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Caption: USCG cutter Healy in the Arctic , Credit: Courtesy of Mathis/NOAA
In a continuing conversation about the future of the Arctic, host Peter Neill shares his concerns about the disconnect between a strong commitment ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 05:26
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: New U.S. Ground Troops in Syrian Conflict Likely to Intensify Multi-sided ...

Bought by WRIR, WMUU-LP, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: ,Map based on NSIDC sea ice extent data. , Credit: Climate.gov
The Arctic Circle, an assembly founded by the President of Iceland and held annually to help define the deliberations of the Arctic Council, was he...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 05:35
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: New Documents Reveal U.S. Drone Program's Deadly Flaws; Privatization of P...

Bought by WRIR, WMUU-LP, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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As a lead up to the Climate Summit in Paris scheduled for December (COP21), World Ocean Radio will highlight some encouraging signs of climate prog...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:27
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Assessing the Consequences of Russian Intervention in Syria’s Civil War; C...

Bought by WRIR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Oct 07, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk, Credit: (Reuters / Zachary Painter) / Reuters
In late September Royal Dutch Shell announced it has terminated oil exploration and drilling efforts in the Arctic, citing disappointing explorator...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2015
  • Length: 05:12
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Activists Hoping the Pope's Climate Change Message Will Spur Action at UN ...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Sep 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A 2015 report on the impact of climate change on allergies in adults and children shows that increased temperatures, changing moisture patterns, and accelerated growth and distribution of pollen has generated symptoms of allergic reactions never before ex
The climate is changing: changing moisture, increased temperature, accelerated growth and distribution of pollen, increased allergic reactions. Sci...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Sep 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:23
  • Purchases: 1
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Support for Trump and Racism is Mainstream in Today's Republican Party; Cl...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: International Nuclear Agreement with Iran a Victory for Diplomacy Over War...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR


  • Added: Sep 16, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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“I don’t think there’s a lot of excuses, frankly, for not doing the right thing.” Anishinaabe orator, author, economist and activist Winona LaDuke ...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 8
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“Gross Domestic Product has now become a fetish,” according to economist Raj Patel. Many undesirable things end up adding to GDP: wars, disease, an...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 7
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On this edition of God Matters, host Peter Kreten welcomes Sister Mary Ellen Howard. Sister Mary Ellen is a Sister of Mercy, and resident of Detroi...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:43
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Legendary physics professor Al Bartlett was quick to tell us “smart growth” and “dumb growth” both lead us to the same undesirable end; “smart grow...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, Bandon Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: The spots monitored for Fukushima radiation by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution., Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The effects of leaking radiation have long raised concerns as a cause for many inexplicable natural events at sea. Since 2004 Ken Buesseler and his...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2015
  • Length: 05:17
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A recent series of investigative stories entitled "The Outlaw Ocean" by Ian Urbina of the New York Times exposes the dark side of the deep sea, des...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:21
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: As Military Situation in Afghanistan Deteriorates, U.S. Could be Drawn Bac...

Bought by WRIR, WMUU-LP, and KMUD


  • Added: Aug 19, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Image of the Encina Power Station, future site of the Carlsbad Project, a 6 acre desalination plant--the largest in the United States. , Credit: Courtesy of Poseidon Water
A San Diego County Water Authority project to construct a 6-acre desalination plant, the largest of its kind in the United States, comes at a time ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:20
Caption: Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands. Still shot is from video taken by a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft (May 2015). , Credit: REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters.
After water, the largest volume of natural material used to support global growth is sand. Demand has grown exponentially in the last two decades a...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:30
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Opposition to Arctic Oil Drilling Provokes Civil Disobedience Actions Targ...

Bought by WRIR and KSFR


  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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This week marks the 350th episode of World Ocean Radio, a weekly program of five-minute audio essays on a wide range of ocean issues from science a...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:30
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Tentative EU-Greece Bailout Deal Inflicts More Painful Austerity, But Will...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Imported cars awating delivery, Credit: businessinsider.com/unsold-cars-around-the-world-2009-2
In last week's edition of World Ocean Radio we urged listeners to measure their water footprint using the WaterFootprint.org water calculator. In t...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:34
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This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Greeks Say No to More EU Austerity, Yes to Dignity; Despite $18.7 Billion ...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jul 08, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1