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The Case for Wind and Solar Power
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Some of us have built our own units. You can too!

  • Added: Jul 08, 2010
  • Length: 01:42
The Little Guy
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Read Mark Twain's English translation of The Jumping Frog

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jun 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
Dump start
From: Matt Larson
Caption: Bench Curl, Credit: Scott Oliver
We explore the San Francisco Dump and discover what working artists, a falconer, and school children already know: trash can be just the beginning.

Bought by KVMR, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 09, 2010
  • Length: 14:21
  • Purchases: 3
These Buildings Have Feelings
From: Hannah Krakauer
Caption: Bellingham Granary, Credit: Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
An in-depth exploration of the waterfront development in Bellingham, WA.

  • Added: May 27, 2010
  • Length: 27:46
Greensburg, KS: To the Stars through Difficulties
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season One
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One night in May of 2007, a tornado wiped Greensburg, Kansas, off the map. The town's residents have decided to not only resurrect the town, but to...

Bought by KUER, WRKF, KACU, KTSW 89.9, KUNC & The Colorado Sound and more


  • Added: Mar 31, 2010
  • Length: 53:53
  • Purchases: 29
A Use For Doggie Do
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Great advances have been made in urban agriculture

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:17
Soil Scientists Overlook Keg Party
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Refuse from keg party not found in sediment of lake

  • Added: Mar 14, 2010
  • Length: 01:00
Keeper of the Mountains - an evening with Larry Gibson
From: Christopher Weller
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Chris Weller, host of Fret Knot Radio Hour, spends an evening with Larry Gibson in his cabin on Kayford Mountain in the heart of coal country. Gibs...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 32:46
Fret Knot Radio Hour - Episode One
From: Christopher Weller
Caption: Fret Knot Radio Hour logo, Credit: Chris Weller
The debut episode of Fret Knot Radio Hour - an audio exploration of folk culture and sustainable lifestyle - featuring the stories "I Love Mountain...

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 01:01:13
  • Purchases: 1
Recycling in St. George, Maine
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
St. George epitomizes the social experience they call recycling

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 1
The Mikie Show #2 Bunny and Boe
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Holy cow they ordered another show. Our first adventure: let's learn about gardening in the desert! Very different. Our friends Meanie the Clown an...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Green Compass: “Exploring the road to a better Pittsburgh – Where we are and where we are going.”
From: Larry Berger
Series: The Green Compass
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21 college bound students created these 11 radio pieces covering a range of enviornmental issues as The Heinz Endowments Summer Internship program ...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2009
  • Length: 38:37
The Case For Solar Power
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
In the next 10 years your electricity bill will at least double

  • Added: Jun 03, 2009
  • Length: 01:47
A Weather Report From Maine
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
In Maine it is either too hot or too cold to put on or take off storm windows.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: :37
  • Purchases: 1
Fly Fishing in Montana
From: Helen Borten
Series: A Sense of Place
Caption: Me in Montana
An ancient pastime explored in the lives, lore and literature of anglers.

Bought by KRZA, KVSC, KSUT, XRAY.fm, KMXT and more


  • Added: Apr 30, 2009
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 12
Hike to George
From: Brad Horn
Caption: Backcountry Ranger George Durkee
The story of a hike to interview Backcountry Ranger George Durkee about his life in the middle of a national park.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon, The Nature Podcast, and WILL


  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: 07:01
  • Purchases: 3
Evolution is Fairly Rapid Nowadays
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Before 500 million years ago, species appeared and stayed. Since then, however, evolution has been fairly rapid. Most species now last no more th...

  • Added: Feb 02, 2009
  • Length: :47
Getting the News
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
With the demise of stores, post offices and garages, where do rural people now congregate to exchange the news?

  • Added: Jan 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:47
Energy Efficient Refrigerator
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
You can save on electricity if you never open the door

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 10, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Recycled Yacht Trash
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Trash left in Maine by New Jersey visitors might be brought back to New Jersey

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Jan 02, 2009
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Alternative Living- on Water
From: Third Coast Live Radio Theater
Caption: Along Mt. Tam River
Rich history of Sausalito, California, once the sex and drug capitol of the San Francisco Bay Area, has gentrified houseboat living. Hosting our t...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Dec 04, 2008
  • Length: 16:44
  • Purchases: 1
The Windchill Factor
From: The humble Farmer
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It is cold enough without throwing in the windchill factor

  • Added: Nov 17, 2008
  • Length: 01:59
It Pays to Be Organized
From: The humble Farmer
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Be Organized and Save Time and Money

  • Added: Oct 15, 2008
  • Length: 03:00
How To Stay Warm in October
From: The humble Farmer
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There are ways and means to suit men's needs

Bought by Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Oct 05, 2008
  • Length: 01:14
  • Purchases: 1
Overpopulation
From: The humble Farmer
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starvation and pollution are only manifestations of our real problem

  • Added: Sep 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:04

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