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There’s no safe way to move crude oil across an entire continent. So what risks are we willing to take? And who bears the brunt of that risk? Over ...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 19:13
A deadly fungal infection is pushing some bat species to the brink of extinction. As scientists scramble to track the spread of white nose syndrome...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 14:35
According to an Anishinaabe prophecy, manoomin – wild rice – is what brought the Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi peoples to the Great Lakes.But starti...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 11:40
America’s bird, the bald eagle, is facing a tremendous challenge. As scavengers, they feed on what we and other animals leave behind. But lead cont...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:03
Harmful algal blooms are a growing concern in the Great Lakes. The toxins they produce can close beaches and even poison drinking water. What’s fue...
- Added: Jun 13, 2024
- Length: 13:45
In this episode, Emily speaks with psychiatrist-philosopher Iain McGilchrist about his book The Master and His Emissary, which explores the relatio...
- Added: Feb 16, 2023
- Length: 42:01
In My Body Odyssey’s (MBO) first episode, we meet Ultimate Mark – uber-competitive weekend warrior in Ultimate Disc: “If it hurts me but helps the ...
- Added: Jul 27, 2022
- Length: 18:49
Alzheimer's disease used to be a rare diagnosis. But today, more than 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's and this number is projecte...
- Added: Jan 14, 2022
- Length: 45:47
How do we get the right information without falling down the rabbit hole of misinformation?
In our final installment of series on vaccine hesitanc...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Apr 20, 2021
- Length: 57:18
- Purchases: 1
How can we make space for concerns about the vaccine and grapple with a difficult history?
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Joyce Sanchez says th...
- Added: Mar 26, 2021
- Length: 28:40
- Purchases: 2
Among the various STEM education organizations that have developed throughout the last several years, there is ChickTech. The local Austin chapter ...
- Added: Oct 07, 2018
- Length: 35:42
In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries you"ll meet Chad Bringman, the CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities for northwest Ohio.
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jan 15, 2018
- Length: 06:07
- Purchases: 1
If you want to experience the outdoors without actually having to leave your room, then his episode of The Rough Draft Diaries is the one for you! ...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 11, 2017
- Length: 06:46
- Purchases: 1
This week on The Rough Draft Diaries, you'll meet Kent Bekker, the Director of Conservation at the Toledo Zoo. Kent's local conservation work began...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jun 30, 2017
- Length: 06:30
- Purchases: 1
In a Rough Draft Diaries first, we'll be entering the world of science by learning about the past (and present) struggles of Lake Erie with the for...
- Added: Mar 13, 2017
- Length: 05:59
SPOILER WARNING: Please listen to Episode 51: Money Tree before you listen to this one. While working on our last episode, we became curious about ...
Bought by ABC
- Added: Oct 10, 2016
- Length: 23:23
- Purchases: 1
We discuss diseases and syndromes that distort reality, past societal failures with mental health as well as the brave story of young Nellie Bly. W...
Bought by WART FM
- Added: Jun 02, 2016
- Length: 32:39
- Purchases: 1
Food has become cheaper and more abundant in the last 150 years, largely thanks to technological advances. Irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, and ...
Bought by KSJD
- Added: Jun 29, 2014
- Length: 22:01
- Purchases: 1
A young woman's journey toward trepanation.
Bought by KUT
- Added: Jun 16, 2012
- Length: 20:03
- Purchases: 1