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My name is Randall Eck and I am a senior majoring in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science and Political Science at the University of Arizona. I work ...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2019
  • Length: 03:58
Caption: Jim Hall
(Air Dates: December 3 - 9) On this week's archive episode of 12th Street Jump, we celebrate the birthday of jazz guitarist Jim Hall with our speci...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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This week in space, Blue Origin gets ahead of the competition by, well, not competing, nobody can find India's lunar lander, and we discuss how ast...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2019
  • Length: 16:54
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My name is Nick Buchanan, I am a masters student in the Environmental Science department working on a mine waste detoxification project within the ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 04:14
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My name is Angela Smith and I study Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at the University of Arizona. I currently work in the Vanderah lab, a lab th...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2019
  • Length: 05:18
Caption: Sand tarantula
What place do spiders, snakes, centipedes and other commonly disliked animals have in the web of life?

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  • Added: Oct 12, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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Cliffrose is the star of this show. It also goes by the common name quinine bush or the scientific name of Purshia mexicana. If you look at a map o...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 10:12
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You know you haven’t been hiking or botanizing out in the desert or grassland enough when you look to the roadsides for interesting plants, but I’l...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 05:13
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This the start of my “mud dauber research” as I have much to learn about these wasps that fly around the Mesquitey collection of cool stuff (the ki...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2019
  • Length: 05:12
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"Amelia Lappenbusch is a junior majoring in Biology and Classics at the University of Arizona. Since her freshman year, she has worked in the Yao l...

  • Added: Sep 17, 2019
  • Length: 04:49
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Kylie is a senior at the University of Arizona studying Neuroscience and Molecular & Cellular Biology with a minor in Biochemistry. She works in th...

  • Added: Aug 29, 2019
  • Length: 09:24
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I am a Senior in Molecular and Cellular Biology this year. I am currently applying to medical school, and plan to pursue a career as a physician-sc...

  • Added: Aug 27, 2019
  • Length: 04:38
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Over 50 years ago, humankind went to the moon. This episode is all about how astronauts, space enthusiasts, fictional explorers and future Mars res...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2019
  • Length: 21:53
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I don’t know any poultry fanciers that don’t have a guinea fowl story or two or three. Chickens are where it usually starts as they are the gateway...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 05:10
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Emily is a senior at the University of Arizona studying physiology and nutritional sciences. She currently works in the research laboratory of Dr. ...

  • Added: Aug 15, 2019
  • Length: 04:59
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My name is Jasmine Lock and I am studying neuroscience and cognitive science at the University of Arizona. I work in Dr. Zelieann Craig’s lab which...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2019
  • Length: 04:03
Caption: ODJB
With jazz coming on the scene in the 1920s, composers began reaping big rewards. The public simply couldn’t get enough of the new music, and anyone...

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Jamie discovered his passion for chemistry during his freshman year of college and hasn’t looked back since. He is a double major in Chemistry and ...

  • Added: Jul 31, 2019
  • Length: 04:05
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Looking up to the sun, moon and stars, The Art of the Eclipse revisits our live studio show from 2017 on Jolt Radio, in Miami. We begin with a conv...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:02:35
Caption: Nalini Nadkarni
“Queen of the forest canopy” Nalini Nadkarni is riding a new current of innovative scientists uncovering previously unexplored wonders in the fores...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2019
  • Length: 28:31
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My name is MyDuyen (Meyoon) Tran and I am a sophomore majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Arizona. I currently work as ...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:15
Caption: White Nose Fungus growing on the wing go a Northern Long Eared Bat , Credit: Rebecca Nolan
Scientists on Martha's vineyard investigate how to save bats from the deadly White Nose Fungus, which has been killing bats across North America.

  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 09:32
Caption: The Nocturnists, Credit: Lindsay Mound
Season 2 of The Nocturnists, hosted by physician Emily Silverman, explores stories from the world of medicine.

  • Added: Jun 07, 2019
  • Length: 01:23
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Medical Mushroom Maximized with Mark Gocke MD Functional Medicine/ Internal Medicine. We talk Mycelium Networks, Lions Mane, Cordyceps, Maitake, an...

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  • Added: May 27, 2019
  • Length: 28:01
  • Purchases: 2
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My name is Allison Eby, and I am currently studying Physiology at the University of Arizona. When I’m not doing course work or lab work, I enjoy pl...

  • Added: May 23, 2019
  • Length: 04:14