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Cougar
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Mainers see cougars all the time. Here's the problem: There are no cougars in Maine.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WMPG


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 09:15
  • Purchases: 3
Never Ending Chase
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Following one day in the life of Maine's Black Bear Monitoring Team, which braves bear dens in order to count the number of new-born cubs.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, KUOW, WMPG, and KUT


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 4
Trap happy
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Brian Blauser figures out a way to get rid of the raccoons raiding his bird feeders.

  • Added: May 02, 2011
  • Length: 09:42
Will's Tiny House
From: KQAL
Series: Don't Cha Know
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Will Hesch of Winona Minnesota built a tiny house in an effort to reduce his carbon footprint. Today we will learn how Will accomplished his task, ...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2011
  • Length: 16:37
The Guardian's Science Weekly: David Eagleman and 50 years in space
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: David Eagleman, Credit: eagleman.com
David Eagleman suggests prejudices may be hard-wired into our brains; a new real-time film celebrating 50 years since Yuri Gagarin went into space;...

Bought by PRX Remix and KVSC


  • Added: Apr 08, 2011
  • Length: 28:53
  • Purchases: 2
Health and Pollution
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The latest air pollution discovery reads like a murder mystery...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Mathematics special + Brian Cox = science squared
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: An equation graph, Credit: websters-online-dictionary.org
Bowing to popular demand, here's our mathematical special; plus Brian Cox, the most famous man in science, pops into the Guardian. No calculators a...

Bought by KUER and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 28, 2011
  • Length: 51:29
  • Purchases: 2
Keeping It Native
From: Julia Botero
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Longue Vue Botantical Gardens in New Orleans Louisiana is trying to encourage local residents to plant native species in their yards at home. Plant...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:32
A TALE OF TWO MUSHERS: A 13-Year-Old Girl and a Retired Judge Find Meaning in Sled Dog Racing
From: clay scott
Series: Mountain West Voices
Caption: aiyana ferraro with lead dog, Credit: clay scott
Sled dog racing is not only for Alaskans, and it's not the exclusive province of burly, bearded men. This year's Race to the Sky - a grueling trek...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
Bring Your Own Lunch, Greener
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When is a good time to get a kid interested in reducing waste? As early as possible! And, if you pack your child’s school lunch, try getting them s...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 28, 2011
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Guardian's Science Weekly: Monitoring climate change in the Antarctic
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Science Weekly podcast from guardian.co.uk, Credit: guardian.co.uk
We dial up researchers investigating climate change in Antarctica; plus, internet guru Clay Shirky explains his answer to this year's Edge Question

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 27:59
  • Purchases: 1
Fish Bait
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Aw, c'mon. Building a lakeside getaway...hurts fish? That sounds...fishy. But catch this: the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and KWMR


  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 3
Encounters Gray Whale
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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Meet the farmers of the sea - Gray Whales

Bought by KMXT, KCHU, KDUR, KTRT RADIO INC, KMXT and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Wetlands Helped by Hurricanes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Are hurricanes good for anything? Maybe. Katrina and Rita devastated hundreds of square miles in the Louisiana and Mississippi lowlands. But it tur...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
A World Without Ice Caps
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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When the polar ice caps melt, sea level will rise. That’s happened earlier in the history of the world, and it appears it will happen again. In t...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2010
  • Length: 58:01
The Planning Problem
From: Nathanael Johnson
Caption: Artist rendering of the California High Speed Rail, Credit: CAHSRA
The Big Dig, the Bay Bridge, the Chunnel... Why do transportation projects go so spectacularly over budget? There's a simple explanation - this doc...

Bought by The Neighborhood and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 26:38
  • Purchases: 2
The Early Bird Fishing Guide
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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Conversation with our early bird fishing guide Jeff Sundin. August 5th, 2010

  • Added: Aug 05, 2010
  • Length: 13:21
Phenology Plus
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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This includes John Latimer's Phenology Report and Talk Backs. Plus A Talk on the Wild Side with Harry Hutchinson, the monthly update with Eli Sagor...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 57:11
Phenology Plus
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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This includes John Latimer's Phenology Report and Talk Backs. Plus A Talk on the Wild Side with John Weber and Gil Quaal on Anishinabe food.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 55:59
Dump start
From: Matt Larson
Caption: Bench Curl, Credit: Scott Oliver
We explore the San Francisco Dump and discover what working artists, a falconer, and school children already know: trash can be just the beginning.

Bought by KVMR, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 3
The Chernobyl Disaster
From: Radio Rookies
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Rookie Reporter Irina was born in Belarus 6 years after the Chernobyl disaster. She has always seen herself as a Chernobyl victim, but the more she...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 01, 2010
  • Length: 08:17
  • Purchases: 4
Water Footprint
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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It turns out that the milk that goes with the ‘breakfast of champions’ is less environmentally friendly than a pint of beer.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pond Diversity Lost After Drought
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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When rain refills a dried out pond, life soon returns to normal. Frogs croak, algae grows and dragonflies dart back and forth. But that’s only part...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
Encounters Mosquito
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters
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The summer drone of doom.... the mighty mosquito has a long history in the north country.

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, KMXT, WHCP-LP Cambridge and more


  • Added: Jun 09, 2009
  • Length: 28:56
  • Purchases: 8
Just Add Water: Life in Arizona
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A light-hearted but serious exploration of how water is used, conserved and transported in Arizona.

Bought by KRZA, KUT, Remix Radio, and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 22:09
  • Purchases: 4

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