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648-Smoky Nights
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Smith Telescope McDonald Observatory, Credit: McDonald Observatory
Until recently smoky nights at the observatory were rare. Now they have become more common place as wild fires continue to devastate portions of th...

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


  • Added: Jun 27, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Publishing the American Dream with Chase Backer Publisher of Metropolitan Magazine.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Publishing the American Dream with Chase Backer Publisher of Metropolitan Magazine. Maximum Health Radio explores the images, people, and stories t...

Bought by WCNY and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2021
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Flavor Equation
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Nik Sharma author of the Flavor Equation
Nik Sharma's latest book is the Flavor Equation which breaks flavor down to its component parts - from mouthfeel to aroma, even sound.

  • Added: Jun 21, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Chomolungma Day
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Mount Everest, Credit: Stephen Alter
Every May 29th is Mt. Everest Day.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
646-Young Martian Volcanoes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Recent explosive volcanic deposit around a fissure of the Cerberus Fossae system. , Credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS/The Murray Lab
Relatively recent volcanic activity observed on Mars suggests that where subsurface martian magma and frozen water meet is where microbial life cou...

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Vaccine Trouble
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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As India tries to pick up the pieces of the pandemic, what happens In India wont stay in India since India was the pharmacy to the world.

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
645-Shrinking Stratosphere
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: A view of Earth's atmosphere., Credit: NASA
As a result of human caused increases in green house gases the troposphere is expanding and the stratosphere is shrinking. Between 1980 and 2018 t...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Ginsberg's Karma
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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A new documentary explores Allen Ginsberg’s time in India.

  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
The Diamond Kingdom
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A film poster for Satyajit Ray's "The Diamond Kingdom."
One of Satyajit Ray’s most political movies was actually a children’s movie written for his son. But it resonates with adults as well.

  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
643-Space Vehicles
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: SpaceX Starship, Credit: SpaceX
New Rocket engines will revolutionize space travel to the Moon and Mars.

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


  • Added: May 22, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Making Sense of a Growing Refugee Crisis
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, journalist Hana Baba talks with former refugee Maryan Hassan and author Ty McCormick, whose new book "Beyond the Sand and Sea" tel...

Bought by Classic107.3, Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
642-Vesta Fragment
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: The Asteroid Vesta, Credit: NASA
An impacting object hit the asteroid Vesta making a 10 mile diameter crater and in the process blasted loose fragments which have been orbiting th...

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


  • Added: May 16, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
When Your Country Doesn’t Trust You (AAPI Heritage Month Story)
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we hear from US Congressman Andy Kim about how the power competition between China and the US creates fear and anxiety on the home...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston, Classic107.3, WMUU-LP, RADIOLEX, and WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 5
Dispatch 384 - The Apu Trilogy (A Month of Ray)
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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This May is the centenary of Satyajit Ray’s birth, a good excuse to revisit his films. We start with the Apu Trilogy.

  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
Facing Our Climate Future
From: Mateo Schimpf
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This week, we talk about climate policy with former California Governor Jerry Brown, oceanographer Sylvia Earle and former Colombian president Juan...

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


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Dispatch 383 - Happy 100th Ray
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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India’s most famous filmmaker would have turned 100 this Sunday.

  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
20 Years in Afghanistan: Was it Worth it?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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US military forces have occupied Afghanistan for almost 20 years and now, President Biden says it’s time to end the war. But Afghanistan is still f...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dispatch 382 - COVID Twitter Wave
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A "reminder" from India's Chamber of Commerce, Credit: Sandip Roy
As India’s second wave of COVID-19 batters India, Twitter is becoming the go to for communication.

  • Added: Apr 26, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
639-Earth Approachers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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During a recent 60 day period asteroid hunters discovered 29 space rocks as they passed closer to us than the Moon. These small asteroids averaged...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KICI Iowa City, KGLP and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Can We Vaccinate 7.9 Billion People?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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If you live in the United States, there’s a good chance you’ve already been vaccinated, or at least have an appointment booked, but people who live...

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


  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
638-Methane
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artist’s conception of early Earth after several large asteroid impacts, moving magma on to the surface. , Credit: Simone Marchi/SwRI
How ET could know there is life on Earth.

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KICI Iowa City, KGLP and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
The World Doesn’t Revolve Around You
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we look at what happens when you think you know what you’re doing and don’t listen to the people you are trying to help. Our guest...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge, Classic107.3, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
Vax Fest India
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Screen shot from India Today
Apparently Indians pay attention to nothing unless it’s turned into a festival. Sandip Roy wonders if that may help stop COVID-19.

  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 06:00
637-Martian Dust
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Zodiacal Light and Mars , Credit: Joshua Rhoades
After sunset in the spring and before sunrise in the fall, at a natural night sky location like the Cosmic Campground International Dark Sky Sanctu...

Bought by KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KICI Iowa City, KGLP and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
From Nobel Peace Prize to Civil War
From: Mateo Schimpf
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In this episode, we talk with Senior Fellow for Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations Michelle Gavin about how this happened, Amnesty ...

Bought by Classic107.3 and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2

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