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Distillations Episode 170: Urban Agriculture
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Oakland residents tend to a backyard garden as part of the annual Throw Down for the Town service festival. , Credit: the Ella Baker Center. Photo by David Hanks.
In this episode we learn how advances in urban agriculture are providing new access to fresh food. First, how hundreds of tons of fishbones are cle...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Apr 03, 2013
  • Length: 18:33
  • Purchases: 1
02: Foley Follies (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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You might not know what foley is, but you know what it sounds like.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
NYT best-selling author Mary Roach visits The Roadhouse
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Dave Seaton chatted recently with the delightful Mary Roach, author of quirky science books like "Stiff," "Bonk," and "Packing for Mars." H...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 22:04
  • Purchases: 1
The Five-Second Rule: How Bad Is Floor Food, Really?
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Just brush 'em off., Credit: Gaspirtz.com
1... 2... 3... Yeah, that's still OK to eat. It's fun! It's got science! Producer Ruth Eddy's take on "the rule" deserves a listen.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:09
Distillations Episode 169: Neighborhood Preservation
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Can this church be saved? Chemists and congregants alike say yes., Credit: Alex Lewis
In this episode we see old bones made new again. First the ongoing restoration of Philadelphia's 19th Street Baptist Church. Then a discussion abou...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2013
  • Length: 17:11
SITPE # 1311
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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First appearances, second chances and a whole lot of vinyl.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Distillations Episode 168: So Argon Walks Into a Bar...
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Wocka wocka!, Credit: snorgtees.com.
In this episode, chemistry takes center stage. First, why science and comedy make gut-busting bedfellows. Then the history of science as popular en...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 11, 2013
  • Length: 21:38
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 167: Cold War Chemistry
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: A relic of the infamous space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
During decades of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union over the course of the Cold War, both sides wielded science as a weapon. F...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2013
  • Length: 15:04
Distillations Episode 166: Alchemy After Dark
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: An engraving from Michael Maier's Symbola Aureae Mensae (1617) depicting an alchemical androgyne. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Also available in CHF's collections.
Just in time for Valentine's Day we explore the sexier side of alchemy. Historian Joel Klein explains how alchemists used passionate prose to disgu...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 13:59
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 165: In Good Taste
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: 1950s ad from the Givaudan Flavorist. , Credit: the Society of Flavor Chemists Library at Monell Chemical Senses Center.
Today your taste buds take center stage. First, how super-tasters' genetic gift might afford them better health. Then the art of imitation flavors.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 16:09
  • Purchases: 1
Lesser Water Boatman
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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This week on Into It, Andrew Bales takes a look at a lesser known insect with an unusual talent.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:41
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 164: Bones
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: The skeleton of Harry Eastlack, whose disease-ravaged bones are on display at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum., Credit: Evi Numen, 2011, for the Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
In this episode we peel back our skin. First, an innovative technology that could provide early detection of osteoporosis. Then, a look at stone ma...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Jan 11, 2013
  • Length: 16:24
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 163: A Day in the Life - Night
From: Distillations
Caption: The midnight sun., Credit: Louisa Jonas
We wrap up the three-part series A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. Today, how popular insomnia trea...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 15:42
Distillations Episode 162: A Day in the Life - Noon
From: Distillations
Caption: What's hidden in your lunch?, Credit: Flickr user ilovememphis.
We continue the three-part series A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. In this episode, a look at the ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:38
Carissa Halston and Randolph Pfaff
From: Brian Bahouth
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In this interview Brian Bahouth chats with Carissa Halston and Randolph Phaff, Co-founding Editors of the literary magazine apt and Aforementioned ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:41
Fresh Talk: Christian Philipp Müller
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Christian Philipp Müller, Credit: Cathy Byrd
In Kassel, Germany, Cathy Byrd meets Swiss artist Christian Philipp Müller to talk about Swiss Chard Ferry, his gardening project for documenta (13).

  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Length: 19:50
New book on Minnesota know-how, from carving ice sculpture to singing like a voyageur
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Bob Carter was joined recently by former Pioneer Press outdoors writer (and current communications director for the MN DNR) Chris Niskanen t...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 12, 2012
  • Length: 23:25
  • Purchases: 2
Distillations Episode 161: A Day in the Life - Morning
From: Distillations
Caption: When it comes to kids and adults, the debate over fluoridated water has waged for decades., Credit: Flickr user sean dreilinger.
Today we begin the three-part series: A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. First, a look at what's lur...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 14:21
Distillations Episode 160: Teflon
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: "Nothing sticks to 'happy pan,'" raves the bottom of this poster, the first ever advertisement for Teflon., Credit: Wikimedia Commons user trozzolo.
Treasure or toxin? In this episode we follow Teflon's rise from happy accident to indispensable tool at work, home, and even war.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2012
  • Length: 15:14
Besides looking good, the Emergency Bra could save your life
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson spoke recently with Dr. Elena Bodnar, founder & president of the Trauma Risk Management Research Institute in Chicago, about her...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 21:16
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 159: Kean on Genes
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Sam Kean reading from his first book at CHF's inaugural Science Cabaret., Credit: Conrad Erb.
In this episode we welcome back author Sam Kean to discuss the secrets and surprises contained in our DNA.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2012
  • Length: 12:22
Quick Queue: Flaming Lips
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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By Tess Weinberg. While the Flaming Lips are now one of the biggest names in indie rock, things weren't always that way for the band. Tess Weinberg...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 23, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Culture Queue: "A Good, Clean Death"
From: Radio K
Series: Radio K Culture Queue
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This week on Culture Queue, we look at the most exciting events happening in the Twin Cities. Our program begins with a look at this year's Cirque ...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Oct 22, 2012
  • Length: 30:42
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 158: The Alchemical Quest
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: In Hieronymus Brunschwig’s Liber de arte Distillandi . . . (Strasbourg, 1512) two figures work with one of alchemy’s more grounded practices: distillation. From the Donald and Mildred Othmer Collection, CHF. , Credit: Will Brown.
In this episode, a conversation between two alchemy experts: James Voelkel, who curated CHF’s exhibit The Alchemical Quest, and Lawrence Principe, ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2012
  • Length: 13:58
Culturology: "Mayor of the Universe" - Author Lorna Landvik talks with Heidi Holtan
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
Caption: "Mayor of the Universe" by Lorna Landvik
Lorna Landvik is the author of eight previous novels including the best selling "Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, "Oh My Stars," and "The View Fro...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KVSC


  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 20:20
  • Purchases: 2

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