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Knocked Out
From: American Student Radio
Caption: Knocked Out, Credit: Daniel Brown
This award-winning story profiles one student athlete who suffered a sports-related concussion, and it follows the physical, emotional, & mental tr...

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 19:21
Dead Zones and Fly-Fishing
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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You can’t see them on the surface. But at the bottom of some of the world’s largest bodies of water are areas called dead zones where fish and othe...

Bought by WJCT, Harford Community Radio, KMXT, and KWMR


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 4
Distillations Episode 139: The Brain on Sports
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
Caption: Symptoms of extreme fandom can sometimes include the wearing of funny hats., Credit: Flickr user seantoyer.
On this episode of Distillations we look at the science of sports. First, we learn how athletes go the distance, chemically speaking. Then we look ...

Bought by KPVL, WTJU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 03, 2012
  • Length: 11:37
  • Purchases: 3
99% Invisible #38- The Sound of Sport (Standard 4:30 Version)
From: Roman Mars
Series: 99% Invisible (Standard Length)
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Dennis Baxter and Bill Whiston are so good at doing their job, you probably don’t even know that their job exists at all.

Bought by ABC, Rhythm & News Service, Spokane Public Radio, WOUB, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 20, 2011
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 16
Ups and Downs of Dynamic Ticketing
From: With Good Reason
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More and more teams like the San Francisco Giants are using dynamic ticket pricing for games, whereby the prices of tickets are determined by the d...

Bought by KMXT and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2011
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
March Madness Picks: The Wisdom of Math? Or a Cat?
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: Olive the cat
NHPR Producer Rebecca Lavoie interviews a computer scientist on his mathmatical model for choosing NCAA bracket picks...and also talks to a fan who...

Bought by WXDU and KRUA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 06:30
  • Purchases: 2
Interview with Daniel Lieberman - Evolutionary Biologist and Barefoot Runner
From: Emily Corwin
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6:00 Cutaway featuring Daniel Lieberman is available on PRX (see link in full description, below) This interview is free for stations to broadcast...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 19:37
Barefoot Running and the Boston Marathon
From: Emily Corwin
Caption: James Webber, Boston Marathon 2010, Credit: Emily Corwin
The recent publication of convincing scientific research has elevated barefoot running from the athletic fringe to a full-on fitness revolution. I...

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, KRUA, Connecticut Public (WNPR), KUT and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 8
Something Left To Give
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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At 53, Dr. Bruce Churchill was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, PRX Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jan 10, 2010
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 4
SCUBA diving
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Every breath a SCUBA diving takes is due to Jacques Cousteau. We think of him as just a television showman of sorts, yet he was a real innovator i...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:37
The technology of the Tour de France
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There is no more high tech spots than cycle: From the bikes, to the clothing to the training.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 1
The impact of technology on the Olympics
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Technology is the unsung hero of an modern Olympics games: From innovations in timing to new techologies for training

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
Olympic Torch
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Although the Olympic Flame is an ancient tradition, it is now a very media savvy tradition. Television cameras cover the Torch's journey as 11,500 ...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:48
Baseball & Science
From: William S. Hammack
Series: Stories of Technology
Caption: PRX default Piece image
This commentary spells out how science and engineering have impacted baseballl.

  • Added: Nov 02, 2009
  • Length: 02:29
Baseball
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Distillations heads off to the ball game with a show on baseball. Chemical Agent: Anabolic steroids.

  • Added: Apr 23, 2009
  • Length: 11:22
Winter Sports
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A show on the science that makes winter sports possible, with snow or without.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jan 22, 2009
  • Length: 12:00
  • Purchases: 1
Lycra
From: Distillations
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Performance clothing explained.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 02:37
Science Goes to the Olympics
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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A look at the Olympic torch, what's actually in the medals, and pollution.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2008
  • Length: 11:44
Gone Mousin'
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
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In Alaska, sometimes it isn't "Go Fish"; it's "Go Mouse"...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2007
  • Length: 02:59
Biomechanics: The Science of Running
From: KLCC
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Biomechanical analysis is being used to help runners boost performance.

  • Added: Nov 21, 2007
  • Length: 06:12
Steroids in Track and Field
From: KLCC
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The impact of steroids in track and field

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 20, 2007
  • Length: 07:28
  • Purchases: 1
Keeping Little League Arms Healthy
From: 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
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Why little league pitchers are damaging their arms and the new rules meant to protect them

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WKMS


  • Added: Jun 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 3
Hybrid Race Cars
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Dartmouth University Students invent hybrid style race cars

  • Added: Jun 23, 2006
  • Length: 08:07
Radio Pill
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
Caption: Inside Technology
Radio Transmittor Pill ingested by user to measure body temperature

  • Added: Jan 13, 2006
  • Length: 03:49
New Avalanche Information for Central Colorado
From: KRCC-FM
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New technology allows safer winter recreation

  • Added: Nov 16, 2005
  • Length: 03:21