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246-Anatomy of an Extinction Crater
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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By drilling into a crater rim, researchers hope to discover how the Earth and it's life forms recovered from an asteroid impact.

Bought by KRSC, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, Radio Newark, KENW and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
245-Asteroid Awareness
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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You are less likely to be injured by a space rock than you might think.

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  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
244-Earth's Wobble
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A careful study of the Earth's motion in space is a key to understanding past climate change and enables us to predict future patterns of flooding ...

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  • Added: Apr 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
243-Comet Ahoy
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The third closest comet approach to planet Earth in recorded history.

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  • Added: Apr 16, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
242-Spray Paint
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A gentle method of causing an asteroid to miss planet Earth.

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
241-Could Be Twins
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A pair of possibly related comets pass unusually close to Earth.

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
240-Why
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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What motivates asteroid hunters?

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
239-Martian Lakes
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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We may be able to learn about the possibilities of life on Mars by studying land forms on the Tibetan Plateau here on Earth.

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
238-Now Three
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Catalina Sky Survey now operates three telescopes, 24 nights per month, in the Catalina mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.

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  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
235-Fragment
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A fragment from a collision long ago comes near the Earth.

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
236-Enceladus's Ocean
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Pound for Pound Enceladus is the brightest object in our solar system. Could it be the home of alien life forms?

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  • Added: Mar 17, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
234-Salty and Cold
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The salty oceans of Europa may be very similar to the seas of planet Earth.

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
233-Tiny Visitor
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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An SUV sized asteroid is a frequent visitor to our neighborhood.

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  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
231-Hot Hand
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Three potentially hazardous asteroids are discovered in rapid succession.

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Chief scientist at Earthwatch Institute on large carnivores and climate change
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Dr. Cristina Eisenberg is chief scientist at the nonprofit Earthwatch Institute, and author of several books including "The Carnivore Way: Coexisti...

  • Added: Mar 02, 2016
  • Length: 19:44
230-Close Or Not
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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An Earth approaching object once again comes within range of our telescopes.

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
We Talk the Thermodynamics of Civilization with Professor Tim Garrett
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Tim Garrett
Professor Tim Garrett of the Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, joins us to discuss the thermodynamic implications of our ene...

Bought by KMUD


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 59:12
  • Purchases: 1
226-Cosmic Campground
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Cosmic Campground is one of the last places where one can experience the natural night sky in the lower 48.

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  • Added: Feb 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
223-Back Home
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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A mysterious piece of space hardware comes back to Earth.

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
222-A Haul
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My team the Catalina Sky Survey discovered a very diverse group of 566 Earth approaching objects.

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
221-Human Geological Epoch
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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We humans are writing a record of our activities into the rock layers currently being produced on planet Earth.

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Reinvent the Economy: Gus Speth #118
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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While world leaders wring their hands over forecasts of timid GDP growth, a growing list of visionaries around the world are collaborating to redef...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 10
The Economics of Climate Change V. The Cost of Business-As-Usual with Dr. Mark Jacobson
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Mark Jacobson
Dr. Mark Jacobson, distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, is on-air with us to explain the economic...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 13, 2016
  • Length: 59:24
  • Purchases: 1
Andy Skuce, Geologist and Climate Change Blogger Joins Us to Discuss COP21 and Climate Science
From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling
Caption: Andy Skuce
Former oil exploration geologist, Andy Skuce, talks with us about the science behind COP21 decisions and what the future will most likely look like...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 59:19
Limits to Growth: Dennis Meadows #116
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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“Our computer-generated scenarios all showed this growth stopping in the early decades of the 21st century, and, I must say, looking back now, it s...

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  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 6