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Alabama Legislature Poised to Add More Barriers to Absentee Voting, Claiming ‘Ballot Harvesting,’ Despite No Evidence
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Alabama Legislature Poised to Add More Barriers to Absentee Voting, Claiming ‘Ballot Harvesting,’ Despite No Evidence

Bought by KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Mar 11, 2024
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Tight Labor Market, Demographics, Health Concerns and Harassment Contribute to Shortages of Poll Workers Around the U.S.
From: Brian Beihl
Series: American Democracy Minute
Caption: The American Democracy Minute Radio Report
Tight Labor Market, Demographics, Health Concerns and Harassment Contribute to Shortages of Poll Workers Around the U.S.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 19, 2023
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
AMOS 23.024: Older and More Trusting, 2/2/2023
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Older and More Trusting

  • Added: Jan 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 22.259: Cloudy Vision, 12/29/2022
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Cloudy Vision

  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 02:00
GN_3.37_Socks By Bob
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 3
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks! 88-year-old Bob Rutherford starts his own business to help those in need.

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
GN_6.11_ Pony Therapy
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
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In parts of Scotland, a roving band of Shetland ponies are soothing the elderly.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:15
GN_6.23_Free Pharmacy
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
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A man in Tennessee has found a way to get unused pharmaceuticals donated to those in need.

  • Added: Mar 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:19
GN_6.40_ Tea Party Disco
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
A London based brother and sister decided to start putting on parties for seniors. What started out as a tea party for their eighty-year-old mother...

  • Added: Mar 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:18
GN_6.13_The Ability App
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 6
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From disability to ability, with an app. Holding a job, running errands, or just going out to dinner can be challenging for those with disabilitie...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:18
GN_5.30_VendingHope
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 5
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Vending machines for the homeless.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Feb 28, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
The Definition of Essential Care, Through Physical Therapy
From: Lucas Woods
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Many healthcare services have been either cancelled or moved online due to the pandemic. Others are considered essential. But how do you decide wha...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
AMOS 19.100: Have We Found the Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?, 5/20/2019
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Have We Found the Cause of Alzheimer's Disease?

  • Added: Apr 29, 2019
  • Length: 02:00
Nurse Inventors
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A nurse works to inspire others in the profession to try their hand at inventing.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Aug 14, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Human Lifespan Limits
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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When it comes to lifespan, do humans have a fixed finish line?

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Jun 30, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
SuperAgers
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Researchers are learning about aging from people over 80 who haven’t experienced cognitive decline.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, and KENW


  • Added: Feb 20, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Anti-Tripping Circuit
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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Scientists discover a brain circuit that keeps us upright after stumbling.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
Moving Muscles
From: Science Update
Series: Science Update
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A little dopamine at the right moment is all muscles need to get moving.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WTIP, KENW, and WLPR


  • Added: Feb 06, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 5
AMOS 17.168: Growing Older, Sleeping Less, 8/23/2017
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Growing Older, Sleeping Less

  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 02:00
Retrieving Lost Memories
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In a mouse model of early Alzheimer’s disease, scientists used light to trigger memories that the mice had forgotten.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WLPR , and KENW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 3
Feeling Younger, Living Longer
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: How old do you feel?, Credit: Helen M Bushe: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mistyblue17/14398632876
People who feel younger than their chronological age are also less likely to die.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Senescent Cells
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Researchers make new inroads into preventing age-related diseases.

  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Learning with Age
From: Susanne Bard
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Both younger and older people can readily learn new information, but older people have a harder time filtering out irrelevant and distracting infor...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 06, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
2014-15 Flu Shot
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Healthy people need the flu shot every year, especially to help protect those who are more vulnerable to complications from the virus.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Sep 14, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 1
Jumpstarting Memories
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists turn memories on and off in rats.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
The Beat: Dennis Herschbach - "Cycles"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Dennis Herschbach is a northern Minnesota writer whose poems have won awards in national contests. He is also the author of a number of fiction and...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2013
  • Length: 02:10