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What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job
From: Tradeoffs
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Ashish Jha shifted from the role of academic theorizing about health policy into a calm, reassuring voice leading the White House’s COVID response....

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:54
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 19, 2023
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Ohio GOP’s Aug. 8th ‘Issue One’ Referendum Threatens to Impose Minority Ru...

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  • Added: Jul 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
755-Geyser of Life-Maybe
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Enceladus spews water from cracks in its south polar crust., Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
In 2023 the James Webb Space Telescope spotted a geyser of water vapor extending more than 80% of the Earth’s diameter erupting from Saturn’s moon ...

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Progress and Pain Points in National Crisis Line's First Year
From: Tradeoffs
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It’s been one year since 988 — the country’s new mental health crisis line — went live with hopes of transforming crisis services in America. So fa...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 24:53
753-Impactor Lights Up The Night Sky
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Time Lapse Image 2022 WJ1, Credit: Image Credit: Dereck Bowen, Brantford Ontario Canada, November 19, 2022 3:26am
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate David Rankin was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Cetus with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona w...

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  • Added: Jul 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Special Episode - Under Pressure
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Jess speaks from her experience conducting deep ocean research to answer questions raised by UCS scientists and staff about the recent disasters of...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 19:00
The Environmental Nightmare of Plastic with Erica Cirino
From: Doug Wood
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was just the beginning for author and photographer Erica Cirino.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:25
752 Lunker
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Comet Johnson, Credit: Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/W. Reach (SSC/Caltech)
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Jacqueline Fazekas was asteroid hunting , in the evening twilight, with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizo...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
A New War on Cancer with Kristina Marusic
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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Author Kristina Marusic talks about her new book A New War on Cancer about the environmental links to the dreaded disease.

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 28:31
  • Purchases: 2
750-Asteroid Slam(538)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: DART, Credit: NASA
Humans are slamming projectiles into space rocks. These experiments will give us the know how to deal with a dangerous space rock which has our num...

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  • Added: Jun 11, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
749-Earth Glow(537)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Earth Glow, Credit: NASA/ESA
In 1972 Apollo 16 astronauts took an ultraviolet image of the Earth from the Moon which shows that like the Sun ,the Earth too, has a faint corona ...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The PFAS Problem with Dr. Arlene Blum
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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The class of chemicals known as PFAS causes cancer and disrupts the endocrine system, and will pollute the world forever.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 2
747-Alone or Not(535)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Solar Sail and Laser Power Interstellar Spacecraft, Credit: Breakthrough Starshot
In our Milky Way Galaxy alone there are probably 25 billion planets located within the habitable zone of its star where there could be air to breat...

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  • Added: May 21, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
746-Followups(534)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroids, Credit: NASA
Without followup data, many if not most of the Earth approaching objects would be lost as they move away from us leaving us with no idea when they ...

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  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
745-100 Moons(533)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Schmidt Telescope Mt. Bigelow, Arizona, Credit: CSS/U. Arizona
A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood

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  • Added: May 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Study That Should Have Stopped Wireless
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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A government study showing cell phones cause cancer has been downplayed by the wireless industry, and for good reason.

Bought by WRFA-LP, WNED Buffalo, and WYAP


  • Added: May 01, 2023
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 3
744-Teddy’s Debut(532)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Opening the 60 Inch on Mt. Lemmon , Credit: CSS/U. Arizona
On a recent training night with Teddy Pruyne at the controls of our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona, this duo discovered six new Earth App...

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  • Added: Apr 30, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Glyphosate-Autism Connection with Dr. Stephanie Seneff
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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How the world's most popular pesticide is impacting kids

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  • Added: Apr 24, 2023
  • Length: 28:18
  • Purchases: 2
743-Alex’s Catch(531)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroids, Credit: NASA
On a cold windy night, with clouds frustrating his search, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Alex Gibbs discovered 8 new celestial visitors while obs...

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Drugs Changing How We Treat Obesity
From: Tradeoffs
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A new class of drugs can help people lose up to one-fifth of their body weight and manage serious health conditions associated with obesity. But th...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2023
  • Length: 16:32
Breast Cancer in a Bottle with Polly Marshall
From: Doug Wood
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Chemicals in personal care products millions of women use everyday increase your risk of breast cancer.

  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:21
742-Cuban Meteorites(530)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A large fireball meteor which exploded over Cuba produced a number of interesting results.

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  • Added: Apr 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Bethany Snider encouraged her nonprofit hospice agency to participate in a federal experiment to revamp Medicare's 40-year-old hospice policy, but she worries about its potential unintended consequences., Credit: Jon Cherry for Tradeoffs.
About half of people on Medicare use hospice care before they die, but as the popular benefit turns 40 this year, it is struggling with waste, acce...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 20:42
The Cell Phone Disconnect
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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On this edition of GSN, Dr. Paul Heroux explains some of the history of cell phones and how and why they should be made safer.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Apr 10, 2023
  • Length: 28:15
  • Purchases: 2
741-Africano(529)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: NASA Stardust
My Catalina Sky Survey Teammate Brian Africano discovered his 4th comet while asteroid hunting in the constellation of Ursa Major with our Schmidt ...

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  • Added: Apr 09, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9