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Does my charger still use power when it's not connected to a phone?
From: Possibly
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Today, we have a question from Michael in Charlestown, Rhode Island. He wants to know: does a charger still use some power when it's plugged into a...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 2
90 Second Naturalist July 2022 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Jul 01, 2022
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Truth About Compostable Packaging - EcoJustice Radio
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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We look into the truth about compostable foodservice and packaging with Erin Levine, Resource Recovery Manager at World Centric [https://www.worldc...

  • Added: Jun 27, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
When the Wolfberries Bloom on “A” Mountain
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I wrote this song about Lycium fremontii when I was managing the native plant nursery of Desert Survivors on West Starr Pass in Tucson. The nursery...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 05:01
Butterfly, Grasshopper, Beetle
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Every time I pull a reference book or field guide off the shelf to read about a recently seen insect I seem to run across a quote by the famous ent...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 05:09
90 Second Naturalist June 2022 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX and Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi)


  • Added: May 31, 2022
  • Length: 33:00
  • Purchases: 2
Esperanza
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Tecoma stans angustata is in the Bignonia family Bignoniaceae and there are a bunch of species of Tecoma starting here in the borderlands with our ...

  • Added: May 04, 2022
  • Length: 04:51
212: Peanut Butter Diamonds
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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With enough pressure and heat, just about anything with enough carbon in it could become a diamond. And thankfully for us, when a scientist was ask...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Apr 08, 2022
  • Length: 04:56
  • Purchases: 1
209: Detachable Tails
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In cases of emergency, lizards pop off their tails to get away. Evolution made it possible for that tail to stay on when tugged but not twisted. It...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
90 Second Naturalist April 2022 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Mar 31, 2022
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 1
207: Cockroach Personalities
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Anything that scatters when you turn on the light...does it have a personality? Is the cockroach urge to run an indicator of a bold or timid world ...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Mar 30, 2022
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Tyto alba
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I’ve known barn owls since I was a kid in Kentucky and I always saw them in barns roosting or nesting up high in the rafters. I remember finding a ...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 04:43
Rainbows and Potatoes
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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One of the most magical moments of my childhood was when I first dug up potatoes in a garden and we later had some for dinner. I was awe struck! Th...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2022
  • Length: 04:59
90 Second Naturalist – March 2022 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KICI Iowa City, KCBX, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 28, 2022
  • Length: 34:30
  • Purchases: 4
204: Baker Miller Pink
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In 1978, Dr. Alexander Schauss and a research assistant mixed 1 gallon of white latex paint with a pint of shiny red and created P-618 aka Baker Mi...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
Indigenous A.I.
From: KUNM
Series: Augmented Humanity
Caption: Michael Running Wolf
We're joined by Michael Running Wolf (Northern Cheyenne, Lakota and Blackfeet). He has a Master’s of Science in Computer Science, is a former engin...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
90 Second Naturalist – February 2022 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KICI Iowa City, and KCBX


  • Added: Jan 28, 2022
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 3
Holiday Show
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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I have a bunch of photos from Christmas tree hunts and most of them are 35 mm slides. These few here were taken over the last several years. I alwa...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:07
Yerba Porosa
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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There are around 30 species of Porophyllum, the majority of which are found in Mexico and southward. Around me in the borderlands of Arizona Sonora...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 04:52
Asteraceae in the Chihuahuan Desert
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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Xanthisma gracilis is an annual and found all over the southwest and into Mexico as well. Duh. A common name is slender goldenweed or spiny zinnia....

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:03
90 Second Naturalist – January 2022 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
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90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by WLRN, KCBX, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Dec 30, 2021
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 3
Pando Aspen Grove, Utah
From: Fil Corbitt
Series: Postcards from The Wind
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A postcard from Earth's largest living being: the Pando Aspen Grove near Fish Lake, Utah.

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
90 Second Naturalist – November 2021 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 33:00
  • Purchases: 2
187: Animal Buddy Cops
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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In an unexpected turn of events, two predators with very different hunting styles work cooperatively. During the summer months, badgers and coyotes...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:32
  • Purchases: 1
186: Sudden Genius
From: Trace Kerr
Series: Brain Junk
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Imagine waking up from a nap to discover that you have the ability to compose music in your head. What a shock that would be! There are people who ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Oct 11, 2021
  • Length: 04:51
  • Purchases: 2