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In Search Of Fortune: The Allure Of Sunken Treasures
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Half Hour
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In Search Of Fortune: The Allure Of Sunken Treasures, How To Continue Working In Retirement (And Still Be Happy), The One Graduation Gift That Will...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
How Uber Lost $1 Billion In China
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: The Steve Pomeranz Hour
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In Search Of Fortune: The Allure Of Sunken Treasures, How To Continue Working In Retirement (And Still Be Happy), The One Graduation Gift That Will...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WQCS, WLRN, WETD, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 06, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
ALLAN WOLPER TALKS TO FATHER BRENDAN FORDE
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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Father Brendan Forde is a Franciscan priest from Ireland who preaches peace and serves the most vulnerable people in Central and South America. Fat...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 29:10
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
Allan Wolper talks with Gregory Pardlo
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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Gregory Pardlo, the winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, debunks the theory that African American fathers are disinterested parents. Pardl...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 29:08
  • Purchases: 1
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
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
Women in STEM: Marine Mammal Center combines science with animal welfare
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Northern elephant seal weaners return to the wild after rehabilitation at The Marine Mammal Center, Credit: Mike Adaskveg
Women are underrepresented in a lot of scientific fields, but there’s one branch of biological science that bucks the trend: veterinary science. Wo...

Bought by KZYX, XRAY.fm, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 07:52
  • Purchases: 3
SHU Women's Basketball Preseason Report 11-08-2014
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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John Fanta reports on the SHU Women's Exhibition and pre-season analysis

  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 01:25
Seton Hall University Men's Basketball Season Preview
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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John Fanta reports on the Pirates Exhibition win over Caldwell College

  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 01:24
Caregiving in Colorado
From: Vero Balderas Iglesias
Caption: For six years, Marisa Raygoza took care of her mother Isabel Garcia Beltran, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Isabel passed away on June 25, 2014. Marisa warns of the challenges caregivers often face and advises other caregivers to plan ahead and re
According to official estimates, there are currently over 50 thousand older adults in Boulder County that are at least 60 years old. 13,000 are at ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
New Documentary on the Lost Girls of Sudan-"The Dawn Will Break"
From: Vero Balderas Iglesias
Caption: Sister Luise Radlmeier visiting South Sudanese women she mentored now living in the USA
The Dawn Will Break is a documentary that is currently in production. It tells the story of some South Sudanese young women, who after fleeing the ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 07, 2014
  • Length: 06:47
  • Purchases: 1
The People vs. Syngenta: Jackson County, OR bans GMO crops
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Outspent 3 to 1 by multinational seed companies, the citizens of Jackson County, Oregon successfully campaigned to ban GMO crops.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 07:42
Hawaii: GMO ground zero
From: Making Contact
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Hawaii has not only become the primary testing ground for the seed industry but a battleground between biotech companies and concerned residents. M...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:12
Reclaiming the Commons
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The Alley Project, Detroit, Credit: Karpov the Wrecked Train
From pedestrian plazas to pop-up-parklets…cities are looking to create spaces for people to gather, interact and create. But are some people being...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Two Guys on Your Head: Relationships and Technology
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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If you live in the modern world, as I’m sure you do, you’re probably very familiar with the common occurrence of witnessing two people standing ne...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
Space Dives
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales explores space dives, an extreme jump that tests the limits of technology and the wills of dare devils.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 1
Education Not For Sale
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Around the world, students have been taking to the streets. They’re opposed to rising tuition fees and cuts to education. On this edition, we’ll ...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA


  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Life, Death, and Rebirth of ACORN
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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It took 40 years to build ACORN, but just a few months to bring it down. Local organizers are trying to rebuild, but how is ACORN’s absence affect...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
American Graduate: Earning A Degree, And A New Life
From: WUNC
Series: American Graduate
Caption: Roy Dawson, Credit: UNC-Chapel Hill
As more and more businesses require employees to have at least a high-school degree, those who do not are getting left behind. In response, public ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 1
Fastest On Earth Hour Long Program
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Fastest On Earth
Caption: Inside Technology
IEEE Spectrum Radio takes your listeners around the globe to find the fastest things on earth.

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KMXT, Marfa Public Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 13
Breaking Boundaries Together: Multi-Lingual Collaboration at South Philly High
From: On Blast
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In South Philadelphia High School, students are coming together across racial & language barriers. As the School Safety Collaborative, Philadelphia...

  • Added: May 15, 2012
  • Length: 05:14
Craft Brewer Helps People Face the Challenges of M.S.
From: Colorado News Connection
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LONGMONT, Colo. - A Colorado craft brewer was concerned with more than just balancing hops and pouring "flights" of beer samples this weekend. Long...

  • Added: May 14, 2012
  • Length: 01:51
The Art of War
From: War News Radio
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2011
  • Length: 29:00