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2021-10-31 The Occult Philosophy
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What led some of the greatest minds in Europe believe in the Occult?

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KTSW 89.9, GCR (Global Community Radio), KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 8
181: Goo From the Sky
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Apologies--we had sound quality issues. We did not record from the bottom of a metal trash can while hiding from mystery blobs falling from the sky...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:53
  • Purchases: 1
623: Finding Meaning In Desperate Times / 624: Pick Your Poison, 9/25/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Finding Meaning In Desperate Times" - The pandemic isn't just a health crisis, it's an x-ray into our psyches. This hour, how COVID-19 i...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:59
Douglas Starr– "Blood: A History"
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Blood, an Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Human blood has been compared historically and sociologically to a river that defines human societ...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
619: Is War Ever Worth It? / 620: Is The Universe A Number?, 9/11/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Is War Ever Worth It?' - On the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, photographer James Nachtwey reflects on his life as a war photographer, a...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
613: Plants As People / 614: Guilt Tripping, 8/21/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Plants As People" - If plants are intelligent beings, how should we relate to them? Do they have a place in our moral universe? Should t...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:59
StoryCorps Griot: Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis and Ernest Jarvis
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dr. Charles Drew, pictured in a lab at Howard University in 1942, was known as the father of blood banking for pioneering the way we store and transport blood today., Credit: Dr. Charlene Jarvis
In the 1940s, Dr. Charles Drew was a surgeon and blood scientist, and today he is known as the “Father of Blood Banks.” His daughter, Dr. Charlene ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 2
Blue Dot - EXPLORING THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON: The Flight of Apollo 15
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot
Caption: Apollo 15Commander Dave Scott with the Lunar Rover at Hadley Rille., Credit: Photo taken by Lunar Module Pilot Jim Irwin.
Our Apollo@50 series continues with the first truly scientific exploration of the Moon -- the Apollo 15 mission. With new hardware including an orb...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: Aug 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
609: Living In Skin / 610: The Sound Of Silence, 8/7/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Living In Skin" - All over America, people have stopped touching faces and hugging friends. This hour, explore the inner life of your sk...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
Blue Dot - DEEP BLUE EXPLORER: a conversation with Robert Ballard
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot
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Dave talks to legendary deep ocean explorer Dr. Robert Ballard about his new book, Into The Deep: a Memoir by The Man Who Found Titanic. Since the ...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: Jul 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Pandemics Past (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Mask debates, a rush for a vaccine, and closed schools--not much has changed in the years since the 1890 and 1918 influenza epidemics.

Bought by KRZA, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCNY, Royalton Community Radio, KHEN-LP and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 6
Pandemics Past (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Mask debates, a rush for a vaccine, and closed schools--not much has changed in the years since the 1890 and 1918 influenza epidemics.

Bought by WTJU, KTNA, KJZZ, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 14
Pandemics Past (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Mask debates, a rush for a vaccine, and closed schools--not much has changed in the years since the 1890 and 1918 influenza epidemics.

Bought by KRZA, KYUK, WXDU, KVSC, KPBS and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 16
Pandemics Past (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Mask debates, a rush for a vaccine, and closed schools--not much has changed in the years since the 1890 and 1918 influenza epidemics.

Bought by WLPR , KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Valley Public Radio, KXCV, WNED Buffalo and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 6
The Origins of Vaccine Hesitancy
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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More than half of all American adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But even though we’ve made great strides in our vaccination efforts, there ...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2021
  • Length: 03:27
Top of Mind - Founding Fathers, Smokejumpers, Generalists
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Founding Fathers, Topic 2: Smokejumpers, Topic 3: Generalists

Bought by KSTK, KOWS, WYAP, and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 51:41
  • Purchases: 4
After The Plague
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: After the Plague, Credit: Seth Shostak
Everyone is familiar with the immediate consequences of a pandemic – sickness and death. But the long-term ramifications can be just as dramatic: a...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, WKMS, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
595: Our Time Of Mourning / 596: Should You Delete Facebook?, 6/19/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Our Time Of Mourning" - The pandemic is waning in many places. But before we go back to normal life, let's not forget to mourn our loss...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
Blue Dot: ​Mercury Rising: Jeff Shesol's New Book Casts New Light on The Right Stuff
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot
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Dave delves into some familiar territory for him, the early space program, but with some fresh takes on the space race with author Jeff Shesol. Hi...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Toilets, Streetcars, and Light Poles—A Brief History of Artificial Reefs in Southern California
From: H2O Radio
Series: Journalism About Water
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Starting in the late 1950s, nearly everything but the kitchen sink was put in the ocean off the Southern California coast to promote sportfishing a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
175: Angels' Glow
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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It's the Civil War and you're in the medical tent. It's dark and the man next to you has wounds glowing an eerie blue. Turns out, the men who had t...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 2
The Complete and Unedited Untold Story of the St. Cloud Hospital During the 1918 Pandemic with CentraCare Archivist Brendon Duffy
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we go back over 100 years to hear about the St. Cloud Hospital in the days of the Spanish Influenza p...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 52:33
The Untold Story of the St. Cloud Hospital During the 1918 Pandemic with CentraCare Archivist Brendon Duffy
From: KVSC
Series: Untold Stories of Central Minnesota
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In today’s Untold Story of Central Minnesota, we go back over 100 years to hear about the St. Cloud Hospital in the days of the Spanish Influenza p...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
591: Secrets of Alchemy / 592: Thinking With Animals, 6/5/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Secrets Of Alchemy" - The leading science of the 17th century was alchemy, the transformation of matter. What was it really? Could we st...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
Toronto Business Journal: Michael Cremo, alternative archeologist and Vedic scholar, discusses Human Devolution
From: Ray Samuels
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Michael Cremo, alternative archeologist and Vedic scholar, discusses Human Devolution

  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 01:46:29

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