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Caption: Eve of Disruption, Credit: Seth Shostak
Only two of the following three creations have had lasting scientific or cultural impact: The telescope … the Sistine Chapel ceiling … the electri...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, WTJU, Monarch Radio, WMUU-LP, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: May 01, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
Caption: Are We Over the Moon?, Credit: Seth Shostak
Astronaut Gene Cernan’s reaction to being the last man on the moon and private plans to turn our satellite into a cash cow. Plus, why the small st...

Bought by KUER, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUU-LP, RadioFreePalmer, KREV-LP and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: 1814 wood engraving of two types of locking mechanisms., Credit: (Library of Congress).
Can genes be patented? Are downloaders inhibiting musical creativity – or enhancing it? This week’s BackStory explores how Americans have viewed “i...

Bought by WUFT, XRAY.fm, WSKG, KUOW, WRPI and more


  • Added: May 17, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12