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Is 2024 the year of trust-busting? This bipartisan issue of small versus big is a fight taking place on the streets and in the federal and state co...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR, and WNYE


  • Added: Apr 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
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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...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
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He built Facebook's business model.....and then realized he was addicted to his phone.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 43:36
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Can tweets reveal how thoughts and moods shift throughout the day?

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Hitoshi Morikawa., Credit: University of Texas, Austin
Could a drug erase the memories that keep addicts coming back for more?

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Virtual “bodyswapping” helps people set aside unconscious biases towards others.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Caption: SEM of MRSA, Credit: (Janice Carr/Deepak Mandhalapu/M.H.S./CDC)
Researchers are testing a vaccine against life-threatening antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Bought by KMXT and WXDU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Caryn Lerman, Ph.D. led the MRI study of smoker's brains., Credit: Caryn Lerman (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Brain scans can predict a quitter’s likelihood of smoking again.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The map shows both active and planned wireless service. Currently, only the Free Wifi Service on Market Street is a supported service. , Credit: City of San Francisco
At the corner of Sanchez and Market, Jason Dorn pulls out an iPhone. He’s at one end point of the access area for San Francisco Free WiFi, a free w...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:30
Caption: "Breathing: American Sonnets", Credit: Susan Cook
Internet search engines have no way of taking context into consideration. The closest Google has come is to hone the search by user’s zip code, wh...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:37
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The outcome of a medical test could be affected by the time of day.

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Jul 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
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New guidelines could maximize transplant success by better matching donated kidneys with recipients.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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Humans relate better to robots that avert their eyes at well-chosen moments.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
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In May of 2012, Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to provide free courses to anyone, anywhere, sparking an intense debate about the future of...

Bought by WCNY and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2013
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Into Eternity director Michael Madsen
The nation of Finland is building an underground cave, to hold thousands of tones of nuclear waste, for at least 100 thousand years. We hear excer...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Over this hour, we'll bring you highlights from the show's first half-year. We’ll learn about why kids play with fire, how vibrations let us peer ...

Bought by KUT and KZYX


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
James Lu Dunbar discussed the Universe Verse.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Anahad O'Connor discussed the facts and myths about our health and the world we live in

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Length: 26:07
  • Purchases: 1