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World in Progress 10/22/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Conflict, hope and a dangerous national park - Why environmental protection clashes with local people in the DRC - and w...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
612-Day and Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Most life on Earth is synchronized to the regular cycles of day and night. Until about a hundred years ago, the natural night sky was familiar to ...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Oct 18, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
611-Aurora Mysteries
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Auroral displays have been observed and reported on throughout human history. Data from NASA's 5 Themis (Themm us) satellites analyzed by powerfu...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Raven Radio, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
610-Atmospheric Gravity Waves
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Atmospheric gravity waves seen from space, Credit: Jeff Schmaltz – (NASA)
Atmospheric gravity waves can be powerful. In September of 2018 two glider pilots surfed an atmospheric gravity wave created by high speed polar w...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Oct 02, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
Living Planet 09/25/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Creatures great and small - From caring for baby monkeys in Kenya, once mighty lions in Sudan to genetically modified mos...

Bought by WXDU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
609-Lurking
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Statistically asteroid hunters have found more than 90% of the asteroids whose impact could cause global climate change. However, recently, my Ca...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Raven Radio, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for September 23, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: #RGB’s Final Wish Inspires ‘Ruthless’ Battle to Stop Confirmation of New J...

Bought by KMXT and WKPW


  • Added: Sep 23, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
608-Triple Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Recently amateur astronomer, Worachate Boonplod discovered the 4049th comet recorded in the imaging data produced by SOHO, the ESA/NASA Solar and ...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
607-Good Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artistic illustration of an asteroid approaching Earth. , Credit: Image Credit: Dieter Spannknebel / Getty Images
Nearly every day during the monsoon rainy season in the American southwest, afternoon thunderstorms require putting mountain top telescopes and ca...

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  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
606-Falling Stones
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Approximately 100 million metric tons of mostly sand grained sized space dust enters the Earth's atmosphere every day. Occasionally, larger pieces ...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
605-Monsoon Nights
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: A lightning bolt strikes in the western part of the city, part of the second of two bands of monsoon storms to roll over the area, Tucson, Ariz., August 28, 2019., Credit: Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Every year the Monsoon summer rains come to the American southwest in July and August. After the threat of wild fires has been rained out, monsoo...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 26, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes Multiple U.S. Economic System Failures; Biden & ...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 19, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Trump Attempts to Subvert the Constitution and the Election, Democrats...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Aug 19, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 12, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: While Congress Deadlocks Over Pandemic Rescue Package, Federal Reserve Spe...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Aug 12, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
602-Solar Flares
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Some stars can have flares which can cause them to more than double in brightness in a few minutes. Fortunately our Sun does not do that and the Ea...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WTIP and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
601-Phaethon's Child
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Phaethon (Faith on) is a strange, 4 mile diameter, blueish asteroid. It travels on an orbit which comes so close to the Sun that its exterior is h...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
600-Big and Close
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Hannes Groeller was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Pegasus with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Ariz...

Bought by KCHW, KENW, Simply Beautiful, WLPR , WTIP and more


  • Added: Jul 24, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 8, 2020
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Netanyahu Rushes Plan to Illegally Annex Palestinian West Bank Land Before...

Bought by WKPW


  • Added: Jul 08, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Living Planet 07/03/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Splish, splash, comeback! - We hear about how some aquatic animals are undergoing a revival: Record numbers of sea turt...

Bought by WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
596-Next Solar Cycle
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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If the current trend in 11 year solar cycles for the past 50 years continues, we can expect lower than average solar activity and the Earth will...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
595-Monster Comet C/2020 H2 (Pruyne)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Teddy Pruyne was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Pegasus with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizon...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 13
594-Earth Grazer
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters have discovered that the Earth encounters many tiny asteroids as it zips around the Sun at 67,000 miles per hour. Recently my Cata...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
592-Invasion
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Due to thoughtless outdoor night lighting on the surface and satellites in space the natural night sky is becoming a vanishing treasure. From cli...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, WLPR , Allegheny Mountain Radio and more


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
Living Planet 05/22/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: we examine personal choice in relation to CO2 emissions and other environmental issues. What changes have we made in our h...

Bought by WFIU, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KRZA


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
591-Teddy's First Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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One of the perks of being an asteroid hunter is to discover a comet and have it carry your name. Teddy's first comet discovery is a member of a gr...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, WLPR , Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW and more


  • Added: May 21, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9