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2018-10-07 Christiana Figueres: A Conversation on Mindfulness and Climate
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Former UN climate negotiator Christiana Figueres credits Buddhist teachings both for helping her through a personal crisis, and for providing a sou...

Bought by WJCT, KZYX, NPR Now, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KWIT and more


  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 7
Celebrating Ten Years of Sea Change Radio, Pt. 2
From: Alex Wise
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This week on Sea Change Radio, the second half of our ten year anniversary celebration where we hear from some of the planet’s most important think...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 29:40
2018-09-23 The World on Fire
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Where there’s fire, there’s smoke. And there is a lot of both these days in the American West Wildfires have always been part of the landscape in...

Bought by WJCT, KZYX, KBBI Alaska, WLPR , NPR Now and more


  • Added: Sep 19, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
Craig Downs: Coral Reef Rescue
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Craig Downs
Visitors to the Hawaiian island of Oahu marvel at the splendor of Hanauma Bay, a volcanic crater teeming with coral reefs, tropical fish, and the o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 'The Sea'


  • Added: Aug 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
2018-08-26 Permanently Temporary
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Larry Goldzband, Executive Director of BCDC, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Credit: Sarah Gonzalez
With the melting of Antarctica’s ice and the Greenland ice sheet, projections for the oceans to rise dramatically and quickly are increasing. Watch...

Bought by WJCT, KZYX, NPR Now, KWIT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
Food Sleuth Radio, Robert Beelman Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that a compound largely found in mushrooms could help prevent neuro-degenerative diseases? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered ...

Bought by KVMR and KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Ian Power: Rocking Climate Change
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ian Power
There is no silver bullet to solve the intractable problem of global warming. Nevertheless, there is a lot of vital and hopeful work being done to ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
California Greenin'
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: David Vogel is author of the new book California Greenin’ How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader. , Credit: James Meinerth
California. Land of sunshine and seashore. In an effort to protect the state’s magnificent landscape, California has led the country in environment...

Bought by WJCT, KZYX, NPR Now, KCMJ Community Radio, KWIT and more


  • Added: Aug 10, 2018
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 6
Polluted Parks
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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National Parks may harbor smog along with their forests and wildlife.

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


  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
The Last Straw: Mark Marinozzi + Romain Troublé
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Romain Troublé
The next time you sip on a drink from a straw, you may want to think twice because humans are producing an inordinate amount of plastic waste on st...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Food Sleuth Radio, Jessica Shade Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that organic farming methods could help mitigate climate change, reduce pollution and improve the nutritional quality of our diets? J...

Bought by KVMR, KKWE Niijii Radio, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 13, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
Spectrum 07/10/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: All bugs are just dust in the wind - An unbelievable collection of data gathered by the entomological society in Krefeld shows that ...

Bought by KVSC and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 11, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Food Sleuth Radio, Bruce Blumberg Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that the development of obesity is dependent upon more than simple caloric balance? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietiti...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jun 29, 2018
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Graphene - A new super material
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Graphene is a sheet of carbon atoms that is light, flexible, stronger than steel and a better conductor of electricity than copper. It's still in t...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2018
  • Length: 20:25
2018-06-24 Rounding up the Facts on GMOs
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Are GMOs the answer to our planet’s food shortage? Or are they jeopardizing our health, crops and climate by creating a destructive cycle of Roundu...

Bought by WJCT, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WDET Detroit Public Radio, KWIT, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jun 19, 2018
  • Length: 58:54
  • Purchases: 10
2018-06-10: Al Gore and Bill Nye
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Looking for a movie that takes climate science to the masses? In the first part of this week’s episode, former Vice President Al Gore joins Climate...

Bought by WJCT, KUHF, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KPIP-LP, KCBX and more


  • Added: Jun 07, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
Interacting with the land: historic and current land uses in the Southwest
From: KZMU Moab Community Radio
Series: Science Moab
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Humans have been using and modifying the ecosystems around on the Colorado Plateau for thousands of years. To understand human relationships with t...

Bought by KDXI - Radio St George


  • Added: May 20, 2018
  • Length: 30:23
  • Purchases: 1
"Astro Bob" blogger Bob King talks about his latest book
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Bob King, author of the Astro Bob blog in the Duluth News-Tribune, is a regular guest on The Roadhouse, King recently wrote a new book, "Wonders of...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 22:57
  • Purchases: 1
Paul Ehrlich on Jaws
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Paul Ehrlich
Did you know that 300 years ago people had larger jaws? Why would this be the case and why is it important? Paul Ehrlich, the founding father of mo...

  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 28:30
Spectrum 05/08/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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On today’s show : can a robot really stop loneliness for sick kids? We talk to a researcher behind a novel blood test that detects the early signs ...

Bought by KRZA and WNMU-FM


  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
269: Making Waves (Live) / 270: Is The Universe A Number?, 5/5/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Making Waves (Live)" - What happens when the rest of America wants your water? Join us live from Milwaukee as we celebrate a lake. HOU...

  • Added: May 04, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
WorldCanvass: Climate Science and the Environment (Part 1)
From: Joan Kjaer
Series: WorldCanvass
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Leading experts in climate science and environmental research join WorldCanvass host Joan Kjaer to discuss the most pressing concerns facing Iowans...

Bought by KZUM


  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 19:45
  • Purchases: 1
267: The Secret Language of Trees / 268: Locked Up, 4/28/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Secret Language of Trees" - When was the last time you listened to a tree? Biologists are just beginning to unravel their vast netwo...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:59
Crypto-Carbon: Nori's Paul Gambill
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Paul Gambill
If you ask most people what they think of blockchain applications or cryptocurrency, the response is usually a blank stare of utter bafflement. Wel...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2018
  • Length: 29:30
Grand Canyon for Sale
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Stephen Nash
Using the Grand Canyon as the trailhead for his book, journalist Stephen Nash sounds an alarm of urgency for protecting our national parks.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1