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Skeptic Check: Nibiru! (Again!)
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Nibiru! (Again!), Credit: Seth Shostak
Some people are predicting a world-ending collision between Earth and planet Nibiru on November 19. But it won’t happen, because this hypothesized...

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KBBI Alaska, RadioFreePalmer, and WRGY


  • Added: Nov 13, 2017
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 5
Enter the Subconscious (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Challenging the notion of mind itself - Teaching mindfulness, aided by EEG - Religious love in the Indian tradition - Finding a work/life balance -...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif. and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
Enter the Subconscious (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Challenging the notion of mind itself - Teaching mindfulness, aided by EEG - Religious love in the Indian tradition - Finding a work/life balance -...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, KEDT, WCWP and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 11
Kitchens of the Future (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Prefab kitchens might be the future of construction - Teaching science through discovery - Using robots for dangerous inspections - Getting kids ex...

Bought by WNMU-FM and WJCU


  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 2
Kitchens of the Future (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Prefab kitchens might be the future of construction - Teaching science through discovery - Using robots for dangerous inspections - Getting kids ex...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KREV-LP, WTJU, WCWP and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 11
Kitchens of the Future (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Prefab kitchens might be the future of construction - Teaching science through discovery - Using robots for dangerous inspections

Bought by Harford Community Radio, WJCT, Harford Community Radio, WUGA (part of GPB), KMUN and more


  • Added: Oct 13, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
Twinning Against Disease (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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Using twins to study genetic disorders - The artificial pancreas offering peace of mind to diabetes sufferers - Getting messy with hi-tech simulato...

Bought by WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
Twinning Against Disease (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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Using twins to study genetic disorders - The artificial pancreas offering peace of mind to diabetes sufferers - Getting messy with hi-tech simulato...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 13
Twinning Against Disease (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Using twins to study genetic disorders - The artificial pancreas offering peace of mind to diabetes sufferers - Getting messy with hi-tech simulators

Bought by WJCT, KRDP, WUGA (part of GPB), KMUN, WVAS and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 7
God and the Mathematics of Infinity
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: H. Chris Ransford
Mathematician and Physicist, Chris Ransford, elevates the debate regarding infinity, the universe, godhood, and irreducible mathematics.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
Skeptic Check: Aliens - The Evidence
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Aliens - The Evidence, Credit: Seth Shostak
In the new film, Arrival, extraterrestrials once again pay Earth a visit. But many believe the aliens are already here. How good is the evidence?...

Bought by KTRT RADIO INC, WTJU, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Born Legacy
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Born Legacy, Credit: Seth Shostak
We know how the stars shine, but how do you make a star? We take an all-night ride on SOFIA, a high-flying observatory, to watch astronomers inves...

Bought by WTJU, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KTSW 89.9, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 9
Elements Never Forget
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Elements Never Forget, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s elementary, Watson. Things are in flux – from the elements in the air you breathe to party balloons. We investigate a massive, historic nit...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Musical Universe
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Musical Universe, Credit: Seth Shostak
In space, no one can hear you scream, but, using the right instruments, scientists can pick up all types of cosmic vibrations – the sort we can tur...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., WTJU, WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., CHSR-FM 97.9 and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Skeptic Check: Busting Myths with Adam Savage
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Adam Savage, Credit: Seth Shostak
Can an opera singer’s voice really shatter glass? Can you give your car a rocket-assisted boost and survive the test drive? Now that the series h...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, CHSR-FM 97.9, WYAP, WTJU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
STEM for Girls
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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It probably won’t surprise you but boys and girls are not on a par with STEM programs: That’s the shorthand term for science, technology, engineeri...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caught in a Traps
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Caught in a Traps, Credit: Seth Shostak
When will California suffer “the big one”? A geologist recently described the San Andreas fault as “locked and loaded.” And was it only a rock fr...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., CHSR-FM 97.9, WMUU-LP, WTJU, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Eclipsing All Other Shows
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Eclipsing All Other Shows, Credit: Seth Shostak
Watching a total solar eclipse is said to be a life-changing experience. We help you make the most of Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017. No ec...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, WBEZ, KISU, KCPW Salt Lake City, WAMU and more


  • Added: Jul 17, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 29
Skeptic Check: How Low Can You Go?
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: How Low Can You Go?, Credit: Ly Ly
Cryotherapy promise you a blast – of sub-zero air – as a way to stave off wrinkles and even halt aging altogether. Meanwhile cryogenics asks you t...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KUNM, WTJU, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Jun 26, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Science Fiction
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Science Fiction, Credit: Seth Shostak
No one knows what the future will bring, but science fiction authors are willing to take a stab at imagining it. We take our own stab at imagining...

Bought by KBBI Alaska, CHSR-FM 97.9, KREV-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 12, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Gene-y in a Bottle
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Gene-y in a Bottle, Credit: Gary Niederhoff
You can’t pick your parents. But soon you may be able to change the DNA they gave you. Imagine deleting genes from your body that you don’t like ...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, KUNM, KREV-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Jun 05, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
The Crater Good
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: The Crater Good, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s the moon or bust … again. Only this time the hardware may come from China. Or perhaps Europe. In fact, it seems that the only developed nat...

Bought by KREV-LP, WTJU, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm, RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: May 29, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
100% Invisible
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: 100% Invisible, Credit: Seth Shostak
In astronomy, the rule was if you can’t see it, it’s not real. Tell that to the astronomers who discovered dark energy or dark matter … or, more r...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., CHSR-FM 97.9, WTJU, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: May 15, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Spacecraft Elegy
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: Spacecraft Elegy, Credit: Seth Shostak
Our space probes are climbing a mountain on Mars, visiting an ice ball far beyond Pluto, plunging through the rings of Saturn, and landing on a com...

Bought by KUER, Radio Catskill, CHSR-FM 97.9, KISU, KUAF Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
Californias Alternative Energy Plan in The Trump Era
From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch
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California's AB 32 paved the way for a bold investment in alternative energy. SB 32 will up the ante, aiming to phase out fossil fuels by 2050. Wil...

Bought by KFOI Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2017
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1