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AMOS 17.039: A Rainbow's Ghostly Cousin, 2/23/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
A Rainbow's Ghostly Cousin: Fogbows...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.033: How Cold Does It Feel?, 2/15/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
How Cold Does It Feel?

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 17.031: Where Did Carbon Come From?, 2/13/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Where Did Carbon Come From?

  • Added: Jan 18, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
What's icy, metal and two miles long? A Great Lakes ice boom
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY PHOTO / Ice boom installation 2015, Credit: NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY PHOTO / Ice boom installation 2015
As ice forms on Lake Erie, it creates problems for the huge power plants downstream. To keep electricity flowing to millions of residents in the No...

Bought by WBFO, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WCMU Michigan


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 4
Viking ship Draken leaves Great Lakes, but hard feelings linger
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Draken Harald Harfagre, Credit: courtesy of Draken Harald Harfagre
The replica Viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre has sailed out of the Great Lakes, wrapping up a summer visit marred by a dispute over pilots fees. ...

Bought by WCPN, WXXI Rochester, WMUK, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2016
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 7
How Not to Die
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
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Medial Expert Michael Greger, M.D. shares his research on lifestyle choices to reverse or prevent disease processes such as cancer, heart attack, a...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2016
  • Length: 50:19
Power Tools to The People!
From: Scott Schlegel
Caption: Repair Cafe bike fix., Credit: Scott Schlegel
A tool lending library builds confidence and community.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2016
  • Length: 15:28
Folktale of Animal Instinct
From: Northeast Indiana Public Radio
Series: Folktales
Caption: WBOI's Folktale of Animal Instinct, Credit: Julia Meek
As Dr. Doolittle notes: "If we could talk to the animals, just imagine it..."--that's the conversation this folktale proposes--and to be sure, they...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio), WFIU, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2016
  • Length: 59:59
  • Purchases: 10
Is Space the Place?
From: Distillations
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Trying to save humanity by mining asteroids.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 22:24
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: Grace Potter
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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After 13 years of being backed by The Nocturnals, Grace Potter has taken 2015 to strike out on her own. Her debut solo disc, Midnight, is full of ...

Bought by KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 07:04
  • Purchases: 3
Serotonin Day
From: Nathan Callahan
Series: The SoCal Byte
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A Public Service Announcement For Neurotransmitters

  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 05:14
Roswell the painting horse
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation may have one of the most unique benefactors around. KFAI producer Susan Budig introduces us to Roswel...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
VoxPod #11 - Fish Out of Water
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: VoxPod
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Today's show looks at people protecting the life of Puget Sound.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:15
  • Purchases: 1
The Oregon Caves
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Roger Brandt, the manager of visitor services and education at the Oregon Caves National Monument, one of the few marble ...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
A Visit to Craters of the Moon
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious goes on a tour of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in Idaho, a unique 11,000 square mile park that resembles the su...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
The Taxidermists
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
Caption: Rodney and Theresa Elmer, Credit: Josh Larkin Photography
Rodney and Theresa Elmer are a taxidermy power duo in Northfield, Vermont. In this interview, they talk about the art and psychology of mounting an...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2014
  • Length: 22:53
Barking Up The Wrong Tree
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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On this week's episode, stories about looking for answers in the wrong places, mercury in the water, and...bigfoot.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
Where's the Water? Ask the Dowser.
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Rob Schroeder, a water well driller and dowser, as he hunts for water in the northern California mountains. Dowsing is a...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
The Sweet Tweet Suite
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2013 Third Coast ShortDocs: Stories Inspired by "Appetite"
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When your appetite is for nature and for unusual sounds then you have to go on the odd adventure...

Bought by KRPS and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 17, 2013
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
Worm Bin Disaster
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Julie Sabatier tells the story of her worm composting bin that turned out to be a stinky, DIY disaster.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 09:52
  • Purchases: 1
Old School DIY
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Before it was called DIY or even “do it yourself,” self-sufficiency had value. Our parents and grandparents called it “making do.” This episode exp...

Bought by WYSO, XRAY.fm, KUT, and Oregon Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
Acoustic Stories : Robert Jevne : The Sermon of Spring
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Robert Jevne discusses his former love of the Chicago Cubs in a lighthearted tone and how their incessant losing seasons defeated his passion for b...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 1
Bikes As A Symbol
From: Mitch Skinner
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Mitch Skinner looks at the use of bikes as a symbol for freedom and for protest.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2013
  • Length: 04:58
The Beat : Linda Back McKay - "Chicken Without a Cause"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Linda Back McKay is an independent advertising and marketing director. She is widely published. Linda Back McKay is also a long time volunteer and ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 28, 2013
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
Pura Vida: Costa Rica's Culture of Conservation
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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Part documentary, part sound-collage, this special explores Costa Rica, considered one of the "greenest" countries in the world, and its national e...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2013
  • Length: 21:19

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