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It turns out, there's a way to capture methane before it leaks into the atmosphere. In the case of a landfill, you can cover the surface and then i...
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- Added: May 28, 2020
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...
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- Added: May 27, 2020
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Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...
- Added: May 26, 2020
- Length: 03:31
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If you haven’t used a bidet before, it looks pretty much like a toilet bowl with a tap on one side that gives you a rinse after you go. Bidets or s...
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- Added: May 26, 2020
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Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...
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- Added: May 26, 2020
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Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...
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- Added: May 26, 2020
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Today we’re going to focus on some positive news — a bright spot. Scientists have noticed something remarkable about blue whales— after years of ne...
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- Added: May 25, 2020
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Jerry Douglas, acknowledged master of the dobro returns to Unreal Bluegrass
- Added: Feb 21, 2020
- Length: 57:11
Kenyan Filmmaker Jim Chuchu, ISIS Expert Rami G. Khouri
- Added: Oct 01, 2014
- Length: 56:23
The second pilot episode for the new show, Middle Ground, which focuses on news, politics and culture from middle America.
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- Added: Oct 08, 2013
- Length: 56:30
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Farewell to George Jones-- and hell-o again to Natalie Maines! This week's hour long musical mystery tour includes Jim James, Patty Smith and more.
- Added: May 03, 2013
- Length: 54:41
Volatility on Wall Street, talk of a double dip recession---bad news for the markets. But good news for music?
During times like these, we witness...
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- Added: Aug 15, 2011
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It got its start in the oilfields, ranches, and lumber camps of the early 1900s. And it went on to reshape American music. Join music historian Al...
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- Added: Jul 30, 2011
- Length: 54:39
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On this episode, we explore songs that challenged the stereotypes of Texas music. Though "country" music may be what the Lone Star State is most we...
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- Added: Jul 22, 2011
- Length: 56:24
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On this edition of Texas Music Matters, we take a behind the scenes tour of the award-winning PBS show Austin City Limits. This show features rare ...
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- Added: Jul 13, 2011
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The musical ‘homage’ seldom gets the credit it deserves. Done artfully, the ‘cover song’ can both refer to the past and hint at a new direction fo...
- Added: Jul 08, 2011
- Length: 56:57
Question. How good has this year been for music? Well, let's put it this way: Recently, NPR Music decided there was no need to wait til the end of ...
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- Added: Jul 01, 2011
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Today we'll honor some of the best known soul musicians from around the Lone Star State - as well as some hidden gems. Austin-based music journali...
- Added: Jun 17, 2011
- Length: 50:22
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Features a song from the nearly mythical forthcoming album by ZZ Top is leaked to the Space Station crew. Also new tunes by Austin’s Wooden Birds, ...
- Added: Jun 10, 2011
- Length: 55:07
Glaciers around the world are melting at an unprecedented rate and glacier shrinkage is evidence of climate change. Paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thomp...
- Added: Jun 04, 2011
- Length: 30:02
On this edition of Texas Music Matters, we’ll talk with Travis Stimeling, author of “Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks,” about the music that transform...
- Added: Jun 03, 2011
- Length: 57:30
During this edition of Texas Music Matters, Austin’s Amy Cook takes on Janes Addiction, Suzanna Choffel debuts a new album, and we take on a new un...
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- Added: May 27, 2011
- Length: 55:51
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Features the unreleased music of Birmingham/Austin rockers Monarchs, also Adele covers a Sam Cooke classic in Austin's historic Studio 1A, Paul McC...
- Added: May 20, 2011
- Length: 53:32
Features the music of Blues-belter Nakia as well as Steve Earle, Athens' Of Montreal, Austin guitar-legend David Grissom, Texas rockers The Couch, ...
- Added: May 20, 2011
- Length: 59:10
Religious Seattle residents are taking an in-your-face approach to housing the homeless.
- Added: Sep 15, 2010
- Length: 15:01
