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Earth Life -- Groks Science Show 2023-04-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Henry Gee discussed A Very Short History of Life on Earth.

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Yuri’s Night: For all SpaceKind
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Tawny Newsome interviews astronaut Jessica Watkins and SpaceX Inspiration4 pilot Sian Proctor at the 2023 LA Yuri's Night celebration at the California Science Center, discussing their unique journeys to space and their meaning for the future of explorati, Credit: David Pinsky
Join us as we delve into the heart of LA's 2023 Yuri's Night party, a celebration commemorating Yuri Gagarin's pioneering 1961 voyage into space.

Bought by KVSC, Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KIYU-FM, KWMR, KRZA and more


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Curiosity is the Cure
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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In our inaugural episode, host Jess Phoenix talks with Alie Ward, science communicator and host of the podcast Ologies.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Drag Beauty -- Groks Science Show 2023-04-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Laurie Greene discussed her new book, Drag Queens and Beauty Queens.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Two Years of Hope: Celebrating the Emirates Mars Mission
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist's concept of the Emirates Mars Mission Hope probe., Credit: UAE Space Agency
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of a truly inspiring space mission - the United Arab Emirates' Hope probe, which has spent two amazing ...

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  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Report Card: SF and Winter Storms
From: KSFP
Series: Civic
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The extreme winter storms put San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management to the test. Early in the storm cycle, the department faced challe...

Bought by KGUA


  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Champagne Science -- Groks Science Show 2023-03-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Rebecca Rosenberg discussed her new book, Madame Pommery.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Volcanic Venus? New insights from vintage data
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This 3D view of Maat Mons, the tallest volcano on Venus, was created using data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft. The vertical scale in this perspective has been exaggerated 10 times. Maat Mons, appearing at the center, rises almost 5 kilometers (3 miles) , Credit: NASA/JPL
Robbie Herrick and Scott Hensley, the minds behind a new paper on recent potential volcanic activity on Venus, join Planetary Radio to discuss thei...

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  • Added: Mar 29, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
When Home Becomes a Hospital
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Gabriel Kibuyu (right) receives hospital-at-home care from UMass Memorial Medical Center nurse Danae Stand (center) and Dr. Constantinos Michaelidis (left on tablet) on March 6, 2023., Credit: Photo by Lisa Abitbol for Tradeoffs.
The pandemic pushed Medicare to start paying for “hospital-at-home” care for the first time, launching the largest test ever of home-based hospital...

  • Added: Mar 24, 2023
  • Length: 24:21
Retirement Economics -- Groks Science Show 2023-03-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Martin Neil Baily discussed his book, The Retirement Challenge.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
2313: The Philosophy of Smell, 3/28/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Can our sense of smell tell us things that our other senses can’t?

  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Getting psyched for Psyche
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This is an artist's conception of Psyche, a metallic asteroid., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the principal investigator for NASA’s Psyche mission to explore a metallic asteroid, joins Planetary Radio to share the missio...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
2023-03-19 Science and Skepticism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Our understanding evolves over time—how can we explain that to impatient people who don't trust science?

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Devil's Element -- Groks Science Show 2023-03-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dan Egan discussed his new book, The Devil's Element.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
RESCUE, part 9: UNCLOS, A Plan in Hand
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a highlight of UNCLOS, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a major example...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 05:04
Understandable Economics -- Groks Science Show 2023-03-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Howard Yaruss discussed his book, Understandable Economics.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Looking back on Voyager’s 45th Anniversary
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: With the full size Voyager spacecraft mockup behind them in JPL's von Karman Auditorium, host Mat Kaplan is joined by Project Manager Suzanne Dodd, NASA Heliophysics Divison leader Nicola Fox, and Voyager Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker., Credit: Mat Kaplan/The Planetary Society
Planetary Radio’s creator Mat Kaplan guest hosts for this look back at the Jet Propulsion Lab’s celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Voyager ...

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, RadioStPete Florida, KIYU-FM, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
This Week in Water for March 5, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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High Hopes for the High Seas. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, KICI Iowa City, WYAP and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Canadian Lunar Rover with Peter Visscher
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Canada's lunar rover will head for the Moon's south polar region as soon as 2026. , Credit: Canadensys Aerospace
Director of Canadensys West Peter Visscher fills us in on the upcoming Canadian lunar rover. Visscher has been working on the rover for years.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
After decades of reluctance, the VA is studying psychedelic drugs for PTSD and other disorders
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A participant in a trial at Washington University in St. Louis. relaxes after receiving a dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug., Credit: Josh Siegel / Washington University
Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resum...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 7
Power Rivals -- Groks Science Show 2023-02-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Carl Delfeld discussed his book, Power Rivals.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Martian rock collecting: From meteorites to Mars Sample Return
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples collected from the Mars surface by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover., Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-CalTech
Meenakshi Wadhwa, principal scientist for Mars Sample Return at NASA JPL, updates us on the missions that will bring bits of the red planet back to...

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
This Week in Water for February 19, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Whales Are Wailing Less and Fighting More. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KMXT, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2023
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 8
Creative Together -- Groks Science Show 2023-02-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Steven Kowalski discussed his book, Creative Together.

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


  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Are we alone? The search for alien technosignatures
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Data from the 100-meter Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is analyzed by volunteers in the new Are We Alone in the Universe project., Credit: NRAO Green Bank Observatory
A new volunteer SETI science project to search for alien technosignatures has launched! Two of its creators tell you how to sign up.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KIYU-FM, KVSC, KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12

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