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Marvelous Martian MAVEN
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's concept of MAVEN orbiting Mars, Credit: Lockheed Martin
MAVEN, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution orbiter, has gone a long way toward solving the mystery of the Red Planet’s missing water and air...

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


  • Added: Dec 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
A Giant Telescope and Remembering John Glenn
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: John Glenn on his historic Friendship 7 orbital mission., Credit: NASA
Space historian John Logsdon remembers American hero John Glenn. Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye was a big fan of the Friendship 7 astronaut. Then w...

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


  • Added: Dec 13, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Tim Giago_Hopi Youth Run 1.000 Miles to Standing Rock
From: Kimberley Little White Owl Lambert
Series: The Water Protectors: Killing the Black Snake #noDAPL
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Tim Giago Talks about the Hopi Youth that ran 1,000 Miles to Standing Rock in Support of the Water Protectors

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 01:17
Greg Palast - Crosscheck OR How to Steal an Election
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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Greg Palast, investigative journalist and author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, tells us about the successf...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:46
  • Purchases: 1
To Mars! With National Geographic
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Mars” is the new docudrama miniseries airing on the National Geographic Channel, Credit: National Geographic Channel
The National Geographic Channel’s “Mars” miniseries has begun. Mat Kaplan attended a kickoff for the ambitious docudrama last summer. You’ll hear ...

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


  • Added: Nov 21, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Pluto and Titan and Iran, Oh My!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The liquid methane lakes of Titan, Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
Back to the annual meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences this week, where Mat Kaplan visited with experts on worlds of ice including T...

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


  • Added: Nov 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
WorldCanvass: Creation and Discovery, The Unlikeliness of It All
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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A discussion about the long history of artistic accomplishment and innovation at the University of Iowa, as well as the seminal importance to abstr...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2016
  • Length: 55:35
Matt Taylor Rocks Rosetta
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Rosetta Mission Manager Patrick Martin and Project Scientist Matt Taylor simulate the spacecraft touchdown at Planetary Society HQ., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Last year it was New Horizons at Pluto. In 2016, the thrilling end of the Rosetta comet mission generated the greatest public interest and enthusia...

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


  • Added: Nov 01, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Dr. Fania Davis - Healing the Wounds of Racism - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Fania Davis. Dr. Davis is Executive Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, ...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
Dr. Fania Davis - Healing the Wounds of Racism - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Fania Davis. Dr. Davis is Executive Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth, ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
Charley Kohlhase and the Greatest Voyage
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: James Blinn (l.) and a young Charley Kohlhase (r.) working at JPL on pioneering computer animations of the Voyager flybys., Credit: Charley Kohlhase
How did the Voyager spacecraft manage to weave their magnificent way through the outer planets of our solar system? Mission Design Manager Charley...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP, and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
Sister Simone Campbell - A Nun on the Bus - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Sister Simone Campbell, author of A Nun on the Bus- How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
Dr. Mathew Fox - The Physics of Angels - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Matthew Fox, internationally acclaimed theologian and spiritual maverick who has spent the ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Oct 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Farewell Rosetta
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Comet 67P/Churyumov/Gerasimenko, Rosetta’s final resting place., Credit: ESA / Rosetta / MPS for OSIRIS Team MPS / UPD / LAM / IAA / SSO / INTA / UPM / DASP / IDA
The European Space Agency’s magnificent Rosetta mission ended last week as the spacecraft gently touched down on the comet it has revealed. You’ll ...

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


  • Added: Oct 03, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
OSIRIS REx: The Voyage to Bennu Begins, With Dante Lauretta
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: OSIRIS REx departs for asteroid Bennu atop an Atlas V, Credit: Jason Davis/The Planetary Society
In two years a Near Earth Asteroid now known as Bennu will have a visitor from Earth. OSIRIS REx Principal Investigator Dante Lauretta reports on h...

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


  • Added: Sep 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Jonathan Cedar, Co-Founder, Biolite
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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Biolite is a company that produces clean, portable stoves for cooking off the grid in developing countries as well as for camping. The stove reduce...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
Scott Harrison, Founder, charity: water
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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charity: water provides clean water to communities in developing countries. Scott launched charity: water in 2006 after raising $15,000 from his fr...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 32:00
Interstellar Dreams Turn Real
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Breakthrough Starshot, Credit: BreakthroughInitiatives.org
Philip Lubin and his former student Travis Brashears have had quite a year. Their bold plan to send tiny probes to nearby stars is now supported b...

Bought by KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KRZA, WMUU-LP, KFCF FM and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The Douglas Coleman Show w_ D. Grant Smith
From: Douglas Coleman
Series: The Douglas Coleman Show
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Interview with radio show host and author D. Grant Smith. Also music by "The North"

  • Added: Aug 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:32
RDD: Soul City - Meet the Boxers
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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We're hitting the gym, yet again, on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries. Join us as we return to Soul City Boxing and Wrestling Gym in this tw...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 05:57
Forest bathing--improve your health by immersing yourself in nature
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Ever hear of forest bathing? It's an idea that comes from Japan, of literally immersing yourself in nature to improve your mental and physical heal...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: 19:57
  • Purchases: 1
Juno Reaches Jupiter!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Juno Mission PI Scott Bolton, Credit: Mat Kaplan
Return with us to the evening of July 4, 2016 and the exciting arrival at Jupiter of the Juno orbiter. You’ll hear the moment of successful orbita...

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


  • Added: Jul 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Fighting for Space: Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Lori Garver shares with young people at Politicon., Credit: Mat Kaplan
She has spent most of her life working toward a bright future for humanity in space, and Lori Garver has lost none of her passion. She visited the...

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


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Countdown to Jupiter
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s concept of Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Juno will enter Jupiter orbit on July 4th. Mat Kaplan talks with the mission’s Principal Investigator, Scott Bolton at the Jet Propulsion Laborato...

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


  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Cancer Changes Everything
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
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When I was twelve years old, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Now, four years later, mom and I reflect on how cancer brought us closer toge...

Bought by WHFR, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 26, 2016
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 3

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