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Design Review: IDP goes to NEOCON
From: Inclusive Designers
Series: Inclusive Designers Podcast
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Janet makes her way through Chicago’s annual Neocon convention and talks to the vendors that presented products of particular interest to Inclusive...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 50:18
Inclusive Designers Podcast- Overview
From: Inclusive Designers
Series: Inclusive Designers Podcast
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In this episode, we discuss who we are and why we are creating a podcast series on Inclusive Design.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2020
  • Length: 15:02
What's the most energy-efficient way to heat your home?
From: Possibly
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First make sure your home is well insulated. Then, swap out your furnace or boiler for a device known as a heat pump. Heat pumps run on electricity...

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  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
Genes and Germs, Wildfire Smoke and Children's Immune Systems
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are. Topic 2: A New Study That Shows Impact of Wildfire Smoke on Children's Immun...

Bought by KOWS


  • Added: Jun 01, 2020
  • Length: 48:47
  • Purchases: 1
Is Air Drying Your Clothes Worth It?
From: Possibly
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Dryers do use a lot of energy. If you were to rank your household appliances by how much energy they use, your dryer would probably come in 3rd, ri...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2
What is methane and how does it relate to climate change?
From: Possibly
Caption: Gas furnace
Methane is a gas that’s created when something organic decomposes in a location that doesn’t have oxygen. The largest human-caused source of metha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:21
  • Purchases: 2
Does global warming cause extreme weather?
From: Possibly
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Yes. Global warming increases the intensity of our weather because it causes temperatures to rise, which leads to more water evaporation. When thos...

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  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
How can we reduce food waste in the quarantine?
From: Possibly
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Today we’re answering a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds during the COVID-19 quarantine: while we’re limiting trips to the store, ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KMXT


  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Can we get rid of driftnets?
From: Possibly
Caption: Sea turtle caught in a ghost net
Driftnets are fishing nets that have largely fallen out of fashion because they can accidentally catch other marine life. But it's still legal to u...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
How is COVID-19 affecting our air quality?
From: Possibly
Caption: The Mumbai skyline during COVID-19, Credit: Isha Chawla
Air quality has definitely improved during the pandemic. Air monitoring stations in Rhode Island and the greater Northeast have seen about a 30% de...

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  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
Wildfire and Wildlife
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Wildfires often result in increased flooding of an area. We talk with Natalie Gillard, a graduate student in watershed sciences at Utah State Univ...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WYAP, KICI Iowa City, KVSC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 25:44
  • Purchases: 6
Ways to Mitigate Climate Anxiety
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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On this edition of PEACE TALKS RADIO, we hear three perspectives on climate anxiety. We hear from Frances Roberts-Gregory, an environmental sociol...

Bought by KUNM, Radio Baha'i, WLGI, and KUNM


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Utah Dinosaurs: missing link to north american paleogeography
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Outcrops of Cretaceous Cedar Mountain Formation in Grand County, Utah contain dinosaur fauna found nowhere else in the world. We talk with Dr. Jam...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KRZA, and 'The Sea'


  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 26:09
  • Purchases: 3
Utopian Dinner Table: How to feed the world in 100 years
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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You'll hear about ongoing food insecurity issues from food scholar Raj Patel, and hopeful solutions from families in the Black Creek community gard...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Desi Stanerson
From: KXCI
Series: Thesis Thursday
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My name is Desi Stanerson and I am a Senior in Biomedical Engineering with a double major in Molecular and Cellular Biology. My current research is...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2020
  • Length: 04:47
Women Breaking Ground As Agricultural Leaders
From: renee wilde
Series: COUNTY LINES
Caption: Dorothy Pelanda, Credit: ODA WEBSITE
2019 has seen a record number of women hold the top state jobs in Agriculture. Colorado, Florida, and Ohio all have a female leading the state’s a...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:48
Capturing the Story of Seeds
From: renee wilde
Series: COUNTY LINES
Caption: Antioch College seed saving class, Credit: Beth Bridgeman
Canadian researchers have shown that 78% of the worlds seeds are now owned by three companies, and it’s those companies who decide which ones to m...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:34
Archaeology and Desert Springs
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Natural springs have long been centers of biodiversity and cultural significance. We speak with David Sabata who recently completed his masters d...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KRZA, and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 18, 2019
  • Length: 25:01
  • Purchases: 3
Victor "Blue" Paat
From: KXCI
Series: Thesis Thursday
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Victor “Blue” Paat is a undergraduate senior studying Neuroscience and Cognitive Science with minors in Biochemistry and Music. He currently studie...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2019
  • Length: 04:29
Paleoeceology and Climate Change
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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We speak with Allison Stegner who is a post-doctoral researcher at Stanford University. She studies small mammals as a way to understand present a...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KGNU Community Radio, and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 14, 2019
  • Length: 26:41
  • Purchases: 3
Rivers, Extraction and Science in the Four Corners
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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We speak with author/journalist Jonathan Thompson about mining history in SW Colorado and its impacts on rivers. His book “River of Lost Souls: t...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George, KGNU Community Radio, KVSC, KGNU Community Radio, and KRZA


  • Added: Jun 18, 2019
  • Length: 27:58
  • Purchases: 5
RDD: Toledo Bikes!
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week The RDD is at Toledo Bikes! a non-profit organization dedicated to the recovery of used bikes, recycling those bikes through volunteer an...

  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 06:16
Snow Science and the Avalanche Forecast
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The understanding of snow...the various ways it falls from the sky and how it is transformed on the ground is critical to being safe in the backcou...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 15, 2019
  • Length: 23:44
  • Purchases: 2
The Big Pond #23: Sorting Out Recycling
From: Goethe-Institut
Series: The Big Ponder – A Transatlantic Podcast
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Most of the Western world has a waste problem, and recycling has been pushed by policymakers as one of the best ways to combat it. In Baltimore and...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 16:41
  • Purchases: 1
The World Dinosaurs Lived In
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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The world that existed when dinosaurs roamed the Moab area was vastly different than the world today . We talk with Dr. John Foster, a paleontologi...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George


  • Added: Mar 25, 2019
  • Length: 24:09
  • Purchases: 1