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AMOS 23-170: The Invisible World of Manuscripts, 8/25/2023

From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science

The Invisible World of Manuscripts

AMOS 23.29: Ancient Roman Parasites, 2/9/2023

From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science

Ancient Roman Parasites

KBFT Outdoor Series - Gene Goodsky Herbal Medicine

From: Bois Forte Tribal Community Radio
Series: Outdoor Series 2021

In this segment we meet with Bois Forte Elder and Spiritual Advisor for the Band, Gene Goodsky - who shares his stories on how he learned about Her...

GN_4.57_Earth Day

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4

Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.

Earth Day is the largest secular observance in the world, but it wouldn't have been possible if people didn't speak up for what is right. 40 years ...

GN_4.26_Nazis Against Nazis

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4

One step for hate, two steps for peace. A village in Germany took action against local Nazis by tricking them into raising money against their cause.

From Word to Word

From: Claud Leandro

The fascinating evolution of everyday words.

Early Spring

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Spring is arriving early to North American wildlife refuges because of climate change.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, Spokane Public Radio, KENW, WTIP and more

Small Town Archaeology

From: Science Update

A town square offers a trove of archaeological discoveries.

TRIZ

From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day

If I read through a thousand invention patents, I hope I'd learn something, too. This is Episode 63 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal sho...

Bought by Enchantment Radio

Hawaii on Frontlines of Preparing for Nuclear Attack

From: Heidi Chang

Caption: North Korean missile test , Credit: Courtesy the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency

As tensions escalate between North Korea and the United States, Hawaii finds itself on the frontlines in preparing for a nuclear attack. Whether or...

The Erhu (4.5 minute version)

From: MoraQuest
Series: Passage to the Middle Kingdom

At one time, the erhu was the muse of Central Asian nomads; this small, two-stringed fiddle could be played on horseback (imagine folk modifying an...

Bought by WXXI Rochester

Museum seeks WWII Navy pilots

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: A plane recovered from Lake Michigan, Credit: John Davies

To accompany a documentary screening, the National Museum of the Great Lakes is searching for Navy pilots who trained on Lake Michigan during World...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, and WBFO

Shipwreck discovered off the coast of Lake Ontario

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: A photo of the recently-discovered Royal Albert., Credit: Jim Kennard

On Wednesday, a group of New York-based underwater explorers announced they discovered a mid-nineteenth-century shipwreck that's been hiding in the...

Bought by WSKG, WCMU Michigan, WBFO, and WCPN

Dialects & Society

From: Susanne Bard

While the media affect our vocabulary, our accents are a product of our community.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Giant Armadillos

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: An extinct glyptodont., Credit: Carl Buell

DNA evidence reveals that the enormous armored glyptodont, an extinct South American mammal, was a close cousin to modern armadillos.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Do You Believe Conspiracy Theories?

From: Peter Johnson
Series: THE AUTHOR'S CORNER ON PUBLIC RADIO, DECEMBER 2015

Well, you might believe some, of course. "Watergate" was a conspiracy, indeed.... Touching on a more recent national trauma, author Rob Brotherton ...