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[Simulated Part Two] In bed with machines: a real-life and sci-fi exploration of sex robots
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied - Specials
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Sex robots have been a sci-fi staple since the genre’s birth. Now that more advancements in technology are bringing early generation bots to life, ...

Bought by KWGS and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 2
017: You 2.0: where the self-help industry succeeds, and where it misses the mark, 1/5/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Self-help has existed in some form since the dawn of human civilization and has grown into a robust industrial complex. But does self-help really m...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 58:23
Reclaiming wellness from the wellness industry
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied - Specials
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The rise of the wellness industry and marketing of wellness products moves us away from the individualized practices that actually make us feel hea...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Boise State Public Radio, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
  • Purchases: 8
Constant Wonder - Going Blind With Vigor and Aplomb
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When a congenital condition began to destroy Andrew Leland's eyesight, he decided that the result didn't have to be tragic.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Science unscripted - Birdsong and sexual harrassment
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week's show, why are birds and the noise they make so good for us? Also, we learn why the response to sexual harrassment is so much differe...

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
National Writers Series: Ed Yong
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Interlochen Public Radio's Ed Ronco talks with science journalist Ed Yong.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Science unscripted 03/21/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Thin bodies & thin blood.

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
Constant Wonder - Snowfall, Snowflakes, and Ice Instruments
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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How snowfall fits into climate change, snowflake science, and instruments fashioned from ice actually work...and sound good!

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Dec 27, 2022
  • Length: 52:49
  • Purchases: 2
2021-07-23 How a Manufactured Car Culture Blocks Transit
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The United States is famous for its car culture. But a hundred years ago, pedestrians didn’t want cars to take over the streets — and it took decad...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
Dogs and Fake News
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Who We Are With Dogs Is Who We Are as People. Topic 2: Fake News Isn’t Just Misleading. It Can Create False Memories.

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 51:41
  • Purchases: 1
Should I grill with gas or charcoal?
From: Possibly
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If you're choosing between charcoal and gas, choose gas. Grilling with charcoal for an hour produces three times the emissions of grilling with gas...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
What's the most energy-efficient way to heat your home?
From: Possibly
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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
What Creates More Greenhouse Emissions - Flying Or Driving?
From: Possibly
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Is It Possible To Convert Your Gas Car Into An Electric Car?
From: Possibly
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
Is Air Drying Your Clothes Worth It?
From: Possibly
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Dryers do use a lot of energy. If you were to rank your household appliances by how much energy they use, your dryer would probably come in 3rd, ri...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
Can we turn methane leaks into a climate solution?
From: Possibly
Caption: Anaerobic digester
It turns out, there's a way to capture methane before it leaks into the atmosphere. In the case of a landfill, you can cover the surface and then i...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
What is methane and how does it relate to climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Gas furnace
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Imperfect Pitch: the promises and perils of personal genomics
From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast
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Our guests, Jeremy Berg (editor of Science magazine) and Mylynda Massart (a primary care physician with a special interest in genetics), discuss ho...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 29:20
Everything You Want to Know About Population: Bill Ryerson #213
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Population Media Center President Bill Ryerson corrects misconceptions, debunks myths, and shares a variety of surprising facts about overpopulatio...

Bought by KTRL, KMUD, and KTRL


  • Added: May 16, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Trickle-Down Consumption: Brian Czech #205
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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How can policymakers be persuaded to abandon the most widespread public policy goal on Earth? In our last episode, Brian Czech explained that econo...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KTRL, WSLR, and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Our Semi-Biannual Public Service Wine Show!
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: The Wine Fellers
A Special Wine Show geared towards helping the public with wine-related issues and other dilemmas. Alex comes on the show to discuss Ridiculously ...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Keeve Nachman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that industrial agricultural practices, such as the use of antibiotics and arsenic in poultry production, pose health risks to workers...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Getting to Know Neutrinos
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Soudan Lab Mural and Artist Joseph Gianetti
Have you ever heard of a neutrino? They are the smallest known particle scientists have ever studied. Scientists still have a lot to learn about ne...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2016
  • Length: 22:35
Ancient Human Civilizations -- Groks Science Show 2016-01-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Graham Hancock presents an alternative story of civilization’s past.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 37:10
  • Purchases: 2