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71 - Shelly asks, "How do I move to a new email address?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Shelly is switching to a new internet provider, but she would like to keep the email address she had with her old cable company. Ray and Tom lay ou...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Nov 06, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
Sounds Abound
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Sounds Abound, Credit: Seth Shostak
The world abounds in sound. Now we know what the fuss is about. With computers we can analyze the song of birds (they give each other nicknames) ...

Bought by Gallatin Valley Community Radio, KRPS, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WYAP and more


  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 7
70 - Eva writes, "I called tech support but got a scammer instead!"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Deemable Tech: Tech help worth listening to.
Eva thought she was calling HP for help with her printer, but the number she found online connected her with a scam artist. Ray and Tom help her ou...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
69 - Nancy asks, "Can Macs get viruses?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Nancy has heard that Macs are less vulnerable than PCs to viruses and hackers, but isn't sure if she should still install anti-virus software on he...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
What could collapse the Golden Gate Bridge?
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The Golden Gate Bridge, standing strong., Credit: Isabel Angell
Throughout film history, the Golden Gate Bridge has been leveled in earthquakes, ripped apart by apes, melted, and even bitten in half by a mega-sh...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:31
  • Purchases: 1
Yale’s Debra Fischer and the Ever More Precise Search for New Worlds
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: In this laser frequency comb, colorized for illustrative purposes, the solid lines are the star spectrum and the dots are the artificial laser spectrum. The dark gaps in the star spectrum represent different chemical elements in the starlight. Long-term s, Credit: European Southern Observatory
It’s terribly hard to find exoplanets that look like our homeworld. The search requires development of astoundingly powerful and precise instrumen...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Oct 13, 2014
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 1
68 - Miraya asks, "How can I use third-party keyboards on iOS 8?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Deemable Tech: Tech help worth listening to.
Miraya heard she can use different keyboards on her iPhone 6, but how does she do it? Ray and Tom help her out in this week's Ask Deemable.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Oct 08, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
What's the Difference?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: What's the Difference?, Credit: Seth Shostak
We make split second decisions about others – someone is male or female, black or white, us or them. But sometimes the degrees of separation are i...

Bought by Accessible Media Inc., KREV-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, WYAP and more


  • Added: Oct 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Deemable Tech - October 2014 Special
From: WJCT
Series: Deemable Tech
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Join tech wizards Ray Hollister and Tom Braun as they answer your questions about computers, smartphones and the Internet. They'll also talk about ...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2014
  • Length: 52:00
67 - Angela asks, "How can I check my monthly usage on my smartphone?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Angela wants to make sure she isn't going over her data limit on her smartphone, but she isn't sure where to check this information. Ray and Tom he...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 24, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
As You Were
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: As You Were, Credit: Seth Shostak
From memory storage to self-healing materials to stem cells - creative approaches to capturing things are they were. Plus, the arrow of time in re...

Bought by KRPS, KBYS 88.3 FM, Accessible Media Inc., WRST-FM Oshkosh, WYAP and more


  • Added: Sep 22, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Online Privacy by Hana Worku
From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents
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Does it matter that we are being watched? This story explores young people's views on social media and government surveillance. Produced at Vocalo ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
  • Length: 07:49
  • Purchases: 1
Skeptic Check: Is It True?
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Is It True?, Credit: Seth Shostak
We often hear fantastic scientific claims that would change everything if true. We examine news stories that seem too sensational to be valid, yet...

Bought by KRPS, Accessible Media Inc., KSKQ, WRST-FM Oshkosh, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
66 - Anna asks, "Are my iCloud photos safe?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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After hackers released private photos from the iCloud accounts of celebrities, Anna is worried about how secure her account is. Ray and Tom help he...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KCMJ Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 3
A Sudden Change in Planets
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: A Sudden Change in Planets, Credit: Seth Shostak
A planet is a planet is a planet. Unless it’s Pluto. Scientists say that the unpopular re-classification of Pluto as a dwarf planet by astronomer...

Bought by XRAY.fm, WLPR , WRST-FM Oshkosh, KREV-LP, KSKQ and more


  • Added: Sep 08, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
Tech Support #3
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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I think this wireless company forgot to remove the “r” from their “free” tech support . . .

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:54
Tech Support #2
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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This wireless company doesn’t provide tech “support” so much as tech “impotent rage”.

  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
Tech Support #1
From: The Final Edition Radio Hour
Series: Singles from The Final Edition Radio Hour
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The joys of convoluted, apathetic, user-unfriendly tech support.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Welcome to Our Labor-atory
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Welcome to Our Labor-atory, Credit: Seth Shostak
The end of work? Hi ho, hi ho ... it’s out with work we go! As you relax this holiday weekend, step into our labor-atory and imagine a world wher...

Bought by Accessible Media Inc., WNJR, Accessible Media Inc. Station Account, KRPS, WRGY and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 8
The Mikie Show #71, EveAnna
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Join us for episode seventy-one as we speak with EveAnna Manley, President of Manley Laboratories, a manufacturer of beautifully engineered and cra...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 28:02
ZZZZZs Please
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: ZZZZZs Please, Credit: Seth Shostak
The science of why we sleep and technology that may allow us to record dreams.

Bought by KSKQ, KRPS, WILL, WRGY, WYAP and more


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 53:58
  • Purchases: 7
65 - Mara asks, "How can I block calls on my smartphone?"
From: WJCT
Series: Ask Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Mara needs to block unwanted calls to her smartphone, but isn't sure how. Ray and Tom help her out in this week's Ask Deemable Tech.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
Know Laughing Matter
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Know Laughing Matter, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why we evolved to laugh plus side-splitting jokes about electrons and relativity.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KICI Iowa City, KMUN, KCSB-FM, KAZU Seaside, Calif. and more


  • Added: Aug 18, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 11
Ultimate Hook Up
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Ultimate Hook Up, Credit: Seth Shostak
Our love-affair with computers marches on: if we wire human brains directly to them, where does the mind end and the machine begin?

Bought by KREV-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Aug 18, 2014
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2

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