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How did Rhode Island get the first offshore wind farm in the country?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re traveling to Block Island, the vacation spot off the southern coast of Rhode Island. Block Island is also famous for its offshore wind...

Bought by WRFA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
When did we start recycling?
From: Possibly
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We get a lot of questions about recycling, asking what to do with aluminum cans, glass, paper, or even plastic. All this has me wondering- when did...

Bought by KMXT and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
What happened to the hole in the ozone layer?
From: Possibly
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When I was growing up, I remember hearing about a hole in the ozone layer. It was a big deal. But I don’t really hear about that issue anymore. Is...

Bought by KMXT, Raven Radio, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 10, 2022
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 3
Musicians Who Became Politicians
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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With this week being the midterm elections, Let's talk about musicians who became politicians.

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


  • Added: Nov 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Do I need to rake my lawn?
From: Possibly
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I have two huge trees in my yard and they dump a lot of leaves. Sometimes I wonder, what would happen if I just let those piles of leaves stay on ...

Bought by KGLP and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 2
Space Oddities: Episode 2-What a Spectacle!
From: Joe Cuhaj
Series: Space Oddities: Forgotten Stories of Mankind's Exploration of Space
Caption: The Qantas Airlines Koala getting special treatment., Credit: Qantas Airlines
Episode 2 of the Space Oddities podcast takes a look at some interesting, manned spaceflight splashdowns and recoveries, in particular, those where...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 2
What should I do with my pumpkin after Halloween?
From: Possibly
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The weather is cooling, the leaves are changing, and all of my neighbors are putting pumpkins on their porches. It got me thinking, what is the env...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 24, 2022
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 2
Does cloud computing use a lot of energy?
From: Possibly
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These days, I can log on to my phone and pull up a file that’s stored thousands of miles away. It’s pretty awesome. But does access to all of this ...

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


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 3
Should I compost my body when I die?
From: Possibly
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When a loved one passes away, we often just have two choices- burial or cremation. But there’s a new option in some states that claims to use less ...

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


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 3
Grave Robbers
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Elvis was not always buried on the Graceland property. After an attempted grave robbing, he was moved there. In fact, many musicians' graves have...

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


  • Added: Sep 25, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
What's the environmental impact of oyster farms?
From: Possibly
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I’ve been eating a lot of raw oysters lately. They taste so fresh and clean, and I can get them from local farms here in Rhode Island. But I’ve bee...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 12, 2022
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 2
Summer Tours Are Back
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Pollstar has released their yearly mid year report on live music and the results are good. People are going out and spending money. The one downs...

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


  • Added: Sep 11, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Meet the town in Japan that's committed to zero waste
From: Possibly
Caption: The Zero Waste Center in Kamikatsu
Do you ever go to recycle your takeout container or water bottle, see all those different categories, and get so confused you just end up throwing ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, RadioFreePalmer, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Stadium Concerts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What was the first stadium concert? Beatles? Are you sure? Stadium concerts are becoming more common because of both financial decisions and an ...

Bought by WMTNradio, WKPW, KWIT, Harford Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
Milonga for the Pope
From: Classic107.3
Series: Tango with Cally
Caption: Pope Francis
The story of Argentine Pope Francis's special affection for the Tango of his home country, featuring his favorite orchestras and singers.

Bought by WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Science unscripted (Spectrum) 08/09/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: For some people, the BA.5 situation's looking... more manageable than expected? And also, what we maybe shouldn't have said ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re digging into urban agriculture. Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?

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


  • Added: Aug 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
Science unscripted (Spectrum) 08/02/2022
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: We were so overwhelmed by your emails we could hardly keep your names straight!

  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
AG 22-36: If I Loved You: Conditional Love Songs, 8/29/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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The “conditional love song” became a staple of musical theater in its golden age, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll listen to jazz interpretations ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
MN Reads: "Rafferty's Last Case" by Larry Millett
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Larry Millett talks about his new book "Rafferty's Last Case"

  • Added: Aug 04, 2022
  • Length: 08:35
What's the environmental impact of living our lives online?
From: Possibly
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Since the pandemic started, we’ve learned how to move our classes, meetings, and even parties online. It’s definitely convenient, but I’ve been won...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 25, 2022
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 3
AG 22-32: Judy Garland’s Comeback, 8/1/2022
From: WFIU
Series: Afterglow
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In the last of three episodes celebrating Judy Garland’s 100th birthday, we take a closer look at her final years in the 1950s and 60s, and her man...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
The King of Klutter
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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At my age I should being thinking more of getting rid of clutter rather than adding to it. I like to tell our daughters Katy and Sarah that some da...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 04:23
Dates in Songs
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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Do you remember the 21st of September? You know that date means nothing, right? It fit in the beat of the song. However, there are many songs wi...

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


  • Added: Jul 10, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 7
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

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