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The federal government recently closed an eight-year investigation into smuggling operations related to an unusual sport. A Virginia scholar studi...

Bought by KENW, WABE, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 3
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Over the past 50 years, the Amazon rainforest has lost nearly 20% of its forest cover. We talk with the Amazon expert who coined the term “biodiver...

Bought by WJCT, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUD, KVSC, WKCC and more


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 8
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Opposition to Arctic Oil Drilling Provokes Civil Disobedience Actions Targ...

Bought by WRIR and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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The global water crisis and the prospects for future water resources is forcing adjustments for how we measure its use, how it is valued, and how (...

  • Added: Jul 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:22
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Tentative EU-Greece Bailout Deal Inflicts More Painful Austerity, But Will...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Greeks Say No to More EU Austerity, Yes to Dignity; Despite $18.7 Billion ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: U.S. Deployment of Heavy Military Equipment to the Baltics and Eastern Eur...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Singapore, challenged by the consumption requirements of its 4.4 million inhabitants, has reached a level of success due to a public utilities board which manages its entire water cycle.
The global water crisis and the prospects for future water resources is forcing adjustments for how we measure the water that is used, how it is va...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:41
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: U.S. Media Buries the Lead in Special Forces Assault Inside Syria; Wiscons...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WRIR


  • Added: May 27, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Arctic opportunities and territorial claims are on the rise as temperatures change and the ice melts. Once impassable, the Arctic is now increasing...

  • Added: May 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: Sacred water of Gosainkunda Lake at the headwaters of the Trishuli River, soon to be changed by mega-projects such as the Rasuwaghadi dam. , Credit: Yosarian via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY).
The Rasuwaghadi Dam project in Nepal, severely damaged by the recent earthquake, is mired in controversy. One of many mega-projects along the Tishu...

  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 05:33
Caption: Daniel Kammen
Last week we spoke about the prospect of decentralized energy systems supplying clean electricity to the developing world with Daniel Kammen, a UC...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 29, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Leaked Secret TPP Chapter Reveals Corporate Rights that Undermine Democrac...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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After wrapping up the multi-part “Planning with Water” series, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill returns to the fresh water discussion with a wate...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 05:24
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The “Planning with Water” series continues this week with discussion of the current water crisis in Brazil. In this episode of World Ocean Radio ho...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:19
Caption: Bujagali Falls, The Nile River, Uganda, Credit: Used courtesy of UNEP
In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill continues a discussion about the most important issue facing the world today: the global wate...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 05:32
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill discusses the most important issue facing the world today: the global water crisis. Is it pos...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:13
Caption: A resident of Loma Linda, CA, Credit: Landscapes of Longevity
Blue zones are areas of the world that have been identified as having the longest expected lifespans. What about these places make for long, health...

Bought by WJCT, KVSC, KRDP, KPVL, WLIW and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 7
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Blue zones are areas of the world that have been identified as having the longest expected lifespans. What about these places make for long, health...

Bought by WCNY, WEZU, KKRN, KUNV, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 7
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: The Failure of Military Solutions Haunts President’s Push for New Congress...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 58:00
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill discusses the most important issue facing the world today: the global water crisis. This epis...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 04:40
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: In Escalating U.S.-Russian Proxy War, Eastern Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis ...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
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"Did you see a tiger?" The first question asked of anyone who comes back from Jim Corbett National Park was asked of Sandip Roy recently. Here is ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 09, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Japanese word "Mottainai" refers to the essence of things, and suggests that objects do not exist in isolation, rather that they are intrinsica...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Leftist Syriza Party Victory in Greece Strengthens Anti-Austerity Movement...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 29:00