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This Week in Water for April 16, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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How Penguins Dump on Climate Change. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KMXT, KGNU Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2023
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 7
Hospice Care’s Midlife Crisis
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Bethany Snider encouraged her nonprofit hospice agency to participate in a federal experiment to revamp Medicare's 40-year-old hospice policy, but she worries about its potential unintended consequences., Credit: Jon Cherry for Tradeoffs.
About half of people on Medicare use hospice care before they die, but as the popular benefit turns 40 this year, it is struggling with waste, acce...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 20:42
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
This Week in Water for April 9, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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A New Twist in the Climate Change Story. That and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, KMXT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2023
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 6
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 ...

Bought by KVSC, Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, WHFR, KIYU-FM, WJCU and more


  • Added: Apr 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Cracking the Havana Syndrome with Dr. Beatrice Golomb
From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News
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The symptoms suffered by diplomats and White House staff came from the same kind of radiation emitted by cell phones and cell towers.

Bought by WNED Buffalo and WYAP


  • Added: Apr 03, 2023
  • Length: 57:10
  • Purchases: 2
This Week in Water for April 2, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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A Grueling Sporting Event Is Doing Science. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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


  • Added: Apr 02, 2023
  • Length: 05:56
  • Purchases: 7
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
This Week in Water for March 26, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Everything Everywhere All at Once. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KMXT, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, KICI Iowa City, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2023
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 6
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
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...

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KIYU-FM, KCNP, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
This Week in Water for March 19, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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The Looming Threat of “Phosphogeddon.” That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, KMXT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 6
738-Tiny Visitor(526)
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroid Near Earth, Credit: ESA
A tiny space rock passes through the cloud of communications satellites surrounding the Earth.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KGLP, Raven Radio, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Mar 19, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10
Universal Harmonies: Sonifying images for science and accessibility
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: “Universal Harmonies” (released on Mar 10, 2023) is an album comprised of sonified observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This collection hopes to make space images more accessible to those with vision loss by allowing them to listen to images r, Credit: Chandra Labs
Kim Arcand from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory joins Planetary Radio to share her team’s new album “Universal Harmonies.”

Bought by KVSC, Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KIYU-FM, KWMR and more


  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
This Week in Water for March 12, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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One Hundred Days of Solitude…Under the Sea. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KMXT, KGNU Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 12, 2023
  • Length: 06:09
  • Purchases: 8
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
Episode 2: Into the Field
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 20:11
Episode 1: Mapping the Coastal Oceans
From: David Levin
Series: Deep Soundings: Stories from the Ocean Floor
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When it comes to mapping the seafloor, the hardest spots to see are the ones just off the coast. In this episode, find out why that's the case—and ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 14:52
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.

Bought by Key Radio KEYK 89.3 FM, KIYU-FM, RadioStPete Florida, WJCU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
This Week in Water for February 26, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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William Shakespeare…Eco Warrior? That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, KICI Iowa City and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2023
  • Length: 06:08
  • Purchases: 6
Jeff Stoike: Blue Action Lab
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Jeff Stoike
As the winter chill of February continues to prickle the skin, the warm tides of the Bahamas may sound particularly appealing. This week on Sea Cha...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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...

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


  • 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
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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