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"Mmm... bacon" and other responses to vegan activism.
From: JL Fields
Series: Easy Vegan with JL Fields
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Jon Camp, National Grassroots Director for The Humane League, share strategies for effective vegan grassroots activism.

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Feb 15, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
226-Cosmic Campground
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Cosmic Campground is one of the last places where one can experience the natural night sky in the lower 48.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Flint Water Crisis
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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The water crisis in Flint, Michigan has been dominating the news cycle for some weeks. The story points to tragic mismanagement of the city’s water...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:44
223-Back Home
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A mysterious piece of space hardware comes back to Earth.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
222-A Haul
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My team the Catalina Sky Survey discovered a very diverse group of 566 Earth approaching objects.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
221-Human Geological Epoch
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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We humans are writing a record of our activities into the rock layers currently being produced on planet Earth.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KRWG and more


  • Added: Jan 28, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Food Sleuth Radio, Laura Batcha Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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U.S. consumer sales of organic products continue to grow annually, with more than 70% of US adults buying organic foods. But what does the organi...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Planning with Water, Part 4
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill continues discussion of the global water crisis. This week he talks about water audits conduc...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
Good News for Tigers?
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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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
Let There Be Night (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Nights are getting brighter and most of us no longer experience true darkness.

Bought by WCNY, WXDU, KKRN, WTJU, CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 6
Earthquakes: Why and When
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious discusses earthquakes with John Dvorak, Ph.D., a geophysicist and author of “Earthquake Storms:  The Fascinating History and Volatile...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
Blowing the Whistle, Paying the Price
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: A deformed baby duck found at Kesterson NWR, Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
The internet has put whistleblowers in the public eye, and the government’s crosshairs. The world’s biggest institutions are running scared and cra...

Bought by WNJR and KMUN


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Air
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Clean air is as valuable as clean water: both are essential requirements for human health and survival. Statistics and data on emissions from burni...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 05:10
Interview with Jared Diamond, Author of Collapse and Guns, Germs and Steel
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Jared Diamond
Unspun talks with Jared Diamond,scholar and Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author, about the factors in the collapse of civilizations, tippin...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 58:49
The River in the Atlantic Ocean
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The Gulf Stream was essential to the early exploration of the New World and continues to influence our climate, weather, environment, and shipping ...

Bought by WJCT, XRAY.fm, KVSC, WEZU, WLIW and more


  • Added: Jun 27, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
G.M.nO! Genetically Modified Democracy
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Seed Academy at Seven Seeds Farm, Credit: Andrew Stelzer
The movement for GMO regulation is going local. And the seed and pesticide companies are fighting back. As part of “What the Fork”, a multi-media...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 29:59
Contagion: Responding to Infectious Disease [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from Chicago Department of Health vaccination poster, produced by the Works Progress Administration, late 1930s , Credit: Library of Congress
It’s the height of the flu season, and federal public health agencies have been spending millions of dollars trying to keep this year’s virus under...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WEZU, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 14, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Kim Ferraro: Hoosier Environmental Council
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In today’s EcoReport feature, Kim Ferraro, Water and Agricultural Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, talks about the ag-gag or ...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2014
  • Length: 09:59
January 23, 2014
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In today’s EcoReport feature, Kim Ferraro, Water and Agricultural Policy Director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, talks about the ag-gag or ...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2014
  • Length: 29:41
The Beasts Within: Domesticated Animals in America
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: A rabbit serves a meal to three kittens (Harry Whittier Frees, c1870)
From household pets to beasts of burden, domesticated animals are a major part of American life – and we spend billions of dollars each year lookin...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KSRQ, XRAY.fm, WRPI, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
251: A Climate Change Refugee
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Flag of Kiribati. According to WorldAtlas.com, the blue and white bands represent the surrounding Pacific Ocean. The frigate bird flying over the rising sun is taken from the coat of arms, and is said to symbolize strength and power at sea.
A recent legal case involving a man from Kiribati claiming refugee status from the impacts of climate has captured world media attention. In this e...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2013
  • Length: 05:33
242: Ocean Relevance
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Crew members aboard SS Norco in England during WWII. , Credit: The Marstal Maritime Museum
Maritime Museums are one of the key conduits for modern day understanding of maritime history, yet many are struggling. In this episode of World Oc...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:19
231: Water, Water Everywhere
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Fresh water as a resource is under constant threat by over-consumption, toxins, pollutants and waste from industrial and agricultural production. I...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 05:06
Weathering the Storm: A History of Extreme Weather [rebroadcast]
From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Caption: Detail from Collier’s magazine cover, May 28th, 1954, Credit: Smithsonian Institution
100 years ago this week, the thermometer in Death Valley, California, hit the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the world: 134°F. This ...

Bought by WUFT, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRIR, Louisville Public Media, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6