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Trees have birthdays too, and scientists find out when they are by studying the rings of trees. This week on The Children's Hour, we learn how to d...
- Added: Nov 20, 2023
- Length: 58:00
HOUR ONE: "Whose Land Is It?" - Owning land is a big part of the American dream. But there’s a problem with that: That land is often stolen. So who...
- Added: Nov 10, 2023
- Length: 01:59:01
HOUR ONE: "The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe" - Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke recor...
- Added: Oct 13, 2023
- Length: 01:59:00
It's Dylan vs The Beatles & Bob Barker vs Happy Gilmore as the Good Times Roll on with music from Harry Nilsson, Blue Mother Tupelo, Eva Cassidy, J...
- Added: Sep 27, 2023
- Length: 01:58:33
After World War II, the U.S. government worked with industry to create a single-use, disposable consumer culture as a way to ensure ongoing market ...
- Added: Sep 27, 2023
- Length: 28:30
Dr. Shane Gero, a visionary marine biologist, is angling to crack the code of sperm whale communication. His mind-bending research is transforming ...
- Added: Sep 19, 2023
- Length: 28:30
India’s famous “toilet man,” Dr. Bindeswar Pathak, died last month at the age of 80. But he was far more than just an inventor and business man. Sa...
- Added: Sep 19, 2023
- Length: 06:00
On today's show, we'll hear an encore of a show from our archives that first aired in April. We'll be looking at the environmental impact of the ra...
- Added: Sep 04, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
KFAI's Matthew Schneeman shares two stories of grief, family, and healing in and around Sax-Zim bog in Northern Minnesota.
- Added: Aug 24, 2023
- Length: 07:54
The city is temporary and the intersections are conceptual. Are you ready to experience Burning Man — deep in the Nevada desert?
- Added: Aug 21, 2023
- Length: 04:37
Uranium mining in Niger: a filthy, toxic business. Fifty years after the end of America’s war on Vietnam, traces of US chemical weapons linger. And...
- Added: Aug 20, 2023
- Length: 58:38
HOUR ONE: "Deep Time: How Earth Keeps Time" - No one understands time like a geologist. And with the climate convulsing and the future breathing do...
- Added: Aug 18, 2023
- Length: 01:58:59
The United States military branches and intelligence agencies do not control what happens around the world all the time, much as they’d like to.
T...
- Added: Aug 12, 2023
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
Connor from Radioactive took some time to visit the 800 South Artesian well in downtown Salt Lake City to understand the significance of the site a...
Bought by WYAP
- Added: Jul 17, 2023
- Length: 05:29
- Purchases: 1
In the last full episode of the season, we travel to the Greenland ice sheet and hear from a researcher who collects data at the face of tidewater ...
- Added: Jul 12, 2023
- Length: 23:22
The White House state dinner for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi included for the first time millets as the main grain. And that caused quite a...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jul 03, 2023
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...
- Added: Jun 23, 2023
- Length: 01:59:00
On this week's Making Contact, we feature an extended interview with Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso, a queer Diné filmmaker and director of the award-w...
Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, WFHB, and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Jun 16, 2023
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 5
A Global Warming, climate change special with current Air Pollution dangers mixed into music and public reaction
- Added: Jun 09, 2023
- Length: 01:57:00
HOUR ONE: "To All The Dogs We've Loved" - Picture yourself half way through a thousand mile sled dog race. What do you think about? This hour, adve...
- Added: Jun 09, 2023
- Length: 01:59:01
Where is she, tonight? It has been a month and ten days since she mailed this postcard from Idyllwild to Joshua Tree. All we can do is hope that th...
Bought by KFCF FM
- Added: Jun 03, 2023
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
This time on The Children's Hour we explore the most inexpensive energy source in the world: solar power, in a show recorded live at the Solar Fies...
- Added: Jun 03, 2023
- Length: 58:00
This time on The Children's Hour we explore the most inexpensive energy source in the world: solar power, in a show recorded live at the Solar Fies...
Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KRSC, Allegheny Mountain Radio and more
- Added: Jun 03, 2023
- Length: 58:00
- Purchases: 11
HOUR ONE: "Eye-To-Eye With Animals" - Have you ever locked eyes with an animal in the wild? It can be a shattering experience. HOUR TWO: "Going U...
- Added: May 26, 2023
- Length: 01:59:01
A Prayer for Salmon - The Return of Salmon. A War Dance held on top of Shasta Dam brought about a surprising discovery: the Winnemem Wintu's fish s...
Bought by KKRN, KGLP, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KVCR, Oregon Public Broadcasting and more
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 11