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746-Followups(534)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroids, Credit: NASA
Without followup data, many if not most of the Earth approaching objects would be lost as they move away from us leaving us with no idea when they ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KICI Iowa City, KGLP, Raven Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: May 14, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
745-100 Moons(533)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Schmidt Telescope Mt. Bigelow, Arizona, Credit: CSS/U. Arizona
A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Raven Radio, KGLP, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: May 07, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
725-Mtn Ops(513)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Telescopes Mt. Lemmon, AZ, Credit: CSS/University of Arizona
My team, the Catalina Sky Survey, would not find a single asteroid without Steward Observatory's Mountain Lemmon Operations, or Mtn Ops for short. ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Simply Beautiful, KGLP, KICI Iowa City, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and more


  • Added: Dec 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Answering the Call, Part 1: America’s New Mental Health Crisis Line
From: Tradeoffs
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Starting July 16, 2022, anyone in the U.S. experiencing a mental health crisis will be able to dial 988 for help. We explore what it will take for ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 03, 2022
  • Length: 25:04
  • Purchases: 1
Are the Olympics Worth It? Athletes and Historians Weigh In
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this week’s episode, we take a look at what it takes (and costs) to host the world’s largest sporting event during a global crisis. We hear from...

Bought by Classic107.3, GCR (Global Community Radio), WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
624-In Coming
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard was asteroid hunting with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona when he spotted a movi...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
IE: Inside Europe, 3/15/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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Jihadi brides and the children of Islamic State — Latvian lawmakers look to soften gun control — Boeing's 737 MAX is grounded: what now for Europe...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
What Does "21st Century Policing" Really Mean?
From: Megan Harris
Series: Criminal Injustice
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What does "21st Century policing" actually mean, and how would a forward-thinking department be different than what most jurisdictions have now? Ro...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:25
Comey Saw It Coming: Why No One Went To Jail For The Housing Crash
From: Megan Harris
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James Comey wasn’t the nation’s embattled former FBI Director in 2002; he was the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan. It was around then that he g...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:05
No One Has A Reliable Count On Police-Involved Shootings
From: Megan Harris
Series: Criminal Injustice
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The federal government doesn't track how often or what happens when police shoot civilians, and there's no official national database to show how b...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:22
The Conservative Case For Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform
From: Megan Harris
Series: Criminal Injustice
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The Trump administration has promised a return to "tough on crime" criminal justice policies, including a recent memo that instructs federal prosec...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
PEACE Police Interrogation Method Promises Fewer False Confessions
From: Megan Harris
Series: Criminal Injustice
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DNA tests have proved something surprising: people sometimes confess to terrible crimes that they definitely did not commit. One reason seems to be...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2017
  • Length: 03:35
American side of Niagara Falls to go silent
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: BY ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Pedestrian Bridge to be replaced at Niagara Falls State Park., Credit: BY ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Pedestrian Bridge to be replaced at Niagara Falls State Park.
New York State plans to shut off the American Falls, a major attraction for tourists who flock to Niagara Falls. It's part of a project to replace...

Bought by WCPN, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 7
How safe is your beach? New test may provide answer
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
Push for wind farms along Great Lakes sparks controversy
From: Great Lakes Today
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Apex Clean Energy plans to build dozens of wind turbines across the Great Lakes states -- including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois – to take ...

Bought by WCPN, Delta College Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO


  • Added: Sep 16, 2016
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
CrisisWatch 87 – Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Guinea
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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2 November 2010: This month's podcast features an interview with Mohamed Jalloh, Crisis Group's West Africa Analyst about the violence in Guinea an...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2010
  • Length: 06:39
False Calm after Elections in Kyrgyzstan
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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Four months after violence against immigrants, Kyrgyzstan is forming a new government. How will this contribute to stability? Crisis Group’s Centr...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:33
Myanmar Elections Could Reveal Border Tensions
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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On 7 November, Myanmar will hold its first elections in 20 years. This could tear the border regions between Myanmar and China in ethnic conflict. ...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2010
  • Length: 02:57
Iraq's Security Forces Post-US Withdrawal
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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Perhaps the most important element in the formation of Iraq's government is the future of the security forces. Where do they stand, seven years aft...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:01
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Parallel Crisis
From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast
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A new Crisis Group report examines how the dysfunctional administration of the larger of the country’s two entities has paralyzed its decision-maki...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2010
  • Length: 07:30