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Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
What's a passive house?
From: Possibly
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Recently, Rhode Island certified its first multi-family “Passive House.” What does that mean? And will we all live in one someday?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 4
Meet the town in Japan that's committed to zero waste
From: Possibly
Caption: The Zero Waste Center in Kamikatsu
Do you ever go to recycle your takeout container or water bottle, see all those different categories, and get so confused you just end up throwing ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, RadioFreePalmer, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
The return of the Antarctic blue whale
From: Possibly
Caption: Antarctic blue whale, Credit: Isabel Beasley
Today we’re going to focus on some positive news — a bright spot. Scientists have noticed something remarkable about blue whales— after years of ne...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 25, 2020
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Eponymous (episode 1)
From: Growing Old Project
Series: Growing Old: Tales from an Urban Canopy
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Explore what the Northwest looked like pre-contact, with Native nutritionist and food sovereignty expert Valerie Segrest of the Muckleshoot Tribe. ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KVSC


  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 29:46
  • Purchases: 4
EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create The World We Want
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Nation Books, Credit: Alyssa Stepien
Reports of the health of our planet appear dim. Our conditions are becoming worse as hunger increases, and the variety of species disappear. Autho...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 1
Women Rising 19: Masters of the Spoken Word
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Storyteller Diane Ferlatte, Credit: caverunstoryfest.org
Eve Ensler, playwright of the hit “Vagina Monologues” shares the work of her organization, V-Day, and storyteller, Diane Ferlatte, talks about usin...

Bought by KZYX, WMPG, KUT, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Erica Fernandez vs. BHP Billiton Petroleum
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Erica Fernandez, environmental activist who helped prevent a liquefied natural gas plant from being built near her hometown of Oxnard, Califonia., Credit: www.nbconference.org
We hear from 18-year-old Erica Fernandez. Winner of the 2007 Brower Youth Award, this fierce young woman took on the world’s largest mining compan...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2009
  • Length: 29:00
Women Rising 18: Rescuers of Wildlife
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Cotton Top Tamarin Monkey, Credit: Wildlife Conservation Network
We hear from 4 leading animal rights activists, working in Columbia, Uzbekistan, the Animals Asia Foundation, and the International Union for the C...

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Dec 18, 2008
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Home Power Energy
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Is "cogeneration" the new way for powering your house and home?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:40