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Distillations Episode 84: Crystals
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Images from the Othmer Library of Chemical History at CHF.
There are many different types of crystals we encounter, ranging from tiny to extremely large in size.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 86: Getting Sick
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Whether it’s preventing illness by vaccines or avoiding germs, this episode is about getting sick and staying healthy.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:09
Distillations Episode 89: Plastic World
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Love it or hate it, plastic is hard to avoid. In this episode we take a look at plastic made from corn and find out just how biodegradable it reall...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:04
Distillations Episode 103: Herbal Remedies
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Foxglove photographed in Bestwood Country Park, Nottinghamshire., Credit: Image courtesy of Flickr user DaveKav.
Before pharmaceuticals existed, all medicines had to come from natural sources—like plants. On this episode, we focus on such remedies.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:15
Distillations Episode 99: Summer BBQ
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: BBQ Inferno, from Flickr user Frederic Poirot.
In this episode, a celebration of meat: segments on an all-natural meat tenderizer, BBQ'ed carcinogens, and the history of steak.

Bought by KPIK-LP and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 11:55
  • Purchases: 2
Distillations Episode 107: Medical Gross Out
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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This episode will have your skin crawling… literally. In honor of Halloween we bring you a show revealing a scarier (and squirmier) side of science.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 15:30
Distillations Episode 111: A Distillations Carol
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Scrooge and his third visitor. Illustration by John Leech, 1843.
In this episode we are visited by the ghosts of chemistry's past, present, and future, who teach us about Greek fire, red sludge, and the future of...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:46
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 112: Nuclear Power
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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In this episode we learn about the history and future of nuclear power, in the U.S. and abroad.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 11:12
Distillations Episode 115: Black History Month
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: George Washington Carver., Credit: Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
In honor of Black History Month, we reveal the lesser known accomplishments of George Washington Carver, and also pull from our oral history collec...

Bought by WKSU, Radio Catskill, and WETD


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 11:57
  • Purchases: 3
Distillations Episode 121: Geek Chic
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Geek or chic? You be the judge!, Credit: Image courtesy of Flickr user Bylzz.
This episode wonders if it's becoming chic to be a geek. First, we see how pop culture portrayals of scientists have boosted their reputations with...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 11:21
As book prices rise, so do libraries
From: KALW
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California is facing a $13 billion budget shortfall over the next year and a half, and it’s safe to say that the pain will be felt across public se...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 2
Distillations Episode 132: Harvest
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: here the world's seeds stay safe., Credit: Image courtesy of Mary Tefre/Svalbard Globale Seed Vault.
This episode explores two very different ways people hope to protect future harvests. First, follow us to the Doomsday Vault, which protects 700,00...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 133: Halloween Candy
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Trick or treat! On this episode of Distillations we give you a taste of both. First, try to choke back our explanation of a Dutch candy that featur...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:16
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 134: Is Anybody Out There?
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Are there human-like beings in other galaxies such as this one?, Credit: Image courtesy of NASA.
How did we get here and who else is out there? These questions have nagged at humans for centuries. On this episode of Distillations we explore ear...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 12:09
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 137: Cocktail Chemistry
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: A sunny burst of flavor! Photo of Buddha's Hand Citron Vodka by Erin Hall, courtesy of St. George Spirits.
Cheers! On today's episode of Distillations we belly up to the bar to learn about distilled spirits. Then we look ahead to the next morning to dete...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KSJD, and Connecticut Public (WNPR)


  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:20
  • Purchases: 3
Distillations Episode 138: Your Genome
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Four nucleic acid bases, represented by the letters A, C, G, and T, make up your DNA. Researchers are working to decode their secrets., Credit: Flickr user skreck.
On this episode of Distillations we go straight to the source ... your DNA. First, we learn how technological advances are putting the dream of a $...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:29
Commercial For Schools
From: Youth Spin - KOOP 91.7 FM
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A commercial for Youthspin directed towards the various schools that our Spinners belong to.

  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: :32
SITPE # 1152
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Countdown '11.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, WXXI Rochester, and KEOS


  • Added: Dec 27, 2011
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 5
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … an earthquake?
From: Rose Eveleth
Series: Scienceline Podcast
Caption: These earthquake lights were observed minutes before the deadly 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Sichuan, China in 2008., Credit: YouTube
For hundreds of years there have been reports of strange lights during earthquakes, now scientists are trying to figure out what they are.

  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 07:00
Is that my cell phone ringing?
From: Rose Eveleth
Series: Scienceline Podcast
Caption: These glowing numbers might have more power over you than you think., Credit: Samantha Celera; Flickr
Ah, the cell phone. That magical device that can text, tweet, check email, make appointments, keep our calendar organized, order food, calculate th...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 136: Good Vibrations - A Symphony of Science
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: This printer’s mark shows three putti holding a harp and a compass, combining the measure and tone of music with the precision of mathematics. Title page detail from Francesco Algarotti's Dialoghi sopra la luce, i colori e l'attrazione... , Credit: Image courtesy of the Roy G. Neville Historical Chemical Library, Othmer Library of Chemical History, Chemical Heritage Foundation.
On this episode of Distillations we investigate if there's science behind the sweet sounds of a Stradivari violin and learn how chemistry influence...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Dec 11, 2011
  • Length: 17:14
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes 2011 Special
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Host Gabriel Spitzer and producer Michael De Bonis, Credit: (WBEZ/Andrew Gill)
This science special is perfect for your holiday programming needs. We've gathered our favorite segments from 2011 and gift-wrapped them in this ho...

Bought by KBRP Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: Paper covers rock
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
Caption: Rock paper scissors, and its variations, may lie hidden in the math that underlies natural systems. (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer), Credit: (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer)
Behind the workings of nature, there is math. It's the blueprint for galaxies and atoms. But WBEZ's science experiment is about to make it look eas...

Bought by WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 3
The Art of Tribal Music
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Twelve-year old youth producer Vanessa Sanchez explores Mexico's relatively new artform of "Tribal" music, which merges cumbia with traditional Lat...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2011
  • Length: 03:28
Step Right Up!
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The Big Apple and Ringling Bros. are two of the few remaining travelling circuses left in the country. Elliot Majerczyk spoke with a man who teache...

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Oct 03, 2011
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 1

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