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episode 5: acoustic refuge
From: Theresa Soley
Series: Ice and Fire
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We hear what makes tidewater glacier habitat an acoustic refuge, and why glaciers are important to other species in the ecosystem.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 19:11
episode 3: glacier walkers
From: Theresa Soley
Series: Ice and Fire
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We hear from Judy Ramos in Lingít Aaní. She tells us about the history of glacier travel in the region, and about the Spirit of the Glacier.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 24:28
Nether
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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I love my city, and I rep it to the death. But at the same time, I’m a white boy in a black neighborhood.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 28, 2018
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 1
Retaining Rondon: Creole Food in a Changing World
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Rondon, a traditional Creole dish, Credit: Maria Doerr
On the Eastern Coast of Nicaragua, palm plantations are taking over land traditionally used for growing coconuts. How are Creole people resisting ...

Bought by KRVS and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 22, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A House Built on Sand
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In
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There’s a very robust debate going on right now as to exactly how much sea level rise we’re in for, and the Cliffs Notes version is that it’s betwe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Aug 11, 2016
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
Access to Water: What's it like to worry about every drop?
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Access to water has been declared an international human right, but it may be increasingly difficult to enforce. This episode explores how countrie...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 20:03
Power from the People
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A warm, personal story about the lives and challenges of energy workers "behind the light switch."

  • Added: May 13, 2015
  • Length: 16:49
A Simple Life: Swinomish Story
From: Sallie Bodie
Caption: At the Canoe Journey, Credit: Photos courtesy of Jack Storm, used with permission. Jack Storms/StormsPhoto.com
In the Pacific Northwest, Native Americans honor their cultural heritage by participating in an annual canoe journey. A Swinomish elder shares his ...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:10
Trekking to the North Pole
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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In the spring of 2013 four people went on a trek to the North Pole with a message.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMXT, KSJD, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 5
Happy with Nothing
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A new version of success

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 4
Couple Argues About the Environment
From: Avishay Artsy
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A New Hampshire couple argues about environmental issues.

  • Added: Feb 05, 2010
  • Length: 02:35
Into The Woods
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Georgette Kanach loves to hunt, fish, hike, and do almost any activity that involves being out in the woods. It’s the place where she grew up, and ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 3
Farm To Fork Dinners Deliver More Than Food
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Abby Carlson, Credit: Photo by Guy Hand
An evening at a farm to fork dinner delivers more than a good meal.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 06, 2009
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 2
Lover of Wood/s
From: Long Haul Productions
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A profile of a musician who makes guitars from the old-growth forest that he's decided to protect in perpetuity.

Bought by WABE, PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Oct 14, 2008
  • Length: 06:31
  • Purchases: 5
Iceland: Volcanoes, Geysers and Fish, Oh My!
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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Explores deep connections among the Icelandic culture, landscape and fisheries

  • Added: Sep 16, 2008
  • Length: 27:30
Nerds in New Orleans: No, we're not here for Mardi Gras
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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Personal stories of New Orleans' recovery from Hurricane Katrina, as found by four young women on spring break from MIT

Bought by KVMR and WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jul 18, 2007
  • Length: 24:03
  • Purchases: 2
Mother and Daughter
From: Vermont Folklife Center Media
Series: Deer Stories
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In this program, Gayle Streeter and her daughter Hannah talk about a buck they shot in 2005, and and the responses they got from their male hunting...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Oct 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 1
Valdivia: Stories of Survival
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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MIT Freshmen travel to Valdivia, Chile, and report on three stories of survival they have found there: ecological survival, cultural survival, and ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 23:26
Surviving a Tsunami: The story of Valdivians in 1960
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A college freshman travels to Chile and interviews survivors of the 1960 tsunami/earthquake.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1
A Map of The Sea
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Bought by HowSound, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and more


  • Added: May 04, 2006
  • Length: 14:57
  • Purchases: 8
RN Documentary: The Walker
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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A documentary about walking; its benefits and cultural history.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, KRZA, KFAI Minneapolis, WFUV and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2006
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 6
Eating Close to Home
From: Atlantic Public Media
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Bill McKibben decides to eat only food grown locally. In the winter. In Vermont.

Bought by PRX Remix, KZYX, KISU, KUT, KVNF and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2006
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 10