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I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how it was cho...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:21
Here are some morning glory photos. Above is Ipomoea ternifolia var. leptotoma and the photo below is of some floral chaos featuring the red flower...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:04
I like the phrase in Arizona Flora about the Loasa family Loasaceae ; it is “remarkable for the diversity and peculiar structure of the hairs.” And...
- Added: Sep 28, 2021
- Length: 05:05
HOUR ONE: 'Traveling By Book' - From Africa to England, to a kamikaze cockpit, and to realms of fantasy. Books aren’t just books. They’re passports...
- Added: Sep 03, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: 'Our Virtual Reality' - Not everyone has a big yard to stretch out in while sheltering in place. But maybe all you need is a virtual spac...
- Added: Aug 27, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
HOUR ONE: "Plants As People" - If plants are intelligent beings, how should we relate to them? Do they have a place in our moral universe? Should t...
- Added: Aug 20, 2021
- Length: 01:58:59
A re-airing of episode 105 "The Wedding Episode." All love songs. Also I tell the story of how I met my wife.
- Added: Aug 18, 2021
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 2
HOUR ONE: "Reading While Young" - Having trouble reading? Maybe the answer is a younger read. We'll celebrate the new season of our "Bookmarks" mic...
- Added: Apr 30, 2021
- Length: 01:59:01
In this episode we hear an exciting King Arthur adventure from Heather Forest. We also hear wonderful stories from Mary Gavan and Donald Davis.
- Added: Jan 13, 2021
- Length: 54:59
- Purchases: 2
Classic country radio show playing unheard gems dug from all over the country.
- Added: Nov 24, 2020
- Length: 58:00
You might see some programmers scurrying
when trying to implement a little currying.
This is Episode 98 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informa...
- Added: Nov 13, 2020
- Length: 08:22
Greg Brower became a Republican while a student at the University of California Berkeley, during the Reagan era. Brower has served in both the Neva...
- Added: Sep 24, 2020
- Length: 20:52
The Utah Board of Water Resources proposes to construct, operate and maintain the 141-mile long Lake Powell Pipeline, a project that would convey w...
- Added: Sep 10, 2020
- Length: 18:53
Ellie the nine-year-old collie-retriever set out on an unexpected journey across Europe's borders from her home in Sweden to the South of France.
- Added: Aug 30, 2020
- Length: 05:02
A robot arm may have a prehensile length
that should be tested for its tensile strength!
This is Episode 87 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an inf...
- Added: Apr 21, 2020
- Length: 02:56
Four brands of matzoh compete in a taste-test at a Jewish temple in Belmont, MA in a humorous, quirky piece about this traditional Passover food.
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 13:56
I bought silverware and a few plates at the El Rancho flea market when I first moved to Reno. I’ve been back innumerable times but not to buy anyth...
Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio
- Added: Nov 28, 2019
- Length: 13:26
- Purchases: 1
Author Garth Stein talks with Sarah Bearup-Neal.
Bought by WKAR
- Added: Nov 19, 2019
- Length: 54:30
- Purchases: 1
How are you planning to end the year? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we are closing out 2018 with wind band music about finales, endings, and big fini...
Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and KMFA
- Added: Dec 25, 2018
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Engineers Sadhan and Pius continue an ongoing series of discussions on the fundamentals of mechanical engineering. Today they talk about what they ...
- Added: Dec 14, 2018
- Length: 41:26
Erin Saldin discusses her YA novel, The Dead Enders. She also reads two short passages.
Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KWMR
- Added: Sep 06, 2018
- Length: 29:01
- Purchases: 3
What is engineering? What are the important aspects of engineering that anybody should know? Can we talk about all this without getting too deep in...
- Added: Mar 25, 2018
- Length: 27:36
In the 1950s poodles were all the rage – one tabloid even reported that when a girl “makes the big time she traditionally acquires 3 things — minks...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 25:15
- Purchases: 1
The Ol’ Guajolote is not alive with critters by the time it runs by our home.
- Added: Jan 24, 2018
- Length: 05:05
Fall off your bike, get a band aid. Have a headache, take an ibuprofen. Pain is often fleeting…and there’s a cure. But what happens when pain is co...
Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
- Added: Jan 24, 2018
- Length: 04:48
- Purchases: 3
