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619: Is War Ever Worth It? / 620: Is The Universe A Number?, 9/11/2021
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: 'Is War Ever Worth It?' - On the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, photographer James Nachtwey reflects on his life as a war photographer, a...

  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for August 25, 2021
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Afghan-American Community, Allies Demand Biden Ensure Safety of Afghanista...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KVNF, and WKPW


  • Added: Aug 25, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for July 28, 2021
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Supreme Court’s Conservative Majority Deals Death Blow to Voting Rights Ac...

Bought by RADIOLEX, WKPW, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jul 28, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for May 26, 2021
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Accountability for Israel Essential to Attain Lasting Peace; World’s Top E...

Bought by RADIOLEX and WKPW


  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
GN_3.02_Eye Contact
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.
The eyes are the windows to the soul. Psychologist Arthur Aron found a way to create bonds between unlikely pairs that are still being used today.

  • Added: May 03, 2021
  • Length: 02:32
Transparent Body Armor
From: Ears Adrift
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Ears Adrift's MC2 Sonja Wickard interviews scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory about the advancements in body armor technology.

  • Added: Nov 05, 2020
  • Length: 08:03
Five Ways to Start a Nuclear War
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Physicist David Wright discusses the nuclear weapons policies and scenarios that threaten our safety, and how to mitigate those risks.

Bought by WCNY and WCNY


  • Added: Feb 18, 2020
  • Length: 28:32
  • Purchases: 2
Child Brides, Brain Scans In Court, Staying Compassionate
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: Many states allow children under 18 to get married with parental consent. Should that be illegal? Topic 2: Brain scans in the criminal jus...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 48:25
From H-Bomb to the iPhone: A Scientist’s Journey
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Dr. Dick Garwin, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, discusses his work developing the hydrogen bomb, GPS, and touch screens, as well a...

Bought by WCNY and WCNY


  • Added: Oct 08, 2019
  • Length: 28:45
  • Purchases: 2
A new center is escalating the military's fight against potentially deadly heat-related injuries
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga. use immersion troughs filled with ice and water to cool off during training in this 2018 photo., Credit: Patrick A. Albright / U.S. Army
The Pentagon says reported cases of heat exhaustion jumped nearly 50 percent between 2014 and 2018.

Bought by WUSF, KPBS, Colorado Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2019
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 6
Instead of medals, the Pentagon is offering certificates to vets who were exposed to radiation
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Observers watch an explosion during Operation Hardtack in 1958. 35 nuclear tests were conducted in the Pacific, exposing troops to radiation., Credit: Nevada National Security Site
The new certificate recognizes as many as 550,000 veterans who were exposed to nuclear weapons tests between 1945 and 1992. But the certificates le...

Bought by KRPS, KRZA, KPBS, KPCC, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2019
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
After success in Florida, the use of virtual reality to treat PTSD is expanding
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Therapist Keith Smith demonstrates virtual reality equipment at the University of Central Florida. Smith uses virtual reality to help treat veterans' post traumatic stress disorder., Credit: Stephanie Colombini / American Homefront
The University of Central Florida is using virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. It's worked well enough that the Pentagon will ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, North Country Public Radio, KPBS, Colorado Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 7
War of the Welles - the 80th Anniversary Edition
From: john rabe
Caption: Album art for 75th Anniv, Credit: Michael Uhlenkott/Unknown
80 years ago, Orson Welles really did scare the pants off the nation with his radio broadcast "War of the Worlds." This is the backstory, from docu...

Bought by KUHF, KUHF, and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 11, 2018
  • Length: 49:29
  • Purchases: 3
National Writers Series: Mary Roach
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Science writer Mary Roach talks with author and actor Benjamin Busch.

Bought by WKAR, WCMU Michigan, WKAR, and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 21, 2018
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 4
259: Healing Trauma / 260: You Had To Be There, 3/31/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Healing Trauma" - Most of us will go through something traumatic in our lives. This hour, what researchers are discovering to help peopl...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
The Mystery and Physics of World Trade Center Seven
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: David Chandler at KBOO
David Chandler on 9/11 Speak Out and the Physics of 9/11

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Nov 04, 2017
  • Length: 57:56
  • Purchases: 2
On Defense
From: Big Picture Science
Caption: On Defense, Credit: Seth Shostak
The military is a dangerous calling, but researchers are trying to make it safer for troops. Writer Mary Roach investigates how scientists work to...

Bought by KUNM, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WTJU, RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Oct 09, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Syrian doctor escapes war, but faces new challenges in Germany
From: Catherine Girardeau
Caption: Dr. Abdelwahhab Azzawi, Credit: Courtesy of Abdelwahhab Azzawi
A profile of Syrian opthamologist, activist and poet Abdelwahhab Azzawi. He escaped two war zones and made it to freedom in Germany. But there are ...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2017
  • Length: 13:23
201: Why We War / 202: Healing Trauma, 9/9/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Why We War" - Syria. Iraq. Afghanistan. Nigeria. South Sudan. Gaza. Yemen. The world is at war. Why? HOUR TWO: "Healing Trauma" - Most...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending April 21, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump's Syria Missile Strike: Symbolic Show of Force or Prelude to Wider U...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Neuroscience of Peacemaking
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Emile Bruneau
We talk with two experts about how advances in the field of neuroscience may transform conflict resolution on an individual and global scale.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Apr 20, 2016
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Neuroscience of Peacemaking
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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We talk with two experts about how advances in the field of neuroscience may transform conflict resolution on an individual and global scale.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KRZA, and KUNM


  • Added: Feb 23, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Nathan Hale and the 4th Blood Moon
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Nathan Hale regrets he has only one life to lose for his country, and the fourth blood moon is about to appear...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2015
  • Length: 02:48:48
The Effort to "Cure" Violence (+ Ray McGovern)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Today, Dr. Gary Slutkin's effort to treat violence like an infectious disease and a conversation with former U.S. intelligence officer Ray McGovern...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2