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2021-07-23 How a Manufactured Car Culture Blocks Transit
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The United States is famous for its car culture. But a hundred years ago, pedestrians didn’t want cars to take over the streets — and it took decad...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, Maine Public Radio, KSQD Santa Cruz, KGUA and more


  • Added: Jul 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 14
Sweaty Science -- Groks Science Show 2021-07-21
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sarah Everts discussed her new book, The Joy of Sweat.

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  • Added: Jul 21, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Deconsumerism -- Groks Science Show 2021-07-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
J.B. MacKinnon discussed his book, The Day the World Stopped Shopping.

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Lunar Rover -- Groks Science Show 2021-07-07
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Earl Swift discussed his book, Across the Airless Wilds.

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Where we Stand & How We Can Move Forward, with UCSF’s Dr. Monica Gandhi
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
Caption: Headshot: Dr. Monica Gandhi
In this episode, we explore where we’re at with the COVID-19 pandemic - regionally, nationally, and internationally - and begin to assess where we’...

Bought by WFHB


  • Added: Jul 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 1
Public Health Under Attack
From: Celine Gounder
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During the pandemic public health workers have been threatened, and in some cases, been the targets of violence. This misdirection of anger has led...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2021
  • Length: 03:21
Exhale -- Groks Science Show 2021-06-30
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. David Weill discussed his book, Exhale.

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Carbon Offsets & Climate Change with Researchers Grayson Badgley & Anna Trugman
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we explore carbon offsets, and how their promise as a way to mitigate carbon emissions - and thus climate change - have not yet pa...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Information Ascent -- Groks Science Show 2021-06-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Caleb Scharf discussed his new book, The Ascent of Information.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 23, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Plagued -- Groks Science Show 2021-06-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. John Froude discussed the history of pandemics in his new book, Plagued.

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Vaccination Verification: Ticket to Ride or Social Divide?
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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How do you let people who are fully vaccinated get back to normal life without creating super-spreader events for those who haven’t yet been vaccin...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 04:19
Recycling -- Groks Science Show 2021-06-09
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jennie Romer discussed her book, Can I Recycle This?

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
World Oceans Day 2021:
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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Ocean systems are as challenged as ever, and the ocean remains essential as we plan for change. The World Ocean Observatory is a major utility for ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 04:35
Dr. Peter McCullough - The Vaccine as the Manifest Destiny of the Pandemic
From: Ray Samuels
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In this explosive interview, cardiologist and epidemiologist Dr. Peter McCullough speaks to Dr. Sam Dubé as to why he, as well as a multitude of hi...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2021
  • Length: 01:18:30
Black Holes -- Groks Science Show 2021-06-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Heino Falcke discussed the story of capturing the image of a black hole.

Bought by WYAP and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Framers -- Groks Science Show 2021-05-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Kenneth Cukier discussed his new book, Framers.

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  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Neutrino Chaser -- Groks Science Show 2021-05-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Leonard Cole discussed the life and science of Frederick Reines.

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  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Vaccines Prevent Viruses; What Combats COVID Vax Skepticism? An Interview with Dr. Jeanine Guidry, Director of VCU’s Health & Media Lab
From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: The Purple Principle Podcast
Caption: Vaccines Prevent Viruses; What Combats COVID Vax Skepticism? An Interview with Dr. Jeanine Guidry, Director of VCU’s Health & Media Lab
In this episode, the Purple Principle speaks with Dr. Jeanine Guidry, Director of the Media and Health Lab at Virginia Commonwealth University, on ...

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  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 31:52
  • Purchases: 3
GN_3.44_Coffee Brick
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.
Leftover coffee grounds are saving lives as the main ingredient for an essential slow-burning fire source In sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
Beloved Beasts -- Groks Science Show 2021-05-12
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Michelle Nijhuis discussed her book, Beloved Beasts.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 12, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
International Ecosystem Accounting
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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In this episode, part thirty-seven of the multi-part BLUEprint series, we continue to discuss the take-aways from the recently published 2nd United...

  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
Is SARS-CoV-2 Here to Stay?
From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic
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The end of the pandemic might not mean the end of SARS-CoV-2. In fact, many scientists think COVID is here to stay, even with vaccines. In this seg...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 04:07
Market Medicine -- Groks Science Show 2021-05-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Deane Waldman discussed Statescare and market-based medicine.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 05, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Drought & Climate in California with NWS Meteorologist Brian Garcia
From: Gina Baleria
Series: News In Context
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In this episode, we discuss the current state of California’s climate - how it’s changed in recent years, and what we face in 2021, including a sig...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2021
  • Length: 29:30
Accidental Scientist -- Groks Science Show 2021-04-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Robert Lefkowitz discussed his adventures as an accidental scientist.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1

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