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563-Pre-Autumnal Harvest
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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On a clear but windy night, near the fall equinox, my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Greg Leonard was able to discover and verify 23 new Earth approa...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, KENW, WTIP, WLPR and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
556-Earthly Moon Rock
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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In a most amazing turn of events, an international team of astronomers have published research in the Journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters w...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, WLPR and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Karla Mendes on Brazil’s For-Profit Fire Disaster
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Karla Mendes
The Amazon is burning. And we’re not talking about the ubiquitous online store, although profit and commerce are just as involved. According to pre...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Jessica McCarty on Arctic Wildfires
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jessica McCarty
You may have seen some headlines recently declaring that “The Arctic is on Fire!” Are these just sensationalist reports? Or do these fires represen...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
Soil4Climate: To Meat or Not To Meat?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Seth Itzkan
To meat or not to meat? That is the question. Recent innovations in lab-grown meats seem to be making non-meat burgers and tacos a tastier option t...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Adam Sobel: Science In The Eye Of The Hurricane
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adam Sobel
It’s summertime! That means county fairs, stone fruit, and hopefully a cool body of water in which to dip one’s toes. Of course, it also means reco...

Bought by WMPG, KWMR, and KVSC


  • Added: Jun 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Climate Pioneers: Warren Washington + Kelly Gallagher
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Warren Washington
Since 1973, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has been bestowed upon people who have made a significant impact in the fight for a susta...

  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
From Sea to Shining Sea: Jeff Boehm and David Abel
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeff Boehm
Oceans cover about 70% of our planet, and represent over 95% of all of the earth’s water. The human impact on the ocean includes temperature rise, ...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Kevin Walker on our Grand Food Bargain
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kevin Walker
You’re walking the aisles of your local grocery store, picking out fresh ingredients for dinner — you get to the counter, pay for it, bag it, and y...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jeremy Hance: From Bottleneck to Breakthrough
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeremy Hance
How do you usually react to the stream of dire warnings about climate change and wildlife extinction? Does it motivate you to do more to make a dif...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
528-Asteroid Billiards
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART for short will test methods to make a dangerous asteroid miss Earth.

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Strange Brew: Atomo Bean-less Coffee
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Atomo Coffee
Many people around the world wouldn’t dream of starting their day without their coffee ritual. And they tend to be pretty particular about it — wha...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
M Jackson: It's Thin Where We're Skating
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: M Jackson
Have you ever noticed that scientists historically are mostly white men? Do you think that this fact has skewed some scientific findings? Well, our...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
PurpleAir Founder Adrian Dybwad
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Adrian Dybwad
Northern California’s now infamous Camp Fire was not only the largest, longest, and deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, it also produced rec...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 19, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
518-Busy Night
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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On Halloween night while observing with the Catalina Sky Survey's 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Arizona I discovered 21 space rocks streaking th...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Mark Schapiro: Reaping What You Sow
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Mark Schapiro
There’s no time better than after a holiday of feasting to remember where we get our food. Ultimately, most of our complex recipes begin with the s...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
1918 Flu Pandemic Lessons
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 1918 influenza pandemic killed 50 million people., Credit: US Army
Scientists are learning from history’s most deadly pandemic.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Wild Bird Song Learning
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A new study shows that birds can learn from recordings in the wild.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
The 2017 Bee-Clipse
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
Caption: The 2017 total eclipse on August 21, 2017, Credit: Susanne Bard
The 2017 total solar eclipse captured the public imagination and taught kids about bees.

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  • Added: Oct 19, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Skunk vs. Skunk
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A listener wants to know if skunks are repelled by their own smell.

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
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
Fish-Eating Praying Mantises
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A giant insect gobbles up guppies – and other small animals.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, Spokane Public Radio, KENW, and WTIP


  • Added: Sep 25, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Early Spring
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Spring is arriving early to North American wildlife refuges because of climate change.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Noise-Canceling Brain Circuit
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Two areas of our brain communicate to filter out the noise caused by our own movements.

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Green Roof Birds
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Green roofs in New York City attract birds.

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6