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Dr. Serena McCalla, Cristina Costantini, and Darren Foster talk catching a spark, finding your tribe, and manipulating teenage boys.
- Added: Sep 30, 2018
- Length: 16:32
Welcome back to some more small town politics, this time it's the Georgetown Divide water district, and Cindy Garcia gets right to the heart of cur...
- Added: Sep 12, 2018
- Length: 02:21:35
A glimpse of why the Conversation Earth series was created and how guests and topics are chosen. Dave and Kaitlyn also share highlights from the fi...
Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, Indie3 Radio, KKWE Niijii Radio, and KTRL
- Added: May 01, 2018
- Length: 28:30
- Purchases: 4
Spectrum: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it … ? -
This week’s show is all about driving, flying and cycling. We navigate the streets of one Eu...
Bought by KRZA, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, and WNMU-FM
- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 29:52
- Purchases: 3
HOUR ONE: "Burnout" - Ever get the Sunday Night Blues? This hour, how to take back your weekends and the culture of overwork. HOUR TWO: "Getting ...
- Added: Nov 17, 2017
- Length: 01:58:58
John Tipton looks at the Rosetta Spacecraft’s September 2016 landing on a comet orbiting Jupiter.
- Added: Jun 20, 2017
- Length: 04:00
- Purchases: 3
Michael Galinsky talks triggers, the power of belief, and why art always prefigures science.
- Added: Jun 10, 2017
- Length: 27:14
The “body farm” at Texas State University is a place almost no one except researchers and law enforcement is able to see, because it’s one of very ...
- Added: Jun 05, 2017
- Length: 31:13
Nathan Drillot and Jeff Petry talk spectrums, hugs, and rewriting a classic..
- Added: Oct 24, 2016
- Length: 13:38
Chris Beaver and Diana Fuller talk garbage, waste, and full-circle recycling.
- Added: Sep 21, 2016
- Length: 14:32
Penny Lane talks conspiracies, manipulation, and the nature of reality.
- Added: Jul 10, 2016
- Length: 21:43
Host Bob Kustra talks with James Barrat about his book, "Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era."
- Added: May 13, 2016
- Length: 29:51
The sci-fi epic of "Dune" takes place on a desert planet. There, the water in even a single tear is precious. Can Dune offer lessons for the drough...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 30, 2015
- Length: 20:00
- Purchases: 1
Damon Gameau talks corporate responsibility, the power of information, and Oscar Wilde’s advice.
Bought by RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Aug 01, 2015
- Length: 23:01
- Purchases: 1
Join us for an interesting and fun conversation with planetary astronomer, Alessondra Springmann. She’s working on NASA’s Osiris project and could ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2015
- Length: 28:02
Sylvie Rokab talks unexpected relatives, the hidden dangers of city life, and dancing with Liam Neeson.
- Added: Apr 16, 2015
- Length: 20:50
There's a music industry for pets out there. But what kind of music do animals like? A woman who studies how non-human creatures go mad throws conc...
Bought by ABC, KVNF, 'The Sea', New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE and more
- Added: Jan 10, 2015
- Length: 08:23
- Purchases: 6
Theoretical particle physicist David Kaplan talks the observer effect, the importance of the throw-out option, and why failure is sometimes success
- Added: Nov 19, 2014
- Length: 31:49
Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss talk deliberate misdirection, the relativity of statistics, and going for the gold.
- Added: Nov 08, 2014
- Length: 49:38
Judy Irving talks discovery, falling in love, and sacred moments.
- Added: Oct 26, 2014
- Length: 22:31
If you asked people which of their senses they most feared losing, they'd probably say sight or hearing. But what about the ability to smell? We ex...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Sep 25, 2014
- Length: 43:58
- Purchases: 1
Where can you find a teacup, the molar of a goat, and an arrowhead all in one place? At an urban archaeology site, that’s where.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 36:50
- Purchases: 1
Joe Palca is one of the best science storytellers out there. As an NPR science correspondent he’s covered all sorts of obscure topics, from soccer-...
Bought by WTJU, Radio Newark, and WTJU
- Added: Jul 22, 2014
- Length: 09:03
- Purchases: 3
The final episode of the series looks at the future of Irish experimental music. We find out how techniques like ‘Live Coding’ (where computer prog...
- Added: Jul 08, 2014
- Length: 30:01
Episode sixty-nine has arrived in a totally cybernetic way! Join us as we speak with Vicki Brown, a Ph.D. in Research Methodology and a rockin’ vio...
- Added: Apr 29, 2014
- Length: 28:02