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Body Burden: The uncertain effects of untested chemicals.
From: A World of Possibilities
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The uncertain effects of untested chemicals.

  • Added: Aug 13, 2007
  • Length: 55:00
Mind Over Matter in the World's Religions - exploring prayer, magic and positive thinking (first program in an on-going series)
From: MaryLynn Schiavi
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This is the first program in an on-going series exploring prayer, magic and positive thinking through interviews with people from all walks of life...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2007
  • Length: 09:00
Sanctuaries for the Great Cetaceans Debated
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: August 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Save the Whales! For years, that was the clarion call of environmentalists everywhere. So how are the great cetaceans doing?

  • Added: Jul 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:24
Double Bill on ThoughtCast! An hour with Alex Vilenkin and Jay Allison
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Jenny Attiyeh speaks with cosmologist Alex Vilenkin about the search for other universes, followed by a talk with public media guru Jay Allison

  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 57:42
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah on "Cosmopolitanism" -- and psychologist Marc Hauser on "The Moral Mind."
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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ThoughtCast speaks with Princeton philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah about his new book, "Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers" -- followe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jul 09, 2007
  • Length: 57:01
  • Purchases: 1
The End of Our Universe, and other timely topics
From: Jenny Attiyeh
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Russian cosmologist Alex Vilenkin on the search for other universes, and the end of our own "O-region" -- on ThoughtCast!

Bought by KPVL and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 29:45
  • Purchases: 2
CamForum - The Planets
From: Cambridge Forum
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THE PLANETS is Dava Sobel's historic and scientific tour of our solar system.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2007
  • Length: 13:21
Higher Ed in the Round Special: ?The Future of Science in America?
From: Michael Black
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Dr. Harold Varmus talk and Dicussion

Bought by WSKG


  • Added: May 08, 2007
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kentucky's "Troublesome Creek."
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Mining in Eastern Kentucky dries up water supply

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Apr 12, 2007
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Joy Harjo
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Native American poet tells of her belief in the Sun and our sacred connection to it.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUER, WORT and more


  • Added: Mar 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 16
This I Believe - Bill Nunan
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Engineer Bill Nunan believes he needs God and science to understand the universe and our place in it.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, WXLV-FM, and KJZZ


  • Added: Mar 29, 2007
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 4
Stop Dragging that Net Around
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The cold-water coral gardens of the Gulf of Alaska are one of the largest protected areas in U.S. waters.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Do Hurricanes Nourish Coastal Wetlands?
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: April 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Killer storms may actually stabilize coastal wetlands.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
New Horizons at Jupiter and Singer Cheryl Wheeler's Orbiting Jupiter
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
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Two encounters with Jupiter, as we get a status report from Alan Stern on the eve of the New Horizons flyby, and we talk with folksinger Cheryl Whe...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago and WESM 91.3 FM


  • Added: Feb 26, 2007
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 2
This I Believe - Richard Rohr
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Some people prefer clarity and closure but Father Richard Rohr finds belief and comfort in mystery.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Feb 01, 2007
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 3
Cosmic Connection- Robotics Revolution
From: KRFC
Series: Cosmic Connection
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A look at recent advances in science and technology

  • Added: Jan 03, 2007
  • Length: 04:01
Sea Star Blooms Endanger Coral
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A predator is threatening the coral. It's a huge sea star known as the Crown-of-Thorns, which usually lives in a natural balance with the coral. My...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Pollution Affects Polar Bears
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Miles of pure, white snow stretching for as far as the eye can see. That's how many people imagine the North Pole - a place you wouldn't think of a...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Speculations: Real Estate meets String Theory
From: Nathanael Johnson
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The conceptual art of Jonathan Keats

  • Added: Dec 12, 2006
  • Length: 05:38
Elephants Sniff Out Poachers
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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In the past 20 years, poachers have killed nearly one million elephants. Poachers have driven the giant pachyderms -- which are prized for their iv...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Code of the Wild: DNA and Applied Ecology
From: SoundVision Productions
Series: The DNA Files
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Biologists who study how living things interact are using genetics as a powerful new tool.

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KZYX, WUAL, KXOT Public Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Nov 14, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
This I Believe - Temple Grandin
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Temple Grandin explains that as a person living with autism, she thinks in pictures and in sounds.

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WEZU, WEZU, KVNF, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 9
This I Believe - Whitney Harris
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nuremberg prosecutor Whitney R. Harris believes we honor God by acting with respect, mercy and peace.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 3
This I Believe - Roald Hoffmann
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Nobel laureate Roald Hoffmann believes the middle is a good place to be, both in life and in science.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WEZU, WEZU, and KJZZ


  • Added: Oct 06, 2006
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Anthony Fauci
From: This I Believe
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A belief in personal responsibility drives Dr. Anthony Fauci?s work to find a cure for HIV-AIDS.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jun 12, 2006
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 1

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