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Living Planet 04/16/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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Exploring glacial caves, the fight over meatless lunches and Niger Delta women stand up to oil pollution - This week on Living Planet, stories o...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 1
Living Planet 02/05/2021
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: To fly or not to fly? - Is it possible to fly with a clear environmental conscience? And, if not, what is being done to m...

Bought by WXDU and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 05, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Doug Chadwick
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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We revisit Sarah Aronson's interview with Doug Chadwick from 2017. Wildlife biologist and author Doug Chadwick engages in a lively discussion aroun...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
543: Plants As People / 544: Wintering In The Wild, 12/19/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Plants As People" - Take a walk. Notice the plants and trees around you? What if you thought of them as people? HOUR TWO: "Wintering I...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
Joe Brewer: Farms of the Future
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Joe Brewer
For environmentalists “agriculture” can be something of a dirty word, associated with other words such as, pesticides, water consumption, pollutant...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Eighth Tower
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Is it UFO season in the desert again? People have sure been seeing a lot of strange things up here around Joshua Tree, and "military flares" is nev...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Global Pandemic, Climate Change, Virtual Tourism: Twenty Twenty novel predictions in 1995
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Twenty Twenty Book cover
In 1995, the late author Nigel Watts published his highly acclaimed fictional book, Twenty Twenty, that foretold the events the world is experienci...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2020
  • Length: 35:59
Under Pressure: Jeremy Hance
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeremy Hance
These dark and troubling times have left very few of us stress and anxiety free. So we thought we'd check in with an expert on germophobia and anxi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
499: Going Underground / 500: Religion Without Doctrine, 7/18/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Going Underground" - The most unexplored part of the world is under our feet. Join us for caves, catacombs and more stories from the und...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
Does speeding waste gas?
From: Possibly
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The answer lies in drag: every time you double the speed you travel in a car, the energy you use quadruples. That’s because you’re fighting against...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 04:02
  • Purchases: 2
Should you use your car's AC or roll down the windows?
From: Possibly
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It depends. When you’re driving slowly around town, it’s better to keep your windows down. But on the highway, it’s better to turn on the AC.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
What Creates More Greenhouse Emissions - Flying Or Driving?
From: Possibly
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In general, if you're traveling alone, driving creates two times the emissions of flying in a plane. Driving with just two people in the car makes ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 05, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
Is It Possible To Convert Your Gas Car Into An Electric Car?
From: Possibly
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Technically yes. There are some car hobbyists who have done this, but there's no streamlined approach to converting your car. The process would be ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 1
439: Wintering In The Wild / 440: Get Happy, 12/21/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Wintering In The Wild" - Think it's cold now? Bundle up for a hour with walruses and reindeer shamans. HOUR TWO: "Get Happy" - Can sci...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
Living Planet 11/08/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Planes, Trains, Automobiles - Lower prices helped democratize air travel, but flying is one of the most carbon-heavy acti...

Bought by KRZA, WRGY, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and WFIU


  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
Svalbard: No Visa Required and Traveling Unplugged
From: World Footprints LLC
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World Footprints explores the Norwegian archipelago island of Svalbard and we hear from someone who disconnected in order to reconnect with others ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2019
  • Length: 29:55
425: Going Underground / 426: Making A Home, 11/2/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Going Underground" - The most unexplored part of the world is under our feet. Join us for caves, catacombs and more stories from the und...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
The Haunted Petroglyph
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Was the organized theft of a 600-pound petroglyph-covered boulder from a canyon near Ridgecrest related to the monster earthquakes that followed? P...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Jul 12, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
190607: Mindful Travel, 6/7/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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We’ve all heard that hopping on a plane is one of the worst things we can do for the climate. So how do we justify the environmental costs of world...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
2019-06-07 Mindful Travel
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Icebergs at Sunset, Greenland, Credit: Lee Narraway, Students on Ice 2017
We’ve all heard that hopping on a plane is one of the worst things we can do for the climate. So how do we justify the environmental costs of world...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, KWIT, and NPR Now


  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 4
379: How To Be An Ethical Traveler / 380: Amusement Parks, 5/25/2019
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "How To Be An Ethical Traveler" - Uttakleiv, Norway, population 13, is inundated by 250,000 tourists every year. This hour, how can we t...

  • Added: May 24, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
Living Planet 03/22/2019
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: With some people choosing not to fly and some trying to reduce emissions with carbon offsets, aviation is a hot topic among...

Bought by KMUN, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, and WFIU


  • Added: Mar 22, 2019
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4
Ship of Fools: Cruise Polluters
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kendra Ulrich
Growing up watching “The Love Boat,” some of us thought of a cruise as a romantic and exciting way to see the world. New research out of Johns Hopk...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Spectrum 12/04/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: A hyperloop dream for Europe - Amsterdam to Barcelona in about an hour. Wouldn't it be great if Europe had its very ow...

  • Added: Dec 05, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
Living Planet 11/23/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW
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This week on the show: we bring you stories of greener transport around the world, from eco-motorbikes in Uganda to the cycle-mad city of Utrecht,...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, KMUN, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Nov 22, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 4