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Constant Wonder - Infrasound
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Deep rumbles in the Earth, through the Earth. Frequencies below the threshold of human hearing. Infrasound, if we can detect it around volcanoes, m...

Bought by WVTF, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 4
Saket Soni: How Trafficked Workers Pulled Off “The Great Escape”
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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“THE GREAT ESCAPE: A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America” tells the story of one of the largest human trafficking schemes in...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, KDNK and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 6
Constant Wonder - Snowfall, Snowflakes, and Ice Instruments
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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How snowfall fits into climate change, snowflake science, and instruments fashioned from ice actually work...and sound good!

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 27, 2022
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - Audrey Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Topic 1: This movie star knew what depravation felt like; Topic 2: How Jimmy Stewart stole our hearts

Bought by WYAP, GCR (Global Community Radio), WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 52:47
  • Purchases: 4
Constant Wonder - Advocating for Sharks and Other "Scary" Creatures
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When Rachel Graham experienced a real-life sharknado on a dive trip, she knew her future was connected to these amazing and threatened creatures.

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Life As an Astronaut
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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An astronaut experiences a juxtaposition of the sublime and the mundane, sensing God while floating weightless, fixing cables outside his spacecraft.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - From the Streets to Symphony Hall: The Improbable Backstory of a World-Class Tuba Player
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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A young Black boy from Baltimore survived childhood neglect to become a professional tuba player.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - The Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The abyss of the deep sea is anything but lifeless!

Bought by WVTF, GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 12, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 4
Constant Wonder - Float Like a Butterfly, Major Taylor
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The man who changed the course of boxing history.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Oct 05, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Twin Cities Iranian Culture Festival Delivers Many Kinds of Iranian Music This Weekend in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Twin Cities Iranian Culture Festival, Credit: Ensi Hohammed
The 2022 Twin Cities Iranian Culture Festival takes place this Friday through Sunday at Squirrel Haus in Minneapolis. It presents music and other a...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 08:00
Constant Wonder - Fabric: History Hidden in Plain Sight
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The history of fabric is the history of life and death on this planet.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - How Can You Reforest the Desert Without Planting a Single Tree?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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In some semi-arid regions of Africa, there is a forest underground, just waiting to sprout.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Have You Heard the Buzz? Why We Need Pollinators
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Bees and butterflies can bring a safari to your yard, if you give them a chance.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Pho-nomenal!
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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An exploration of delectable foods and the people who make them: pho, Italian grandmothers' pasta, and preserved sourdough.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Where Is Hope? Towns Rebuild Their "Lifescapes" After Disaster Strikes
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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After the Camp Fire consumed the town of Paradise, CA, the high school football team played a special role in bringing the town back to life.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - Summer Shorts: Adventure Stories
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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We've mined our archives for breathtaking adventure stores.

Bought by WVTF, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - The Sun Can Heal the Planet
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The ocean uses photosynthesis in powerful ways that we can harness to combat climate change.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - Queens or Pawns?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Did she even have a prayer of becoming queen? Her name Arbella actually means prayerful; and yes, she did have a prayer of becoming queen, but it d...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Tomatoes That Leave Earth Behind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Hydroponically grown foods may feed a space colony one day.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Downton Shabby
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Would you really want to inherit a castle?

Bought by KUHF, RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 52:51
  • Purchases: 3
Novelist Lisa See
From: New Letters on the Air
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Lisa See discusses CHINA DOLLS, a novel that traces a decade of nightclub life for Asian Americans from 1938 to just after World War II. See reveal...

Bought by WDCB and WNJR


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Scheming in the commandant's dress shop.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 52:28
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - It's Complicated: Our Fraught Relationships with Animals
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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We can work ourselves into a quandary, sometimes hilariously so, when we try to rationalize our relationships with animals.

  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
Constant Wonder - Animal Duets
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Do birds and other animals actually make and enjoy music?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Lost at Sea
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Jonathan Franklin shares the story of how Salvador Alvarenga survived for more than a year adrift in the Pacific Ocean. Joan Druett shares the para...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 2