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060324: Lungfish, 6/3/2024

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about one of the planet's most ancient species that's still around today: lungfish. Dr. Irene Salinas is...

052024: Water Treatment, 5/20/2024

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

This week on The Children’s Hour, how do cities and towns ensure the water coming out of our tap is clean, and where does it come from? Then, when ...

Why are EVs more popular than hydrogen cars?

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

Just 20 years ago, hydrogen cars and battery electric cars (EVs) were pretty evenly matched as clean alternatives to gas-powered cars. But today, E...

The Moon

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

Get out of this world this week with The Children's Hour! We're going to The Moon with Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission. The Ba...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KRSC, KSTK and more

042224: The Moon, 4/22/2024

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

Get out of this world this week with The Children's Hour! We're going to The Moon with Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA’s Artemis 2 mission. The Ba...

Do wind turbines kill birds?

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

Wind power is the largest source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. But the large turbines that create that power can endanger wildli...

Solar Eclipse - Good Luck or Bad Omen? It depends.

From: KSFR
Series: Equal Time with Martha Burk

Wake up and view the solar eclipse, last one 'til 2044. If you think really has no significance except crazy superstition, think again. Ancient voi...

Do wind turbines freeze up in the cold?

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

In the terrible Texas cold front of 2021, some wind turbines stopped producing electricity. Does this mean we can’t rely on this clean, renewable s...

EE 24-08: Meet the guy who cooks for flies–and for science, 2/23/2024

From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats

Most of us, when we encounter a fruit fly, are focused on keeping it out of our food. But what if it was your job to feed fruit flies?

A public health expert’s guide to climate change

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

We all want to live full, healthy lives. But climate change is threatening a growing number of people’s lives and well-being. Professor of public h...

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Wildfires—and how we're changing them

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

If you live in the U.S. Mountain West, the Pacific Coast of the Americas, or large parts of Australia or southern Europe, there’s a good chance a m...

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Don't throw away your refrigerator

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

Refrigerants are in every refrigerator, freezer and air conditioner, and the world is on track to make a lot more of them in the years to come. The...

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How tackling methane cools the planet fast

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

Carbon dioxide—CO2—is the greenhouse gas you’ve probably heard most about. But it turns out, methane is an incredibly important greenhouse gas too....

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Wait, how do greenhouse gases actually warm the planet?

From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast

You probably know that today’s climate change is caused by certain gases—what scientists call greenhouse gases—that human activity has been adding ...

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2024-01-01: Skunks, 1/1/2024

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

We learn all about skunks with world renown mephitologist, Dr. Jerry Dragoo. Mixed with great music sure to captivate kids of all ages.

Skunks

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

We learn all about skunks with world renown mephitologist, Dr. Jerry Dragoo. Mixed with great music sure to captivate kids of all ages.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KECG, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KRSC and more

Special Episode - This Is Science Thanks

From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix

Need some pumpkin pi to go with that leftover turkey? Jess highlights her favorite reasons to be thankful for science in this season of gratitude.

20231127: Coyotes, 11/27/2023

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about a canine that is thriving across North America: coyotes. They may look like wild dogs, but we lear...

Coyotes

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about a canine that is thriving across North America: coyotes. They may look like wild dogs, but we lear...

Bought by KTNA, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KRSC and more

How do we convince people to make climate-conscious decisions?

From: Possibly

I’ve learned so many great sustainability tips during my time at Possibly! But often I find it hard to convince my friends to change their habits, ...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP

Sloths

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

Learn all about sloths with author Georgeanne Irvine from the San Diego Zoo, and biologist Sam Trull from the Sloth Institute in Manuel Antonio Cos...

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20231016: Sloths, 10/16/2023

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

Learn all about sloths with author Georgeanne Irvine from the San Diego Zoo, and biologist Sam Trull from the Sloth Institute in Manuel Antonio Cos...

Fossils

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

Learn about fossils in a Kids Crew field trip to a secret fossil quarry in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, as well as in a chat with New Mexi...

Bought by KRSC, RadioFreePalmer, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), WSMC, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more

20230918: Fossils, 9/18/2023

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

Learn about fossils in a Kids Crew field trip to a secret fossil quarry in the mountains outside of Albuquerque, as well as in a chat with New Mexi...

Black Footed Ferrets

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

Once declared extinct, the black footed ferret is slowly recovering thanks to the work of our guest Paul Marinari. We learn about Elizabeth Ann, th...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTNA, RadioFreePalmer, KSTK, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more

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