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YBYG37: You Bet Your Garden # 37, 6/13/2019
From: You Bet Your Garden
Series: You Bet Your Garden
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This week Mike McGrath interviews Lorraine Ballato, Author of "Success With Hydrangeas: A Gardener's Guide"!! And as always, guides your fabulous ...

  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
Joel Salatin — The "lunatic" farmer
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents host Alan Wartes spoke with author and holistic farmer Joel Salatin.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 25, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Briana Wiles — Plant whisperer
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkBusiness
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkBusiness host Alan Wartes spoke with herbalist, author, and educator Briana Wiles.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
AMOS 19.036: How Lavender Relaxes Us, 2/19/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
How Lavender Relaxes Us

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.241: Discovered on Facebook: The Magnificent Sundew, 12/3/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Discovered on Facebook: The Magnificent Sundew

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.234: The Hair of the Caterpillar, 11/22/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Hair of the Caterpillar

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Skunk vs. Skunk
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A listener wants to know if skunks are repelled by their own smell.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, KRZA, WMMT, WTIP, KENW and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
AMOS 18.207: Plants Listen to the Relatives, 10/16/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Plants Listen to the Relatives

  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 18.206: The Butterwort: Ruthless Carnivore of the Plant World, 10/15/2018
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Butterwort: Ruthless Carnivore of the Plant World

  • Added: Oct 01, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Fish-Eating Praying Mantises
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A giant insect gobbles up guppies – and other small animals.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, Spokane Public Radio, KENW, and WTIP


  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Songbird Culture
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: Swamp Sparrow, Credit: Robert Lachlan
How a small songbird’s cultural traditions persist for more than a thousand years.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, Spokane Public Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Geese vs. Hunters
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Geese are holing up in the big city during the winter to avoid hunters.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
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
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
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
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
Orchid Habitat on the Leech Lake Reservation
From: KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle
Series: Environmental Voices
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Expert commentary on Orchid plants including; Orchid species, Orchid habitat & bloom periods, where to find Orchids, issues Orchids face and the hu...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 08:48
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Cynthia Connolly Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Who would have thought that worm castings could replace an expensive irrigation system on a Florida farm? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registere...

  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Lueken’s Grocery Embracing 21st Century Ideas
From: Zach Wenzel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Brent Sicard, President and CEO of Lueken’s Village Foods grocery stores, announced plans for the local chain to grow and sell its own produce, as ...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2013
  • Length: 20:16
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - Minnesota Gifts
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron Brown talks about the subtle quirks that give life in Minnesota its nuances and its hardships in his review of author Chris Niskanen's book, ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
Tales from the South 108: Local Food
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2012 Fall Season
Caption: Josh Hardin on "Tales from the South"
In our first outdoor show, we go to the Bernice Garden in downtown Little Rock for stories about Local Food and Gardening. Sponsored by the Arkansa...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Aquaponic Gardening
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: Turning Pages: Authors and Their Words
Caption: New Society Press jacket cover
Sylvia Bernstein, president and founder of The Aquaponic Source, provides a step-by-step guide to raising vegetables and fish together.

  • Added: Dec 29, 2011
  • Length: 17:15
99% Invisible #29- Cul-de-sac (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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If the suburbs had a flag, it would probably have a cul-de-sac on it. But what would it stand for?

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


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 15
Slow Food and the Growing World Population (Short Version)
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: A locally-grown tomato, Credit: Kyle Durbin
An feature-length interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing worl...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
Growing Marijuana in Northern California with Sheriff Tom Allman, Part Two.
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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This program is second of a two part series with Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, recorded on August 8, 2011. We continue our discussion about ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 29:00