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A Death Valley Conversation About Life, The Universe and Everything
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mat Kaplan, Jill Tarter and Tyler Nordgren, Credit: Mat Kaplan
Beautiful Death Valley National Park was the setting for a fascinating conversation with famed SETI researcher Jill Tarter and celebrated astronome...

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


  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Exploring Europa and Mining Asteroids at Yuri’s Night
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: 2) JPL’s Bob Pappalardo and Bobak Ferdowsi at Yuri’s Night, Credit: Mat Kaplan
Our special coverage from the Los Angeles Yuri’s Night party continues with Chris Lewicki of Planetary Resources along with Bob Pappalardo and Boba...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WMUU-LP, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Mayor John Hamilton Discusses Contaminates in the Water Supply
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Water supply in Bloomington and its contaminates are discussed.

  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 08:32
Joshua Horwitz - War of the Whales - Part 1
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents: Joshua Horwitz author or War of the Whales reveals the extreme life threatening challenges whales are facing today....

  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:54
Joshua Horwitz - War of the Whales - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents Joshua Horwitz author or War of the Whales reveals the extreme life threatening challenges whales are facing today. ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:41
Jim Bell Welcomes "The Interstellar Age"
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Jim Bell's new book chronicles the Voyager mission to the outer solar system and beyond., Credit: Dutton Publishing
Planetary scientist and author Jim Bell has just written “The Interstellar Age—Inside the Forty-Year Voyager Mission.” He talks with Mat Kaplan abo...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
Found! Beagle 2 Lander is on Mars
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Orbital image of what is believed to be the Beagle 2 lander on surface of Mars., Credit: HiRISE/NASA/JPL/Parker/Leicester
The Beagle 2 Mars lander disappeared after it separated from the Mars Express orbiter on Christmas Day, 2003. Eleven years later, it has been foun...

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


  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
2014: The Year in Space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Orion spacecraft is recovered by the USS Anchorage, Credit: NASA
Our annual review of the greatest events and accomplishments over the last year features analysis and commentary by Bill Nye the Science Guy, Emily...

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


  • Added: Dec 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
The Areng Valley Listening Project with Kat Eng
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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On this episode of "Don't Cha Know", we visit with a former Winonan who is traveling to the Areng Valley in the Cardamoms Protected Forest in south...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2014
  • Length: 09:56
Sara Seager's Quest for Earth's Twin
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: MIT Astrophysicist and Planetary Scientist Sara Seager, Credit: Sara Seager/MIT
MIT planetary scientist and astrophysicist Sara Seager is on a quest. She wants to find a warm, wet exoplanet with signs of life. It could be Earth...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and WYAP


  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 3
Bruce Lee's Philosophy of Movement and Life
From: Yuko Kodama
Series: Bruce Lee
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You may know Bruce Lee as a martial artist legend who died at the young age of 32 but there is much more to his story. Lee’s daughter, Shannon, cha...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
Digging Deep With Planetary Deep Drill
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Business end of Planetary Deep Drill, Credit: Mat Kaplan
If there’s life on Mars, it’s probably deep beneath the surface. That’s just one reason we need a tool like Planetary Deep Drill on the red planet ...

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


  • Added: Nov 11, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
The Camino de Santingo
From: WXAV 88.3FM Chicago
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Host Peter Kreten welcomes to the Program Sister Kathy Thornton, RSM. Sister Kathy is a Sister of Mercy and recently completed the Camino de Santin...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2014
  • Length: 30:19
Dr David E. Kirkland, Transforming the world with more inclusive education methods
From: Latin Waves Media
Series: Latin Waves Media
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Dr David E. Kirkland, Transforming the world with more inclusive education methods

  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Length: 28:57
Global Grins - Bringing Toothbrushes to the World
From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Harvest by Open Orchard Productions
Caption: Global Grins
Did you know there are currently more cell phones in the world than toothbrushes? Meet Joselyn Miller, co-founder of Global Grins, a philanthropy t...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 04:12
Planetary Radio Live! We See Thee Rise: The Canadian Space Program
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: "We See Thee Rise" University of Toronto Convocation Hall, October 1, 2014, Credit: The Planetary Society
We welcomed 1,600 Canadian space enthusiasts to the University of Toronto for our October 1st celebration of Canada in space! Join Mat Kaplan and ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 1
Pathways Togo - Educating Women, Empowering the World
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Educating Women, Empowering the World, Credit: Pathways Togo
Togo, a tiny country in Africa, is one of the world's poorest countries. Despite clear evidence that educating girls and young women is the surest...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2014
  • Length: 50:58
Smashing Holes in Mars to Find Life
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Explore Mars wants to look for life on the Red Planet. Not past life. Life thriving under the Martian surface right now. Chris Carberry will tel...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
Trevor Paglen: Seeing the Surveillance State (Excerpt)
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're living in a surveillance state, in the eerie transparency of our words and deeds, 24/7, all of us, under suspicion or not; the presumption of...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 06:40
  • Purchases: 1
Astronomers Without Borders: Spreading the Wonder Worldwide
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Sky party in Northern Iraq, Credit: Mike Simmons
Astronomers Without Borders Founder and President Mike Simmons and his colleagues share the passion, beauty and joy of the night sky from Argentina...

Bought by KVSC, WESM 91.3 FM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jun 10, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 3
At Spacefest VI With Apollo Astronaut Gene Cernan and a Host of Proud Space Geeks
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Gene Cernan and Laura Danly are recorded by Mat Kaplan at Spacefest VI, Credit: Barbara David
Spacefest is the annual celebration of all things space, including space art, memorabilia, and the many astronauts who attend. Planetary Radio visi...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
A Second Earth? & OSIRIS REx Is Go for Asteroid Bennu
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Finally found: an Earth-sized planet in the habitable zone. You’ll hear lead scientist Elisa Quintana make the announcement. Then OSIRIS REx miss...

Bought by WMNF, WESM 91.3 FM, WOUB, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 4
Kidney Allocation
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New guidelines could maximize transplant success by better matching donated kidneys with recipients.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
The Nonviolent Life, Happiness & Chasing The Moon Thieves (Peace Talks Radio)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Three authors talk about how their books relate to peacemaking. The Nonviolent Life by John Dear, Before Happiness by Shawn Achor and Princess Mari...

Bought by KUOW, KUOW, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 28, 2013
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
A Congressional Guide to Ending Gridlock
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Having survived the most recent episode of Gridlock by the skin of the Nation's teeth, we beyond the Beltway need to put our collective relational...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2013
  • Length: 03:26