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415-Well Done
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A three football field sized asteroid survives on a harrowing path around our Sun.

Bought by KENW, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN, KUPR low power FM, and WLPR


  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
NOLA vs Nature: The Other Biggest Flood In New Orleans History
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: The Crevasse, viewed from the levee., Credit: The Historic New Orleans Collection
For the next few episodes TriPod dives into the city’s messy relationship with water through a new series called NOLA vs. Nature. First up: a look ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 11:45
  • Purchases: 1
403-Double Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A strange object consisting of two mile diameter asteroids surrounded by a gas cloud is orbiting our Sun.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KSFR, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
400-Roving Venus
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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To survive on Venus where the temperature is 864F and the surface air pressure is 90 times that of Earth, NASA and JPL engineers are exploring the ...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KSFR, KKRN and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
399-Moons of Florence
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The largest asteroid to come near the Earth in 100 years has two moons.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
387-Florence
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Florence is the largest asteroid in more than 100 years to approach the Earth.

Bought by KENW, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KPIP-LP, KUPR low power FM, WLPR and more


  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
384-Flying By
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small asteroid tests planetary defenses.

Bought by KENW, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WLPR , KRWG, KKRN and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
380-Southern Colleagues
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In this age in which science is being advanced by large teams of scientists with budgets in the millions to billions of dollars, it is gratifying t...

Bought by KENW, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, and KKRN


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
376-Active Asteroids
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Some asteroids become comets giving rise to beautiful meteor showers.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KRWG, KENW, KKRN, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
375-Chelyabinsk Sized
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Small Earth approaching asteroids are part of our environment.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KRWG, KENW, KKRN, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jul 20, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
367-Future Impactor
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A 33 foot diameter asteroid has about a 1% chance of impacting the Earth in the distant future.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KRWG, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
355-2 Suns
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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It is possible for a habitable planet to exist in a solar system with two suns.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KTRT RADIO INC and more


  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
353-Backwards
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A 2 mile diameter object bucks the solar system traffic by traveling in a direction backwards to all of the planets.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KTRT RADIO INC, KKRN, WOUB and more


  • Added: May 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
350-Asteroid Defense
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Earth approaching asteroids are part of our environment.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KRWG, KUPR low power FM, KKRN and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
349-Big and Fast
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Large dangerous asteroids can still appear out of nowhere.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KTRT RADIO INC, KRWG, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Apr 20, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
344-Gnats
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Small asteroids swarm about the Earth in its orbit around the Sun like gnats around an outdoor light in the summer time.

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KKRN, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
342-That's Close
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A small asteroid, which could pass under a basketball hoop, missed the Earth by about 9,000 miles.

Bought by KENW, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KKRN, and KRWG


  • Added: Mar 23, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
336-Meteorite Mystery
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The mystery of the missing Antarctic meteorites.

Bought by KENW, Radio Newark, KKRN, KUPR low power FM, and WLPR


  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
334-Last 19 hours
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters have the ability to find small space rocks before they explode in our atmosphere and maybe even to tell you where to find pieces o...

Bought by KENW, Radio Newark, KUPR low power FM, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KKRN and more


  • Added: Feb 23, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
329-Near Neighbor
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Asteroid hunters are able to find small space rocks before they make a close approach to planet Earth.

Bought by Radio Newark, KENW, KUPR low power FM, KKRN, KMXT and more


  • Added: Feb 09, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Food Sleuth Radio, Keeve Nachman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that industrial agricultural practices, such as the use of antibiotics and arsenic in poultry production, pose health risks to workers...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Garrett Broad Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that J. Edgar Hoover expressed concerns over the Black Panthers’ empowering community food programs? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Brian Wansink Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Want to shed unwanted pounds without going on a diet? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview ...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Margaret Carrel Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Antibiotics are given to animals living in concentrated feeding operations for two reasons: disease prevention and growth promotion/feed efficiency...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 26, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Kelly Tappenden Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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It may seem hard to imagine, but we have more microbial cells in our guts than we have human cells in our bodies. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and R...

  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 28:01