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The Launch of LightSail
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of a LightSail in Earth orbit., Credit: The Planetary Society
This special edition takes you behind the scenes on May 20, 2015 as LightSail is lifted into orbit. You’ll hear the thrilling launch, meet key tea...

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


  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
Sean Solomon on the Climactic End of the MESSENGER Mercury Mission
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: A depiction of the MESSENGER spacecraft is shown flying over Mercury's surface displayed in enhanced color., Credit: NASA/JHU APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington
We open with the countdown to destruction--the MESSENGER spacecraft’s impact on Mercury ended its spectacularly successful mission. Principal Inve...

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


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 6
Countdown to LightSail: An Update
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: LightSail voyages across the cosmos., Credit: The Planetary Society
The road to space has been a rocky one for most spacecraft, and LightSail is no different. Challenges remain even with the May 20th launch of a tes...

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


  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Why West Point's 2015 Cadet First Captain Now Sees Memorial Day In a New Way
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: West Point Austin Welch, Credit: westpoint.edu
The United States Military Academy's Cadet First Captain Austin Welch shares how the loss of a dear friend changed not only his perspective on Memo...

Bought by WSGE, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, and Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:39
  • Purchases: 4
Hey Prof -- You Still Hold Office Hours?
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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Most colleges require professors to hold office hours so students have the chance to ask for help. However, nowadays, students are less and less wi...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 02:42
"I Wonder Whose Pocket She's In" (The song and dance genre): A Lyrical Tribute to Corporate Influence on Elected Officials
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Well, in my state we have a remarkable example of corporations having their way with state legislators to pass a bill that- in the long run did not...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2015
  • Length: 05:46
The Freedom Riders of 1961
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Freedom Riders of 1961 were upholding the law. So why were they being arrested as soon as they got off the buses in Jackson, Mississippi? KFAI'...

Bought by Hark! and WDSE


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 2
Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides on LauncherOne and the Return of SpaceShipTwo
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Elected officials hear about Virgin Galactic's LauncherOne rocket and WhiteKnightTwo air launch vehicle., Credit: Virgin Galactic
6,000 job-seekers came to the new Long Beach, California home of Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne rocket on a recent morning. We sit down with CEO Geo...

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


  • Added: Mar 10, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
The problem with "sounding white"
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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We are always adjusting the way we sound. It especially depends on the social situation we are in. Linguists call it "code switching," a term origi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 04, 2015
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
Virtual Reality "Way To Go" Sundance 2015
From: Sara Wagner
Series: Sundance Wrap
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"Way To Go” is an interactive virtual reality experience showcased at the New Frontier during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival

  • Added: Jan 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:24
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
Day Job 7: The Lonesome Luthier
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: Ben Todd of Lonesome Shack restores broken guitars, Credit: Joshua McNichols / Day Job
Ben Todd restores guitars for The Trading Musician in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood. And he's become deeply embedded in the local music scene. B...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
Blowing the Whistle on a Poisoned Marsh
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Felix Smith, Credit: Kerry Klein
Kesterson Wildlife Refuge had a little known problem back in 1982: selenium contamination was leading to birth defects and death in fish and birds....

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 16:03
  • Purchases: 1
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
NBA Draft 2014 Recap
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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John Fanta recaps the 2014 NBA Draft

  • Added: Jun 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:36
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
Big East-Big Ten Tip Off Classic Announcement
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
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John Fanta reporting from MSG on the Big East-Big Ten Announcement for the Gavitt Tip Off Classic.

  • Added: May 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:55
Megan Marshall reads from her Pulitzer-winner, Margaret Fuller: A New American Life (5/13)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. An early activist profiled.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Washington Aims To Be The Healthiest State
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: Sallie and Sharon on the MS-150
NO ONE LIKES A BAD GRADE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH. HOW DOES WASHINGTON STATE RANK AMONG OTHERS IN THE COUNTRY? REPORTER SALLIE BODIE H...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:04
The Get Better Show (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Turmeric root
We're looking at the power of curcumin, found in turmeric, in fighting deadly diseases. Plus a new method of treating melanoma. And a simple, cost ...

Bought by WJCT, WEZU, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
A Shortcut Through 2013
From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Caption: Nelson Mandela
A journey through the past twelve months, this retrospective gathers the major and minor events, the sounds, voices, music, memories, and emotional...

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, North Country Public Radio, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2013
  • Length: 59:03
  • Purchases: 8
Keeping Nelson Mandela
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
After Nelson Mandela was freed from the life sentence he was serving in prison, he often spoke about refusing bitterness toward his captors. But h...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
Hevron for Sara, Prisoner Release, Saudi Women Drivers
From: Yishai Fleisher
Series: The Yishai Fleisher Show
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October 29, 2013, The Yishai Fleisher Show, Segment #1, Week #116

  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 30:37
From the Dispair of Unemployment to Respected Business Administrator
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Series: Inside Essex County Politics
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Show dedicated toward spotlighting those individuals who turn the heartbreak of unemployment into success in securing a new job or career. Listen ...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 16:30

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