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Growing Pains as California Adds Social Services to Medicaid
From: Tradeoffs
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California’s Medicaid program is two years into the nation’s most ambitious effort yet to cover non-traditional health care services like housing a...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 16:55
Earth Parallels -- Groks Science Show 2023-10-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Michael Carroll discussed his book, Planet Earth, Past and Present.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 25, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
2023-10-22 Elisabeth of Bohemia
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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How did a 17th-century princess challenge Descartes' mind-body dualism?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KMUN, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 23, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
2344: Referring to the World: Ken's Final Work, 10/31/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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The Philosophy Talk co-founder would have been 69 years old on November 4.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Medical or recreational? States Debate where Psychedelics Belong
From: Tradeoffs
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A wave of new research is showing the promise of psychedelics to help with mental health conditions —- like depression and post traumatic stress di...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 16:39
Medicare’s Open Enrollment Mess
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Confusing Medicare ads are everywhere!, Credit: Leslie Walker/Tradeoffs
Every fall, an avalanche of advertising bombards the phones, televisions and mailboxes of the country’s 65 million Medicare beneficiaries. Private...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 19:15
2023-10-20 Community Resilience: Knowing Your Neighbor Could Save Your Life
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Disasters caused by burning fossil fuels are becoming more frequent, and in the aftermath of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, federal and state re...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, KOWS and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 9
231020: Community Resilience: Knowing Your Neighbor Could Save Your Life, 10/20/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Disasters caused by burning fossil fuels are becoming more frequent, and in the aftermath of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, federal and state re...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
2343: Elisabeth of Bohemia, 10/24/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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If the mind and body are distinct substances, how could they ever interact?

  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Sugar Unglued -- Groks Science Show 2023-10-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Richard Jacoby discussed his book, Un-Glued.

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
2342: The Lives and Ideas of the Vienna Circle, 10/17/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Wouldn’t it be great if our society were based on sound logical principles instead of outdated superstition?

  • Added: Oct 15, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
Medical Art -- Groks Science Show 2023-10-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Allen Sussman discussed his book, Saving the Art of Medicine,

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 11, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Where do we go from here?
From: Aspen Public Radio
Series: Aspen Psychedelic Symposium 2023
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This special broadcast from Aspen Public Radio was recorded live at the 2023 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium earlier this year. “Where do we go from he...

  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
National Writers Series: Ed Yong
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series: Season Five
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Interlochen Public Radio's Ed Ronco talks with science journalist Ed Yong.

Bought by Michigan Radio and WKAR


  • Added: Oct 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 2
Ransomware Attacks: Bad for Hospitals, Deadly for Patients
From: Tradeoffs
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In 2021, University of Minnesota health economist Hannah Neprash listened to a Tradeoffs story on ransomware in health care and was inspired to stu...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 24:29
Techlash -- Groks Science Show 2023-10-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Wheeler discussed his book, Techlash.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 04, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Science Fiction
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: This Is Science with Jess Phoenix
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Science fictions are widely held dangerous beliefs that are not supported by science. Jess explores a few of these in anticipation of the continued...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage
From: Tradeoffs
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Employers are facing a big dilemma: How do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This we...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 21:56
Hypothesis Driven -- Groks Science Show 2023-09-27
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Alex Cowan discussed his book, Hypothesis Driven Development.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 27, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Planetary Boundaries Breached
From: David Kattenburg
Series: Green Planet Monitor Podcast
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Six out of nine planetary systems key to the survival of the human species are under threat. Is Earth still a safe operating space for human beings...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2023
  • Length: 58:33
The 12 Million People Lost in a Maze of Medicare and Medicaid
From: Tradeoffs
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Many of America’s poorest and sickest patients are stuck navigating two separate insurance programs — Medicare and Medicaid — to get the care they ...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 24:12
  • Purchases: 1
Last Island -- Groks Science Show 2023-09-20
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Adam Goodheart discussed his book, The Last Island.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 20, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Pandemic Misinformation -- Groks Science Show 2023-09-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Jonathan Howard discussed his book, We Want Them Infected.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 13, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
When Research and the Realities of Practicing Medicine Collide
From: Tradeoffs
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This summer, our research reporter Soleil Shah added a new role to his resume: first-year medical resident. Now he spends his days alternating betw...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 17:02
Biofuel Cars -- Groks Science Show 2023-09-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
On this episode, we we explore biofuel cars.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 06, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2

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