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Spring Bird Spectacle
From: Brian Aust
Series: WoodWarbler's JazzGrass Radio Show
Caption: Blackburnian Warbler, Credit: Brian Aust
A 2-hr tour of spring birdsongs with appropriate musical accompaniment of bluegrass, jazz and that shapeshifting sonic spectrum which lies between....

  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:57:40
MNN: Why Stories Work
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Jill Fish
Jill Fish is one of the only Native doctoral students in the psychology department at the University of Minnesota. But she doesn’t feel alone, beca...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KVSC, KMSU, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KSRQ and more


  • Added: Feb 06, 2019
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 9
Sam Liebl — Cheating cheatgrass in the west
From: Alan Wartes
Series: ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet
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In this episode of ThinkRadio Presents ThinkPlanet host Alan Wartes spoke with journalist and master of environmental management candidate Sam Liebl.

Bought by KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Jan 31, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Octopus Fever
From: Ruby Schwartz
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You might have seen the headlines. Scientists recently gave octopuses ecstasy. It was part of a study where they expected to learn about social beh...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., HowSound, PRX Remix, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 03, 2018
  • Length: 10:38
  • Purchases: 4
469-Flying Couch
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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My birthday present from outer space was the opportunity to use the Catalina Sky Survey's 60 inch telescope on Mt. Lemmon, Az to discover a tiny ...

Bought by KENW, KRWG, WTIP, KSFR, KKRN and more


  • Added: Jun 14, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 6
Two Common Species to Love
From: KXCI
Series: Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
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House finches are pretty darned cute and that’s why pet stores back in New York City in 1939 were selling them as “Hollywood Finches”. The Migrator...

  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:43
90 Second Naturalist - April 2018 Modules
From: WGUC/ WVXU
Series: The 90-Second Naturalist
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90 second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Bought by WLRN, WRIR, KMUN, and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 29, 2018
  • Length: 31:30
  • Purchases: 4
Shedding Light on Solar Energy - What home owners need to know
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
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The dynamics of solar energy and energy conservation - what home owners need to ponder when buying, owning, and selling a home. Great information f...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 51:50
Flowing Water on Mars? Not So Much
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Recurring slope lineae or RSLs on Mars are not likely to indicate flowing water according to new research., Credit: NASA/JPL/UA/Emily Lakdawalla
Mars scientists dubbed them recurring slope lineae or RSLs. They sure looked like evidence of liquid water flowing down hillsides and ridges on th...

Bought by KNVC Carson City Community Radio, KDNK, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, KRZA and more


  • Added: Dec 26, 2017
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 8
404-Jess's Find
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Large undiscovered Earth approaching asteroids are still out there.

Bought by KENW, WTIP, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KKRN, and KUPR low power FM


  • Added: Oct 26, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 5
397-Spotting Meteors
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Meteors, shooting stars, or falling stars are different names for the streaks of light in the night sky which are in reality the dying embers of t...

Bought by KENW, WTIP, WLPR , KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KUPR low power FM and more


  • Added: Oct 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Visiting Engineers Virtually
From: Pius Wong
Series: The K12 Engineering Education Podcast
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How can teachers expose their students to more engineering role models? What do they do if they don’t have time to arrange visits and field trips? ...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2017
  • Length: 15:22
390-One in 100,000
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Additional observations over the years have eliminated the possibility that Apophis will strike the Earth as it streaks by closer than the communic...

Bought by KENW, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KSFR, KRWG, WLPR and more


  • Added: Sep 07, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Andrea Harris
From: KXCI
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I am a senior at the University of Arizona studying East Asian Studies and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:58
Alec Perrera
From: KXCI
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My name is Alec Perrera and I am a Junior undergraduate at the University of Arizona double majoring in Neuroscience and Molecular and Cellular Bio...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:03
BERG, Health Biologics, Genetics & Artificial Intelligence CEO Niven Narain on the Future of Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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BERG, Health Biologics, Genetics & Artificial Intelligence CEO Niven Narain on the Future of Precision Medicine in Cancer Treatment. Berg is a Bost...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2017
  • Length: 22:10
  • Purchases: 2
Transgendered - 2012 Full Hour Program
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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This is the full hour generational discussion on Transgendered featuring an older, middle and younger guest.

  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 51:27
378-Moon Express
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Moon is a destination for human explorers.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, WVTF, KKRN, WTIP, KRWG and more


  • Added: Jul 27, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 9
The Knee Show! Surgery or not to Surgery?! With Evan Peck MD Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Orthopedics , along side Physical Therapy Experts Lisa Fossett & Holly Whitford
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Knee Show! Surgery or not to Surgery?! With Evan Peck MD Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Orthopedics division , along side Physical Therapy Ex...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Jul 06, 2017
  • Length: 26:56
  • Purchases: 2
369-Finding Treasure
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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Space miners can up their odds by prospecting with ground based telescopes.

Bought by KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KKRN, KRWG and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 7
Avoiding Thought Traps: Frances Moore Lappé #210
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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We need to change the way we think if we want to extend the shelf-life of our civilization, according to Frances Moore Lappé, author of EcoMind: Ch...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cultural Metamorphosis: Mike Nickerson #208
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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“We could be having so much fun that there just isn't time to consume resources on a quantity, or produce waste on a quantity that would be problem...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Clear Lungs Adventure, based in Silver Bay, promotes healthy breathing & exercise
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Phil Huston is an adventurer, climber, speaker, and cancer survivor who now resides in Silver Bay. He joined WTIP's Dave TerSteeg recently to tell ...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2017
  • Length: 16:22
Sy Montgomery, author of "The Soul of an Octopus"
From: Boise State Public Radio
Series: Reader's Corner with Bob Kustra
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Host Bob Kustra interviews Sy Montgomery about her bestselling book.

  • Added: Feb 27, 2017
  • Length: 30:30