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Brian Dunning delves into urban legends surrounding three of the greatest classical composers as well as the renowned Stradivarius violin.
- Added: May 09, 2024
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, we talked about producer Ian Brennan's new book "Missing Music," in which he discusses his latest song collecting activities durin...
- Added: Apr 27, 2024
- Length: 28:31
What are the five areas of our collective existence on earth where the ocean matters most? If we are looking for a context to drive motivation and ...
- Added: Apr 11, 2024
- Length: 04:48
Brian Dunning examines some interesting beliefs around food and whether or not they are supported by science.
- Added: Apr 09, 2024
- Length: 59:00
Brian Dunning takes a look at some haunted houses and separates the historical facts from the ghost stories.
- Added: Mar 22, 2024
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, we talked about the book "Subcontinental Synthesis," a collection of essays that document a brief period where a Moog Synthesizer ...
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- Added: Mar 16, 2024
- Length: 28:52
- Purchases: 1
Brian Dunning separates fact from fiction as he examines the talking points made by the many people who hate electric cars.
- Added: Mar 07, 2024
- Length: 59:00
On this episode, we discussed the book "Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion in America," which investigates the rise, fall, and retur...
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- Added: Feb 17, 2024
- Length: 28:28
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we talked about the new book "Well of Souls," which dives further into the earliest history of the banjo than anyone has gone befo...
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- Added: Feb 10, 2024
- Length: 29:32
- Purchases: 1
On this episode, we looked at the autobiography of Stuart Braithwaite, founder of the long-running post-rock band Mogwai. We listened to some of th...
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- Added: Feb 03, 2024
- Length: 28:29
- Purchases: 1
Andrew Wyeth, an American artistic luminary, transcended the canvas to become a masterful chronicler of the human condition and the natural world. ...
- Added: Jan 07, 2024
- Length: 10:27
Need some pumpkin pi to go with that leftover turkey? Jess highlights her favorite reasons to be thankful for science in this season of gratitude.
- Added: Nov 28, 2023
- Length: 18:00
We are aware of the key role played by insurance, more so as we face increasing events of extreme weather destruction. Government agencies are sign...
- Added: Oct 18, 2023
- Length: 05:16
On this episode of the Polley Music Library Show, we discussed a new book that delves into the discography of Aphex Twin, a pioneer in IDM and dril...
- Added: Oct 14, 2023
- Length: 27:47
Science fictions are widely held dangerous beliefs that are not supported by science. Jess explores a few of these in anticipation of the continued...
- Added: Oct 03, 2023
- Length: 29:00
On this episode of the Polley Music Library show, we talked about a new book in the "Decades" series that documents the band Faith No More and thei...
- Added: May 02, 2023
- Length: 27:59
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with an outline of the four technological focus areas of the recently announced Ocean Climate Ac...
- Added: Apr 12, 2023
- Length: 10:38
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a discussion of Earth law, a framework built upon the idea that ecosystems have the right t...
- Added: Mar 22, 2023
- Length: 05:11
This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a highlight of UNCLOS, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a major example...
- Added: Mar 08, 2023
- Length: 05:04
This week on World Ocean Radio, part two of a multi-part series entitled RESCUE, outlining a new plan for the ocean and a new perspective to enable...
- Added: Jan 19, 2023
- Length: 05:27
The fossil fuel industry has been promoting hydrogen as a reliable, low carbon, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes, and generate electr...
- Added: Jan 09, 2023
- Length: 58:00
This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing COP27, the annual Conference of the Parties, that took place this year in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. W...
- Added: Nov 23, 2022
- Length: 05:19
This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the disruption and potential sabotage of the Nord Stream Line, the underwater natural gas pipelines in th...
- Added: Oct 12, 2022
- Length: 04:57
This week on World Ocean Radio we're talking about the circulation of water worldwide, and the importance of canals and waterways to bring us toget...
- Added: Oct 07, 2022
- Length: 05:15
This week on World Ocean Radio we're offering two extremely important ocean examples where the opposition of sovereignty and commonality collide. T...
- Added: Sep 29, 2022
- Length: 05:21