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Caption: Some questions Lisa doesnt even want to hear!, Credit: david gold
Join Contestants: Mike, Alexis, and Maria for That! Medical Quiz Show The Quiz Show That Test Your Medical Knowledge; In this episode contestants a...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2013
  • Length: 30:01
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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
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
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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
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
Caption: Godzilla attacks!, Credit: Flickr user Marxchivist.
On today's show we look at the real and imagined implications of genetic modification in the middle of the 20th century.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 14:40
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
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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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Every year, in cities across the world, cyclists throw off their clothes and ride naked as part of the World Naked Bike Ride - a global protest mov...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 18:13
  • Purchases: 1
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St. Cloud businessman Nick Barth, the owner and operator of Cru Wine Specialists, shares his passion and sommelier skills in this lively conversati...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2010
  • Length: 31:33
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Tech correspondent Glenn Fleishman on Extreme Programming, Password Lockdown, and Free Text Messaging KRAK

  • Added: Aug 12, 2008
  • Length: 12:29
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Folks at this Chicago honky-tonk, Carol's Pub, give their opinion on the Illinois smoking ban in effect 1-1-08.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2008
  • Length: 03:27
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Interviews with banana pudding lovers in North Carolina

Bought by KZSC


  • Added: Feb 19, 2007
  • Length: 08:36
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Inside Technology
Annual technology gift guide for 2006

  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 05:40
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The story behind the word "mascara"

  • Added: Nov 24, 2006
  • Length: 03:05
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Short piece on what is and isn't "private" on the Internet

Bought by BSR Radio, WSCS-FM, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 16, 2006
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 3