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816-David's Close Approaching Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Comet Encke, Credit: Wikipedia
My Catalina Sky Survey Teammate David Rankin was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Pegasus with our 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, AZ when...

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


  • Added: Sep 15, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
240829: THINK: Decoding the Secret Language of Animals, 8/29/2024
From: KERA
Series: Think
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THURSDAY, 8/29 Did you know dolphins call each other by name? Krys Boyd talks with a zoologist about new research into how animals communicate.

  • Added: Aug 28, 2024
  • Length: 58:54
240826: THINK: When Loving Your Pet Means Letting Them Go, 8/26/2024
From: KERA
Series: Think
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MONDAY, 8/26 We all want our beloved pets to live as long as they possibly can. Krys Boyd talks about how expensive – and often unpleasant – treatm...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2024
  • Length: 58:54
The God Particle, so-called
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
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A poem about the largeness and smallness of everything.

  • Added: Aug 19, 2024
  • Length: 01:52
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...

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  • Added: Aug 18, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
811-Martian Meteorite Hunters
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Cacao, Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Perhaps someday humans will travel to Mars, walk the surface of the red planet, and collect meteorites. Recent studies suggest Mars to be an excit...

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  • Added: Aug 11, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
08-08-2024: Absorbent Minds: Human Cognition in a Digital World with Leslie Valiant PhD, 8/8/2024
From: KBUU
Series: Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio
Caption: Happiness [is an inside job]...
Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California. Join us on this week’s show focusing on the importance o...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2024
  • Length: 36:50
810-Humans Can
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: James Webb Space Telescope, Credit: NASA
The James Webb Space Telescope or JWST for short is a superb scientific instrument which is revolutionizing our understanding of the structure of t...

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  • Added: Aug 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
809-How Close Can An Asteroid Approach
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artist’s conception of Earth and an Asteroid , Credit: Texas A&M/NASA
The Earth Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance or Earth MOID for short is the closest an asteroid can come to our home planet on it's current orbit.

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  • Added: Jul 28, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 11
Ch'i and the Lessons of "Rage": Donald Trump through the lens of Sun Tze and Hannah Arendt
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: The 1918 Truth: Wear a mask., Credit: The Topsham Crier/Charles Crosby
The revelations of Woodward's "Rage" are understood best through Sun Tze, the ancient Chinese text also known as The Art of War and the historical ...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2024
  • Length: 09:14
808-Global Auroras on Mars
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Ultraviolet View of Mars from MAVEN Satellite , Credit: NASA
When the Earth enters a stream of high speed protons and other charged particles in the solar wind or our home planet is impacted by a solar corona...

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  • Added: Jul 22, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Ugly Truth of Med Spas
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Healthy Living Series
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Prevention Magazine Interview Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
In this episode, we delve into the potential risks and complications that can arise from health spa treatments, with a particular focus on individu...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2024
  • Length: 25:56
807-Moon Orbit Crossers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Lunar Impact Crater, Credit: NASA
During a recent 60 day period of time 23 space rocks came closer to Earth than our Moon

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  • Added: Jul 14, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Some in Congress want to create a new military branch to specialize in cyber warfare
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Specialist Isaac Marshall, an analyst with the North Carolina National Guard Cyber Security Response Force, builds a simulated computer network for a training event to help state and local government IT workers learn to recognize and respond to cyber atta, Credit: Jay Price / American Homefront
Supporters say cyber threats from China and other rivals require a dedicated force. But opponents argue that's unnecessary and risky.

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2024
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 6
806-Distant PHA
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Radar Image Toutatis, Credit: NASA
It is hard to obtain time on the 8m Gemini South Observatory telescope on Cerro Pachon in Chile and the Large Binocular Telescope with its twin 8m ...

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  • Added: Jul 07, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
805-Very Close Misses
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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During a recent 60 day period asteroid hunters observed 23 asteroids which came closer to us than our Moon. Six of them passed closer to the Earth...

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  • Added: Jun 30, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
SILK: A WORLD HISTORY WITH SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATE DR. AARATHI PRASAD
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Series: Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, Not Old Better Show
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
🌟 Dive into the Luxurious World of Silk! 🌍✨ Join us as we unravel the threads of history with Aarathi Prasad in our latest episode 🎧📖. Discover how...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 25:16
804-Tracie’s Solo
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Artists Conception Of Earth And An Asteroid, Credit: Texas A&M/NASA
After months of training Tracie came full circle during her first solo 3 night observing run on the 60 inch telescope as she hosted groups of visi...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
Intersex - The Journey to Juleigh
From: Christopher Beale
Series: Stereotypes
Caption: Juleigh Mayfield
Intersex advocate Juleigh Mayfield was forced to transition to female in her forties.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2024
  • Length: 06:12
803-Monster NEO
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Vesta, Credit: NASA
Since larger space rocks are rare, it was surprising when my Catalina Sky Survey teammate Hannes Groller found a half mile diameter asteroid travel...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners: 20 Mysteries of Honey Bee Behavior Solved
From: Paul VOGELZANG
Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series, Credit: Paul Vogelzang
Unlocking the Secrets of Honey Bees: Smithsonian Associate Thomas D. Seeley Reveals 20 Mysteries and Their Crucial Role in Biodiversity 🐝📚🔍 Get rea...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2024
  • Length: 21:43
How Do You Help Patients Who Show Up in the ER 100 Times a Year?
From: Tradeoffs
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Some patients’ lives are so complicated by trauma, poverty and other social problems that routine conditions like diabetes and asthma regularly tur...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2024
  • Length: 24:06
An Insurance Company Bought This Doctor’s Practice. She’s Worried About Her Patients
From: Tradeoffs
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One doctor debates whether to work for the nation's largest insurance company after it purchased the independent practice she worked for in Oregon.

  • Added: Jun 12, 2024
  • Length: 17:43
A New Kind of Primary Care Comes to America
From: Tradeoffs
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A group of nurses in Baltimore wants to bring basic care to every person in a neighborhood regardless of age, health, income or insurance. Can this...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2024
  • Length: 22:55
802-Bok Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
Caption: Halley's Comet, Credit: NASA
My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Kacper Wierzchos was asteroid hunting in the constellation of Draco with the Steward Observatory Bok 90 inch telesc...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 10

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