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Distillations Episode 151: Tears
From: Distillations
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This wraps up our three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First, how it feels to lose your ability to cry; then why onions bring on the waterworks.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 15:05
Distillations Episode 150: Sweat
From: Distillations
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In this episode we continue the three-part series Blood, Sweat, and Tears. First the history of deodorants; then experiments on how perspiration ca...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2012
  • Length: 16:44
German Chef Rolf Schmidt
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: At Rolfs Place, Credit: http://rolfsplace.tumblr.com/
Rolf came to Kenya in 1973 in search of "Real Africa" and he found it. Few people know that Rolf is now a proud Kenyan citizen. I interviewed him a...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2012
  • Length: 13:28
Distillations Episode 147: Babies
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Remember when I leeched all the calcium from your bones?, Credit: Flickr user paparutzi.
Big eyes, soft skin, squeezable cheeks. No doubt, babies are adorable. But in this episode we take a break from our cooing to examine some more ser...

  • Added: May 16, 2012
  • Length: 13:43
Tales from the Secret Gardens of Oxton
From: PhilipDavid Ellwand
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every year the hidden gems and secrets of an urban village in Northern England are on display to the public. There are many links to France, shipbu...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 12, 2012
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
Video Arcades
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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Since their rise with the release of the 1978 game Space Invaders, video arcades have evolved alongside home gaming systems.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 3
Revivalist Radio...on Stage
From: Daniel Gross
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It kind of destroys the point of radio plays if you have to show up in costume. But two quirky guys built one quirky radio troupe anyway. This is r...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2012
  • Length: 14:45
  • Purchases: 2
Distillations Episode 144: Mystery of Mass (Spec)
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: What is it and what does it do?, Credit: courtesy of the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Collection, CHF Collections.
In this episode we look at the diverse history of mass spectrometry, starting with a single question: exactly what is it? Then we dip into CHF's or...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2012
  • Length: 13:18
Distillations Episode 143: Fairyland of Chemistry
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Hydrogen and chlorine sitting in a tree... Image from Real Fairy Folks: Explorations in the World of Atoms, by Lucy Rider Meyer, 1887., Credit: Courtesy of CHF's collections.
In this episode we travel back in time to the Victorian era, when innovative teachers used fairies to convey complicated ideas in chemistry. We ada...

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Mar 16, 2012
  • Length: 09:56
  • Purchases: 1
Distillations Episode 142: Mid-century Mutants
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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
SITPE # 1204
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: In Search Of The Lost Chord, Credit: Moody Blues
It starts with a Human Monkey.

Bought by KWMR, KKRN, KPVL, KHNS, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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 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 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 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
The Immigrant Experience
From: Janean Jorgensen
Series: Broadway Matinee - Songs from the Stage & Screen
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Several musicals include the plights of immigrants from the early 20th Century through today.

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KREV-LP, and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 15, 2012
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
SITPE # 1202
From: Stephen R Webb
Series: Stuck in the Psychedelic Era
Caption: Turn On The Music Machine, Credit: (debut album)
A Music Machine in every set.

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


  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Remarks at the End of the Next War
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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Delivered in the Capitol of the Invaded Country

  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 05:25
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
The Movie Sets of Frank Lloyd Wright
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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American Idol Architect

  • Added: Dec 02, 2011
  • Length: 08:44
The Pilgrim Chef
From: Katherine Perry
Caption: A cast member at Plimoth Plantation bakes bread in the village oven
For most home cooks, pulling off a traditional Thanksgiving feast is a tough job. An even tougher job? Replicating a meal fit for a Pilgrim in a ki...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, 'The Sea', WHCP-LP Cambridge, WVTF, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:32
  • Purchases: 7

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