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Peter Annin, author of Purified: How Recycled Sewage is Transforming Our Water.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that astronauts’ liquid wastes are recycled into drinking water in space? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melind...

  • Added: May 23, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
92,000 Transgender People Took This Survey. Here’s What We Learned
From: Tradeoffs
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As lawmakers around the country take aim at transgender rights, we dig into findings from the largest survey ever of trans Americans.

  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 18:33
Educability -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Leslie Valiant discussed his book, The Importance of Being Educable.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 22, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Beyond the Standard Model
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Beyond the Standard Model, Credit: Seth Shostak
Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny p...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WHCP-LP Cambridge, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Plastic in the Placenta with Dr. Marcus Garcia
From: Doug Wood
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The scientist who isolated tiny pieces of plastic in human placenta tissue is our guest.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
Season 1, Episode 42 - 'Snowfall' feat Dr Andrew Schwartz
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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The study of snowfall and snowpack, and its importance in our lives.

Bought by WOJB


  • Added: May 19, 2024
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 1
Got Milk -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
This week's science roundup looks at milk, water, and anger.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 19, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Temple Grandin on Good Citizen
From: Madison Brown
Series: Good Citizen with Ted Roosevelt V
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Temple Grandin enlightens listeners about “visual thinking” and stresses the importance of leveraging diverse cognitive styles. She is an author, ...

  • Added: May 17, 2024
  • Length: 27:22
Chloe Waterman, M.S., Senior Program Manager for Climate Friendly Foods at Friends of the Earth discusses the hazards of Biogas.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that heavily subsidized biogas digesters pose a risk to rural communities and are not the climate-change solution they’re made out to ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Play's the Thing
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Play's the Thing, Credit: Seth Shostak
Has children’s play become too safe? Research suggests that efforts to prioritize safety harms children’s mental and physical development during pl...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, KZUM, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
2024-05-10 Big Plastic: The New Big Oil
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 9
240510: Big Plastic: The New Big Oil, 5/10/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Plastics are everywhere. And while we’ve known for a long time that plastics and our environment aren’t a good mix, it's becoming apparent that the...

  • Added: May 09, 2024
  • Length: 58:56
Medical Cannabis -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Benjamin Caplan discussed his book, The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 08, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Quick Study: Data and the Arts
From: National Endowment for the Arts
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In this episode, we learn how leaders of a global network of arts and cultural districts regard their influence on community health and well-being.

  • Added: May 07, 2024
  • Length: 11:07
Nuts and Bolts
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Nuts and Bolts, Credit: Seth Shostak
How frequently do you think about fasteners like screws and bolts? Probably not very often. But some of them a storied history, dating back to Egyp...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KZUM, WRGY, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: May 06, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Should We Be Afraid of Gene-Editing?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Should we use CRISPR to protect children from disease?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, Classic107.3, RADIOLEX, WMUU-LP, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
2024-05-03 When California Dreams Hit Political Reality
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KALW, KSQD Santa Cruz, KOWS and more


  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
240503: When California’s Climate Dreams Hit Political Reality, 5/3/2024
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The Golden State has staked much of its reputation on its green credentials, with state leaders touting its role on the leading edge of global and...

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 58:58
MN Reads: "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota" with Dr. Gerald Niemi
From: WDSE
Series: MN Reads
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Author Gerald Niemi talks about the new book "The Breeding Birds of Minnesota"

  • Added: May 02, 2024
  • Length: 07:39
Secrets of Soil
From: Jim Metzner
Series: Pulse of the Planet
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Not only does soil support virtually every tree, plant and crop on earth, it can control toxic waste and help mitigate climate change.

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 12:58
Memory in Trees
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
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As photosynthesis happens, trees take in carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the form of sugars or carbohydrates. These sugars can be store...

  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 21:37
Regenerative Medicine -- Groks Science Show 2024-05-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jeffrey Gross discussed regenerative medicine.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 01, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Survival for All: Securing Vaccines for the Global South
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Healthcare worker provides COVID-19 vaccination, Credit: World Bank Photo Collection is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
The pandemic exposed stark inequalities around the world, especially in terms of vaccine access, leading to the deaths of untold thousands in the g...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioFreePalmer, and KMUN


  • Added: Apr 30, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Phreaky Physics
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Phreaky Physics, Credit: Seth Shostak
It was a radical idea a century ago, when Einstein said space and time can be bent, and gravity was really geometry. We hear how his theories inspi...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WRGY, WMUU-LP, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Apr 29, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Wine And Health, Tony Edwards interview
From: Mark Lenzi
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The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW) Episode 262 The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Uncorking the truth about wine and health with Tony Edwards.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2024
  • Length: 34:53

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