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Two Guys on Your Head: How to Navigate Road Rage
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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Oh, the woes of modern life in a metropolitan city center. What’s going on in our brains when we encounter that familiar feeling of intense frustra...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2014
  • Length: 07:20
Two Guys On Your Head: Distance
From: KUT
Series: Two Guys On Your Head
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In this episode of Two Guys on Your Head the doctors Art Markman and Robert Duke discuss “distance” with KUT’s Rebecca McInroy.

  • Added: Aug 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:29
The Apocalypse (or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the Anthropocene)
From: Generation Anthropocene
Series: Generation Anthropocene
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One month after the Mayan apocalypse of 2012, the Generation Anthropocene team of Leslie Chang, Mike Osborne, and Miles Traer chat about the relati...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2013
  • Length: 23:30
Gen Anthro 2012 Reflections: Producers' Edition
From: Generation Anthropocene
Series: Generation Anthropocene
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It’s the end of 2012, and producers Mike Osborne, Leslie Chang, and Miles Traer get together to chat about the past year of Generation Anthropocene...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2013
  • Length: 31:18
In Which an Earthquake Convicts Seismologists of Manslaughter
From: Laurence Yeung
Series: The AudioPh[i]D
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Episode 2 - 12/4/12 - An investigation into the case of Italian seismologists being convicted of manslaughter, more academic news, and the inside s...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 23:35
In Which Curiosity Goes Gangnam Style
From: Laurence Yeung
Series: The AudioPh[i]D
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Episode 1 - 10/16/12 - The latest headlines in academia, a bake sale for planetary science, and The Thesis Defense: A game show where the questions...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 15:41
Meeting George Adamsons Lions
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: AFRICA'S WILDEST STORIES
Caption: Soila Sayialel saves elephants , Credit: Soila Sayialel
George Adamson could think like a lion and be like a lion. David Coulson describes a terrifying experience with George and Maggie and Dennis? Maggi...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2012
  • Length: 05:19
The Panic Virus -- Groks Science Show 2011-05-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Author and journalist Seth Mnookin discusses his recent book, "The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear".

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: May 04, 2011
  • Length: 32:11
  • Purchases: 3
Career Science -- Groks Science Show 2011-04-13
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Peter Feibelman discussed forging a career in science.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 13, 2011
  • Length: 26:47
  • Purchases: 3
Zombie Politics -- Groks Science Show 2011-04-06
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dan Drezner discussed zombie politics.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 25:39
  • Purchases: 3
Pet Cloning -- Groks Science Show 2011-02-02
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
John Woestendiek discussed the science and practice of cloning pets

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Feb 01, 2011
  • Length: 32:36
  • Purchases: 3
Essential Oils -- Groks Science Show 2011-01-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Cass Ingram discussed essential oil treatments for the cold and flu.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 25:50
  • Purchases: 3
Behavioral Happiness -- Groks Science Show 2011-01-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Shawn Achor discussed the science of happiness.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jan 19, 2011
  • Length: 34:01
  • Purchases: 2
Language Acquisition
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Ding dong or bow wow?

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 26, 2010
  • Length: :18
  • Purchases: 1
Ig Nobel 2010 -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Marc Abrahams discussed the winners of the 2010 Ig Nobel Prize.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 22, 2010
  • Length: 29:05
  • Purchases: 2
Sustainable Fungi -- Groks Science Show 2010-12-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Sue Van Hook discussed the wonders of the mysterious fungi

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 27:34
  • Purchases: 2
Geek Cooking -- Groks Science Show 2010-11-24
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Jeff Potter discussed cooking for geeks.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio, WRNC-LP, and KMXT


  • Added: Nov 24, 2010
  • Length: 29:58
  • Purchases: 3
Cheap Genome -- Groks Science Show 2010-09-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Kevin Davies discussed the thousand dollar genome.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 29, 2010
  • Length: 25:25
  • Purchases: 2
Commentator Guido on Inventions
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Between You and Me
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Do you take your dog for daily walks? Guido has the perfect invention for you: Basil's Boulevard Boom Boom Burn Stick...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Sep 20, 2010
  • Length: 04:46
  • Purchases: 1
Voyager -- Groks Science Show 08-18-10
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Prof. Stephen Pyne discussed the history of Voyager.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 18, 2010
  • Length: 24:56
  • Purchases: 2
Unconventional Archaeology -- Groks Science Show 2010-07-28
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Donald Ryan discussed unconventional archaeology.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 28, 2010
  • Length: 29:42
  • Purchases: 2
Scientific Phenomenalist -- Groks Science Show 2010-07-14
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
David Lovering discussed his endeavors as a scientific phenomenalist and as the drummer for the Pixies.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jul 14, 2010
  • Length: 25:07
  • Purchases: 2
Universe Verse -- Groks Science Show 2010-06-30
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
James Lu Dunbar discussed the Universe Verse.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 30, 2010
  • Length: 25:45
  • Purchases: 2
Bonobo Handshake -- Groks Science Show 2010-06-23
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Vanessa Woods discussed the Bonobo Handshake.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 23, 2010
  • Length: 22:44
  • Purchases: 2
Ants -- Groks Science Show 2010-06-16
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mark Moffett discussed adventures among ants.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 16, 2010
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 2