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Episode 6: In The Beginning, God Created The Heavens And The Earth And The Allosaurus
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Erin Jones thought the answers were written in stone. But a summer internship at a remote dinosaur quarry eroded her certainty.

Bought by KUER, KSFR, and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 3
Bill Schweider, fishing guide, Cass Lake, MN
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Call of the Wild
Caption: Tippy, Credit: Karen Oothoudt
Milt Lee talks with Bill Schweider, fisherman for life, conservationist, and former teacher.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 1
Cement plant rankles Silicon Valley neighbors
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: A view of Lehigh Cement plant in the Silicon Valley foothills near Cupertino., Credit: Angela Johnston
Since 2010, the Bay Area’s population has grown at a faster rate than the US, or California as a whole. And the growth in population – spurred by t...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 08:52
Are white sharks doing something different this year? Or are we?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: A white shark (commonly referred to as a great white shark)., Credit: "GREAT WHITE SHARK - CAL RIPFIN" BY GEORGE PROBST, CC LICENSE, RESIZED AND RECROPPED
White sharks are uncommon — some research shows there could be fewer than 500 along our coast. Scientists are pretty sure that no one has ever reco...

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


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 08:16
  • Purchases: 2
Rat People of New York
From: Karen Robins
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Animals are easy to love - most of them. But it takes a special breed of human to fall for one particular type animal.

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 08:18
Sacred Plants
From: Israel Story
Series: Israel Story Podcast
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How we change nature and nature changes us, from wildflower picking in Israel to ayahuasca retreats in Peru.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 54:33
  • Purchases: 1
Is Space the Place?
From: Distillations
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Trying to save humanity by mining asteroids.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 22:24
  • Purchases: 1
Interview with Jared Munch about his first-ever circumnavigation of Lake Superior on a stand-up paddle board
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Paddle Minnesota
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On Paddle Minnesota today Jared Munch talks with Jim Gallagher about his 1400 mile, 49 day circumnavigation of Lake Superior on a stand-up paddle b...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2016
  • Length: 12:50
How 83-Year-Old Houseboat Resident Sees Seattle Gentrification
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Caption: Mack has lived on a houseboat in Seattle's Portage Bay since 1968., Credit: KUOW Photo / Aubrey Gelpieryn
Mack Hopkins has been apart of the Seattle floating home community since 1968. He’s seen the community go from affordable homes to million dollar o...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
No Flush, No Fuss
From: Devika Bakshi
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A visit to a very special toilet.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
A Long Train
From: Andrew Poirier
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Reporter Andrew Poirier takes a ride on the A train from beginning to end and discovers that there is more to this train than meets the eye.

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 04:22
HumaNature: One Hour Special #1
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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A special evergreen edition of HumaNature formatted for air: a man in the wilderness searches a lake for a missing boater, a recovering alcoholic s...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KVNF, New Hampshire Public Radio, KHNS, KSKA and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Paddle Minnesota - December 9, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Paddle Minnesota
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Jim Gallagher interviews author and biologist Sue Leaf on her new book, "Portage: A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life."

  • Added: Dec 09, 2015
  • Length: 12:27
After a flood, solving the mystery of water
From: Jenny Chen
Caption: 2013 flood in Estes Park, Credit: Town of Estes Park
Recent floods in Texas and Oklahoma cost the country over $3 billion in economic losses. In some areas of the country, floods are growing in intens...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Rodney Learns to Fly
From: Ari Daniel
Caption: Mr. Hoots is a Eurasian eagle owl, and one of Rodney Stotts' favorite raptors., Credit: Ari Daniel
Rodney grew up selling dope and guns. But he's always loved caring for birds. The drugs landed him in jail. The birds helped set him free.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 11:23
  • Purchases: 4
Owning The Clouds
From: Steven Jackson
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Cloud seeding -- intervening in clouds to squeeze out precipitation -- is done all over the world. But it's not an exact science; we still have muc...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, The Allegheny Front: Reporting on the Environment, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 20, 2015
  • Length: 09:38
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 5: Finding The Way Home In A Purple Canoe
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Patrick Dobson was stuck in his life, so he decided to take a trip by canoe from Montana to Missouri. Only he had never canoed before.

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 19:19
  • Purchases: 2
Paddle Minnesota - November 10, 2015
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Paddle Minnesota
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Catch a wave on Lake Superior! Jim Gallagher talks with Randy Carlson of UMD’s Recreational Sports Outdoor Program about surfing the frigid waves ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
The Speed of Sound: Courtney Barnett
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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I probably don’t have to motivate you on the importance and excitement behind Courtney Barnett. The Aussie exploded onto our collective radars wit...

Bought by KSUT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 2
Chad Roeder Speaks to City Council about the Future the Downtown Recycle Center
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Chad Roeder Speaks to City Council about the Future the Downtown Recycle Center

  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 09:33
Episode 4: Catch And Release
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Tonia Hanson had a secret. But when a private river retreat turned out to be very, very public, Tonia found unexpected healing.

Bought by KUER and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 13:09
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 3: When A Search And Rescue Becomes A Search For Something Else
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Greg Ley was deep in the Rocky Mountains, training as an outdoor guide, when his group encountered tragedy. What happened next forever changed his ...

Bought by KVNF, KUER, KSFR, KRCC-FM, and KRZA


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 15:57
  • Purchases: 5
Episode 2: A Ballroom Dancer, A Shark, And A PR Problem
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Debbie Salamone was an environmental journalist who was passionate about the ocean—and ballroom dancing. One day at the beach, all that changed.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., 'The Sea', KUER, KRZA, and KSFR


  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 14:04
  • Purchases: 5

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