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Why are we breaking records for the hottest day on record?
From: Possibly
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When people talk about climate change, it’s often described as something that might happen in the future. But, we’ve been breaking records for the ...

Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Aug 07, 2023
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Subsurface granite on the Moon? The anatomy of a lunar hot spot
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Matt Siegler from the Planetary Science Institute shares his team's surprising findings about the granite formation that might lie beneath Compton-...

Bought by KIYU-FM, KVSC, RadioStPete Florida, WJCU, KWMR and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
01-18: The Reluctant Psychonaut: How Psychedelics Changed Michael Pollan’s Mind, 8/9/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Michael Pollan, Credit: Nikki Richter
A quiet renaissance of serious medical research has once again arisen to study the therapeutic benefits of LSD and other psychedelics, including ov...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
Whales
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about the largest animal on earth, that still can be found swimming in our oceans today: whales.

Bought by KCHU, KTNA, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), Allegheny Mountain Radio, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
Kristina Marusic, author of A New War on Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing Prevention.
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that only seven to nine percent of global cancer funding goes towards prevention? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
An essential ingredient for life in the oceans of Enceladus
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Chris Glein, a lead scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, joins Planetary Radio to talk about the discovery of phosphorus in the oceans of...

Bought by KIYU-FM, WJCU, WMUU-LP, RadioStPete Florida, KRZA and more


  • Added: Jul 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Science unscripted 07/25/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Why are so many people scared of clowns?

Bought by Central Florida Public Media, WRFA-LP, and WFHB


  • Added: Jul 25, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Mars' Axial Tilt: A Key to Gully Formation
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Caltech and Brown University’s Jay Dickson joins Planetary Radio to discuss the mysterious formation of gullies on Mars.

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
20230731: Whales, 7/31/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on The Children's Hour, we learn about the largest animal on earth, that still can be found swimming in our oceans today: whales.

  • Added: Jul 18, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Comparing the rivers of Earth, Mars, and Titan
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Sam Birch, an assistant professor at Brown University, explores what we know about the alluvial rivers of Earth, Mars, and Saturn's moon Titan.

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 15
Penguins
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This show is super cool! We learn about penguins from Dr. Charles Bergman, who has visited all 18 species of penguins in the wild. Mixed with great...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), RadioFreePalmer, KTNA, KSTK, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 10
Food Sleuth Radio, Stacy Malkan Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that pesticide manufacturers deliberately discredit reputable scientists and employ a host of other corrupt practices to protect sales...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jul 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
Humans to Mars by the 2030s? NASA Associate Administrators weigh in
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA's Curiosity rover captured this view from atop Mont Mercou, a rock formation at the base of Mt. Sharp on Mars, during its 3086th sol, Martian day, of exploration., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
Planetary Radio, Mat Kaplan, senior communications adviser at The Planetary Society, takes us to the 2023 Humans to Mars Summit in Washington, D.C....

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  • Added: Jul 05, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 15
Weekly roundup – Press softly & don’t pass out
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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A German urologist debunks a listener email about a ‘rush of blood to the penis’ that causes fainting, and why a prominent doctor thinks taurine wo...

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
2Fast 2Curious: Finding the source of the fast solar wind
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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James Drake from the University of Maryland joins Planetary Radio to talk about the latest results from NASA's Parker Solar Probe as it soars close...

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


  • Added: Jun 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Science unscripted 06/20/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — Young, alone & happier for it

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
03-13: Disruptive Design: What Good Looks Like, 6/28/2023
From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature
Caption: Cheryl Dahle
Aligning business with biology, disruptive design uses systems thinking to create models that show what “good” really looks like. Two winners of th...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
The disappearing act of Saturn's young rings
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Richard Durisen and Paul Estrada join Planetary Radio to discuss their research on the surprisingly recent formation of Saturn's rings and why they...

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


  • Added: Jun 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Science unscripted 06/13/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: ‘Ouch!’ — Physical pain rises with envy

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
The oldest organic molecules in the known Universe
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Astronomers using JWST detected the oldest and most distant complex organic molecules yet in the galaxy SPT0418-47. The galaxy is over twelve billion light-years away but from our perspective on Earth, it is directly behind a foreground galaxy that is onl, Credit: J. Spilker / S. Doyle, NASA, ESA, CSA
Justin Spilker joins Planetary Radio to talk about his team’s detection of the oldest organic molecules in the known Universe.

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  • Added: Jun 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
Starstruck with Sarafina El-Badry Nance
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Sarafina El-Badry Nance’s Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark debuted on June 6, 2023. Starstruck shares Sarafina’s emotional and inspiring journey to becoming an astrophysicist, and the powerful role space science can play , Credit: Penguin Random House
Sarafina El-Badry Nance joins Planetary Radio to discuss her new book, Starstruck: A Memoir of Astrophysics and Finding Light in the Dark.

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


  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
Going Green? Better Call Ed!
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Jess visits actor and environmental champion Ed Begley, Jr. at his LEED Platinum-certified home to talk all things green.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Science unscripted 05/30/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — Pretty much entirely about animals

  • Added: Jun 02, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
The Science You've Enabled
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: NASA’s Biomass Production Chamber at the Kennedy Space Center replicates the closed growing environment astronauts will use in space or on other planets to grow fresh crops. NASA scientists Bill Knott, left, and Tom Dreschel examine the growth of crops., Credit: NASA
The second round awardees in a Planetary Society grant program will explore extreme life in super-salty lakes, and study how future Martians will g...

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


  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
Science unscripted 05/23/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — Staying alive with a dead philosopher

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: May 26, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1

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