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Standing Up to China: How a Whistleblower Risked Everything for his Country
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ashley Yablon, Credit: Podcast
The life of a whistleblower is not easy. Just ask Dallas lawyer Ashley Yablon. In 2011 he landed what he thought was an ideal job: General Council ...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Giant Leap
From: Patrick Mulvihill
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A speculative exploration of near-future Drogheda, home to Ireland's first spaceport and the world-renowned guild of polymer technologies. Step int...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2021
  • Length: 13:39
Smartphone App Warns Israeli Citizens if Missiles are Headed Their Way
From: A. Randall Wenner
Caption: Iron Dome App, Credit: iTunes
A new smartphone app developed by an American college student and his colleague uses up-to-the minute data from the Israeli Defense Force to warn I...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 15, 2014
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1
Space Crafty
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
Caption: Cameron Smith testing out his homemade, hand-sewn space suit, Credit: Julie Sabatier
The maker movement is taking off and the private space industry is booming right now. So, naturally, some fearless do-it-yourselfers are crafting t...

Bought by WDBM, Marfa Public Radio, Hark!, New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 7
Cosmologist Roger Penrose and "The Road to Reality"
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A British mathematical physicist, Roger is one of the world’s leading scientists. He speaks of black holes, religion and twistor theory. Our conver...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 30, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1
An Extra-Chilly Successor To Hubble
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Scientists working on the Webb Telescope say it's so revolutionary, it’s like “our generation’s Apollo.”
Come winter, your neck of the woods may be cold. But guess how frigid the James Webb Space Telescope will be when it launches in 2018? 400 degrees ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 4
Sanctions Against Iran
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Istock Photo
As the world community tightens economic sanctions against Iran, many are questioning the possibility of unintended consequences.

  • Added: Jan 11, 2012
  • Length: 28:56
A $300 House: Fact or Fiction?
From: Housing Revolution
Caption: An early sketch of the $300 House concept, Credit: 300house.com
Vijay Govindarajan, co-creator of the $300 House Project, discusses the genesis of the idea, how it’s different from mere cheap housing, and his ho...

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 25, 2011
  • Length: 15:12
  • Purchases: 2
"Please Call Stella": Capturing English, from Afrikaans to Zulu
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The Speech Accent Archive is the brainchild of GMU's Steven Weinberger, Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A look -- and listen -- inside the world's largest online database of English accents.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, PRX Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 5
You Are Here: 1000 years of mapmaking history in one brief segment
From: Jackson Braider
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A short introduction to the wonderful world of maps

Bought by PRX Remix, PRX to iTunes, KUOW, and KTNA


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 4
Universal Design in Japan
From: Ross Chambless
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Why are household appliances and other machines talking in Japan?

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 02, 2006
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
Ghana Tech Hero
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Hermann Chinery-Hesse offers technology aid to Ghana

  • Added: Dec 04, 2005
  • Length: 05:19
Rebuilding Iraq Interview
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Spectrum Editor Interviews Army Technical Specialist

  • Added: Nov 10, 2005
  • Length: 05:53