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Crisis
From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human
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Four very different Crises appear at four very different scales in this episode, affecting a person, a species, a city, and a human body.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9


  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:24
  • Purchases: 2
It's down to Duluth vs.Provo, Utah, in Outside Magazine's Best Towns contest
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Duluth has beat out 62 other towns and is up against just Provo, Utah, in the Outside Magazine Best Towns Tournament. Outside Associate Editor Jona...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 15:33
A New Orleans Skate Park Comes With A Water Management Plan
From: WWNO
Caption: A rendering of the 'Sunny Side' section of Parisite Skate Park, Credit: Emilie Taylor / Tulane City Center
There are many ways to handle neighborhood flooding, beyond pumping stations and sewers. Some cities have realized that skate parks, of all places,...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:39
The first surfers to brave San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Boards rest against the seawall at Ocean Beach, Credit: Angela Johnston
In his backyard in San Francisco’s Outer Richmond neighborhood, Arne Jin An Wong coats a pink and white striped, eight-foot-long surfboard. This bo...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: May 17, 2014
  • Length: 06:58
  • Purchases: 1
Fascinating facts & stories about nature in three-minute bites
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Robert Zink's new book, "The Three-Minute Outdoorsman," distills the latest news from the world of science & nature into three-minute tidbits of in...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 16:35
  • Purchases: 1
Recreational Sports Outdoor Program fosters active lifestyles, connections to the natural world
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Patrick Kohlin, kayak instructor and web specialist for UMD's Recreational Sports Outdoor Program, chatted with WTIP's Dave Ter Steeg recently abou...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 16:14
The Upside of Failure
From: Peter Frick-Wright
Series: 30 Minutes West
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Rush Sturges spent two years helping Rafa Ortiz train to run Niagara Falls in a kayak. But on the big day, things didn't go as planned.

Bought by KSJD


  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
Patrick Hruby on Sports Welfare
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Patrick Hruby
Did you know that almost all NFL teams are profitable before a single ticket is sold? And did you know that for most of these teams it’s public dol...

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Duluth News-Tribune's Sam Cook checks in on our long winter, what's in store for spring
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson chatted recently with outdoors editor of the Duluth News-Tribune, Sam Cook. They covered lots of ground including ice fishing, f...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 13, 2014
  • Length: 17:08
  • Purchases: 1
Biskey Ponds ski trail
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Biskey Pond, Credit: Andrew Slade
On the shores of Lake Superior we are having so much snow it might be the Best North Shore. Host Andrew Slade talks about the newest xx ski trail ...

Bought by KSRQ and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:38
  • Purchases: 2
Cross country skiing in Duluth
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Author and naturalist Andrew Slade reports how a collaborations between Duluth Parks and Recreation and the Duluth Cross Country Ski Club has made ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 21, 2014
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
Descending the Mississippi by canoe from Lake Itasca to the Gulf, Paddle in Hand
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Lucas Will & Natalie Jackson canoed 2,220 miles over four months on their Mississippi River adventure, Paddle in Hand, from the source of the Missi...

Bought by KVSC and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 08, 2014
  • Length: 25:02
  • Purchases: 2
Jay Cooke State Park
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Author and naturalist Andrew Slade talks about three great reasons to visit Jay Cooke State Park, just south of Duluth.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:34
  • Purchases: 1
"Deerland," a thoughtful exploration of white-tailed deer & their impact on our world
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Did you know there are 30 million deer in America today, 100 times more than a century ago? On the eve of the Minnesota deer opener, WTIP's Buckley...

Bought by KSRQ and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 20:37
  • Purchases: 2
99% Invisible #77- Game Changer (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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The two tweaks to basketball that made it the sports juggernaut it is today.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Rhythm & News Service, WOUB, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 20
Moving By Bike
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Moving all your belongings by bike might sound crazy, but if enough people get involved, it can be both fun and efficient.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Get Behind Me, Now Stay There - Episode 31
From: Get Behind Me , Now Stay There
Series: Get Behind Me, Now Stay There
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Artist Amara and Comedy Duo Beilis and French.

  • Added: Aug 08, 2013
  • Length: 57:59
Grand Marais paddler Keith Morris makes 100-mile kayak journey in 24 hours
From: WTIP
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Keith Morris made an epic kayak journey recently, traveling about 100 miles from Fall Lake in Ely to his cabin on Poplar Lake, in a kayak he built ...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: Jul 02, 2013
  • Length: 07:42
  • Purchases: 1
Horse Companions
From: Andrew Bales
Series: Into It
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When horses need social time they turn to everything from farm animals to spider monkeys.

Bought by KGUA and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 2
What's going to happen with Minnesota's fishing opener?
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson welcomed Duluth News-Tribune outdoors editor Sam Cook to The Roadhouse May 3, where they talked about fishing openers past and p...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: May 07, 2013
  • Length: 23:28
  • Purchases: 1
Duluth News-Tribune writer Sam Cook looks back at the year in the outdoors
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson visited Dec. 28 with Sam Cook, longtime outdoors writer for the Duluth News-Tribune, about significant events and developments i...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 30:21
  • Purchases: 1
Not your ordinary bike trip...this one's to the South Pole
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Ann Possis visited recently with polar adventurer, educator and guide Eric Larsen about his upcoming adventure, Cycle South. Eric, the first...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Nov 27, 2012
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 1
Gorilla Yogis have a mission
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Yoga is becoming increasing popular--nearly 20 million people practice in the Untied States. Nan Gane Arundel and Jessica Rosenberg are yoga instru...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 30, 2012
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
Stalking And Killing For Sport
From: Dick Meister
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Commentary: Millions of Americans think it sporting to chase, maim and kill innocent animals.

  • Added: Sep 30, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
127 Hours
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with adventurer and public speaker Aron Ralston who is the subject of the film 127 Hours

  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 19:33