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Michigan town raises money online to clear harbor

From: Great Lakes Today

With its harbor closed because of silt and other sediment -- and no help in sight from the federal government -- the town of Leland found an unusua...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN, and WBFO

Letters to The Dead

From: Terence Mickey
Series: Memory Motel

In the United States, the obituary article is reserved for the famous, to remember their greatest achievements and notable struggles.

Dogs sniff out pollution along Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Kenna checks a creek in Bridgman, Mich., Credit: Rebecca Thiele

Trained dogs are helping localities find leaky sewer pipes that are polluting Great Lakes tributaries.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Asteroid miners prepare to harvest outer space

From: Audrey Quinn

Caption: Rick Tumlinson of Deep Space Industries and Dr. Glenn Lightsey discuss future missions at the Texas Spacecraft Lab, Credit: Audrey Quinn

It currently costs $10,000 a pound to transport material from Earth into space. If humans want to live in space someday, those transport costs alon...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix

Biohacking project a glowing controversy

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: A still from the BioCurious Kickstarter video

When we think of garage scientists, the eccentric, gray-haired Dr. Emmett Brown from Back to the Future might come to mind. But these days, garages...

Bought by WTJU

Sky cowboys: The ironworkers who built the new Bay Bridge

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Ironworkers on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Matthew Cochran is fourth from left., Credit: Matthew Cochran

The first thing you should know about ironworkers is that they don’t make things out of iron, like horseshoes. They’re builders. Ironworkers from L...

In The Rock House

From: Mark Packham

In The Rock House follows the band Zombie Crash, and explores the learning disable music scene in the UK.

Latitude News Podcast #7 — From War on Drugs to legal weed, where will the U.S. lead the world next?

From: Latitude News

A short, strange history of marijuana in the U.S., Mexico and everywhere else

Bought by KUT

"GOOFS..GAFFES..AND GLITCHES, GREAT AND small" ( a pivotal week in politics and journalism...told thru narration, music and soundbites)

From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series

Pre-October surprises test the mettle of the presidential candidates, the press and US foreign policy. Mitt Romney struggles with reaction to hi...

Tribute or Plagiarism? ( A Question of 21st Century Ethics) DEC 2011 UPDATE/REMIX

From: Paul Fischer
Series: What's the Frequency, Kenneth? a newsical series

A "newsical" program offering context and perspective on the ethics of our times. A DJ samples music from 5 other artists for mashup and is hailed ...

Clever Apes: Trick of the lgiht

From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes

Caption: Lisa Utschig holds a vial of the protein active in photosynthesis.

In this installment, we consider why photosynthesis remains a puzzle to science. And we’ll find out how a research team at Argonne National Laborat...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KUT

California salmon are back, but for how long?

From: KALW

Caption: Fisherman Joe MacEnulty unloads salmon from the Melissa Jo at Pillar Point Harbor in Princeton-by-the-Sea. , Credit: Matthew Sumner

This spring marks the first time in three years that fishermen have been able to land Sacramento River Chinook since salmon populations crashed in ...

Clever Apes: Seeking the grail

From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes

There are certain questions that get scientists really excited – discoveries that are big, tantalizing, and often, far out of reach. Even if they’r...

Bought by WDBM, WTJU, KUT, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Selling Texas Kitsch at SXSW

From: Michael Lee

Caption: Boots at Allen's Boots in South Austin, Credit: Nathan Bernier

Every year, thousands of people flock to Austin from all over the world for South by Southwest Music, which officially gets underway today. Many v...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Storefront Library

From: Mark Saldaña

In Boston's densest neighborhood, the Chinatown Storefront Library converted a vacant commercial space into a thriving community center. And then i...

Bought by XRAY.fm and YouthCast