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Are Bowhead Whales the World's Oldest Mammals?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Who's the longest-lived human on record? Jeanne Calment of France -- 122 years!

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
America's Wetland
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The place is America?s Wetland -- millions of acres along Louisiana?s Gulf Coast that teem with life

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
EPA Cancels Pesticide Registration
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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You might say carbofuran is an equal-opportunity killer. It takes out Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks, and migratory song-birds of all types.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
This I Believe - Dennis Downey
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Cape Cod writer Dennis Downey has a unique expression of beliefs that range from the soul to the sun.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KJZZ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 4
Tejidos Culturales 13-San Luis Valley Water Issues
From: KRZA
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Interviews of three community members concerning water issues in the San Luis Valley.

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM and KRFC


  • Added: Jan 15, 2007
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Henry Ford's Soybean Dream
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Henry Ford always thought agriculture and industry were natural partners.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Saving the Salton Sea
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Have you ever wondered where migratory birds get all the energy for such long, grueling flights? Well, there are pit stops along the way, like the ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Climate Change Threatens Siberian Permafrost
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Siberian permafrost - a sub-Arctic peat bog about the size of France and Germany - is chock full of carbon that's trapped in its frozen soils. ...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
RN Documentary: Taming the Salt Monster
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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The great swathes of the Western Australian wheatbelt were created a century ago when 1000 acres of bush were burned a day and the land became the ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KUER, WRPI, KXOT Public Radio, WYSO and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 6
Tejidos Culturales #8: Culture and La Sierra...Taylor Ranch part 2
From: KRZA
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Eight in a 13 part series focussing on culture in the San Luis Valley, this is part 2 in looking at La Sierra or Taylor Ranch which was illegaly cl...

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM and KWCW


  • Added: Nov 05, 2006
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 2
Plutonium Bunnies (2) -- 20 ft. Rocky Flats chipmunks?
From: Claudia Cragg
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The Rocky Flats Nuclear Wildlife Refuge

  • Added: Oct 30, 2006
  • Length: 05:19
Tejidos Culturales #7: Who Chained the Road up, y quien es Jack Taylor?
From: KRZA
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In this program we look at the closing off of a Land Grant easment by Jack Taylor, the decision in this will set precedent for land rights all over...

Bought by KCEI 90.1 FM Red River/Taos, NM


  • Added: Oct 22, 2006
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 1
16 Forestry, Native American Style
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Menominee Indians of northern Wisconsin own 220,000 acres of forest, and their wood products command very high prices.

Bought by KMXT and KSUT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 2
17 The Return of the Wild Turkey
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Today, the wild turkey population in North America has grown to almost 6 million -- and that?s something to be thankful for.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2006
  • Length: 01:34
  • Purchases: 1
Ice Cutting in Vermont
From: Sarah Yahm
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a small community in Vermont revitalizes the old New England tradition of ice cutting and in the process talks about sustainability, communal livin...

Bought by CKMO and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 20, 2006
  • Length: 11:13
  • Purchases: 2
Winter Caretaker (Summer Mix)
From: Jesse Dukes
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Peter Mattox alone in the woods, contemplates wilderness in America.

  • Added: Jun 27, 2006
  • Length: 04:36
Nuclear Plowshares
From: Gabriel Spitzer
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What if the government wanted to blow up thermonuclear bombs near your house -- and forgot to tell you about it.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KPFA, and KSUT


  • Added: Jun 25, 2006
  • Length: 14:33
  • Purchases: 4
Valdivia: Stories of Survival
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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MIT Freshmen travel to Valdivia, Chile, and report on three stories of survival they have found there: ecological survival, cultural survival, and ...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 23:26
Surviving a Tsunami: The story of Valdivians in 1960
From: Terrascope Radio
Series: Terrascope Radio Major Features
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A college freshman travels to Chile and interviews survivors of the 1960 tsunami/earthquake.

Bought by WXLV-FM


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 1
A Map of The Sea
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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An award-winning documentary on the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery and its resounding effects on the local community.

Bought by HowSound, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland and more


  • Added: May 04, 2006
  • Length: 14:57
  • Purchases: 8
Closing of the Navajo Hopi Relocation Office
From: KRZA
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A concentrated look at The Office of Navajo and Hopi Relocation which will be closing due to new legislation

  • Added: Apr 20, 2006
  • Length: 13:14
Gale Norton Resigns: Analysis
From: KRCC-FM
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Colorado College Professor Walt Hecox offers perspective on the resignation of Interior Secretary Gale Norton

Bought by KOTO


  • Added: Mar 15, 2006
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 1
Rolling Stones Radio Hour/Chuck Leavell Interview
From: Kevin Yazell
Series: Rolling Stones Radio Hour
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Chuck Leavell discuss his career with the Stones as well as solo projects and his history in the music industry.

Bought by KRPS, Internet Partnership Radio, WYOU, KWCW, and KUCB


  • Added: Feb 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:56
  • Purchases: 5
Grasslands of Eastern Colorado - Part 1
From: KRCC-FM
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History of the national grasslands program

Bought by KDNK


  • Added: Feb 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
A Poem Lovely as a Tree
From: Sarah Elzas
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An exploration of Joyce Kilmer's most famous poem

Bought by KZYX, XRAY.fm, KUT, Prairie Public, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 22, 2006
  • Length: 04:34
  • Purchases: 9

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