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Episode 85: The Unclimbables
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Mo Beck was a professional climber who regularly won gold in competitions. But when she joined a team on a long expedition in the remote Cirque of ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KRZA, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 21:51
  • Purchases: 3
127: Emergency Clams
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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No joke, the best and last line of defense to protect the drinking water for an entire city in Poland is eight clams. Let's chat about bivalve scie...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
King of Klutter
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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At my age I should probably being thinking more of getting rid of clutter rather than adding to it. I tell our daughters that some day they can hav...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2020
  • Length: 05:17
Episode 81: The Ghost Of Africa
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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South Africans Chris Diedericks and Anna Calitz wanted to go on a romantic getaway, but their adventure broke down before it even began.

Bought by WCNY, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 21:41
  • Purchases: 3
YBYG32: You Bet Your Garden # 32, 5/9/2019
From: You Bet Your Garden
Series: You Bet Your Garden
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Mike McGrath warns against "Improving the Soil" in the hole while Planting Trees and Shrubs in the Question of the week!! And as always, your "impr...

  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 54:59
GN_4.39_AnimalLove
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Animals love each other too.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.51_#KarmaCycle
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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One stolen bicycle leads to an abundance of free ones to those who need them.

  • Added: Aug 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
Summer fling
From: WTIP
Series: Wildersmith on the Gunflint
Caption: Fred Smith
Fred Smith is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Wildersmith on the Gunflint

  • Added: Jun 13, 2018
  • Length: 06:42
HumaNature: 30 Minute Special 9
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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"Finding Your Way Home In A Purple Canoe" A special edition of HumaNature formatted for air: Patrick Dobson was stuck in his life, so he decided t...

Bought by KSTK, Prairie Public, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Mar 08, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Mexican Campion
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Sometimes the setting of the moon is as spectacular as the rising. As it slides down toward the mountains in the horizon it appears larger and larg...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2017
  • Length: 05:19
Simmondsia Chinensis
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I’m not sure I can add a whole lot more about jojoba (Simmondsia chinesis) other than what you hear in this show, except that it is now in its own ...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 05:20
Behold!
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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It’s true that life in southeastern Arizona is full of “behold!” moments. It is so exciting to live in such a diverse land, both in plants and anim...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Dec 22, 2017
  • Length: 05:07
  • Purchases: 1
Is Spring Overrated?
From: Sharon Glassman
Series: What's to Love About...?
Caption: Writer/performer Sharon Glassman, Credit: Katie Weisberger
Its roots are natural, sure. But isn't spring a bit...overpromise-y? Sharon Glassman makes the case for a name change. Or maybe just a change of he...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 30, 2015
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 1
The Parrot Opinions
From: JoAnne Maffia
Series: DOCUMENTARY: Non-Fiction
Caption: ...that's your opinion, I disagree!
Part of KCRW's 24 Hour Radio Race, the theme for this year's contest was 'You Should Know'.... Given only 24 hours, the wild parrots of Brooklyn po...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2014
  • Length: 04:05
Curmudgeon Car Talk
From: Stephen Provizer
Series: Cultural Curmudgeon
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Boston driving is justifiably famous, but y'all don't know the half of it.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:24
Inside The Leaf It's Bittersweet
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs: Stories Inspired by "Appetite"
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The Dolemouse: a nutty study on optimal foraging theory.

Bought by WNIJ and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 06:05
  • Purchases: 2
My Family Ruined the South
From: Kelly Jones
Caption: Kudzu covered house, Credit: http://static.neatorama.com/
Kudzu is an invasive species of vine, introduced to the southern United States' highway system by my great, great Uncle Friday.

  • Added: Sep 01, 2013
  • Length: 07:05
Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown - Cooking With Wolfgang Buck
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 02:33
Into the Woods
From: Sam Dunnington
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My high school used to drop groups of kids off in the woods in order to teach them survival skills. There was no adult supervision.

  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 11:06
Pooptown Adventure
From: Will Rogers
Series: Compostmodernist
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This tour of a Texas wastewater treatment plant will inspire you to “Do what you love; Love what you doo”

  • Added: Aug 27, 2011
  • Length: 03:59
Tales from the South 042: Tin Roof Project with Jerry McKinnis
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South: Summer Season 2011
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Fishing expert Jerry McKinnis on a special edition of Tales from the South. The owner of B.A.S.S. and host of ESPN's "The Fishin' Hole" tells of a ...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
Tales from the South 020 with P. Allen Smith
From: Paula Morell
Series: Tales from the South 2011 Spring Season
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Garden and Lifestyle Expert P. Allen Smith reads his own true boyhood story about a goat, a chicken, and being trapped in a lady's dressing room ti...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KUAF Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Escape from Burton Island
From: David Maxon
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On a late summer camping trip, a couple finds that a little seclusion can sometimes go a long way.

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Jun 25, 2009
  • Length: 06:59
  • Purchases: 1
Four Christmas Birds
From: Ruth Beasley
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Learning the Birds birdlady Ruth Beasley probes the lore and legend of Four Christmas Birds: doves, cardinals, partridges, and a mystery bird.

Bought by Mississippi Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Feeding the Birds, an audio postcard
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
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Phil Kyle is a Naturalist in Sandwich, Massachusetts and feeds the birds. in the thicket behind his office every morning.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., New Hampshire Public Radio, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 4