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The Cactus King
From: Mark Bramhill
Caption: Lyn's giant metal cactus towers over his plant nursery., Credit: Mark Bramhill, Houston, 2016.
Meet Lyn Rathburn: folk artist and cactus mogul.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 28, 2017
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 1
Owning The Clouds
From: Steven Jackson
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Cloud seeding -- intervening in clouds to squeeze out precipitation -- is done all over the world. But it's not an exact science; we still have muc...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 3
The Man who Named 'Earth Day'
From: Reid Frazier
Caption: Julian Koenig, who coined 'Earth Day'., Credit: Photo Courtesy of Sarah Koenig
Who came up with the name 'Earth Day'? It turns out, a legendary Madison Avenue ad man named Julian Koenig. He was responsible for some of the most...

Bought by KMXT, WSLR, KUOW, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 7
Dam Radio Story
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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The story of one man's quest to harness the power of the tide, and why now, nearly 100 years later, the quest continues.

Bought by SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jun 03, 2010
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 1
Geekhouse Bicycles: Federal Loan Gets Business Rolling
From: Cathy Corman
Caption: Marty Walsh hangs his sign at Geekhouse Bicycles., Credit: Jonathan Simmons
Marty Walsh of Boston's Geekhouse Bicycles received $70,000 in state-monitored federal money in November. Geekhouse is thriving, giving listeners ...

Bought by The Neighborhood


  • Added: Mar 04, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 1