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Freedom of the Internet
From: KUNM
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The future of the Internet is the future of our education, health, opportunity, and self-determination. Right now big cable and telephone companies...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Length: 59:50
Ig Nobel 2010 -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Marc Abrahams discussed the winners of the 2010 Ig Nobel Prize.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 2
Sustainable Fungi -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sue Van Hook discussed the wonders of the mysterious fungi

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 2
Clever Apes Special
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
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Over this hour, we'll bring you highlights from the show's first half-year. We’ll learn about why kids play with fire, how vibrations let us peer ...

Bought by KUT and KZYX


  • Added: Dec 16, 2010
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Mind and Self -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Antonio Damasio discussed how self comes to mind.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 24:26
  • Purchases: 3
Quantum Story -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
James Kakalios discussed the amazing story of quantum mechanics.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 04, 2010
  • Length: 28:14
  • Purchases: 3
Geek Cooking -- Groks Science Show 2010-11-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jeff Potter discussed cooking for geeks.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 29:58
  • Purchases: 3
Science versus Religion -- Groks Science Show 2010-11-17
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Ron Frost discussed the scientific and religious debate over evolution

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  • Added: Nov 17, 2010
  • Length: 22:23
  • Purchases: 3
Social Psychology -- Groks Science Show 2010-11-10
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Elliot Aronson discussed life as a social psychologist.

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2010
  • Length: 25:19
  • Purchases: 3
Healthy Medicine #81: Energize Your Life
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve talks with Dr. Stephen Barrie about the common denominators in successful self-care and dealing with chronic health problems, as well as n...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 54:35
  • Purchases: 1
Healthy Medicine #80: The Vitamin D Revolution
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve talks with Dr. Soram Khalsa, author of The Vitamin D Revolution, about this vital hormone, how it works in the body and its importance in ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2010
  • Length: 55:06
Logical Leap -- Groks Science Show 2010-11-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David Harriman discussed the logical leap and inductive reasoning in physics.

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2010
  • Length: 27:44
  • Purchases: 3
Nature or Nuture -- Groks Science Show 2010-10-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Wes Moore discussed the Other Wes Moore.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 29, 2010
  • Length: 27:18
  • Purchases: 2
Healthy Medicine #79: The Drugs Are the Problem
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve discusses how standard pharmacological treatment can lead to physical and mental illness with physician and educator Dr Gary Kohls, author...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 55:03
  • Purchases: 1
Healthy Medicine #77: Saying No to Conventional Cancer Treatment, part 2
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve talks with Hollie and Patrick Quinn, authors of "You Did What? Saying No to Conventional Cancer Treatment," about Hollie's personal experi...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 55:24
Healthy Medicine #76: Saying No to Conventional Cancer Treatment, part 1
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve talks with Hollie and Patrick Quinn, authors of "You Did What? Saying No to Conventional Cancer Treatment," about Hollie's personal experi...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2010
  • Length: 54:41
Evolution -- Groks Science Show 2010-10-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Richard Dawkins discussed The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

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  • Added: Oct 06, 2010
  • Length: 26:28
  • Purchases: 2
Cheap Genome -- Groks Science Show 2010-09-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Kevin Davies discussed the thousand dollar genome.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: 25:25
  • Purchases: 2
State of good repair for the MTA
From: The Infrastructure Show
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The 19th segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series; 9-10

  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Length: 23:13
The Sustainability of Cities
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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Half the world now lives in cities, and they are growing. Are megacities an opportunity or a threat?

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 28, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
Smartphones: From Popular Product to Ethical Dilemma
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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Smartphones rely on coltan, much of which is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Given that the Congo represents one of the worst illustrati...

  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 02:00
Mantids -- Groks Science Show 2010-09-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Gavin Svenson and Dr. David Yager discussed mantodea.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 22, 2010
  • Length: 31:37
  • Purchases: 2
Healthy Medicine #75: Amygdala Retraining
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve discusses retraining the brain and the pioneering approach of therapist Ashok Gupta to chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and other puzzling di...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2010
  • Length: 54:36
Healthy Medicine #74: Science vs Commerce in Pharmacology
From: Steven Ayres
Series: Healthy Medicine
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Dr Zieve talks with Dr Beatrice Golomb of UCSD medical school about the science of pharmaceutical studies and how conflicts of interest can bias yo...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2010
  • Length: 54:55
Episode #5: Hela, Hello!
From: Wendy Levy
Series: The Stream
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The US war in Iraq has displaced 5,000,000 Iraqis worldwide. Jehan Harney's film "Dream of America" reveals the unfolding Iraqi refugee crisis in t...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 05:00

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