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Episode 91: Meeting A King
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Shermin de Silva was an elephant researcher looking for a sign. Then she met a king.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 18:52
  • Purchases: 2
DecodeHer
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: DecodeHer, Credit: Seth Shostak
They were pioneers in their fields, yet their names are scarcely known – simply because they didn’t have a Y chromosome. We examine the accomplishm...

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, WHCP-LP Cambridge, KBBI Alaska and more


  • Added: Mar 15, 2021
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
More Than Blood: Science, Culture And Equity In Menstruation
From: WUNC
Caption: There's no "standard" way to period. Menstruation experiences vary as wildly as the people who have them., Credit: m Reckmann / Flickr / CC
Periods happen to a lot of us - but what goes on in the body during menstruation remains a mystery for many and is unique to each person. North Car...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 53:26
Photograph 51
From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
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For Women's History Month: The unsung hero of a scientific odyssey.

Bought by KKRN, WKMS, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFCF FM, KMUN and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:06
  • Purchases: 33
Trials and Tribulations
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Vaccine Hesitant
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When it comes to vaccines, do we have the right information to make good decisions? Host Laura Joyce Davis talks with a Pfizer vaccine trial partic...

Bought by WRFA-LP, WFHB, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 08, 2021
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 3
210305: Temperature Check: Science, Texas, and Climate Chaos, 3/5/2021
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Just two months into 2021, deadly winter temperatures left millions of Texans without water and power. Meanwhile, California is preparing for anoth...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
2021-03-05 Temperature Check: Science, Texas, and Climate Chaos
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Just two months into 2021, deadly winter temperatures left millions of Texans without water and power. Meanwhile, California is preparing for anoth...

Bought by WCNY, WAMU, Maine Public Radio, MPR News Stations, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 05, 2021
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 18
Blue Dot: The Last Stargazers: A Conversation with Astronomer Emily Levesque
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot
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Life long amateur astronomer Dave Schlom is joined by professional astronomer Emily Levesque to talk about her recently published book: The Last St...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif. and KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Top of Mind - The Better Half, Cashless Society
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1 and 2 - The Better Half; Topic 3 - Cashless Society

Bought by WYAP, RadioStPete Florida, and KOWS


  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 51:54
  • Purchases: 3
Spectrum (Science unscripted) 12/15/2020
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Will Germans change their Christmas plans enough to avert a coronavirus catastrophe in January? Also, why are women so muc...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2020
  • Length: 30:00
Trust the Messenger
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Shelter in Place
Caption: Shelter in Place Podcast, Credit: Sarah Edgell
Why we're losing against COVID-19--but don't have to be.

  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 40:06
Covid: The Threat Is In The Air (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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As the world waits for a coronavirus cure, attention is focused on vaccines.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, KRZA, WJCT, WYAP, WFHB and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
Covid: The Threat Is In The Air (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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As the world waits for a coronavirus cure, attention is focused on vaccines.

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, WTJU and more


  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 12
Covid: The Threat Is In The Air (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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As the world waits for a coronavirus cure, attention is focused on vaccines.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KXCV, WNED Buffalo, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 4
511: Up All Night / 512: The Secret Language Of Trees, 8/29/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Up All Night" - One in three people have trouble sleeping. One in ten has debilitating insomnia. What happened to our sleep? Can we get ...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:59
AMOS 20.165: Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?, 8/18/2020
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?

  • Added: Aug 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
The Turnaway Study
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Diana Green Foster
After all of the debates there is finally a comprehensive study on the impact abortion has on a woman. Devoid of knowledge based information in the...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
493: Music On Your Mind / 494: Finding Your Voice, 6/27/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Music On Your Mind" - Doctors say a simple song can awaken the minds of Alzheimer's patients. This hour, music as medicine. HOUR TWO: "F...

  • Added: Jun 26, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
A Surgeon Caring for Ventilator Patients in New York City
From: Lucas Woods
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A New York City surgeon overseeing more than 100 ventilator patients reflects on her experience in the pandemic thus far.

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 01:28
COVID-19 The Nurse Response: Safe Homes
From: Rebecca McInroy
Series: See You Now
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In this episode of SEE YOU NOW, we speak with nurse scientist Camille Burnett about how nurses are in a unique position in their communities to scr...

  • Added: May 23, 2020
  • Length: 08:59
Blue Dot: Living in Isolation with Your "Family": A Conversation with Astronaut Peggy Whitson
From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot
Caption: Peggy Whitson and her home planet
Dave talks to retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. She holds records for the most time in space for any American, any woman and commanded the Inte...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach


  • Added: May 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
RDD: Under Quarantine - The Nurses
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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For the month of April, The Rough Draft Diaries is going to bring you a short series of phone interviews detailing how the community has been affec...

  • Added: Apr 13, 2020
  • Length: 06:18
COVID 19 Stories with Charles McGuigan: Maintaining Your Mental Health in the COVID-19 Era with Tracey Wingold
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: COVID-19 Stories
Caption: Tracey Wingold,LCSW
Tracey Wingold has worked as a counselor for well over a decade, and she had a sort of head start on the COVID-19 crisis.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 08:01
583-A Woman and Pluto
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Elizabeth William graduated from MIT in 1903 as one of the top students in physics and mathematics. As the head "human computer" at Lowell Observat...

Bought by KCHW, Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW and more


  • Added: Mar 26, 2020
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 12
461: Up All Night / 462: Magical Thinking, 3/7/2020
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Up All Night" - One in three people have trouble sleeping. One in ten has debilitating insomnia. What happened to our sleep? Can we get ...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:59

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