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The Federal Scientist Who Blew the Whistle
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Joel Clement, a former policy director at the Department of Interior and new senior fellow with the Center for Science and Democracy at UCS, shares...

Bought by WCNY and WCNY


  • Added: May 29, 2018
  • Length: 29:27
  • Purchases: 2
Vienna March for Science
From: Kristina Young
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In April 2017, scientists from around the world gathered together to say that research-based science is essential for our societies. These are the ...

  • Added: May 12, 2018
  • Length: 08:10
America's Costly Health Care: Harvard's Ashish Jha Shares His Insights on Causes and Solutions
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Ashish Jha, Associate Dean for Research Translation and Global Strategy at Harvar...

  • Added: May 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:30:00
2018-04-29 The Population Bomb, 50 Years Later: A Conversation with Paul Ehrlich
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Paul R. Ehrlich, President, Center for Conservation Biology, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University
In 1968, the best-seller “The Population Bomb” (written by Paul and Anne Ehrlich, but credited solely to Paul) warned of the perils of overpopulati...

Bought by WJCT, KPIP-LP, KUHF, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WUTC and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 9
Richard Gage AIA: The Activist Architect
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Richard Gage, AIA, Founder of Architects and Engineers of 9/11 Truth
Founder of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth, Richard Gage presents the science.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Feb 03, 2018
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
2018-01-28 On the Ice with Michael Mann
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science, Penn State University, Credit: Ed Ritger
When Michael Mann and colleagues published the infamous “hockey stick papers” in 1999, Mann soon found himself under attack by climate skeptics and...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KWIT, KCMJ Community Radio, KMUD and more


  • Added: Jan 25, 2018
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 8
Remembering a Giant in Health Economics: Our Interview with Uwe Reinhardt
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter remember a giant who has influenced much of the landscape of health economics and policy in Ame...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 30:01
A Guide to What We Don't Know about the Universe
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Les Jamieson, Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson
Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson bring the big questions about physics to the public.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WETS, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Former HealthCare.Gov CMO Josh Peck Launches Get America Covered to Fill ACA Marketing Gap
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Joshua Peck, Co-Founder of Get America Covered, @GetUSCovered, a non-profit entity l...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
217: The Echo Chamber / 218: Repeat When Necessary, 11/4/2017
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "The Echo Chamber" - Conservative pundit Charlie Sykes criticized Donald Trump, becoming a left-wing darling. How'd that happen? Welcome ...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:58
Fire Ecology and Politics with Dr. Chad Hanson
From: KZYX
Series: KZYX Ecology Hour - Science Edition
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Tim and Bob talk to Dr Chad Hanson about Wildfires and Policy in the West. Dr Hansen is the research ecologist at the John Muir Project of the Eart...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2017
  • Length: 01:59:14
Americares CEO Michael Nyenhuis on the Relief Agency's Recovery Efforts in Hurricane-Ravaged Regions
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Michael J. Nyenhuis, CEO of the international relief agency Americares, whose focus ...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 30:00
Cannabis CBD Oil cures with Kentucky Cannabis Company, Bluegrass Hemp Oil President & Founder Bill Polyniak
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Cannabis CBD Oil cures with Kentucky Cannabis Company & Bluegrass Hemp Oil President & Founder Bill Polyniak. Find out how Bill and his Wife chose ...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Oct 04, 2017
  • Length: 28:02
  • Purchases: 2
Arctic Futures, Part One
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
Caption: Glacial Ice growler. New Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, Credit: Thomas Hallermann/Marine Photobank
This week on World Ocean Radio: part one of a four-part series on the Arctic. In this episode, host Peter Neill examines governance, oversight, res...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:57
2017-09-17 Harvey and Irma: A Hurricane’s Human Fingerprints
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Dark clouds are seen over Miamis skyline before the arrival of Hurricane Irma, Credit: ABC News
From Katrina and Sandy to Harvey, Irma and José - how is climate change fueling these increasingly destructive hurricanes? Greg Dalton and his gues...

Bought by 'The Sea', KTSW 89.9, WDET Detroit Public Radio, KUHF, WGCU and more


  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 10
The Science Behind the Collapse of the Three World Trade Center Towers on 9/11
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Dr. Niels Harrit at microscope
Dr. Niels Harrit, retired professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen, discusses the collapse of three skyscrapers on September 11th, 2001.

Bought by KPIP-LP and WETS


  • Added: Sep 01, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 2
About World Ocean Observatory
From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio
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After more than 430 episodes of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill takes this week to outline what the World Ocean Observatory does, and the ways ...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2017
  • Length: 05:37
Why Good People Become Silent (Or Worse) About 9/11
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Frances Shure
Psychotherapist, Frances Shure, explains the difficulty of accepting truths that shake our world-view.

Bought by 'The Sea', KPIP-LP, and WETS


  • Added: Aug 05, 2017
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 3
2017-08-06 Al Gore and An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Al Gore, former vice president of the United States
Former Vice President Al Gore joins Climate One to talk about his tireless fight, training an army of climate champions and influencing internation...

Bought by WGCU, KAAD-LP, KSFR, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., RadioFreePalmer and more


  • Added: Aug 02, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 14
2017-07-30 Is Climate Denial Destroying Our Planet?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
Caption: Tom Toles, Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post, Credit: Ed Ritger
The scientific consensus is that human activity is cooking the planet. Yet, many people persist in believing that climate change is a hoax. Vilifyi...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WLPR , KWIT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 28, 2017
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
Political Science
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Out of the lab and into the streets.

Bought by KRZA and WXDU


  • Added: Jun 19, 2017
  • Length: 21:21
  • Purchases: 2
Carbon Drawdown: Paul Hawken #215
From: Citizen-Powered Media
Series: Conversation Earth
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100 real-world actions happening now have the potential to bring greenhouse gases back down to a level that won’t cause humans to join the ranks of...

Bought by KTRL


  • Added: May 30, 2017
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Environmental groups sue EPA over condition of Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The Maumee River in the Western Lake Erie Watershed, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The lawsuit involves a dispute over whether Lake Erie should be classified as an impaired waterway.

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 4
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending April 21, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump's Syria Missile Strike: Symbolic Show of Force or Prelude to Wider U...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Dr. Joshua Seidman, Former Director of Meaningful Use at ONC, Analyzes Healthcare Landscape Under GOP
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Joshua Seidman, PhD, Senior VP for the Center for Payment and Delivery Innovation at...

Bought by WRIR and KRZA


  • Added: Apr 11, 2017
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 2