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Distillations Episode 177: The Twilight Years
From: Distillations
Caption: A mid 20th century hearing aid from CHF’s collections.
Part three in our series, The Stages of Life, spotlighting the chemistry found in childhood, adulthood, and old age. First, a look at how brain con...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 16, 2013
  • Length: 18:01
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 176: The Adult Show
From: Distillations
Caption: Cartoon from an AIDS comic book. , Credit: the National Museum of Health & Medicine.
Join us for the second installment of The Stages of Life, spotlighting the chemistry found in childhood, adulthood, and old age. We start by lookin...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 15:03
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 175: The Kid Show
From: Distillations
Caption: Children have been coloring in with crayons for almost 100 years. , Credit: Sruthi Pinnamaneni.
This episode kicks off a three-part series, The Stages of Life, spotlighting the chemistry found in childhood, adulthood, and old age. First, a loo...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 17:28
  • Purchases: 1
SITPE # 1323
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Of Labels and Locales

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


  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
SITPE # 1321
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Traveling with old and new friends

Bought by KKRN, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KEOS, WOUB, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
120828 Before They Were and Later on Decatur
From: Jamie Dell'Apa
Series: Searching For The First Rock And Roll Song
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Ferrato's Later On Decatur and a round of "before they were."

  • Added: May 19, 2013
  • Length: 02:38:09
Distillations Episode 173: Power Up
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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In this episode we look at the modern power grid, which is on the brink of important changes. First, why the smart grid matters. Then, the critical...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 17:06
  • Purchases: 1
SITPE # 1319
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Fab and Prefab

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KHNS, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Distillations Episode 172: On Beauty
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Want strong, shiny hair? Pick up a package of Superstrength Henna 'N' Placenta Conditioning Treatment at your local beauty store. It's just one of many beauty products containing decidedly icky ingredients., Credit: Jennifer Dionisio
In this episode we look at questionable appearance enhancers. First the Beauty Historian shares some shocking beauty rituals of yore. Then a look a...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 15:25
Distillations Episode 171: Underground Worlds
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Susan Warzek helps her fellow speleologists return Howe Caverns to its natural splendor., Credit: Amy Kraft
In this episode we investigate the science beneath our streets. First how a team of amateur speleologists are keeping Howe Caverns safe. Then a loo...

Bought by KALW and WTJU


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 16:35
  • Purchases: 2
Quick Queue: Tartan Day
From: Radio K
Series: Quick Queue
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by Marcheta Fornoff - Held April 6th of each year, Tartan Day is a celebration of the day the Declaration of Arbroath was signed and submitted to P...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:28
SITPE # 1316
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: Living The Blues, Credit: Canned Heat
A Bit Shorter in the Back

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


  • Added: Apr 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
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
SITPE # 1310
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Heavy focus

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


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 8
Tales from the South 113: Outsiders
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Season 8, 2013 Spring Season
Caption: Judith Gardner reads on Tales from the South
This week's stories are all about being outsiders. Stories by Judith Gardner, Frank Fusco, and Alan Reese. True stories told by the Southerners who...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
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
SITPE # 1302
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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66 Progressions

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


  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 9
SITPE # 1301
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Piece image
Back on track.

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


  • Added: Jan 01, 2013
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
SITPE # 1249
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
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Backup show # 1.

Bought by KWMR, KSJD, KKRN, KPVL, KHNS and more


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 10
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
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