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The scientist who isolated tiny pieces of plastic in human placenta tissue is our guest.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 20, 2024
  • Length: 28:33
  • Purchases: 1
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After discussing the environmental news, Patti & Doug talk about how and why to protect your baby from wireless radiation.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 13, 2024
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Mamavation is the leading site for independent testing of consumer products. We talk with founder Leah Segedie.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Feb 19, 2024
  • Length: 28:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Dr. Stephanie Seneff of MIT talks about her research linking pesticide residues in food to the destruction of gut bacteria and link to autism.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jan 29, 2024
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 2
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The story of Ruth Moss, her smart meter, and her fight to establish a single name for the physical symptoms of exposure to RF radiation.

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2024
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Scientist Dr. Tracy Frisch explains why spreading fertilizer from sewage sludge is a really bad idea.

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 16, 2024
  • Length: 28:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Jess speaks from her experience conducting deep ocean research to answer questions raised by UCS scientists and staff about the recent disasters of...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 19:00
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch was just the beginning for author and photographer Erica Cirino.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 28:25
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The class of chemicals known as PFAS causes cancer and disrupts the endocrine system, and will pollute the world forever.

Bought by WRFA-LP and WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:20
  • Purchases: 2
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While hundreds of soft-story buildings in San Francisco have been upgraded by their owners to survive a major quake, city officials said 700 such b...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:33
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This week on the show: Like the COVID-19 vaccines? Then you'll love the way mRNA is being tried out on certain cancers. Also, a human stool sample...

Bought by WXDU


  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week on the show: What can we learn from a bunch of rhesus macaques playing video games and 'choking' under the pressure? Also, it may be be...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: The more people who vaccinate, the quicker life goes back to normal. But is there a (proven) way to convince the "on the fe...

  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: Who owns space? - We dive deep into outer space. Who owns space? Who owns mineral resources and water? The race is on — i...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2021
  • Length: 29:59
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This week on the show: What is going wrong in the minds of conspiracy theorists when they end up jumping to false conclusions? Also, why are peopl...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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This week on the show: As Germany doubles down on the lockdown, new data suggests vaccines will keep us all safe for a long, long time. But even a...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2021
  • Length: 30:00
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If you're trying to cover the pandemic in seven Midwestern states, where do you start? WNIN partnered with data scientists from the University of E...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2020
  • Length: 14:47
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Many healthcare services have been either cancelled or moved online due to the pandemic. Others are considered essential. But how do you decide wha...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
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This week on the show: The coronavirus lockdown - Never in history have so many human beings been stuck inside their homes. This social isolatio...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
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Are Herpes Simplex 1 and other microbes contributing to, if not causing, the brain changes in Alzheimer's Disease? Prominent Alzheimer's researche...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 28:19
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Recorded during the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), being held June 2 - 6, 2017 in Chicago, Ill, the team ...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: 27:47
Caption: Experts from around the Great Lakes gathered to discuss their priorities for the future of the region., Credit: Northland College
Groups around the US and Canada are watching the presidential election, hoping the next US president will continue to prioritize restoration effort...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN and more


  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Lifeguards performing a drill at Silver Beach County Park, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
With lifeguards, warning signs, 911 phones and education efforts, beaches across the Great Lakes are preparing for emergencies. But how effective a...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Waves crash against pier near Silver Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Berrien County, Mich., is a tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and 50 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. But the community also ha...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 7