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Terrapins and Terriers (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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In the early 20th century, terrapins–a kind of turtle–were a culinary delicacy. Then humans nearly hunted them to extinction.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Sep 05, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Terrapins and Terriers (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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In the early 20th century, terrapins–a kind of turtle–were a culinary delicacy. Then humans nearly hunted them to extinction.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KIYU-FM, and WNMU-FM


  • Added: Sep 05, 2024
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
AMOS 24-188: Metal in the Microwave, 9/19/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Metal in the Microwave

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-186: Anaconda, 9/17/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Anaconda

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-184: Are Dragons Real?, 9/13/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Are Dragons Real?

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-185: Math Anxiety, 9/16/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Math Anxiety

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-183: 'Cause I Eats Me Spinach, 9/12/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
'Cause I Eats Me Spinach

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-181: The Man Who..., 9/10/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Man Who...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:01
AMOS 24-180: Popping Ears, 9/9/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Popping Ears

  • Added: Sep 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Could we put solar panels on cars?
From: Possibly
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Student engineers, and one major car manufacturer are already trying the idea. But there are limits to how effective these panels can be.

Bought by WRFA-LP, Raven Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 03, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
814-Threat of Solar Storms
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Solar Eruption, Credit: NASA
Solar storms on our home planet occur when bursts of visible, ultraviolet and other photons hit our atmosphere and/or streams of energetic particle...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, RADIOLEX, KKRN, Raven Radio, KGLP and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
AMOS 24-179: That's No Plum! It's a Purple Tomato, 9/6/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
That's No Plum! It's a Purple Tomato

  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-178: A Sweet Tooth Leaves a Numb Tongue, 9/5/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
A Sweet Tooth Leaves a Numb Tongue

  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-177: The Giant Penguin Discovered on a Field Trip, 9/4/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
The Giant Penguin Discovered on a Field Trip

  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-176: Lost Underwater City Not a City at All, 9/3/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Lost Underwater City Not a City at All

  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
90 Second Naturalist – September 2024 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
Caption: The 90 Second Naturalist (logo)
90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by KCBX, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), Mountain Streams Radio WKYW-LP, WRFA-LP, and WLRN


  • Added: Aug 27, 2024
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 5
How are doctors responding to climate change?
From: Possibly
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More medical schools are training their students on climate change. This week on Possibly we're taking a look at how your visit to the doctor might...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 26, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Attack of the Zombie Crabs (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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There’s a parasite inhabiting the bodies of crabs and making them infertile.

Bought by WFHB, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WVIA, KIYU-FM, KVSC and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10
The Attack of the Zombie Crabs (hour/no bb or bed)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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There’s a parasite inhabiting the bodies of crabs and making them infertile.

Bought by KHEN-LP and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 22, 2024
  • Length: 52:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Attack of the Zombie Crabs (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Piece image
There’s a parasite inhabiting the bodies of crabs and making them infertile.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WRGY, WRST-FM Oshkosh and more


  • Added: Aug 22, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 6
Can a doctor give you a prescription for solar panels?
From: Possibly
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A new program at the Boston Medical Center says it prescribes solar panels to patients. But we wondered, what does that really mean?

Bought by WRFA-LP and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana


  • Added: Aug 19, 2024
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
812-The Bennu Files I
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Asteroid Bennu, Credit: NASA/U. Arizona
A recent scientific paper characterizes the 123 grams of the regolith or surface material from the asteroid Bennu which NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecra...

Bought by RADIOLEX, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], Raven Radio, KRWG and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
AMOS 24-174: Do Dogs Know the Names of Their Favorite Toys?, 8/30/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Do Dogs Know the Names of Their Favorite Toys?

  • Added: Aug 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-171: Why Hyenas Laugh, 8/27/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Hyenas Laugh

  • Added: Aug 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-175: Scales, Feathers, and Fur, 9/2/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Scales, Feathers, and Fur

  • Added: Aug 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00

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