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Dark Energy of a Million Galaxies
From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts
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UT Austin astronomer Steven Finkelstein eyes Wrangler supercomputer for HETDEX extragalactic survey

  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 12:14
Human Origins in Fossil Data
From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts
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Paleoanthropologist Denne Reed of UT Austin connects fossil data of human origins

  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 10:18
Neil Gehrels and WFIRST—A Space Telescope for the 2020s
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), Credit: NASA/GSFC/Conceptual Image Lab
NASA has given the go-ahead for creation of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope. It might help reveal the nature of dark energy and point the ...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending March 4, 2016
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: FBI vs. Apple: What's at Stake in Encryption Fight; Battle to Protect Indi...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
EP 1 — The Sharing Economy?
From: Robert Raymond
Series: Upstream
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In this first episode of Upstream, a radio documentary series, we look at the darker side of the "sharing economy" and explore the conditions that ...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KZYX


  • Added: Feb 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:44
  • Purchases: 2
Civilizations Among the Clustered Stars?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Messier 5 is a globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars. It is about 25,000 light years from our solar system., Credit: ESA/Hubble
New research indicates that globular clusters—collections of up to a million stars—could provide stable environments for life, along with opportuni...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, WMUU-LP, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
2015: A Great Year for Space Exploration
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Enhanced color image of Pluto from New Horizons, Credit: NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI
Our year-end review features the “best of 2015” lists from Jason Davis, Casey Dreier, Emily Lakdawalla and Bill Nye the Science Guy. What’s Up offe...

Bought by XRAY.fm, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMUU-LP, KWMR, KMUD and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 9
From Mars to the Stars With Lou Friedman
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Lou Friedman’s new book offers an inspiring view of our future in space., Credit: University of Arizona Press
The founding Executive Director of the Planetary Society has just written “Human Spaceflight: From Mars to the Stars,” an optimistic view of humani...

Bought by WRGY, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Dr. Mollyann Brodie, Executive Director of Public Opinion Research, Kaiser Family Foundation
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Mollyann Brodie, Sr. Vice President of Executive Operations and Executive Director o...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Humans Orbiting Mars!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of the view above Mars, Credit: NASA
Scott Hubbard and John Logsdon led the Humans Orbiting Mars Workshop last spring. They return with Casey Dreier as the report on that workshop is ...

Bought by WRGY, KMUD, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Zibi Turtle and Exploring the Ice Giants
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Ice Giant Neptune, Credit: NASA
They are the most neglected planets in our solar system, but that status may be changing. Planetary scientist Elizabeth “Zibi” Turtle celebrates NA...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUD, KFCF FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
OSIRIS-REx Readies for Asteroid Bennu
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: PI Dante Lauretta (r.) and Kevin Walsh in the Lockheed Martin clean room with OSIRIS-REx, Credit: Dante Lauretta
Dante Lauretta heads the most ambitious mission to an asteroid ever mounted. With one year left till launch, he returns to Planetary Radio with an ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUD, KFCF FM, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Understanding the Wilson and Chattanooga FCC Petitions
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
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Episode 110: Given the exciting development of the FCC opening comment on petitions from Wilson, NC and Chattanooga, TN to restore local authority ...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 24:41
Chattanooga's EPB Fiber
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
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Episode 59: Chattanooga's EPB Fiber is the highest profile community network in the U.S. It was the first network in the nation to offer a symmetri...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 24:59
Windows Expert Hacks 'Droid Rifle at RAMming speed
From: Lyle Troxell
Series: GeekSpeak
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Brand new very fast memory, Windows 10 rolls out slowly, how to stay safe online: experts vs non-experts, and more Geeky News.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 50:59
  • Purchases: 2
Zooming In On Mars With Mastcam-Z
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Early plan for the lenses in a Mastcam-Z camera planned for the 2020 Mars rover., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Our reporting from the 2nd Mars 2020 Rover Landing Site Selection Workshop continues as we talk with Jim Bell and Justin Maki, leaders of the devel...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
The Right Site: Choosing A Landing Spot on Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This artist's sketch is based on the Curiosity rover in NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, with proposed modifications based on the science definition team's recommendations. , Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The 2020 Mars Rover may be years away, but determining where it will land is already a hot topic among scientists and engineers. Many of the former...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMUD, KBBI Alaska, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Jim Baller on the History of Municipal Broadband Vol. 2
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
Caption: Made with Canva.com
Episode 63: Jim Baller is back again for the second show in our series on the history of municipal broadband networks. He is the President of the ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 17:39
Responding to "Crazy Talk" Vol. 5
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
Caption: Made with Canva.com
Episode 120: Lisa Gonzalez and I have been wading though all kinds of crazy talk since the cities of Wilson and Chattanooga filed petitions with th...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 16:12
Responding to "Crazy Talk" Vol. 4
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
Caption: Made with Canva.com
Episode 72: We are back with the fourth volume of our responding to "Crazy Talk" theme on the Community Broadband Bits podcast. The source of this ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 24:06
Responding to "Crazy Talk" Vol. 3
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
Caption: Made with Canva.com
Episode 62: Lisa Gonzalez and I are back with another back and forth reaction to some of the crazy claims made by opponents of community owned Inte...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 19:52
Responding to "Crazy Talk" Vol. 2
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
Caption: Made with Canva.com
Episode 55: Following up on our first "Responding to Crazy Talk" episode last month, we decided to publish a second edition this week. Again, Lisa...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 21:11
Responding to "Crazy Talk" Vol. 1
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
Caption: Made with Canva.com
Episode 50: For our 50th episode, we're trying something new: Lisa and I respond to three common claims made by opponents of community owned networ...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 12:40
Dewayne Hendricks Vol. 1
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
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Episode 18: Dewayne Hendricks is a serial entrepreneur, innovator, and wireless expert. Wired magazine labeled him a broadband cowboy back in 2001...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 26:34