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Crude Oil Catastrophes Part 3: A Tale of Two Treaties

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

The U.S. Constitution refers to treaties with other sovereign nations as “the supreme law of the land.” But what happens when promises have been ma...

1906: The Great Northern California Earthquake Pt. 1

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Caption: 1906 Damage to a home in San Francisco, Credit: Grove Karl Gilbert USGS

Dave teams up with scientists from the United States Geological Survey for part one of a two part in depth look at the massive earthquake that stru...

Is Climate Change a Caribou Cop Out?

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

Lake Superior’s northern shore has been home to woodland caribou for thousands of years. But now, the species is facing local extinction. Some blam...

The Phosphorus Paradox

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

Harmful algal blooms are a growing concern in the Great Lakes. The toxins they produce can close beaches and even poison drinking water. What’s fue...

Leave It To Beavers?

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

States in the Great Lakes kill beavers and remove dams on select rivers and streams. They’re doing it, in part, for anglers and the multi-billion d...

The Prince Fish

From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: Points North

In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. Wh...

This Week in Water for June 9, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

How Wetland Scientists Made D-Day a Success. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Bought by KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City

BD - One of California's truly special places: Angelo Coast Range Reserve

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Caption: Angelo Coast Range Reserve , Credit: Ian Shive

Located between Highway 101 and the Pacific Coast Highway in Mendocino County is one of the most pristine pieces of northern coastal range ecosyste...

BD - The Rescue Effect: a conversation with author and environmental scientist Michael Mehta Webster

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Dave visits with NYU Environmental Studies Professor Michael Mehta Webster to discuss his book, The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth....

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

The Return of the River Otter

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Employees of the DNR releasing a river otter into the wild, Credit: Carrol Henderson

Next year, Carrol Henderson has a memoir coming out from Afton Press about his 41 years as the Minnesota DNR's first Nongame Wildlife Program Super...

899: Being body conscious / 900: Secrets of alchemy, 5/18/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Being body conscious" - When you look at your body in the mirror, do you love what you see? Do you pick out the things you don’t like? M...

BD - Musings on the Moon with author Christopher Cokinos

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Dave finds a kindred spirit with Christopher Cokinos, author of the new book, Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon from Antiquity t...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

885: Does AI dream? / 886: Why do we have so much stuff?, 3/30/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Does AI dream?" - Say you're an artist and you want to paint something you can't see. What if AI can? Are you dreaming together? HOUR ...

881: Taking Pop Seriously / 882: Weird World Of Mushrooms, 3/16/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: 'Taking Pop Seriously" - Korean pop music has been breaking global charts and hearts, selling millions of records every year. Is is time ...

This Week in Water for March 10, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

A Man Was Indicted for Smuggling…Greenhouse Gases. That story and more on H2O Radio’s weekly news report.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KRZA, KMXT, RadioFreePalmer, KGNU Community Radio and more

AMOS 24-57: Ice Age Plant Survives Big Chill, 3/20/2024

From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science

Ice Age Plant Survives Big Chill

BD - Exploring the ancient world of the Neanderthals with Ludovic Slimak

From: North State Public Radio
Series: Blue Dot

Dave visits with French archaeologist and paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak about his multi decadal research into Neanderthals. Author of the new ...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach

What THEY Don't Want You to Know About UFOs

From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour

Brian Dunning lays out what we know about the potential for alien civilizations and the laws of physics that might allow or prohibit our visiting o...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio

Season 1, Episode 14 - 'Cosmic Consciousness' feat Brian Thomas Swimme

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

We are the universe experiencing itself, as told by a world class student of the cosmos.

Bought by WDSE, KTRT RADIO INC, and WOJB

The Moon Landing Hoax Conspiracy

From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour

Brian Dunning takes a look at the history of the Apollo moon landing hoax conspiracy theory, and those who believe in it.

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio

Stephen Most – "The Klamath River"

From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious

River of Renewal, Myth & History in the Klamath Basin Since the last Ice Age ended about 12,000 years ago, human beings have traveled along the Kl...

The Skin We're In

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour

This time on The Children’s Hour, we explore the skin we are in. We are joined by Dr. Holly McGee and Dr. Nina Jablonski, who have written a book t...

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio), KTNA, KECG, RadioFreePalmer, KDLG and more

This Week in Water for February 4, 2024

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

We study history to learn from the past. But what if the pages in a history book melt away? A library just west of Denver is trying to preserve clu...

Bought by KMXT, KRZA, KGNU Community Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City

2024-01-14 Frege and the Language of Reason

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

What is—or should be—the relationship between logic and thought?

Bought by KTSW 89.9, KICI Iowa City, GCR (Global Community Radio), KSKQ, KTSW 89.9 and more

Four Famous Cryptids Unmasked

From: Skeptoid
Series: Skeptoid Radio Hour

Brian Dunning examines the legends of four famous cryptids: the Bili Ape of the Congo, the Beast of Gevaudan, the Monster of Port Chatham, and the ...

Bought by WVTF

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