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Caption: A lot of our oxygen actually comes from tiny microorganisms in the ocean. , Credit: Roger Summons, MIT
The truth is, we don't need trees to breathe! You could get rid of all of the trees on the planet and we'd still have enough oxygen. That's because...

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  • Added: Jul 20, 2020
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 1
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“My name is Ryan Hecksel and I am a senior at the University of Arizona majoring in molecular and cellular biology with a minor in biochemistry. I ...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2020
  • Length: 05:08
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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
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Caption: Sonny Turner, Credit: Shefik
Love - Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Ho...

  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:05
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Inventory & organizing of AZ CDs hosted by Hacksaw Tom. Over the years the Musician's Union has been filing CD recordings of its members and friend...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: CoEvolution, Credit: Tom Howell
Conrad Bradford joins Tom again in this pre-Covid-19 Capsule | Cabana Show from New York City. In this final episode of our New York Fashion series...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2020
  • Length: 25:08
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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...

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  • Added: Jun 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2
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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...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
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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
  • Purchases: 1
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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...

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  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
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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
  • Purchases: 1
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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, ...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
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From 1920 to 1933, the United States had a ban against the sale and import of alcohol. Almost immediately the whole nation began to find innovative...

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:27
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It's freezing but that flock of ducks is standing barefoot on an icy pond. Why don't they have frostbite? Turns out, ducks (any many other birds) h...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2020
  • Length: 04:37
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In this episode, our hosts discuss comets and what factors give them their amazing look.

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 11:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Talking with legendary singer/songwriter Gene Cotton.

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on the show: Sex, cats and race - Germans are having less sex. Wherefore? The memories of a dead cat can’t be transferred to a new, cl...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
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WNMC-FM's Ted Alan, also Arizona guitarist/vocalist, hosts. January jazz birthdays hour two of two. Django Reinhardt is again featured, also pionee...

  • Added: Jan 29, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
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Barn owls come in three colors, a tawny brown, a mix of brown a white, and all white. It didn't make sense to researchers how a white owl could be ...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 06:15
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The Sax Zim Bog attracts birders from across the glove. Learn more about it in this segment of Let's Visit!

  • Added: Jan 03, 2020
  • Length: 25:04
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A look at the movement and the music that made up the largest migration of people in U.S. history and changed the life of the country and music wor...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
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On this episode of Art Beat we go to Public Launch in downtown Winona for the opening of a photo exhibit by local photographer Ed Hoffman. The exhi...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2019
  • Length: 16:14
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If "mass" means, to you, a church service rather than say… a measure of matter, we have a show for you!. This week on Wind & Rhythm we hear music ...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., GCR (Global Community Radio), WUAL, KVNO, and KMFA


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 59:29
  • Purchases: 5
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Deathtrap is a dark comedy coming to the Reif Center in Grand Rapids. Auditions are tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday morning… We spoke with di...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2019
  • Length: 13:33
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What do you want to hear in band music? This week we present music requested by you, the listener. You can hear it right here, at the gathering ...

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  • Added: Aug 28, 2019
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 6