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Caption: Lines of sargassum can stretch for miles along the surface of the Sargasso Sea. The clumps of floating algae are often concentrated by the strong winds and wave action associated with the Gulf Stream, Credit: Ocean Explorer | NOAA
This week on World Ocean Radio we discuss the Sargasso Sea--a verdant, vital, biodiverse ecosystem that supports a great diversity of life, provide...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 05:25
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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 sociolo...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
Caption: The sun is setting on fossil fuels , Credit: @zburival on Unsplash
This week on World Ocean Radio we assert that the age of oil is over: from the rise of renewable energy production worldwide to the reevaluation of...

  • Added: May 19, 2020
  • Length: 05:23
Caption: Taken during the November 2015 run of the Sally Ride EarthKAM aboard the International Space Station. Students on Earth programmed the camera aboard the orbiting laboratory to snap pictures around the globe., Credit: NASA/EarthKAM.org
This week concludes the nine-part ocean literacy series, a framework for formal and informal education to help us better understand the ocean's inf...

  • Added: May 14, 2020
  • Length: 04:35
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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
Caption: The Lena River, some 2,800 miles (4,500km) long, is one of the largest rivers in the world. The Lena Delta Reserve, an important refuge and breeding ground for Siberian wildlife, is the most extensive protected wilderness area in Russia. The Lena empties , Credit:  @USGS
"The ocean makes Earth habitable." So states the fourth Ocean Literacy principle, a series of fundamental concepts to help us better understand the...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 04:20
Caption: Meguro River, Tokyo, Japan , Credit: Photo by Zhaoli Jin
This week on World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reflects on the magic of water and the ways it defines our urban spaces. This episode focuses on To...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Oct 30, 2019
  • Length: 04:35
  • Purchases: 1
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No matter how we tackle climate change, cities are key. They emit massive amounts of carbon and they're ground zero for the climate crisis. But cou...

Bought by WMPG, KWMR, KVSC, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: 3D rendering of Mt. Hope NV, Credit: Brian Bahouth
According to the General Moly mining corporation website, Mount Hope, Nevada is “one of the largest and highest grade primary molybdenum deposits i...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 01, 2019
  • Length: 19:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial aka "Man at the Wheel" is a historic sculpture honoring those lost at sea. Located in Gloucester, Massachusetts and built in 1925. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Visiting coastal graveyards in Ireland some years ago, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill observed the many stones of sailors lost at sea and began...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2019
  • Length: 05:28
Caption: Bath Iron Works is a subsidiary of General Dynamics and Maine's largest defense contractor and a major employer. BIW builds Zumwalt destroyers for the U.S. Navy at its shipyard on the Kennebec River in Bath, Maine
This week on World Ocean Radio we're talking about solutions to the climate challenge by highlighting some modern examples of and possibilities for...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KVNF


  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 2
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The World Ocean Observatory is partnering with Main Street Bucksport this year for the 4th annual International Maritime Film Festival, a celebrati...

  • Added: May 21, 2019
  • Length: 05:04
Caption: A Moment of Science
Declining Biodiversity--Is Earth Dying?

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Apr 24, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: A Moment of Science
What Can Birds Tell Us about Wildlife Trafficking?

  • Added: Mar 27, 2019
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Mar 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Mary Ellen Hannibal
As lion populations crash in Africa, baboon numbers explode. Associate Professor of Ecology and Conservation Justin Brashares illuminates how to st...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 28:29
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'Tis the season for our end-of-year episode. Each year at the holidays, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads At The Fishhouses, a poem by Eliza...

  • Added: Dec 26, 2018
  • Length: 04:34

  • Added: Dec 14, 2018
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
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Production of oil and gas in the U.S. has surged to levels unthinkable a decade ago due to the revolution in hydraulic fracturing, which has helped...

Bought by WJCT, KZYX, KWIT, WLPR , KFOI Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 7
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In this episode of Think Radio Presents Think Business host Alan Wartes talks with Brian Riepe.

  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
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In this episode of Think Radio Presents Think Planet host Alan Wartes talks with Dr. Paul Hessburg

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Nov 01, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Angie Coiro, Host and Senior Producer
Engaging conversation with an important thought-leader on climate change and global environmental issues.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2018
  • Length: 59:55

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00