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Retirement Economics -- Groks Science Show 2023-03-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Martin Neil Baily discussed his book, The Retirement Challenge.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
2313: The Philosophy of Smell, 3/28/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Can our sense of smell tell us things that our other senses can’t?

  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Getting psyched for Psyche
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This is an artist's conception of Psyche, a metallic asteroid., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the principal investigator for NASA’s Psyche mission to explore a metallic asteroid, joins Planetary Radio to share the missio...

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  • Added: Mar 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
2023-03-19 Science and Skepticism
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Our understanding evolves over time—how can we explain that to impatient people who don't trust science?

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  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Devil's Element -- Groks Science Show 2023-03-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dan Egan discussed his new book, The Devil's Element.

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  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
RESCUE, part 9: UNCLOS, A Plan in Hand
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a highlight of UNCLOS, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a major example...

  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 05:04
Understandable Economics -- Groks Science Show 2023-03-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Howard Yaruss discussed his book, Understandable Economics.

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  • Added: Mar 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Looking back on Voyager’s 45th Anniversary
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: With the full size Voyager spacecraft mockup behind them in JPL's von Karman Auditorium, host Mat Kaplan is joined by Project Manager Suzanne Dodd, NASA Heliophysics Divison leader Nicola Fox, and Voyager Deputy Project Scientist Linda Spilker., Credit: Mat Kaplan/The Planetary Society
Planetary Radio’s creator Mat Kaplan guest hosts for this look back at the Jet Propulsion Lab’s celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Voyager ...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
This Week in Water for March 5, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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High Hopes for the High Seas. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 05:50
  • Purchases: 6
The Canadian Lunar Rover with Peter Visscher
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Canada's lunar rover will head for the Moon's south polar region as soon as 2026. , Credit: Canadensys Aerospace
Director of Canadensys West Peter Visscher fills us in on the upcoming Canadian lunar rover. Visscher has been working on the rover for years.

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 13
After decades of reluctance, the VA is studying psychedelic drugs for PTSD and other disorders
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A participant in a trial at Washington University in St. Louis. relaxes after receiving a dose of psilocybin, a psychedelic drug., Credit: Josh Siegel / Washington University
Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resum...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 7
Power Rivals -- Groks Science Show 2023-02-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Carl Delfeld discussed his book, Power Rivals.

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  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Martian rock collecting: From meteorites to Mars Sample Return
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples collected from the Mars surface by NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover., Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-CalTech
Meenakshi Wadhwa, principal scientist for Mars Sample Return at NASA JPL, updates us on the missions that will bring bits of the red planet back to...

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
This Week in Water for February 19, 2023
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Whales Are Wailing Less and Fighting More. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

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  • Added: Feb 19, 2023
  • Length: 06:06
  • Purchases: 8
Creative Together -- Groks Science Show 2023-02-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Steven Kowalski discussed his book, Creative Together.

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Are we alone? The search for alien technosignatures
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Data from the 100-meter Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope is analyzed by volunteers in the new Are We Alone in the Universe project., Credit: NRAO Green Bank Observatory
A new volunteer SETI science project to search for alien technosignatures has launched! Two of its creators tell you how to sign up.

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
2023-02-12 The Philosophical Legacy of Darwin
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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Charles Darwin (born February 12, 1809) fundamentally changed our understanding of human life—for better or for worse?

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  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 4
Path Immunity -- Groks Science Show 2023-02-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Sophia Edwards-Bennett discussed her book, The Path to Soul Immunity.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
More on Mars’ Watery History
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: This color image of the Martian surface in the Chryse area was taken by Viking Lander 1, looking southwest, about 15 minutes before sunset., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Mars expert Tanya Harrison shares the details on some of the newest discoveries about Mars’ history, including potential megatsunamis and the disco...

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  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 14
2307: The Philosophical Legacy of Darwin, 2/14/2023
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk: Weekly
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Charles Darwin (born February 12, 1809) fundamentally changed our understanding of human life—for better or for worse?

  • Added: Feb 07, 2023
  • Length: 53:59
Glyphosate: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do About It with Kelly Ryerson
From: Jack Eidt
Series: EcoJustice Radio
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Join Kelly Ryerson, founder of Glyphosate Facts, as she reveals truths about glyphosate, one of the most common ingredients in herbicides and the m...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:00
World in Progress 02/02/23
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: World in Progress: Global Development Issues ~ from DW
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This week on the show: Dangerous reporting: covering indigenous issues in Guatemala is difficult and comes with a high price - Why care about negle...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Immeasurable Outcomes -- Groks Science Show 2023-02-01
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Gayle Greene discussed her book, Immeasurable Outcomes.

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
JWST confirms its first exoplanet
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: An illustration of LHS 475 b based on our current understanding of the planet from JWST spectroscopy., Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI)
We celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope's first confirmed exoplanet discovery this week on Planetary Radio. Jacob Lustig-Yaeger, one of the lea...

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 12
The End of Humira’s $200 Billion Drug Monopoly
From: Tradeoffs
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After 20 years, Humira – the best selling drug of all time – is finally facing direct competition. Typically, once generic drugs arrive on a market...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 18:07

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