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Board games about climate solutions inspire action. 4 game designers tell their stories.
Bought by WFHB, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KICI Iowa City, and WYAP
- Added: Aug 12, 2021
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 5
Earlier this year, we did a shows on the topics of folk songs and while researching that show, we found a lot of songs outside the folk genre that ...
- Added: Jul 11, 2021
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 6
A caring black musician is dedicated to convincing Ku Klux Klansmen to leave the organization through the power of music and conversation.
- Added: May 17, 2021
- Length: 02:30
There's a strange connection between King penguins, one of their favorite islands, and Nitrous Oxide gas.
Bought by WRFA-LP and Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:01
- Purchases: 2
Imagine if you could block out loud noises at a party by taking a really deep breath. That's how the female American Green Tree Frog manages to fil...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:44
- Purchases: 1
Arachnophobes BEWARE! Imagine a spider that uses special silk to lift something that's 50 times bigger than itself. There is a video! You must wat...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:59
What is that weird smell? It's called trimethylamine (TMA) and for most of us it stinks like rotten fish. For a small percentage of people it smell...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 05:04
What if we burned calories the same way cars use gas for fuel? Amy fell down the comparison hole trying to figure out the "car calories" for humans...
- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 04:54
Who knew a tiny animal could contain such a multitude of cool facts? For our 150th episode we dive into the life of the shrew. It's a phenomenal cr...
- Added: Feb 21, 2021
- Length: 05:00
In WWI and WWII women were super sneaky and ingenious using their yarn and knitting needles to covertly transport coded messages. That's right, tod...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 02, 2021
- Length: 04:45
- Purchases: 1
An accidental discovery by scientist Jonathan G. Martin lead to a surprise at his bird feeder. Turns out Flying Squirrels in the United States have...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Nov 10, 2020
- Length: 04:53
- Purchases: 1
If I total my car, you see,
I'll just call it an RUD.
This is Episode 91 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating...
- Added: Sep 10, 2020
- Length: 06:34
An engineer will feel at home
when surrounded by many an ohm.
This is Episode 90 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...
- Added: Sep 01, 2020
- Length: 06:16
Is there a standard I may have missed?
Time to consult the engineers at NIST.
This is Episode 88 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show ...
- Added: Jul 19, 2020
- Length: 06:50
The term Jimmy Legs describes both a syndrome and the restless leg bumping up and down that some of us do when nervous or full of energy. Let's fin...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Mar 03, 2020
- Length: 03:36
- Purchases: 1
What happens when you cross a intestinal invading fungus or bacteria with carbohydrates? You get very very drunk. Trace explores the weird world of...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Feb 20, 2020
- Length: 04:13
- Purchases: 1
Asad Dandia is a young Brooklynite who is reinventing the way people approach religion esp, Islam. Asad was born and raised in Brooklyn and graduat...
- Added: Nov 24, 2019
- Length: 39:48
A half-marathon running dog, Japan's pet cafes, cats might be able to recognizing their names, but we're not completely sure (because cats am I rig...
Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City
- Added: Sep 11, 2019
- Length: 16:00
- Purchases: 1
Sending a little love to our listeners in the Southern Hemisphere. It might be summer here, but it's the middle of winter down south. Turn on some ...
Bought by Spokane Public Radio
- Added: Jul 16, 2019
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 1
Reporter Kamilah Kashanie looks into the controversy behind a statue in a historically Black neighborhood on Martha's Vineyard.
- Added: May 30, 2019
- Length: 10:40
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
Students and teachers at Highland Park in Austin discuss their hopes, dreams, and the impact of reality.
- Added: Dec 17, 2018
- Length: 04:50
Always think positive, unless you're doing negative testing. This is Episode 67 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fasci...
Bought by Enchantment Radio
- Added: Jun 19, 2018
- Length: 04:25
- Purchases: 1
Science education occurs in juvenile detention centers, as part of the schooling available to young people there so that they can receive their hig...
- Added: Jun 12, 2018
- Length: 40:25
How can we harness the power of games for education? In Part 1 of the episode, the podcast explores how the PAX South 2017 gaming conference inspi...
- Added: May 05, 2018
- Length: 40:18
Why Would Somebody Insist We Yank Goats? That's not what WYSIWYG stands for. This is Episode 53 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on...
Bought by WETD
- Added: Jan 28, 2018
- Length: 04:35
- Purchases: 1
