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State of Minnesota's Border to Border Broadband Fund
From: Nick Stumo-Langer
Series: Broadband Bits
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Episode 119: Earlier, this year, the Minnesota Legislature established a "Border to Border" Broadband fund to expand Internet access to the least c...

  • Added: Jul 29, 2015
  • Length: 23:25
Saving the Planet: Voices From the Planetary Defense Conference
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Some of the attendees at the 2015 Planetary Defense Conference in Frascati, Italy., Credit: ESA CC BY-SA IGO 3.0
We’ve already brought you Planetary Radio Live from the 2015 PDC near Rome, Italy. Now you’ll hear a small sampling of the scientists, engineers, p...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, KWMR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KFCF FM


  • Added: Jun 30, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Dr. C. Michael Gibson, Founder and Chairman of the WikiDoc Foundation
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. C. Michael Gibson, interventional cardiologist and Founder and Chairman of the B...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WJCU


  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 3
Spiraling Closer to Ceres With the Dawn Mission's Marc Rayman
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Image of Ceres and its mysterious “bright spots” taken by the Dawn spacecraft from 13,600 km (8,400 miles) above the surface., Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
It’s the biggest dwarf planet between here and Pluto, and it has a new permanent resident. The Dawn spacecraft is orbiting Ceres in the asteroid be...

Bought by KMUD, KWMR, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 18, 2015
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 4
Alan Stern and the Rise of Pluto
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Artist’s concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015., Credit: JHUAPL/SwRI
Humankind’s arrival at Pluto is barely two months away. The science and images have already started to flow from New Horizons, according to the mis...

Bought by KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR, and KFCF FM


  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Sean Solomon on the Climactic End of the MESSENGER Mercury Mission
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: A depiction of the MESSENGER spacecraft is shown flying over Mercury's surface displayed in enhanced color., Credit: NASA/JHU APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington
We open with the countdown to destruction--the MESSENGER spacecraft’s impact on Mercury ended its spectacularly successful mission. Principal Inve...

Bought by KRZA, KMUD, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KWMR and more


  • Added: May 04, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 6
Countdown to LightSail: An Update
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: LightSail voyages across the cosmos., Credit: The Planetary Society
The road to space has been a rocky one for most spacecraft, and LightSail is no different. Challenges remain even with the May 20th launch of a tes...

Bought by KMUD, KWMR, KFCF FM, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:51
  • Purchases: 5
Exotic States Materialize With Supercomputers
From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts
Caption: Exotic state of matter known as quantum spin Hall effect shown here by red crossing lines that traverse the band gap of the discovered material and conduct electricity only at its edges., Credit: Credit: Qian et. al.
Materials with novel electrical properties discovered using XSEDE computational resources Stampede and Lonestar supercomputers of TACC.

Bought by Radio Newark and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 16, 2015
  • Length: 07:35
  • Purchases: 2
Behind The Thread 19
From: Russell Jowell
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In Episode 19 of Behind The Thread, we go inside the 7-year energy crisis that has beleaguered Pakistan's vital textile industry and see what is be...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 46:30
Asteroid miners prepare to harvest outer space
From: Audrey Quinn
Caption: Rick Tumlinson of Deep Space Industries and Dr. Glenn Lightsey discuss future missions at the Texas Spacecraft Lab, Credit: Audrey Quinn
It currently costs $10,000 a pound to transport material from Earth into space. If humans want to live in space someday, those transport costs alon...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2014
  • Length: 06:14
  • Purchases: 4
Episode 4 ~ Online Gaming Communities
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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Randall Coleman and I talk about the impact video game communities have on the development of new titles.

  • Added: Mar 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:35
Episode 3 ~ Sound Design
From: Matthew Mustovich
Series: The Art of Video Game Design
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With the help of Don Maue, a sound designer and Duquesne University professor, we examine the role of sound in video games.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2014
  • Length: 09:19
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for January 24th-31st, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 25, 2014. Benjamin Rockwell, our host and nerd, starts off with the weeks ...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for January 24th-31st, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 25, 2014. Benjamin Rockwell, our host and nerd, starts off with the weeks ...

Bought by KZYX


  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
  • Purchases: 1
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for January 18-24th, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 18, 2014. Benjamin Rockwell, the nerd with the glasses, starts off with th...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for January 18-24th, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 18, 2014. Benjamin Rockwell, the nerd with the glasses, starts off with th...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for January 11-17th, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 11, 2014... from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. Benjamin Rockwell, o...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for January 11-17th, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 11, 2014... from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. Benjamin Rockwell, o...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for January 3rd-10th, 2014
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting January 3rd, 2014. Additional information regarding the contents will be updated s...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for December 25th-31st, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 28th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our humble nerd, starts off with computer a...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:01
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for December 25th-31st, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 28th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our humble nerd, starts off with computer a...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for December 21st-27th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 21st, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our nerd host, starts off with computer an...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:57
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for December 21st-27th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 21st, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our nerd host, starts off with computer an...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (59 minutes) for December 14th-20th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (59 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 14th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our inimitable hero, launches off with our...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 59:00
Computer Talk Radio (54 minutes) for December 14th-20th, 2013
From: Benjamin Rockwell
Series: Computer Talk Radio (54 Minute)
Caption: Computer Talk Radio, Credit: Computer Talk Radio
Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting December 14th, 2013. Benjamin Rockwell, our inimitable hero, launches off with our...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2014
  • Length: 53:57