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Kurt Steiner holds the world record for stone skipping. He throws rocks because it makes him happy. And because he says it’s key to escaping digita...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 12:49
Because of its abundant open space, Detroit, Michigan has a thriving ring-necked pheasant population. The birds have endeared themselves to many by...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 10:54
Tom Wall is a West Michigan rock star who uses plants as bandmates. He uses a device to harness the electricity in plants, which then turns those i...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 14:56
The city is temporary and the intersections are conceptual. Are you ready to experience Burning Man — deep in the Nevada desert?
- Added: Aug 21, 2023
- Length: 04:37
An episode that discusses the “neverendingness” of it all - a phrase spell-check does not recognize, but one you may have experienced if you ever f...
- Added: Feb 15, 2023
- Length: 08:06
Hear the story of Space IL and their attempted journey to the moon.
- Added: Jul 10, 2022
- Length: 23:46
Every few years, once its warehouses of unclaimed lost-and-found items fill up, the Israeli police becomes Sotheby’s for a day. Back in November 20...
- Added: Jun 28, 2022
- Length: 03:47
Mishy Harman visits Anton Fokarev’s kingdom: The lost-and-found department at the entrance to the Savidor Merkaz train station in Tel Aviv. This is...
- Added: Jun 20, 2022
- Length: 05:51
Spooky podcasts to get you into the Halloween spirit.
Bought by WVTF, KTSW 89.9, Troy Public Radio, KECG, KMUN and more
- Added: Oct 18, 2021
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 9
Dimensional Energy is at a crossroads with the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE: can they afford to stay in? Their situation raises larger questions about t...
- Added: Jun 28, 2021
- Length: 49:50
Cooper can't wait any longer to see carbon capture utilization technology, so he makes a slightly abnormal reporting trip… across the country. He w...
- Added: Jun 28, 2021
- Length: 52:42
It's the summer of 2019. Two more coal companies have filed for bankruptcy, and hundreds of workers are left in the lurch. Meanwhile, Jason Salfi i...
- Added: May 11, 2021
- Length: 45:50
Mo Beck was a professional climber who regularly won gold in competitions. But when she joined a team on a long expedition in the remote Cirque of ...
Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA, and PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 25, 2020
- Length: 21:51
- Purchases: 3
Ears Adrift's MC2 Sonja Wickard interviews scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory about the advancements in body armor technology.
- Added: Nov 05, 2020
- Length: 08:03
It's springtime and Earth Day! Animals are on the move, and sometimes their paths cross with people. Here are five stories to help you get outside ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Apr 29, 2020
- Length: 27:30
- Purchases: 1
This hour: the Rockettes, the opera, congress, and other spectacles.
Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KOSU, KCPW Salt Lake City, Troy Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more
- Added: Apr 22, 2020
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11
According to the USDA, nearly half of all the American adults listening to this story right now will eat a sandwich today. So, how has this simple ...
- Added: Apr 22, 2020
- Length: 06:51
An artesanal fisherman from a small Catalan village ends up shaping EU fishing law.
- Added: Jan 11, 2020
- Length: 26:13
Akins High School has an annual fall festival called Blue and Gold Night. It's a night with many activities, including a pig kissing "contest." Pro...
- Added: Dec 20, 2019
- Length: 04:19
Josh Patterson loved taking photographs of rare finds in the Mojave Desert. But on one trip, things didn’t go as planned.
- Added: Oct 08, 2019
- Length: 16:28
- Purchases: 2
It’s spring! Animals are on the move, and sometimes their paths cross with people. Here are four stories.
- Added: May 16, 2019
- Length: 37:09
Marty Edwards wanted to go on a fun trip with his girlfriend. But Mother Nature had other plans.
- Added: Nov 14, 2018
- Length: 32:00
In the early 1930s, a boy played a prank on a girl. The girl, Doris Kelly Hall, swore revenge. What followed was over 70 years of harassing limeric...
- Added: Apr 28, 2018
- Length: 21:29
“Bearded Ladies”
A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Paleobotanist Ellen Currano noticed a lack of other women in her field. So she...
Bought by KSTK
- Added: Apr 09, 2018
- Length: 27:59
- Purchases: 1
"Trash Bandits And Border Collies" and "The Ents Of Melbourne"
A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Maggie had it all: a fine house,...
Bought by KSTK and Boise State Public Radio
- Added: Mar 12, 2018
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2