comes from one of our listeners. Dorothy wrote in to ask us: “Efforts to turn off lights for migrating birds are taking off acros...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Black History Month -- Remember the Ladies
From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk
Caption: Host Martha Burk
It's Black History Month, and that means the gals along with the guys. Visit two women you probably never heard of who were "firsts" in their field...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:47
Why are we seeing more floods in cities?
From: Possibly
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Last year, Kolya from our Possibly team I worked with the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center. Their job was to track flooding across the cit...

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


  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
Jeopardy Flute Rock
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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At the end of 2022, Jeopardy had a category titled Classic Flute Rock. The problem is that the category did not include the one band viewers felt ...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, Harford Community Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
MN Reads: “Sunken: Shipwrecks of Lake Superior” by Kathy Groth
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Kathy Groth talks about her 2021 book “Sunken: Shipwrecks of Lake Superior”

  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 13:10
What should I do with clothing I don't want anymore?
From: Possibly
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We all have those clothes that just sit in the back of our closets for years and never get used. Maybe it’s that t-shirt from college or that senti...

Bought by Raven Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2022
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 1
Thanksgiving 2022
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This is our annual Thanksgiving show. This year we'll play artists who contributed recipes to the book Eat Like a Rock Star. We will also talk tu...

Bought by KHNS, KSRQ, KWIT, WOUB, KTRL and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
Two World Records
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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It came up on our bottom of the hour calendar that three world records were set this week so we began looking for other Musicians world records. T...

Bought by WMTNradio, WYAP, KHNS, KWIT, KTRL and more


  • Added: Nov 13, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Space Oddities: Episode 5-Sputniks and Mutniks
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: The We Three Trio performing in a lounge at Cocoa Beach, Florida in the early 1960s, Credit: NBC News
During the early days of space exploration, a truck load of songs were written and recorded honoring not only the astronauts who ventured into the ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 12, 2022
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 2

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