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A Crisis in the Desert
From: City High Radio
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Seventeen-year-old Paloma Martinez lives in Tucson, Arizona. She's heard that a global water crisis might be coming, and her mom thinks Tucson is g...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 14, 2019
  • Length: 13:49
  • Purchases: 3
539-Close Approaches
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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During a recent 30 day period, 11 small space rocks passed closer to us than the Moon. If one of them were to enter our atmosphere and you were di...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP, WLPR and more


  • Added: May 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
57: Stagecoach Mary
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Born in 1832, Mary Fields was the first African-American female Star Route mail carrier in the United States. Wearing two guns that she sometimes b...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2019
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 19.100: Have We Found the Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?, 5/20/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Have We Found the Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.099: Sleep Deprivation and Clogged Arteries, 5/17/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Sleep Deprivation and Clogged Arteries

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.086: Why Do Humans Like Coffee?, 4/30/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Do Humans Like Coffee?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.082: The Spider That Gives Milk, 4/24/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Spider That Gives Milk

  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.077: How Cranes Communicate, 4/17/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
How Cranes Communicate

  • Added: Apr 12, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
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
534-Followups
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Without followup data, many if not most of the Earth approaching objects would be lost as they move away from us leaving us with no idea when they...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WTIP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
533-100 Moons
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small telescope makes a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the celestial visitors to our neighborhood.

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR , KKRN and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
AMOS 19.071: Vikings Made Cats Bigger, 4/9/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Vikings Made Cats Bigger

  • Added: Mar 27, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.061: Ionic Flight, 3/26/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Ionic Flight

  • Added: Mar 19, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
Founding Documents: Articles of Confederation
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Civics 101
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So you've declared independence. Now what?

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 20:56
  • Purchases: 3
AMOS 19.059: Why Cuts in Your Mouth Heal Faster than Cuts on Your Skin, 3/22/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Cuts in Your Mouth Heal Faster than Cuts on Your Skin

  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.058: Monkeys Changing Colors, 3/21/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Monkeys Changing Colors

  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
Michele Gelfand, author of "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Michele Gelfand about her book "Rule Makers, Rule Breakers"

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
44: Finches and Sleep Singing
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Dr. Margoliash at the University of Chicago has been studying the brains of Zebra Finches for years. Today we dive into some of his lab's result --...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 03:22
Threes
From: Wind & Rhythm
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We're not sure if it’s a magic number, but there are an awful lot of compositions out there with three movements. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we li...

Bought by KTXK, GCR (Global Community Radio), KMFA, and WUAL


  • Added: Jan 30, 2019
  • Length: 59:30
  • Purchases: 4
John Wray, author of "Godsend"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews John Wray about his novel "Godsend"

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jan 26, 2019
  • Length: 30:16
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 19.048: The Spread of New Words and Twitter, 3/7/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Spread of New Words and Twitter

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.044: Smelling Your Way Around, 3/1/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Smelling Your Way Around

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.042: Save the Axolotl, 2/27/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Save the Axolotl

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.038: Senescent Cells and Slowing Aging, 2/21/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Senescent Cells and Slowing Aging

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 19.037: Study Links Air Pollution and a Decline in Cognitive Function, 2/20/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Study Links Air Pollution and a Decline in Cognitive Function

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00

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