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Betelgeuse
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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This week our hosts discuss the probability of Betelgeuse "Supernova-ing".

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2020
  • Length: 09:01
  • Purchases: 1
Light Bulbs
From: KSLU
Series: STEM Science Radio
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From history to the of light to new technologies, this series explores the evolution of the light bulb.

Bought by Belfast Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 05, 2020
  • Length: 13:07
  • Purchases: 1
Play Time
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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How do you play? We explore playtime on The Children's Hour by sending the Kids Crew into a living video game, and we meet Dr. Lisa who is diversif...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 9
90: Full Moon Killers
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Barn owls come in three colors, a tawny brown, a mix of brown a white, and all white. It didn't make sense to researchers how a white owl could be ...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 06:15
85: Two Penny Hangover
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In the late 19th century, London had the beginnings of homeless shelters. They weren't always comfortable (try sleeping in a four-penny coffin), bu...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
82: Talking Eggs
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Before they even hatch, Yellow Legged Gull chicks seem to be communication to their nest mates. Amy dives into the how and why.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
79: Pt. Roberts
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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When the US and Canadian governments decided the border between our two countries, a few places got left on the "wrong" side of the line. Those pla...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 08:03
78: Rock and Roll Mosquitoes
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Turn up the Skrillex to ward off some pesky bloodsucking insects. And possibly your neighbors.

  • Added: Nov 24, 2019
  • Length: 10:50
Military Family
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Caption: I'll Miss You Dad, Credit: Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.
In a broadcast recorded live at the Museum of the American Military Family in Tijeras, New Mexico, The Children's Hour Kids Crew interview military...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, WLRH, WXPR, WCNY, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
diamagnetic
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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That frog is not frenetic; it floats and is diamagnetic. This is Episode 79 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinati...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2019
  • Length: 06:09
70: Galloping Crocodiles
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Like a scaly cheetah, galloping crocs were a terror both on land and in the water. Good thing they lived 100 million years ago.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 06, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
  • Purchases: 2
66: Gynandromorphy
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Big word for a genetic mutation where an animal is split with one side being entirely female and the other male. This can happen in some species of...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 04, 2019
  • Length: 05:14
  • Purchases: 1
Mock Mock Orange
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Caption: The photo is mine of a white flower atop a branch of Fendlera. Around you and me in the borderlands, you find this tall stemmed woody shrub from 4,000’ to 7,000’ on rocky slopes. It usually done blooming come June, so there is still time to catch it in bl
I sure talk about a lot different flora and fauna. From three species of quail, to canyon wrens, to Yarrows spiny lizards, to bristlehead (Carphoch...

  • Added: May 16, 2019
  • Length: 05:30
58: Cuteness Aggression
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Why do we want to crush-hug cute things like babies and young animals? It may have something to do with adorableness overload and how our brains co...

  • Added: May 09, 2019
  • Length: 03:50
Highlights of SXSW Edu 2019
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: Photo of the VR Merge technology on display at the SXSW Edu 2019 expo. , Credit: Pius Wong
If you missed the 2019 edition of the South by Southwest Education (SXSW Edu) conference in Austin, Texas, we rehash some highlights that you may h...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2019
  • Length: 26:46
54: Exploding Ants
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Meet C. explodens; worker ants who rupture their own abdomens--filled with toxic goo--to protect the colony from predators.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2019
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 1
52: Long Lives of Lobsters
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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The internet claims lobsters are immortal. Amy pulls a Dana Scully and debunks the heck out of that idea.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
45: Sneeze Voting
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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African Wild Dogs appear to vote on pack activities by sneezing.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
Statics
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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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
Dear Cherry 021 - Guest Lists
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri, Credit: Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about party plann...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Cherry 020 - Be On Time - Part 2
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri, Credit: Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This is the second week about ...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Cherry 025 - Second Marriages
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri, Credit: Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about second marr...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Oct 18, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Cherry 016 - New Hat
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri, Credit: Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about new clothes...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Dear Cherry 023 - Summer Solstice
From: Mondo Frolic Productions
Series: Dear Cherry Capri
Caption: Dear Cherry Capri, Credit: Taso Papadakis
Weekly, 90-second, humorous, radio interstitial drop-ins featuring Cherry Capri talking about retro inspired topics. This week is about summertime ...

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
iterate
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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An introduction to this series about engineering vocabulary, phrases, acronyms, jargon, and slang.

Bought by WETD and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Sep 22, 2017
  • Length: 03:14
  • Purchases: 2