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Dr. Erica Frank, CEO of NextGenU.org
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Erica Frank the Canada Research Chair in Preventive Medicine and Population Heal...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 04, 2014
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 2
Alan Weil, Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Alan Weil, Editor-in-Chief of Health Affairs, the leading journal at the intersectio...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jun 30, 2014
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
The CDC: A Healthy History
From: Sidewalk Radio
Series: Sidewalk Radio with Gene Kansas
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The Center for Disease Control, or CDC for short, commands high importance in the health and well being of our world community. They fight to erad...

  • Added: Apr 23, 2014
  • Length: 25:23
Francois de Brantes, Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute Inc.
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Francois de Brantes, Executive Director of the Health Care Incentives Improvement In...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2014
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Governor Michael Leavitt, Founder of Leavitt Partners
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with former Utah Governor Michael Leavitt, who was also Secretary of the Department of He...

Bought by WRIR


  • Added: Jan 22, 2014
  • Length: 29:56
  • Purchases: 1
Jack Andraka, Intel Science Fair Winner for Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection Device
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with 16 year old Intel Science and Engineering award winner, Jack Andraka. The young scie...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2013
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Circadian Rhythms
From: Hold That Thought
Series: People, Places, and Ideas to Explore
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How do our internal clocks stay synced to our environment? What exactly do they control? Prof. Erik Herzog explains how the brain's "master clock" ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 16, 2013
  • Length: 14:48
  • Purchases: 1
Are We Catching Up With Technology?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about new technologies and how we are interacting with them in a very human way.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 1
Crime, Punishment, and the Search for Justice
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Word of Mouth
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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and NPR Illinois


  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
Not Your Mother's Shop Class
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Shop class 20 years ago meant hacksaws and hammers, but today's shop class is about teaching innovation and creation through computer programming, ...

Bought by WJCT, KVLU, and Radio Newark


  • Added: Apr 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Weather Maths -- Groks Science Show 2013-03-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Humans have wanted to know tomorrow's weather for as long as there have been todays. Only in the last few centuries, however, have we begun making...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KPVL


  • Added: Mar 21, 2013
  • Length: 30:45
  • Purchases: 2
Interview with the man who landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars
From: Michael Nevradakis
Series: Dialogos Interview Series
Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis
An interview with Dr. Pericles Papadopoulos, the NASA scientist who landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 24:38
Engineering Change: Why STEM matters
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Why does STEM matter, and why are women and minorities being targeted? This is the first in a series ta...

Bought by WJCT and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
A Word of Mouth Christmas
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An hour-long magazine program featuring interviews and sound-rich pieces on a variety of seasonal themes, including the science of giving, the deba...

Bought by WBEZ and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 13, 2012
  • Length: 51:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Challenge of Crafting Ice Wine in Minnesota
From: Radio K
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The German “eiswein” tradition was created almost by accident. This sweet, powerful wine was discovered when winemakers tried to save grapes that f...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2012
  • Length: 05:05
Ponderables -- Groks Science Show 2012-10-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Jackson joins us to discuss history alongside the elements, the universe, and mathematics.

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


  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 25:16
  • Purchases: 3
NASA - A Generational Perspective
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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NASA's Chief historian, Bill Barry discusses the impact each generation has had on the space program.

Bought by KVSC and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Jul 23, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Dr. Amelia Haviland, Senior Statistician for RAND Health
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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Mark and Margaret speak with Dr. Amelia Haviland, professor of statistics at Carnegie Mellon University and Senior Statistician for the Health Insu...

Bought by Jazz 91.9 WCLK


  • Added: May 30, 2012
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Frederick Southwick, author of "Critically Ill: A 5-Point Plan to Cure Healthcare Delivery"
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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Harvard Fellow and Manager of New Safety and Quality Projects, Univ. of Florida and Shands Medical Centers - Dr. Frederick Southwick - discusses hi...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 24:46
THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND -- Filmmaker Briar March
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Briar March, San Francisco, CA 3/9/12, Credit: Andrea Chase
Briar March talks climate change, human nature, and cultural survival.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 20:26
Trust Me
From: The Drucker Institute
Series: Drucker on the Dial
Caption: Paul Zak, Credit: James Duncan Davidson/TED
Phalana Tiller talks with author Ron Ashkenas about his HBR blog "Learn to Trust Your Gut." She also interviews neuroeconomist Paul Zak about his r...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2012
  • Length: 58:59
Slow Food and the Growing World Population
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: A dish made with food grown near Louisville, Kentucky, Credit: Dalton Main
An extended interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing world popu...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 1
Clever Apes: Seeking the grail
From: WBEZ
Series: WBEZ's Clever Apes
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There are certain questions that get scientists really excited – discoveries that are big, tantalizing, and often, far out of reach. Even if they’r...

Bought by WDBM, WTJU, KUT, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:40
  • Purchases: 4
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
Chronic Sleep Restriction
From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Looks at the impact of lack of sleep on performance and cognition.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 28, 2010
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 2