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Sometimes, I Try to Catch Wind
From: Kasia Gladki
Caption: A windy day. Wood Neck Beach, Falmouth MA, Credit: Kasia Gladki
Everyone’s felt it. A breeze, a gust, a storm. Wind. Produced for the Transom Story Workshop.

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 07:53
ELEMENTAL
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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Meditation on a hot desert hike in Joshua Tree.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2014
  • Length: 04:16
Adventurer Eric Larsen on his Last North expedition to the North Pole
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Eric Larsen, formerly of Grand Marais, just completed his "Last North" unsupported and unassisted expedition to the North Pole. He and his teammate...

  • Added: May 28, 2014
  • Length: 17:11
Bike, Train or Automobile? Three reporters race through morning commute
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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It’s not just you. The morning commute is getting longer and longer. As the local economy picks up steam more and more people are getting in their ...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 06:35
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
Arbor Day Foundation
From: Thomas Wilmer
Caption: Arbor Lodge, Credit: Thomas Wilmer
Arbor Day was born in Nebraska back in the 1870's. Come along and discover the world of trees as we visit with key players at Arbor Day Foundation ...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2014
  • Length: 12:41
Saving Hawaiian Crows
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Hawaiian Crow, Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Hawaiian crow is recovering from a devastating population crash, with help from us.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Winter Wolves
From: Jennifer Jerrett
Caption: Biological Technician Rick McIntyre, Credit: NPS / Neal Herbert
Some of the best howling of the season at Yellowstone National Park

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, Radio Newark, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Mar 01, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 4
Scientists Work to Protect Region's Last Coastal Wilderness
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Virginia's barrier islands shelter more than 250 species of raptors, songbirds and shorebirds., Credit: Lindsay Renick Mayer
Efforts are underway to restore the fragile ecosystem of the shifting, changing land masses known as Virginia's barrier islands.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Feb 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Jim Gallagher - "Like a Bookmark, a Tangible Object To Help Recall Tangible Experiences In Our Past."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Jim Gallagher lives with his wife, and writes from his home near Bemidji, MN.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 26, 2014
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
Peter McBride ~ photographing the most endangered river in America
From: James Mills
Series: The Joy Trip Project
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An interview with National Geographic Photographer Peter McBride

  • Added: Feb 15, 2014
  • Length: 15:23
Observations of the Northeastern Minnesota's "Mega Winter"
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
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Phenologist Chel Anderson gives us an update on how this year's "mega winter" stacks up to year's past.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 07:12
  • 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
Deep into Glacier National Park
From: Michael May
Caption: Swiftcurrent Pass, Credit: Michael May
This story take you deep into one of the most magestic of these wild areas – Glacier National Park. Glacier straddles the Canadian border in Monta...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 2
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
Five Things To Do With Your Upcoming Five Day Weekend
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
Caption: Don’t miss Squirrel Appreciation Day at Gooseberry Falls State Park., Credit: Photo by Sparky Stensaas www.thephotonaturalist.com/
Duluth Public Schools will have a five day weekend for the MLK celebration this year, and Andrew Slade has some suggestions for unique North Shore ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2014
  • Length: 06:38
Post-Christmas Solitude Ties Us Over Until Trout Fishing Season is Underway
From: WTIP
Series: Wildersmith on the Gunflint
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Fred Smith is a volunteer producer at WTIP North Shore Community Radio. Each week, he shares his perspectives through Wildersmith on the Gunflint. ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:08
  • Purchases: 1
Antarctica
From: Hold That Thought
Series: People, Places, and Ideas to Explore
Caption: Doug Wiens in Antarctica
Prof. Doug Wiens describes his explorations of Antarctica. Wiens uses seismographs to study the physics behind ice movement and examine questions a...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:26
Arctic Pioneers
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Toolik Lake, in Alaska's Arctic wilderness., Credit: Copyright John C. Wingfield
Like the pioneers of the American West, the birds that are now settling the Arctic frontier in response to climate change aren’t necessarily the bi...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Trekking to the North Pole
From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments
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In the spring of 2013 four people went on a trek to the North Pole with a message.

Bought by PRX Remix, KFAI Minneapolis, KMXT, KSJD, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 11:02
  • Purchases: 5
"Fifty Lakes One Island," a gorgeous personal exploration of Isle Royale
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Chicago filmmaker George Desort spend a total of 80 nights on Isle Royale NP in 2011, traveling solo with his camera equipment, food & gear in his ...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 27, 2013
  • Length: 21:34
  • Purchases: 1
Hiking in Silver Bay
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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This week is the start of peak fall colors on the North Shore. If you're looking for a great North Shore hike, turn left into Silver Bay and hike t...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 06:42
  • Purchases: 1
Fall Colors are Best on the North Shore
From: WDSE
Series: The North Shore
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Author and naturalist Andrew Slade talks fall colors - and makes a compelling argument for opening your calendar today and planning a day off in th...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 09:13
  • Purchases: 1
Kayaking from Northwest Angle to Key West....and back?
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Daniel Alvarez, a former corporate lawyer, started kayaking from Northwest Angle to Key West in June 2012. He liked it so much that when he arrived...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 22, 2013
  • Length: 21:22
  • Purchases: 1
Polar explorer Lonnie Dupre discusses his new film about the world's frozen places, "Cold Love"
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson chatted with Grand Marais polar explorer Lonnie Dupre about his new film, "Cold Love," an exploration of the beauty of the world...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Oct 16, 2013
  • Length: 17:12
  • Purchases: 1

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