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Pond Diversity Lost After Drought

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series

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

Just Add Water: Life in Arizona

From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features

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

A Crazy, Convoluted Journey: Getting Water to Tucson

From: Terrascope Radio

Tucson, Arizona, lives on water from the Colorado River, which is hundreds of miles away and half a mile downhill. This is the story of how it gets...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, KDNK, WMPG, and Remix Radio

Added: Jun 08, 2009
Length: 03:36
Purchases: 4

Lost Maritime Cultures: China and the Pacific

From: Heidi Chang

Caption: Excavating sites like this one in China link China's ancient seafarers with people throughout the Pacific, Credit: Bishop Museum

The origin of people living on islands throughout the Pacific has been a mystery for years. Now some archaeologists in Hawaii believe they have th...

Added: May 12, 2009
Length: 05:10

Glaciers

From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Series: Encounters

Get your earbones popped with the almost religious sound of glaciers calving as you go for a paddle in a kayak with host Richard Nelson on this epi...

Bought by KCHU, KTRT RADIO INC, KDUR, WMNF, and Remix Radio

Added: May 01, 2009
Length: 28:56
Purchases: 5

Coal? It’s a Gas!

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series

It’s no news flash that, over the years, one of the dirtiest sources of energy has been coal; in fact, it’s among the top contributors to carbon di...

Bought by KMXT and KOSU

Added: Mar 25, 2009
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 2

The Many Worlds of Fantasy

From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays

The mind is a cave

Added: Nov 12, 2008
Length: 03:34

Looking Back to Look Forward: Science and Technology

From: KNKX
Series: Looking Back to Look Forward: Election 2008

Examining how science and technology are being discussed in the 2008 presidential campaign through the lens of history and current voters' attitudes

Added: Oct 13, 2008
Length: 07:52

Shark Fin Sales Change Kill Estimate

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: October 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Just about everybody's seen Jaws, the hit movie about a monster shark that snacks on captains and coeds. But have you ever wondered how many sharks...

Bought by KOSU

Added: Sep 29, 2008
Length: 01:30
Purchases: 1

Better Alternative Fuels

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: July 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Alternative fuels are more environmentally friendly than petroleum products, right?

Added: Jul 01, 2008
Length: 01:32

Catching the Wave: The West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

From: Rebecca Sheir

A visit to one of America's two tsunami warning centers... and a lesson that just might save your life.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: Mar 17, 2008
Length: 04:27
Purchases: 1

Bees Tell Elephants "No Loitering"

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

If you ever need to shoo a herd of elephants out of your backyard, new research suggests that you may want to unleash: the bees!

Bought by WYOU

Added: Feb 27, 2008
Length: 01:29
Purchases: 1

Going Solar Where the Sun Don't Shine

From: Rebecca Sheir

The pros and cons of solar power in the Land of the 'Missing' Sun.

Added: Jan 15, 2008
Length: 05:28

Of Pirates and Scientists

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Tales of pirates and plunder have inspired more than a few Hollywood epics. Did you catch the summer block buster with Johnny Depp? But pirates le...

Bought by KUAC

Added: Dec 26, 2007
Length: 01:32
Purchases: 1

Gone Mousin'

From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food

In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"...

Added: Nov 26, 2007
Length: 02:59

Dirty Snow

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Remember the warning "don't eat yellow snow"? Maybe not if you grew up in Hawaii or Florida - but, it's bad. It turns out that dirty snow is bad, ...

Bought by KMXT

Added: Nov 13, 2007
Length: 01:23
Purchases: 1

Audio postcard from Costa Rica: The Search for the Red-eyed Tree frog

From: ComRadio

WPSU student intern David Klatt is in Costa Rica this semester. Recently, he ventured into the rainforest in search of the red-eyed tree-frog . . ....

Added: Oct 24, 2007
Length: 03:34

Jungians, Athabascans & Dream Stuff: An Interpretation of Dreams

From: Rebecca Sheir

What's the real stuff dreams are made on? Depends whom you ask...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Added: Jun 24, 2007
Length: 04:37
Purchases: 1

Lemmings from Heaven

From: Rebecca Sheir

UnDisney-fying a tiny critter of huge -- and heavenly -- importance.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Added: May 14, 2007
Length: 04:24
Purchases: 2

Palouse Earthworm Rediscovered

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Who could guess that a shovel of dirt would reveal a long-lost treasure?

Added: Feb 20, 2007
Length: 01:30

Climate Change Threatens Siberian Permafrost

From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series

The Siberian permafrost - a sub-Arctic peat bog about the size of France and Germany - is chock full of carbon that's trapped in its frozen soils. ...

Bought by KMXT