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Rails are secretive marsh birds, and they’re on the decline. But a researcher playing their recorded calls over a loudspeaker could help bring them...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:13
America’s bird, the bald eagle, is facing a tremendous challenge. As scavengers, they feed on what we and other animals leave behind. But lead cont...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:03
There’s this elusive bird found throughout the Great Lakes region. If you know where to look, you can often spot it where fields and wetlands meet....
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 07:46
Flying squirrels glow pink under a blacklight. How many other mammals do this? What causes them to glow? The hardest question of all might never be...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 17:50
Rock hunting holds a special place in Joyce Fetrow’s heart. Years ago, she battled alcoholism that drove her to some dark places. Now, Joyce dedica...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 11:56
Invasive species often spread by hitching a ride on anglers, especially anglers who don’t clean their gear after fishing. Though this is widely kno...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:07
Freshwater jellyfish have been in inland lakes and rivers throughout the Great Lakes region since 1933. But a century after their discovery, we sti...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 09:54
A four-way interview explores advances in menopause care, including culturally competent health care providers.
- Added: Jun 12, 2024
- Length: 06:25
This time on The Children’s Hour, we go far out into space with Dr. Katie Mack, a theoretical astrophysicist who is exploring the timeline of the u...
- Added: Jun 11, 2024
- Length: 58:00
See Yourself As Others See You
- Added: Jun 10, 2024
- Length: 02:00
Minnesota is home to the only all-owl education center in the United States.
Why an owl center in Minnesota? Well, it started with an owl named Al...
- Added: Jun 06, 2024
- Length: 06:00
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...
Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KRSC, KMXT, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KECG and more
- Added: Jun 03, 2024
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 7
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 ...
Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KECG, KMXT, KRSC and more
- Added: May 20, 2024
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 9
Happiness is a complex emotion and mental state that can be achieved through virtue or pleasure. But should it be for the good of the individual or...
Bought by WMUU-LP, Troy Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]
- Added: May 16, 2024
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 4
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...
- Added: May 16, 2024
- Length: 58:00
Brian Dunning touches on the myriad rip-offs claiming health benefits with no real science to back them up. In this first volume of "Consumer Ripof...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida
- Added: May 16, 2024
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 1
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 ...
- Added: May 08, 2024
- Length: 58:00
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW)
Episode 262
The Wonderful World of Wine (WWW): Uncorking the truth about wine and health with Tony Edwards.
- Added: Apr 27, 2024
- Length: 34:53
Bill Shanabruch left his job as regional biologist for the Piedmont with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. It was over a boondoggl...
- Added: Apr 23, 2024
- Length: 26:08
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
- Added: Apr 21, 2024
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 11
Brian Dunning takes on a bevy of student questions with topics ranging from nuclear waste to fad diets to drinking one's own urine.
- Added: Apr 19, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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...
- Added: Apr 16, 2024
- Length: 58:00
As staggeringly complex as the environmental catastrophe is, by tackling one small space at a time, we might be able to bring back entire ecosystem...
- Added: Apr 16, 2024
- Length: 24:26
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...
- Added: Apr 05, 2024
- Length: 02:30
Do you exaggerate your gestures when other people are around?
- Added: Mar 25, 2024
- Length: 54:00
