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Prehistoric Sloth Hunting
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Footprints reveal an encounter between human hunters and the now extinct giant ground sloth.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: May 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dino Tracks
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A slab of rock reveals what appears to be traces of a dinosaur dance party.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Mar 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
FAIR-MINDED RAVENS
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Researcher Jorg Massen with hand-raised ravens., Credit: (Photo courtesy of Jorg Massen)
Ravens, like humans, remember who has treated them fairly.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, and WTIP


  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
No Bite Mosquitoes
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Understanding the genes behind mosquitoes’ biting behavior.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 23, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
AMOS 17.102: Can Plants See?, 5/23/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Can Plants See?

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.060: Speaking with Tongues, 3/24/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Speaking with Tongues

  • Added: Jan 24, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.049: Cockroach Milk, 3/9/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cockroach Milk

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.035: Storing Data with DNA, 2/17/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Storing Data with DNA

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.026: The Brain of the Psychopath, 2/6/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Brain of the Psychopath

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.008: Another Mystery of King Tut's Tomb, 1/11/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Another Mystery of King Tut's Tomb

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
Museum seeks WWII Navy pilots
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A plane recovered from Lake Michigan, Credit: John Davies
To accompany a documentary screening, the National Museum of the Great Lakes is searching for Navy pilots who trained on Lake Michigan during World...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 02, 2016
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 4
TEP 01 - Born to Run
From: Warren Miller
Series: The Empowered Patient
Caption: Dr. Kalpana DePasquale and Warren Miller
"The Empowered Patient" (TEP) is a new health program -- feature-length for public radio stations, and each segment available in as a podcast -- th...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2016
  • Length: 20:21
David E. Hoffman, author of "The Billion Dollar Spy"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Hoffman about his nonfiction story of Cold War espionage and betrayal.

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Jul 08, 2016
  • Length: 30:31
  • 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
Recovering from Stroke
From: Hold That Thought
Series: The Human Brain
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Physical therapist Catherine Lang explains her research on ischemic conditioning and its exciting potential for helping patients recover from stroke.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2016
  • Length: 10:15
Michael McCarthy discusses a deadly Chicago River shipwreck
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interview Michael McCarthy about his book, "Ashes Under Water: The SS Eastland and the Shipwreck that Shook America."

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 30:41
Stephan Talty, author of "Agent Garbo"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra talks with Stephan Talty about "Agent Garbo: The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-Day."

  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 29:35
Your Brain on Movies, Pt. 2
From: Hold That Thought
Series: The Human Brain
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It's the sequel! Psychologist Jeff Zacks returns to explain how our eyes and brains make sense of continuous movie edits.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WABE, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 11:39
  • Purchases: 3
Getting to Know Neutrinos
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Soudan Lab Mural and Artist Joseph Gianetti
Have you ever heard of a neutrino? They are the smallest known particle scientists have ever studied. Scientists still have a lot to learn about ne...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2016
  • Length: 22:35
Ancient Human Civilizations -- Groks Science Show 2016-01-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Graham Hancock presents an alternative story of civilization’s past.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 37:10
  • Purchases: 2
Erik Larson, author of "Dead Wake"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra and author Erik Larson discuss Larson's latest bestseller, "Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania."

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 30:33
Ears Underwater
From: Bethel Habte
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A research team at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is using underwater recorders to track the life, and increasingly, the DEATH, of coral ...

Bought by WABE, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 06:41
  • Purchases: 4
Pilgrim Fathers: How the Thanksgiving We Know and Love was Manufactured
From: Hold That Thought
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Historian Mark Valeri examines the truths about the first Thanksgiving and the myths of American identity we have created around the event.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 14:52
  • Purchases: 1