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Michele Gelfand, author of "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Michele Gelfand about her book "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers"

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
44: Finches and Sleep Singing
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Dr. Margoliash at the University of Chicago has been studying the brains of Zebra Finches for years. Today we dive into some of his lab's result --...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:22
Threes
From: Wind & Rhythm
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We're not sure if it’s a magic number, but there are an awful lot of compositions out there with three movements. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we li...

Bought by KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMFA, and WUAL


  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
John Wray, author of "Godsend"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews John Wray about his novel "Godsend"

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jan 26, 2019
  • Length: 30:16
  • Purchases: 1
33: Annoying People
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Brain Storms. Short, funny and TO THE POINT. Today is brought to you by those people who make you crazy and why y...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2019
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 1
Jackie Burt — Back to the future of education.
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPeople host Alan Wartes spoke with author and educator Jackie Burt.

  • Added: Jan 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
37: Violet Jessup
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The unsinkable Violet. 3 ships, one woman who survived them all.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2019
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
516-Space Weather
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Space is not all that far away. If a powerful solar eruption in 2012 had happened a week earlier, the blast of radiation would have caused wide sp...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, KUPR low power FM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
515-Dust Moons
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The discovery of two large ghostly neighbors approximately 65,000 by 45,000 miles in size at the L4 and L5 sites approximately 250,000 miles from b...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, KKRN, KRWG and more


  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
505-What A Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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To give you an idea of the celestial traffic in our neighborhood, on a recent clear night, using our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, my C...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
502-Pair of PHAs
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid Hunters keep careful track of nearly 2,000 Potentially Hazardous Asteroids [PHAs] to make sure that they are no threat to humanity. The re...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
500-Why Look
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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What asteroid hunters fear is that a small space rock capable of injuring people and damaging buildings is heading our way and that we will not fin...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
493-Ringed Dynamo
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Even though humans have been aware of the planet Saturn from from the dawn of history this beautiful object still offers mysteries for us to explore.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KKRN, WLPR , and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
490-Mini Moons
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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There are likely to be hundreds smaller than softball sized and perhaps several dozen football to beachball sized, natural Earth mini moons, which ...

Bought by KGLP, KENW, WLPR , WLPR , KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
PE 1826
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Did someone say "artists' sets"?

Bought by Royalton Community Radio, GCR (Global Community Radio), KKWE Niijii Radio, KWMR, KEOS and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Two Common Species to Love
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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House finches are pretty darned cute and that’s why pet stores back in New York City in 1939 were selling them as “Hollywood Finches”. The Migrator...

  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:43
Bluegrass and Bach a Winning Combination
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Monroe Crossing, Credit: Jamey Guy
Bach and bluegrass. The combination really works, as composer Carol Barnett and lyricist Marisha Chamberlain proved a few years ago when they creat...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2017
  • Length: 08:00
Massed Mandolins are coming to Como Dockside
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra, Credit: Steve Rouch
The Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra has 25 mandolins and plays a combination of specially composed mandolin music and tunes everybody has heard. And t...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 07:59
The Art of Text and Directing Henry VI: The Rise of Richard
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
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On this episode, we discuss this years apprentice play, Henry VI: The Rise of Richard. Learn what it's like to take a 500 page script down to an sm...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2017
  • Length: 33:23
RDD: The Lake and the Doctor (part 2)
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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In a Rough Draft Diaries first, we're entering the world of science by learning about the past (and present) struggles of Lake Erie with the former...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 06:06
Food Sleuth Radio, Jessica Almy Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that food manufacturers pay supermarkets hefty prices to have their products placed in strategic supermarket locations? Join Food Sleu...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 06, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Our Semi-Biannual Public Service Wine Show!
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: The Wine Fellers
A Special Wine Show geared towards helping the public with wine-related issues and other dilemmas. Alex comes on the show to discuss Ridiculously ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Keeve Nachman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that industrial agricultural practices, such as the use of antibiotics and arsenic in poultry production, pose health risks to workers...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Doug Scholz-Carlson on All Things Theatre...and "As You Like It"!
From: KQAL
Series: Art Beat
Caption: Say hello to Audrey, a goatherd. Played by Stephanie Lambourn., Credit: Benjamin Boucvalt
On this episode of Art Beat, we visit with a jack of all trade in the theatre world. This individual fills us in on the many different roles he pla...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2016
  • Length: 19:15
Food Sleuth Radio, Garrett Broad Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that J. Edgar Hoover expressed concerns over the Black Panthers’ empowering community food programs? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1