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Constant Wonder - Have You Heard the Buzz? Why We Need Pollinators
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Bees and butterflies can bring a safari to your yard, if you give them a chance.

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


  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Pho-nomenal!
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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An exploration of delectable foods and the people who make them: pho, Italian grandmothers' pasta, and preserved sourdough.

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


  • Added: Aug 15, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Summer Shorts: Adventure Stories
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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We've mined our archives for breathtaking adventure stores.

Bought by WVTF, GCR (Global Community Radio), and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Aug 01, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - The Sun Can Heal the Planet
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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The ocean uses photosynthesis in powerful ways that we can harness to combat climate change.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and WYAP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 2
Constant Wonder - Queens or Pawns?
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Did she even have a prayer of becoming queen? Her name Arbella actually means prayerful; and yes, she did have a prayer of becoming queen, but it d...

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


  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Length: 52:54
  • Purchases: 3
Constant Wonder - Tomatoes That Leave Earth Behind
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Hydroponically grown foods may feed a space colony one day.

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Jul 12, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - It's Complicated: Our Fraught Relationships with Animals
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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We can work ourselves into a quandary, sometimes hilariously so, when we try to rationalize our relationships with animals.

  • Added: May 25, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
Constant Wonder - Mockingbirds
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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Mockingbirds learn hundreds of songs and manipulate them with stunning sophistication. Why?

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and WYAP


  • Added: Apr 19, 2022
  • Length: 52:53
  • Purchases: 2
GN_3.03_Bio Fuel Break Thru
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 3
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
The aviation industry is one of the largest users of fossil fuels. The solution could be in the middle east where A branchy-like plant is looking v...

  • Added: May 03, 2021
  • Length: 02:32
GN_2.34_Go Baby Go
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 2
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Professors at the University of Delaware create innovative and affordable wheel chairs from kid cars, for very young children.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2021
  • Length: 02:49
Ep 5: Fighting the opioid epidemic in jails
From: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Series: Finding Fixes Season One
Caption: Medical Staff in the Snohomish County Jail., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Opioid withdrawal is like the worst flu you’ve ever had. Now, imagine you’re responsible for dozens of people as sick as can be. What do you do? ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
A Crisis in the Desert
From: City High Radio
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Seventeen-year-old Paloma Martinez lives in Tucson, Arizona. She's heard that a global water crisis might be coming, and her mom thinks Tucson is g...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 14, 2019
  • Length: 13:49
  • Purchases: 3
Biohybrid Robot
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Merging living muscle with synthetic bones.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Jun 01, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Splendorous Table with Mark & Joe
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: The Wine Fellers
The Splendorous Table is the show that discusses Life's Appetencies. Chef Paul drops in and serves some type of locally raised animal Tastefully S...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
Plankton Eye
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists take a close look at a single celled creature with a complex eye.

Bought by KENW and WLPR


  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Parrot Mimicry Circuit
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Disco the talking parakeet., Credit: Courtesy of Judy Bolton
A newly discovered brain structure in parrots hints at new mechanisms in brain evolution.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Jun 27, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
3-D Talking Map
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Touching the miniature buildings on the map activates auditory information and directions. , Credit: University of Buffalo
3-D talking maps use a variety of sensory modalities to help the visually impaired find their way around college campuses and other institutions.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Teen Inventors Bring A Fresh Approach
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Three stories about inventors who have done some pretty amazing things before even graduating from high school. From cats to semiconductors, these ...

Bought by WTJU and KALW


  • Added: Aug 12, 2014
  • Length: 13:47
  • Purchases: 2
Treating Diabetes
From: ABCtech Media Productions
Series: Stem Cells - Self-help health care
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Diabetes has been known to doctors for thousands of years. How was it treated before the discovery of insulin? What new ways are being developed to...

  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
Kidney Allocation
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
New guidelines could maximize transplant success by better matching donated kidneys with recipients.

  • Added: Mar 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Brain Stimulation for Eating Disorders
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: A schematic of transcranial magnetic stimulation., Credit: Credit: Eric Waserman/NIH
An experimental treatment for bulimia nervosa may help restore connections within the brain that influence eating behavior in some patients.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Condor Culture
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: California Condor with chick. , Credit: Joseph Brandt/Pacific Southwest Region U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Captive-bred California Condors lack role models to show them how to survive in the wild. But wildlife biologists are there to help them navigate t...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2013
  • Length: 01:00
Pilot Episode - "Any Given Command"
From: Clapping Monkey Productions
Series: Warren Krane
Caption: Warren Krane
Commander Warren Krane and the crew of the Peregrine arrive at Hermitage Station in a remote region of space to attend an Officer's Ball where the ...

  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 21:58
SURINAME SURINAME
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Water in overvloed, Credit: Anton Foek
Siew Naipal is een Surinamer, die in de Oekraine dat deel uitmaakte van de voormalige Soviet Unie, tot hdroloog, expert in de waterhuishoudkunde, i...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2013
  • Length: 28:12
Amazonia and friends
From: Anton Foek
Caption: Sunset over Manaus, Credit: Anton Foek
On the road from Suriname to Brazil, dr van Dijck, associate professor at the University of Amsterdam, takes us in a world that soon will be change...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2013
  • Length: 32:10