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20231211: Just Look Up, 12/11/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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Astronomy begins at home, just looking up and seeing what we see. The Kids Crew meet with Professor Raman Prinja, Head of Astronomy and Physics at ...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Science unscripted - Good studies versus bad studies
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Has it ever occurred to you that more and more emotional language is being used by people today? Would it suprise you that that kind of language ha...

Bought by WFHB and Central Florida Public Media


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
Science unscripted (Spectrum) 11/21/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — Let's increase our healthspan

Bought by Central Florida Public Media


  • Added: Nov 24, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Can Iceland's Elves Save the Planet?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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A belief in elves–or in the possibility of elves–could change the way we care for our planet.

Bought by KUHF, GCR (Global Community Radio), KFCF FM, RadioStPete Florida, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 22, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 5
Constant Wonder - Eat, Poop, Die
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The island of Surtsey is a compelling example of the way that animals distribute nutrients around the globe through their poop.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 16, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Compassion in the Aftermath: Recovering from Horrific Hallucinations
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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When gathering accurate descriptions of the world is crucial to your work, how do you navigate a reality full of hallucinations?

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 09, 2023
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - Book of Delights
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Poet Ross Gay on the small, sweet delights of life's daily walk with no fireworks or fanfare.

Bought by WLRH and GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 2
Carl Safina, ALFIE AND ME: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe
From: Francesca Rheannon
Series: Writer's Voice
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We talk with ecologist Carl Safina about his book, Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe. It’s about how a tiny ragged ball of fluff ta...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2023
  • Length: 36:19
David Ho on Carbon Offsets: Much Ado About Nothing?
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: David Ho
Carbon offsets are often touted as a solution to humanity’s bad habit of emitting an awful lot of CO2. But how many of us actually know what things...

Bought by KMUN


  • Added: Oct 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Changing the Face of Ballet
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Argentina, Estonia, Thailand. A ballet career could land you on just about any world stage. International success catapulted Steven Melendez to all...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio)


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 1
Science unscripted (Spectrum) 10/24/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup - Music makes our hearts beat as one

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
TRAPPIST-1e: The Most Habitable Exoplanet?
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Uncover Secrets Beyond the Solar System , Credit: Deep Astronomy
It is the fourth of seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system, which is the most studied planetary system outside our own. Astronomers are intensely ...

  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 04:04
What is the Habitable Worlds Observatory?
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
There’s no question that humanity is making fast progress in understanding, cataloging and classifying planets around other stars. So far we’ve fo...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 04:04
TESS’s Breakthrough Discovery of Long-Period Exoplanets TOI 4600 b and c
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Human beings have discovered over five thousand five hundred exoplanets. Over 80 percent of them have orbits shorter than 50 days which would place...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 04:37
Astronomers Confirm Proxima Centauri b Is Not A Transiting Exoplanet
From: Tony Darnell
Series: Exoplanet Radio
Caption: Produced by Deep Astronomy
Astronomers have recently concluded an observation study of the closest exoplanet to Earth, Proxima Centauri b and found that the planet does not t...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 04:48
Nostalgia Meets Reality: A Deep Dive into 'Lessons in Chemistry'
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
If you love the 60’s like me, remember it well, I think you’ll love the book and the new Apple TV+ show, Lesson’s In Chemistry. The series premier...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2023
  • Length: 14:18
Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Noah Whiteman: Toxic Allure: The Hidden World of Nature's Most Captivating Poisons
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
My guest today, Dr. Noah Whiteman, tells us to scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxg...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 35:16
Ballooning
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour
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This time on Children’s Hour get blown away with us as we learn all about balloons. From the history of hot air balloons to latex balloon art and c...

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


  • Added: Oct 02, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 11
Constant Wonder - Death-Defying Botanists Brave the Colorado
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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How a pair of courageous botanists became the first women to run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 2
Science unscripted (Spectrum) 09/26/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup - Running, cities & alcoholism

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 28, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
20231002: Ballooning, 10/2/2023
From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)
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This time on Children’s Hour get blown away with us as we learn all about balloons. From the history of hot air balloons to latex balloon art and c...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
Elemental Forces: The Five Building Blocks That Shaped Our World
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
It is rare for life to change Earth, yet three organisms have profoundly transformed our planet over the long course of its history. Elemental reve...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 41:55
Unlocking the Power of Rewilding: An Exclusive Interview with Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates
he Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 30:37
Israeli Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Ziv Aviram on the EcoBridge Initiative
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ziv Aviram
Have you ever thought about what you'd do to save the planet if you were a billionaire? Well, this week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with billiona...

  • Added: Sep 19, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Science unscripted (Spectrum) 09/12/2023
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Weekly roundup — What you don't know [will] hurt you

Bought by Central Florida Public Media and WFHB


  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2

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