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Matt Richtel, author of "A Deadly Wandering"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Pulitzer Prize winner Matt Richtel explores the allure and dangers of texting while driving in his compelling and timely book.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
188-Deep Listen
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Will 100 million dollars in grant funds be enough for humans to discover a tiny needle in the cosmic haystack?

Bought by KRSC, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, WYAP, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Open Door
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick
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When Brandy Gibson was pregnant the first time, she noticed that opening her freezer gave her an odd, pleasant feeling. But when she got pregnant a...

Bought by KRZA and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 27, 2015
  • Length: 15:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Launch of LightSail
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's conception of a LightSail in Earth orbit., Credit: The Planetary Society
This special edition takes you behind the scenes on May 20, 2015 as LightSail is lifted into orbit. You’ll hear the thrilling launch, meet key tea...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 25, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 5
NASA Shuttle landing (condensed) w/music
From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag
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A telescoped version of NASA audio as it tells the public specifics about the shuttle as it glides in for a landing.

Bought by KPIK-LP and KMUZ


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 2
The Making of the Disease Detectives, Or the Case of the Nutty Dish
From: Philip Graitcer
Caption: Disease Detective Badge, Credit: CDC
They’re called disease detectives – the nation’s medical eyes and ears on the lookout for disease outbreaks and bioterror attacks. They’re the Epid...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Georgia Public Broadcasting, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 09:04
  • Purchases: 3
Joking
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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This week on State of the Human we’re investigating how people use joking to create new realities for themselves and the people around them.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:18
  • Purchases: 2
Red Devil 4
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Eric C. Leuthardt
The year is 2053. Neurosurgeon and scientist, Dr. Hagan Maerici, is to designing "neuromorphic artificial intelligence." This is the setting for Dr...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Besting the Pests -- Groks Science Show 2014-05-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Talia Karasov discusses plants and pathogens.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, KFOK-LPFM, and KPVL


  • Added: May 21, 2014
  • Length: 22:58
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 5: Dropping Like Flies
From: Criminal
Series: Criminal
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Every year for the past few years, tens of thousand of flytraps have gone missing – from the wild, from gardens, from nurseries. And, really, nobod...

Bought by KALH, 90.5 WESA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 21:00
  • Purchases: 3
Eric Schlosser: Nuclear Nightmares
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Eric Schlosser, the investigative reporter of Fast Food Nation fame, has assembled what reads like a Letterman list of hair-raising nuclear bungles...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2014
  • Length: 23:56
  • Purchases: 1
Deep Sound
From: Annie McEwen
Caption: Deep Sound being assembled, Credit: David Barclay
David Barclay tells the story of the time he recorded the deepest sounds in the ocean.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 04:49
  • Purchases: 2
Did a WWII nuclear experiment make the U of C radioactive?
From: WBEZ
Series: Curious City
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Um, No. But did the Manhattan Project’s Enrico Fermi consider the risk to Chicago?

Bought by XRAY.fm, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 19, 2013
  • Length: 10:03
  • Purchases: 3
Pilot Episode - "Any Given Command"
From: Clapping Monkey Productions
Series: Warren Krane
Caption: Warren Krane
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:58
Everywhere But Here (Revised, Full Version)
From: Joseph Rosenberg
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While bats all over America are dying from a mysterious disease, Maine's bat population seems strangely immune. How much longer will they hold out...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 05, 2012
  • Length: 10:26
  • Purchases: 1
When All Else Fails
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Preppers are a unique group of people united by the belief that they must prepare for future catastrophes.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Jul 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:55
  • Purchases: 1
Dirty Minds -- Groks Science Show 2012-02-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Kayt Sukel discussed Dirty Minds.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 23, 2012
  • Length: 25:42
  • Purchases: 3
99% Invisible #46- Vulcanite Dentures, or When Patent Violators Strike Back (Standard 4:30 version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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These false teeth were to die for. To kill for, even.

Bought by Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WBEZ and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 15
IBRT Season 1, Episode 2; 'A Distant Land'
From: Icebox Radio Theater
Series: The Icebox Radio Theater
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The Icebox Radio Theater has been creating great stories about life in the Far-North since 2004. Award-winning, mind bending, spine chilling, laug...

Bought by KRUA and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Jan 28, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 2
Guardian Science Weekly podcast: Sounds of the space shuttle - an acoustic tribute
From: [redacted] [redacted]
Caption: Guardian Science Weekly, Credit: guardian.co.uk
As the programme draws to a close, Piers Sellers and Scott Altman describe what it was like to fly on the space shuttle - and we recreate the sounds

Bought by KPIK-LP, KMUZ, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 12, 2011
  • Length: 16:46
  • Purchases: 3
Sustainable Walmart -- Groks Science Show 2011-06-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Edward Humes discussed the greening of Walmart.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 24:24
  • Purchases: 3
Quantum Story -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
James Kakalios discussed the amazing story of quantum mechanics.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 3
How to catch a lab rat
From: Matt Larson
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A real-life story of scientific fraud

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 03, 2010
  • Length: 21:59
  • Purchases: 1
Smart Swarm -- Groks Science Show 2010-08-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Peter Miller discussed the Smart Swarm.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 25:12
  • Purchases: 2
How Do Mushrooms Know When to Grow?
From: Ed Herrmann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What we call a mushroom is only the fruit of a much larger, subterranean organism. How do mushrooms know when to grow? Of course they need rain, su...

Bought by PRX Remix and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2