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Elizabeth Kolbert and "The Sixth Extinction"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Kolbert discusses the powerful and possibly catastrophic mass extinction unfolding right in front of us. Her book won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for N...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 30:01
Representing Dark Matter
From: Sarah Lilley
Caption: Artist Abdelkader Benchamma at work on “Representation of Dark Matter” at The Drawing Center, NYC. [Photo credit: Jose Andres Ramirez; courtesy of The Drawing Center], Credit: Jose Andres Ramirez; courtesy of The Drawing Center
“Dark matter” has been in the news again lately as scientists have begun mapping what they believe is its prevalence across the universe. But, um,...

Bought by Hark! and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 01, 2015
  • Length: 05:53
  • Purchases: 2
"Native Voices" special - NPR edited version
From: Two Maverix Multimedia, LLC
Series: Over Coffee®
Caption: "Native Voices" theater company co-founders Jean Bruce Scott and Randy Reinholz.
A conversation with Native Voices theatre company co-founders Jean Bruce Scott and Randy Reinholz.

  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 53:43
The Quantum Moment -- Groks Science Show 2015-01-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Robert Crease discusses how terms from quantum mechanics have found their way into everyday discourse.

Bought by KPVL and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 32:16
  • Purchases: 2
Youth on Councils
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What's a teenagers role on a community council?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2015
  • Length: 11:51
The SpaceShipTwo and Antares Disasters: Special Coverage With John Logsdon
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: First powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, Credit: Virgin Galactic
It was a terrible, tragic week for commercial space development. Historian and space policy analyst John Logsdon helps up understand the greater m...

Bought by KMUD, WYAP, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Centenary Edition: WWI Living History Project
From: will everett
Caption: Frank Buckles in 1918, last living U.S. veteran of WWI.
Interviews with the last surviving veterans of World War One. Hosted by Walter Cronkite and Will Everett.

Bought by KFCF FM, WYAP, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, WVTF, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:53:27
  • Purchases: 27
Life of the Law #40 - Abuse, Abduction and International Law
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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What happens when one parent takes a child across international borders without the other parent’s permission? In 1980, the United States and inter...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 20:21
  • Purchases: 1
Depaving Portland
From: Veronica Garcia
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DePave: a non-profit reminding Portland that pavement is not permanent.

  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 03:35
One Nation Under Surveillance
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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It’s the artists — from Orwell of Nineteen Eighty-Four, to Philip Dick and Margaret Atwood, to Trevor Paglen and Banksy — who raise the big questio...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jul 11, 2014
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 1
To The Stars
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation
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In May 1975, Popular Mechanics published an article called “Cities In The Sky”, about plans for space colonies by 1995. Flash forward forty years a...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
The Humanist Hour #100: “Trying On Atheism” with Ryan Bell
From: Bo Bennett
Series: The Humanist Hour
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In this episode, Bo interviews Dr. Ryan J. Bell. For 19 years Ryan Bell was a pastor, most recently the senior pastor of the Hollywood Seventh-day...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 53:24
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Miniter
From: David Kaufman
Series: Understanding the World
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Richard is the National Security columnist for Forbes and is a New York Times best-selling author.

  • Added: May 09, 2014
  • Length: 50:30
33-A Busy Month In The Earth's Neighborhood
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In March of 2014 six asteroids which pass closer than our Moon to us were discovered. Fortunately none of them will impact the Earth anytime soon.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WKCC and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Two Guys on Your Head: Writer's Block
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Writer’s block! That phrase might induce panic and a recollection of a familiar experience. It’s a very common phenomenon. So, what is it? When...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 07:19
Two Guys on Your Head: Praise
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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“Hey, you’re smart!” That feels good to hear, doesn’t it? Praise always feels good to hear, but not all praise motivates us to try new things, ch...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Two Guys on Your Head: Money and Happiness
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke explain the relationship between money, security, opportunity, memory, an...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
An Interview with Andrew R. Graybill
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Andrew R. Graybill talks about and reads from 'The Red and The White: A Family Saga of the American West,' in which he writes about Malcolm Clarke ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KSJD, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Two Guys on Your Head: Resolutions
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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It’s that time of the year when we resolve to drink less, exercise more, save money, etc. It may feel really good to intend to do “better” in the n...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMPG, and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 27, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
Two Guys on Your Head: Aging and The Brain
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Life is terminal. Whether we like it or not, time marches on, and as it does, we age. One of the most challenging realities for everyone to face ...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
Bean's Cafe
From: Alaska Teen Media Institute
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Provides meals, day shelter and support services in Anchorage, Alaska

  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:21
32: 52 Hz (Extended cut)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
Caption: Pinball the Humpback whale, Credit: Craig Shank
52 Hz is the name given to a mysterious whale that vocalizes at a different frequency than other whales. Some refer to him as "The World's Lonelies...

Bought by WJCT


  • Added: Jul 18, 2013
  • Length: 15:17
  • Purchases: 1
DIRTY WARS -- Jeremy Scahill Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Jeremy Scahill, San Francisco, CA 5/9/13, Credit: Andrea Chase
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill talks cover-ups, blow-back, and fun & games in Saddam’s Iraq.

  • Added: Jun 19, 2013
  • Length: 16:43
Immigrants Fitting In Socially
From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An immigrant adjusting to new life in a new country has many challenges including how the community accepts them. Immigrants may feel they are on t...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:58
US Marriage and Divorce Clash with Values of Other Cultures
From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In a country with a high divorce rate, immigrants have a different view of marriage.

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:30