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Cities Declare Climate Emergency
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Two men address their fear of climate change by getting their cities to declare a climate emergency and commit to rapidly lowering emissions.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, KICI Iowa City, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Dec 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 4
Bryce Andrews, author of "Down From the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Bob Kustra interviews Bryce Andrews about his book "Down From the Mountain"

Bought by Gallatin Valley Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2019
  • Length: 30:16
  • Purchases: 1
Spectrum 10/09/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: How do you "graduate" astronaut school? We ask Europe's newest astronaut. Also, the strange story of a roaring Himalayan flo...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 08/21/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week's Spectrum: An apple a day keeps the doctor away - We take a look at how South Africa has become a world leader in penis transplant...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Spectrum 05/15/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On this week’s show, it’s all about insects… An unbelievable collection of data gathered by the entomological society in Krefeld shows that the bio...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Living Planet 03/16/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on Living Planet: Caribbean after the storm - In 2017, two hurricanes of the highest intensity — Category 5 — wreaked havoc on the ...

Bought by KRJF-lp, WXDU, KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WEJP-LP 107.1 and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 11
Spectrum 03/13/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: Germany’s wild boar Problem - For German hunters, it’s open season on wild boars all year round. There is, perhaps, good reason for t...

Bought by KRJF-lp, KRZA, WYAP, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 6
UnCommonCore Podcast Episode 17 | Reef-A-Palooza: Part I
From: Tom Howell
Series: The New York (High-End) Audio Show
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Recorded live to tape from the streets, businesses, trade shows, homes, garages, work spaces, factories and classrooms, The UnCommonCore Podcast ex...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2017
  • Length: 55:54
Heat of the Moment: Sea Level Rise
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Climate change is here affecting weather conditions and sea levels. In India it's also having a more surprising influence on the country's tigers. ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
History of Automated Transportation
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation
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The most common element in all accidents is the human element. In the quest to eliminate driver error and make our roads safer, we’ve been searchin...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
Electrifying Transportation
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation
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Believe it or not, electric vehicles used to be more popular than gasoline engines. The first practical electric car in 1884, and for decades many ...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
The Magnetic River
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation
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Imagine waiting to catch a train. You show up at the station and wait for the familiar clanking of wheels and squealing of brakes. This time, howev...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
The Magnet and the Train
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation
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By the middle of the 20th century electromagnets were common and engineers had begun experimenting with using them to levitate vehicles, including...

  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
Planet of the Apes -- Groks Science Show 2014-02-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dale Peterson joins us to discuss chimpanzee behavior.

Bought by 'The Sea', 'The Sea', WMUU-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KPVL


  • Added: Feb 24, 2014
  • Length: 27:44
  • Purchases: 5
Fishing in Fossil Lake -- Groks Science Show 2013-07-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Lance Grande discusses his new book, "The Lost World of Fossil Lake: Snapshots from Deep Time."

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 17, 2013
  • Length: 20:48
  • Purchases: 1
Not In Our Backyard: Fighting Pollution in Richmond, California
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Richmond, California is one of the lowest-income communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s also one of the most toxic. On this edition, we’ll...

  • Added: Feb 06, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Quest_Graywater Guerillas
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A report from the frontlines of D.I.Y eco-plumbing.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 23, 2007
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 1