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Food Sleuth Radio, Johanna Mirenda Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know USDA organic regulations include controls on “inputs?” Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for...

  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
Animal Intersections (Hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Relationships between humans and other animals can be deeply complex. We delve into how humans can help the honeybee, and how our behavior might ch...

Bought by WCNY, KREV-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 11
Animal Intersections (Half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Relationships between humans and other animals can be deeply complex. We delve into how humans can help the honeybee, and how our behavior might ch...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, 'The Sea', KWMR, KRDP and more


  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 10
Ancient Hawaiian Farmers Offer Lessons in Sustainability
From: Heidi Chang
Caption: Limahuli Garden and Preserve is set in a verdant tropical valley on the north shore of the Hawaiian Island of Kaua`i, Credit: Courtesy National Tropical Botanical Garden
Explore Limahuli Garden and Preserve on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where scientists believe the legacy of ancient Hawaiian farmers can show the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 21, 2017
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Peter Infante, Part 2 Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Do you know the challenges government regulators face when attempting to warn the public about health risks related to chemicals and ingredients in...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 06, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Andy Tomolonis Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that producing some our own food can be an empowering, affordable way to improve our diets, take control of our food choices, and prot...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 17, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 17.030: Trees Know When Something Is Eating Them, 2/10/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Trees Know When Something Is Eating Them

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Agreeable Agriculture With Eric Toensmeier
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Eric Toensmeier
Can simply changing how and what we grow really make a difference to a changing climate? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, author and agricult...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 13, 2016
  • Length: 28:40
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Peter Menzel Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Do you ever wonder how people around the world nourish themselves? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for he...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 21, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Carey Gillam Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the science our government relies on to determine food safety often comes from corporations whose primary interest is profit? Joi...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 13, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Former White House Chef Sam Kass on New American Food Trends
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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Host Elysabeth Alfano catches up with former White House Chef and Senior Policy Advisor on Nutrition, Sam Kass, at the International Association of...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 23:11
Homestead Radio Shorts
From: Julia Boorinakis Harper
Series: The Homestead Radio Hour
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Short "episodes" of The Homestead Radio Hour

  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
Food Sleuth Radio, Aimee Code Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Neonicotinoids are a type of pesticide with ubiquitous use and far-reaching impacts on our ecosystem. Because they are “systemic,” they can’t be si...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
Sunny's Back Yard: Nature's jewel tones
From: WTIP
Series: Sunny's Back Yard
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Nature has its own array of "jewel tones" - whether colors, smells or sounds. In this edition of Sunny's Back Yard, we are reminded that jewel tone...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2015
  • Length: 04:32
Organic Farming Economics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A meta-analysis of organic farming profits indicates the practice makes economic sense.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Smart Bird Feeding
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New research reveals that careless bird feeding can harm native species.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Shape-Shifting Frog
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
The skin of a newly discovered frog species transitions from spiny to smooth in a matter of minutes depending on its background.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Mar 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Designing Above 50 Million Gallons of Water
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Sketch of the design for the park, Credit: West Seattle Blog
A tour around a newly undergrounded reservoir with Mark Brands, the landscape architect who designed the park to be built above it.

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 05:18
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Paul Hanley Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Can eleven billion people live sustainably on Earth, in the face of climate change? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda H...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
Sculptor Zoran Mojisilov
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Larger-than-life Serbian sculptor Zoran Mojisilov creates work from the most primal of elements: rocks, wood scraps and steel he hauls to his North...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
Monarch Butterfly Genetics
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Monarchs in flight., Credit: Sonia Altizer
Scientists have identified the genetic underpinnings of monarch butterfly migration.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 09, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Urban Food Revolution (Pledge Drive Special)
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Peter Ladner
Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Length: 19:11
  • Purchases: 1
Dead Ants & Wasp Nests
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: (A) Overview of a nest. Individual brood cells are separated by thin walls of soil material. (B) The nest is closed by a vestibular cell filled with dead ants. (C) Contents of a vestibular cell. (D) Female bone-house wasp. , Credit: Merten Ehmig (A, B), Michael Staab (C, D).
Bone house wasps place dead ants in their nests to ward off predators and parasites.

  • Added: Jul 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Alan Branhagen Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Fresh produce can be hard to access and pricey for families facing economic hardships. But during World War II, school, home, community and workpla...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 15, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1