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Climate Pioneers: Warren Washington + Kelly Gallagher
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Warren Washington
Since 1973, the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement has been bestowed upon people who have made a significant impact in the fight for a susta...

  • Added: May 14, 2019
  • Length: 28:30
Celebrating Ten Years of Sea Change Radio, Pt. 2
From: Alex Wise
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This week on Sea Change Radio, the second half of our ten year anniversary celebration where we hear from some of the planet’s most important think...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2018
  • Length: 29:40
Craig Downs: Coral Reef Rescue
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Craig Downs
Visitors to the Hawaiian island of Oahu marvel at the splendor of Hanauma Bay, a volcanic crater teeming with coral reefs, tropical fish, and the o...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and 'The Sea'


  • Added: Aug 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Weird Radio Signals (from Outer Space)
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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were received...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:36:37
Lori Parlin for Supervisor
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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She's tired of undoing harmful changes to El Dorado County that are voted into effect by the chamber darlings...

  • Added: May 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:40:35
Tomorrow Never Knows: Daniel Kirk-Davidoff
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Daniel Kirk-Davidoff
How far into the future should we be planning when it comes to the environment? 20 years? 100 years? These are vital questions with which scientist...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: 27:30
  • Purchases: 1
A New Congressional Caucus Backs Planetary Science
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Starman in his Tesla Roadster bids farewell to Earth after being launched by the first SpaceX Falcon Heavy., Credit: SpaceX
Republican Randy Hultgren and Democrat Derek Kilmer celebrate formation of the new bipartisan, bicameral caucus of US representatives and senators....

Bought by KDNK, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and more


  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
Durwood Zaelke: Urgently Optimistic About Climate Change
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Durwood Zaelke
The White House has been spewing some pretty foul policy lately. It can be difficult to identify something hopeful about our struggling planet. May...

  • Added: Jan 18, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
A Guide to What We Don't Know about the Universe
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Les Jamieson, Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson
Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson bring the big questions about physics to the public.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WETS, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Doctors Say Telemedicine Can't Replace In Person Addiction Care
From: Side Effects Public Media
Caption: Dr. Jay Joshi's patients uses telemedicine to compliment patients' opioid addiction treatment
When President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency in late October, it triggered a regulatory change intended to make it e...

Bought by WYSO, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KRPS


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 3
Nerva, Sonic Weapons and Doom's Day
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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For the first time in history, the Roman Senate elects an emperor... sonic weapons attack an American embassy and doom's day is this Saturday!

  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 02:28:52
911 and more Lizzy
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Perry Mason themes galore and further trial episodes of the young lady who apportioned axe chops between her father and step-mother... and 911 was ...

  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: 02:20:37
Aaron Huertas on the Purveyors of Disinformation
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Aaron Huertas
Disinformation. It sometimes manifests in theatrical shows of ignorance, like Senior Republican Senator James Inhoffe bringing a snowball to the Se...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 29:50
What is Western Civilization Coming To?
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Trump defended it... Obama derided it and the Pope wants to dictate it...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:23:52
Daniel Kammen Spells Relief I-M-P-E-A-C-H
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dan Kammen
Recently, in response to the 45th president’s shameful mishandling of the incidents in Charlottesville, Virgina, UC Berkeley Energy Professor Danie...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2017
  • Length: 29:59
Planet P
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Sir Boss... gold rush days... Planet P and pyramids in Antarctica...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 02:31:50
Big Talk! w/ Michael Glab: Jeffrey Isaac
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Political science professor Jeffrey Isaac discusses politics and jazz with Michael Glab on this week’s episode of Big Talk!

  • Added: May 11, 2017
  • Length: 08:34
Environmental groups sue EPA over condition of Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The Maumee River in the Western Lake Erie Watershed, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The lawsuit involves a dispute over whether Lake Erie should be classified as an impaired waterway.

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 4
Lead-Headed Hunting Laws
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Kelly Sorenson
On his first day on the job, newly appointed Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, rode to work on a horse. This was obviously a rugged, outdoor e...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Election & Circumnavigation
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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The first two-party debate of the 2016 presidential election; wreaking havoc in Africa and the Spanish Main, Sir Francis Drake disembarks at Plymou...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 02:22:44
Carolyn Lochhead on the Politics of Water
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Carolyn Lochhead
An issue that didn’t come up in Monday’s presidential debate, and unfortunately may not show up in subsequent debates either, is, “What are the can...

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Sep 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Moon and the Great Fire of Rome
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Everything you wanted to know about earth's companion. And the catastrophic fire that burned much of Rome in 64 AD...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 02:30:58
Is Time Travel Possible?
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Well is it? This is the very subject Rob MacClanahan explores on his pilot broadcast of THE TIME TRAVELER on 95.1FM KFOK Georgetown...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2016
  • Length: 01:58:18
Fighting for Space: Former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Lori Garver shares with young people at Politicon., Credit: Mat Kaplan
She has spent most of her life working toward a bright future for humanity in space, and Lori Garver has lost none of her passion. She visited the...

Bought by KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WMUU-LP, KFCF FM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Ninety Three Men
From: Scott Christy
Caption: Research Vessel Atlantis
An American scientific research ship responds to a sinking boat full of refugees in the Mediterranean.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 08:31
  • Purchases: 1