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Teacher Dreams and Nightmares
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
Caption: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast, Season 1, Credit: Pios Labs
We explore the alleged phenomenon of teachers getting bad dreams and nightmares, more often than everyone else, starting with several engineering t...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2017
  • Length: 34:47
Andrea Harris
From: KXCI
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I am a senior at the University of Arizona studying East Asian Studies and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:58
Alec Perrera
From: KXCI
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My name is Alec Perrera and I am a Junior undergraduate at the University of Arizona double majoring in Neuroscience and Molecular and Cellular Bio...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:03
Musical Universe
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Musical Universe, Credit: Seth Shostak
In space, no one can hear you scream, but, using the right instruments, scientists can pick up all types of cosmic vibrations – the sort we can tur...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WTJU, WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Solar Eclipse -- Groks Science Show 2017-08-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Andrew Fraknoi discussed the Great American Eclipse.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KRZA, KISU, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2017
  • Length: 18:50
  • Purchases: 4
Skeptic Check: Busting Myths with Adam Savage
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Adam Savage, Credit: Seth Shostak
Can an opera singer’s voice really shatter glass? Can you give your car a rocket-assisted boost and survive the test drive? Now that the series h...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, CHSR-FM 97.9, WYAP, WTJU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Caught in a Traps
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Caught in a Traps, Credit: Seth Shostak
When will California suffer “the big one”? A geologist recently described the San Andreas fault as “locked and loaded.” And was it only a rock fr...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., CHSR-FM 97.9, WMUU-LP, WTJU, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
U of MN Solar Vehicle Project unveils new car to compete across Australian outback
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
Caption: Eos II, Credit: courtesy umnsvp.org
The U of MN Solar Vehicle Project has a long and successful history. WTIP's Dave TerSteeg chatted with this year's co-leaders of the project, stude...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2017
  • Length: 18:28
Eclipsing All Other Shows
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Eclipsing All Other Shows, Credit: Seth Shostak
Watching a total solar eclipse is said to be a life-changing experience. We help you make the most of Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017. No ec...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WBEZ, KISU, KCPW Salt Lake City, WAMU and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 29
Skeptic Check: How Low Can You Go?
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: How Low Can You Go?, Credit: Ly Ly
Cryotherapy promise you a blast – of sub-zero air – as a way to stave off wrinkles and even halt aging altogether. Meanwhile cryogenics asks you t...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KUNM, WTJU, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
100th Anniversary of AFRL
From: Sonya Dunn
Series: MilitaryHomeLife - Talk Radio
Caption: MHL Talk Radio
Host Sonya Dunn explores the Air Force Research Laboratory in commemoration of its 100th anniversary.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 53:41
Science Fiction
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Science Fiction, Credit: Seth Shostak
No one knows what the future will bring, but science fiction authors are willing to take a stab at imagining it. We take our own stab at imagining...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, CHSR-FM 97.9, KREV-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Gene-y in a Bottle
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Gene-y in a Bottle, Credit: Gary Niederhoff
You can’t pick your parents. But soon you may be able to change the DNA they gave you. Imagine deleting genes from your body that you don’t like ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KUNM, KREV-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
Adapting to Climate Change and Mitigating Damages
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Including an interview with Tiffany Wise-West, the Climate Action Coordinator for the City of Santa Cruz, talking about how the city is planning fo...

Bought by KFOI Radio and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Crater Good
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Crater Good, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s the moon or bust … again. Only this time the hardware may come from China. Or perhaps Europe. In fact, it seems that the only developed nat...

Bought by KREV-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: May 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Highschool Students Discuss Solutions
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this program, we hear from two high school students working on the issues of overpopulation and car pollution, both from Merit Academy in Santa ...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: May 24, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
100% Invisible
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: 100% Invisible, Credit: Seth Shostak
In astronomy, the rule was if you can’t see it, it’s not real. Tell that to the astronomers who discovered dark energy or dark matter … or, more r...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., CHSR-FM 97.9, WTJU, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: May 15, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Spacecraft Elegy
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Spacecraft Elegy, Credit: Seth Shostak
Our space probes are climbing a mountain on Mars, visiting an ice ball far beyond Pluto, plunging through the rings of Saturn, and landing on a com...

Bought by KUER, Radio Catskill, CHSR-FM 97.9, KISU, KUAF Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Skeptic Check: Glutenous Maximus
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Glutenous Maximus, Credit: Seth Shostak
Eat dark chocolate. Don’t drink coffee. Go gluten-free. If you ask people for diet advice, you’ll get a dozen different stories. We’ll help you...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, RadioFreePalmer, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Winging It
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Winging It, Credit: Seth Shostak
We look at the evolution - and the future - of flight. Bats may flit around eccentrically, but they are actually more efficient fliers than birds....

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KTSW 89.9, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Communicating Science Effectively
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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We hear from two experts in science communications, and talking about climate change. Edward Maibach is a widely recognized expert in public health...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Renewables and Solar are the Future
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Featuring interviews with Stanford Professor, Mark Z. Jacobson about efforts to go 100% renewable by 2050, and CEO of NEXTracker, Daniel Shugar abo...

Bought by KZYX, KFOI Radio, Radio Catskill, and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Great American Eclipse—Be Part of It!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Solar eclipse, Credit: NASA
It’s coming! Will you be in the path of totality? Astronomers Without Borders President Mike Simmons says be there if you can. He also tells us ...

Bought by WJSU, Kansas Public Radio, KISU, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
How Ecosystems Change Due to Climate Change
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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Two UCSC professors discuss their research into how water resources and whole ecosystems are changing and adapting to climate change.

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
How Plants Adapt to Our Changing Climate
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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In this episode, Dr. Michael Loik, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at UCSC discusses how plants adapt to changing climates, based on s...

Bought by KFOI Radio and WGRN-LP 94.1


  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2