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Season 1, Episode 20 - 'Preserving Paradise' feat Sian Williams
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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A scalable solution to saving (and rebuilding) the planet’s coral reefs.

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC and WOJB


  • Added: Mar 04, 2024
  • Length: 01:00:53
  • Purchases: 2
875: In Your Dreams / 876: Mysteries Of Migration, 2/24/2024
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "In Your Dreams" - Did you dream last night? Or are you among the millions of Americans who are not only sleep deprived but dream deprive...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 01:59:00
A Poison Life No Other
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mat Simon, Credit: Wired magazine
Our world is surrounded by microplastic pollution. It’s in the air we breathe. It’s in the food we eat. Our homes are among the most polluted place...

Bought by KMUN and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Planetary Health
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Howard Frumkin
Recent events around the globe clearly demonstrates the interconnectedness of human health and the health of our planet. Heat waves in California, ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
451: Hope: Are We Really Doomed? / 452: Listen To Your City, 2/1/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
HOUR ONE: "Hope: Are We Really Doomed?" - Can hope co-exist with cataclysmic realities like climate change? We conclude our "Hope" series with a lo...

  • Added: Jan 31, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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We’re use to hearing about how much humans have impacted the earth. Scientists have given a name for this period to recognize human dominance over ...

Bought by KRZA and KCBX


  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Hope, Part Three: Are We Really Doomed?
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: Hope (A Three Part Series from To the Best of Our Knowledge)
Caption: Hope (A Three Part Series)
Can hope co-exist with cataclysmic realities like climate change? We conclude our "Hope" series with a look at the future.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KTRT RADIO INC, KICI Iowa City, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KBIA


  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
National Writers Series: Richard Clarke
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Long-time presidential adviser Richard Clarke talks about his latest book, "Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes" with retired diploma...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, Michigan Radio, WKAR, and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 07, 2018
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 4
A Dystopian Future
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Joel Kotkin
Population growth is causing us to rethink our urban and suburban lifestyles, and with that, redesigning cities is a new fad.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Devra Davis - Health Risks of Cell Phone Radiation - Part 2
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show present a two-part interview with Dr. Devra Davis and Theodora Scarato, MSW. Dr. Davis is the author of Disconnect: The Truth...

Bought by WPCA-LP, KRZA, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Cornucopian Myth: William Catton #107 (Encore)
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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“The age of growth and the age in which growth is going to be considered a good thing is coming to an end.” The late sociologist William R. Catton ...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, Indie3 Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KTRL


  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
WorldCanvass: Fracking and the Iowa Divide (part 3)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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WorldCanvass guests join host Joan Kjaer to discuss the controversial method of energy production known as fracking and its impact on the environm...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2016
  • Length: 23:41
Chemicals Without Harm
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ken Geiser
We are surrounded by chemicals every day. They’re in our clothing, cosmetics, household products, electronics, and even our children’s toys.

Bought by KVSC, KCBX, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Cornucopian Myth: William Catton #107
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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“The age of growth and the age in which growth is going to be considered a good thing is coming to an end.” The late sociologist William R. Catton ...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 6
Rewriting Our Cultural Narrative: William Rees #105
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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How big is your ecological footprint? Probably bigger than you think. After all, out of sight, out of mind. As an originator of ecological footprin...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 7
What's So Smart About Growth? Al Bartlett #102
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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Legendary physics professor Al Bartlett was quick to tell us “smart growth” and “dumb growth” both lead us to the same undesirable end; “smart grow...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 7
Impact of Automated Transportation
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Maglev - Hi-speed transportation
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Back in 1958 Popular Science published an article about General Motor’s plan to build self-driving cars guided by electrical cables in roadways. Gi...

  • 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
In the Beginning
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Fusion - Everlasting and Clean Energy
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Taking the listeners back into the early history of the universe, this introductory episode explains what fusion is, how it powers stars, and how i...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio


  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Weather Anomalies
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: National Resources Defense Council
While California is experiencing one of it’s driest seasons, the east and south are having one of the coldest and wettest. Is this climate change, ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio Claire Hope Cummings Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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We’re told that genetically engineered Golden Rice is the answer to third world Vitamin A-related blindness, but is it? Join Food Sleuth Radio host...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
What ARE the long term effects of nuclear accidents?? Part One
From: Donna Descoteaux
Series: Living Well Show
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The Living Well Show presents a two part interview with Dr. Timothy Mousseau, a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Universit...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:33
Food Sleuth Radio, Theresa Podoll Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Why do farmers choose to produce food organically? And what are their challenges as neighbors plant genetically modified crops that are sprayed wit...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Cold, Hungry and in the Dark
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Bill Powers
Not long ago, we were told that North America had entered a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. Or, have we? If you’ve listened to ex...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 10, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1