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99% Invisible #74- Hand Painted Signs
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The last practitioners of disappearing art form that's poised to make a comeback

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 20
99% Invisible #73- The Zanzibar and Other Building Poems (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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A poet makes a city.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 16
99% Invisible #81- Rebar and the Alvord Lake Bridge (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The steal skeleton underneath the all the concrete structures that you work in, drive over, and walk under…

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, KVNF and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 17
99% Invisible #89- Bubble Houses
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Director's Cut)
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Buildings of the future, once.

Bought by WABE, XRAY.fm, WJCT, WNIJ, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 23:48
  • Purchases: 6
The Latest Buzz On Bees
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Hannah Nordhaus
Back in 2010 we had entomologist John Hafernik on Sea Change Radio to explain what was going on with the honey bees and colony collapse disorder. T...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 05, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
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
Food Sleuth Radio, Howard Vlieger Interview, Part II of II
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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If genetically modified feed has negative effects on hog health and fertility, one has to wonder what effects GMO food ingredients might have on hu...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
232: Ocean Exploration 2020 Forum
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode of World Ocean Radio we'll share approaches, discussions and consensus from the Ocean Exploration 2020 Forum on a number of ocean s...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2013
  • Length: 05:15
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
Alex Trembath on Obama's Climate Change Speech
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Alex Trembath
Did you see how they covered President Obama’s recent big environmental speech on the Sunday political talk shows? No? That’s because none of the S...

  • Added: Jul 03, 2013
  • Length: 29:40
Food Sleuth Radio, Steve Smith Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Corporate agribusiness tells us we need genetically modified crops to produce more food to feed an ever-growing global population. But there are ho...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Amanda Eaken on the Rise of Collaborative Consumption
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Amanda Eaken
With the climate crisis staring us right in the face, the need to transform our daily routines has become increasingly apparent. A part of the solu...

  • Added: May 29, 2013
  • Length: 29:59
Down The Line: Steven Mufson on the Keystone XL Pipeline
From: Alex Wise
Caption: Steven Mufson
Are you interested in knowing the facts about the Keystone XL pipeline? Well, depending on the source, the “facts” vary wildly. Proponents tout the...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Skelly on Wind Energy: Blowing Over Barriers
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Michael Skelly
Promoters and detractors of wind power have one point of agreement - both see the transmission lines that carry wind energy as inefficient and very...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
  • Purchases: 1
214: Hard Edges
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Our traditional approach to protection from sea and surge has been the hard edge, with the mission to shield us from the encroachment of water. In ...

  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 05:23
Robert Boyd on the Hydrogen Economy
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Robert Boyd
One of the most alluring answers to the climate change conundrum is a transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a hydrogen-based economy. As h...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
Teeny Weeny Technology: Heather Millar on Nanoparticles
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Heather Millar
Here’s a little exercise: take a pen and a blank piece of paper and write down everything you know about nano-technology. If you do this, you may f...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
Technology's Promise
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Professor William E. Halal
There are no crystal balls. No one really knows the direction technology is going to take us. But, there are always those best guesses.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 08, 2013
  • Length: 28:55
  • Purchases: 2
Walking in Our Footprints
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Joe Romm
How will our current climate policies and actions be viewed by future generations? Our first guest this week on Sea Change Radio is pretty sure our...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Richard Heinberg: “The Quest” For Truth
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Richard Heinberg
Last year, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and energy consultant Daniel Yergin published his long-awaited sequel to the The Prize called The Quest: E...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Driving Change in What We Drive
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Gina Coplon-Newfield
For better or for worse, cars are not leaving the American landscape anytime soon. The automobile is woven into the cultural fabric of our country ...

Bought by KVSC and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 28, 2012
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
Nuclear Roulette
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nuclear Roulette, Credit: cover design by Matthew Simmons
In his new book, Gar Smith dismantles the core arguments behind the nuclear industrial complex’s “Nuclear renaissance.” While some critiques are fa...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
Matt Wasson: A Mountain Hugger on the Myth of “Clean Coal”
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Matt Wasson
Do you cringe when you hear the term “clean coal?” Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio feels that this term is not only an oxymoron it’s offens...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
Potty Talk: The Re-Invention of The Toilet
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Clement Cid
Aside from some aesthetic advances and rudimentary low-flow innovations, the modern flush toilet basically has not evolved since its prototype firs...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Dirt on Compost: Jason Mark
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jason Mark
Have you ever been to the dump? It’s a pretty smelly place. Part of what you’re smelling is methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that’s created as bi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1