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The JWST: An Awesome New Window on the Universe Opens Wide
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) captured this stunning view of the Carina Nebula, located about 7,500 light-years from Earth. Nicknamed the "cosmic cliffs," it is essentially a nursery for young stars., Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI
NASA and its partners have revealed the first stunning images from the new space telescope. We’ll talk about them with Bill Nye and members of the ...

Bought by WFHB, KIYU-FM, KUT, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
December 41 -- Groks Science Show 2022-07-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
William Martin discusses his new book, December '41.

Bought by WYAP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Hero of the New Space Age: Lori Garver and Escaping Gravity
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Cover of Lori Garver's great new book., Credit: Diversion Books
Lori Garver went up against powerful forces inside and outside NASA to create the hugely successful commercial cargo and crew programs.

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  • Added: Jul 06, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Prison Ph.D. -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Stanley Andrisse discussed his book and organization, From Prison Cells to Ph.D.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 29, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Asteroid Day! Earth Plays Defense
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Asteroid Day serves as a reminder of the threat posed to our planet by near-Earth objects, and the campaign to protect ourselves from them., Credit: Asteroid Day Foundation
A co-founder of the annual, worldwide event, and the leader of the European Space Agency’s planetary defense program mark the 114th anniversary of ...

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  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 11
Expressly Human -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Mark Changizi discussed his book, Expressly Human.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 22, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Sail on! Bill Nye and others celebrate LightSail 2’s three years in space
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This image taken by The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 spacecraft on Feb. 27, 2021 shows the Red Sea, Nile River, the eastern Mediterranean Sea, and surrounding areas. North is approximately at top right., Credit: The Planetary Society
Celebrate the third anniversary of LightSail 2’s launch with Bill Nye and other leaders of The Planetary Society.

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  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 11
Part II: Ryan Merkley
From: Jed Alexander
Series: "What is Mis / Dis?"
Caption: Ryan Merkley, Aspen Institute , Credit: Picture provided by Ryan Merkley
Managing Director of Aspen Digital at the Aspen Institute, Ryan Merkley briefly discusses a report on mis- and disinformation released in November,...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 07:41
I&I - Can We Survive Social Media
From: Justin Angle
Series: A New Angle
Piece image
This week is our May edition of incentives and instincts, a recurring series in which I speak with economist and friend Bryce Ward, about some of t...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 2
Climatenomics -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Bob Keefe, discussed his book, Climatenomics.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 15, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Atari Demise -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Howard Scott Warshaw discussed his new book, Once Upon Atari.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 08, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Planetary Radio at the Humans to Mars Summit
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The Red Planet beckons., Credit: NASA
Mat Kaplan helped host the Humans to Mars Summit in Washington D.C., where much of the community that is working to get us to Mars gathered.

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
2022-06-05 Conscious Machines
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
Piece image
Would a race of thinking, autonomous, conscious machines be our slaves, our masters, or our partners?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KMUN, KSKQ, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 06, 2022
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 5
Vitality Code -- Groks Science Show 2022-06-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Neil Cannon discussed health and wellness and his new book, The Vitality Code.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 01, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Climate Restoration -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Peter Fiekowsky discussed his new book, Climate Restoration.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Cassini’s Dramatic End: A Planetary Radio Reprise
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This illustration shows NASA's Cassini spacecraft about to make one of its dives between Saturn and its innermost rings as part of the mission's grand finale., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
We were there when the spacecraft ended 13 years of exploration and revelation at Saturn.

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  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 15
Beautiful Beholding -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Umar Turaki discussed his new novel, Such A Beautiful Thing to Behold.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 18, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Today Antarctica, tomorrow Europa: Britney Schmidt explores under the ice
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Astronomer and planetary scientist Britney Schmidt braves the Antarctic cold to prepare us for exploring ice worlds., Credit: Britney Schmidt
Britney Schmidt is preparing us for the day when a submarine will slip into the seas of an ocean world like Europa to search for life.

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  • Added: May 17, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Inspired -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Matt Richtel discussed the science of creativity.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 11, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Perseverance Perseveres: A Mars rover update from Ken Farley
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Perseverance is joined by Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, in Jezero crater., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The Mars 2020 rover has rolled into an ancient river delta on the Red Planet. Will we find evidence of past life there?

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  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Probable Impossibilities -- Groks Science Show 2022-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Alan Lightman discussed his new book, Probable Impossibilities.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KNCT FM, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Heavy Metal: An encounter with the Psyche spacecraft
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Mat Kaplan talked with Psyche mission principal investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton with the spacecraft beside them in this JPL clean room., Credit: Mat Kaplan
Suit up for a clean room encounter with the Psyche spacecraft that will soon launch toward the asteroid belt.

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  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Coral Reefs -- Groks Science Show 2022-04-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Juli Berwald discussed her new book, Life on the Rocks.

Bought by KNCT FM and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 27, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
The End of Astronauts?
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Will humans go beyond low Earth-orbit to explore destinations like Mars first-hand? Or will we leave this to robots?, Credit: NASA-JPL-Caltech
Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees and science writer Don Goldsmith question the value of putting astronauts in harm’s way at great expense in ...

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WFHB, KIYU-FM, WJCU and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2022
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Apollo Astronaut -- Groks Science Show 2022-04-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Fred Haise discussed his new book, Never Panic Early.

Bought by KNCT FM, WYAP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3

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