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Business Technology -- Groks Science Show 2024-01-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Shane Mishler discussed the implementation of technology in business.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Top of Mind - Are All Medical Treatments Safe and Effective?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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It’s easy to assume medical treatments available in the US are safe and effective. Let’s challenge that assumption.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KOWS, WYAP, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 6
Sammy Roth of the LA Times: Repowering The West
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Sammy Roth
About 24% of the US population resides in the West, a region already profoundly affected by climate change. In 2021 nearly 95% of the American West...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
211105: Geoengineering: Who Should Control Our Atmosphere?, 11/5/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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According to the latest IPCC Assessment Report, we’re currently on course for at least 3°C (5.4°F) of warming by 2100 even if all of the voluntary ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
2021-11-05 Geoengineering: Who Should Control Our Atmosphere?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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According to the latest IPCC Assessment Report, we’re currently on course for at least 3°C (5.4°F) of warming by 2100 even if all of the voluntary ...

Bought by WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA, WLPR , Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2021
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 10
Techno-Racism & COVID at Home and Abroad
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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During the pandemic, disinformation campaigns have been targeting people of color with lies like African Americans can’t get COVID or denying the p...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 04:24
IE: Inside Europe, 12/28/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW
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This week on the show: The Polish charity that the country's rulers love to hate. Some migrants and refugees in Scandinavia are seen through dif...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
Defenders of the Rainforest: Topher White + Paul Salaman
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Topher White
This week on Sea Change Radio, we dig into our archives to learn more about the activities of two nonprofits that focus on saving rainforests. Our ...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
Kris De Decker: Enough Is Enough
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kris De Decker
In our quest to make a better world, we often strive for more efficient use of resources. But is the goal of efficiency the right one? Our guest th...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
David Hart: Dream World of Magic Blues
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Hart
If you had a functional magic wand wouldn’t you use it to reverse climate change? A quick flick of your wrist and, presto change-o, our troubles wo...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 2
Jesse Jenkins: Decarbonization Deep Dive
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jesse Jenkins
What does decarbonization mean? Well, it’s not just what happens when your soda goes flat. Today on Sea Change Radio we talk with Jesse Jenkins, re...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 29:40
  • Purchases: 1
Nordic Everything Theory -- Groks Science Show 2016-07-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Anu Partanen discussed the Nordic Theory of Everything.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: 24:17
  • Purchases: 3
Abrahm Lustgarten: Water Management Breakdown
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Abrahm Lustgarten
Discussions about the West’s epic drought tend to focus on the need to cut back on residential and agricultural water usage. The importance of wate...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 24, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Meaning of Money
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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We're asking the $64,000 question: can we build a more crash-proof, less leveraged, more equitable financial system? Our guest Jeremy Allaire would...

Bought by KPIP-LP and KZYX


  • Added: Mar 31, 2015
  • Length: 58:37
  • Purchases: 2
Fracking: There’s Something In The Air
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Caroline Cox
The potential damage posed by hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” to ground water, its contribution to earthquake risk, and overall deceptive pract...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
Fracking Moves To China, Part II
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: James West
Last week on Sea Change Radio, we learned about the new shale gas boom in China. This week, in the second part of my discussion with Jaeah Lee and ...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
A Wilderness Too Tame?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jason Mark
When was the last time you were really in the wilderness? Or, maybe you’re like the millions of Americans who’ve never even been in the wild before...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Peter Gleick on the California Drought
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Peter Gleick
2013 was the driest year on record in California, and the state’s snowpack is at 12% of what it should be. Considering that this state alone houses...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 04, 2014
  • Length: 29:50
  • Purchases: 1
2 + 2 = What?! -- Groks Science Show 2012-12-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Astronomer and blogger Dr. Phil Plait joins us to discuss science literacy.

Bought by KRZA, KPIP-LP, KKWE Niijii Radio, KMXT, and KPVL


  • Added: Dec 05, 2012
  • Length: 28:05
  • Purchases: 5
Matt Wasson: A Mountain Hugger on the Myth of “Clean Coal”
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Matt Wasson
Do you cringe when you hear the term “clean coal?” Our guest this week on Sea Change Radio feels that this term is not only an oxymoron it’s offens...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
Steve Almond Pt. 2: On The United States of Irrationality
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Steve Almond
Author Steve Almond is an astute observer of American topics as disparate as candy, rock & roll and politics. This week on Sea Change Radio, in the...

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:56
In the Shadow of the Smokestacks (Part II): Richmond, CA
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Roger Kim
Recently on Sea Change Radio, we discussed the Chevron Refinery in Richmond, California, and the social movement that’s pushing back against one of...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
In the Shadow of the Smokestacks (Part I): Richmond, California
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Greg Karras
Richmond, California is one of the many communities in America where economic and environmental injustice intersect. A waterfront city in the San F...

  • Added: May 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
Global Ethics Corner: A Force for Good or Evil? Google Maps and Border Wars
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Border disputes have been around for thousands of years, but in the age of Google Maps, they are taking on another dimension. Does Google bear any ...

Bought by Listenwise


  • Added: Mar 06, 2012
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Tom Vanderbilt on Transit & Traffic
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Tom Vanderbilt
Has this ever happened to you: you’re sitting in your car, engine idling, watching the cars in front of you and behind you move only inches at a ti...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 15, 2012
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1