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This week we introduce listeners to World Ocean Explorer, a new, revolutionary and immersive 3D virtual aquarium project the W2O team has been deve...

  • Added: Mar 16, 2022
  • Length: 05:17
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're discussing the importance of ocean literacy and ocean education to transform our understanding of the ocean's ...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 05:15
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This week on World Ocean Radio we're defining "backwash" as the movement of water for filtration, for desalination, and for clearing of debris and ...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2021
  • Length: 04:58
Caption: Scientists at the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) are working on halophytic (salt-loving) plants, including Salicornia bigelovii samphire (pictured). It is hope that salt-tolerant agricultural ingredients will become staples of a glo, Credit: ICBA
Sea level rise and coastal inundation are changing the agricultural landscape around the world. Fortunately, saltwater irrigation has been studied ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2021
  • Length: 05:24
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According to the US Geological Survey, 70% of the available freshwater worldwide is used for irrigation. Industrial agriculture and modern irrigati...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2021
  • Length: 05:18
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HOUR ONE: "The Secret Language of Trees" - When was the last time you listened to a tree? Biologists are just beginning to unravel their vast netwo...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:01
Caption: Image The Spilhaus Projection World Ocean Map. A world ocean map based on the Spilhaus projection. The Spilhaus map projection was developed in 1942 by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus. Centered in Antarctica, the world oceans come together to form a singular, conn, Credit: Photo credit: StoryMaps ArcGIS
Visualization is a powerful tool for understanding beyond data, opening our minds and enabling transformative change through a new way of seeing. T...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2021
  • Length: 05:16
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This week on World Ocean Radio we are discussing the challenges of excess carbon dioxide in the air and some of the engineered solutions now being ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2021
  • Length: 04:47
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Ocean systems are as challenged as ever, and the ocean remains essential as we plan for change. The World Ocean Observatory is a major utility for ...

  • Added: Jun 08, 2021
  • Length: 04:35
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On this episode of PEACE TALKS RADIO, producer Megan Kamerick explores the dynamics of anger with three guests who offer insights on how can avoid ...

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


  • Added: May 26, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Music host Paul Ingles welcomes his first repeat guest on his series - Steve Cropper - guitarist, producer, songwriter, and collaborator with most ...

Bought by KUHF, KUHF, and KSJE


  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 3
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In this episode, part thirty-seven of the multi-part BLUEprint series, we continue to discuss the take-aways from the recently published 2nd United...

  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 05:04
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(FOR on or near EARTH DAY - APRIL 22) NOTE: If it suits your scheduling needs better, a 2-hour version has been added to PRX - https://exchange.p...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KUHF, KSJE, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 10
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(FOR on or near EARTH DAY - APRIL 22) The long-running series on peacemaking and nonviolent conflict resolution, PEACE TALKS RADIO, presents highl...

Bought by KUHF and WERU


  • Added: Apr 09, 2021
  • Length: 01:59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Hydrothermal vent extraction, Credit: © Nautilus Minerals
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-eight of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we talk about batteries, increasingly in dema...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: visualcapitalist.com/countries-by-share-of-earths-surface, Credit: Virtual Capitalist: Visualizing Countries By Share of Earth's Surface
This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-five of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode: the importance of ocean literacy and ocean ed...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2021
  • Length: 05:15
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part twenty-one of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode we introduce listeners to the concept of ocean ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2021
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
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They told me, "Let 'er rip, guy!" "Tighten up that zip tie!" This is Episode 103 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fas...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2021
  • Length: 05:14
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Do wooden planks below my feet not splinter while they shift during monumental bends and strains from interstory drift? This is Episode 101 of Eng...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 06:00
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Every product has flaws and some quirks, but are products better if they come from skunkworks? This is Episode 97 of Engineering Word Of The Day, ...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2020
  • Length: 05:01
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part eleven of the multi-part BLUEprint series. As we launch headlong into a new phase in the series we'll begin to...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2020
  • Length: 04:15
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A real electrical top champ is the multitalented op amp. This is Episode 94 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinat...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 07:46
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part seven of the multi-part BLUEprint series. In this episode "Inter-Generational Equity" we ask listeners to thin...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2020
  • Length: 05:32
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This week on World Ocean Radio: part two of a multi-part series entitled "BLUEprint: How the Ocean Will Save Civilization." In this episode, QUEST ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 04:55
Caption: Market in Ubud, Indonesia  , Credit: Bernard Hermant @bernardhermant
There are numerous examples of the ways that water consumption and use go unseen in our daily lives. From clothing to food, from paper to metal and...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 04:25