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Spectrum 04/24/2018
From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW
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Spectrum: 'Horizons' on the horizon - On this week’s show, we’re going to take a look ahead to German astronaut Alexander Gerst’s new space m...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
RTOS
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Wish I handled the dishes in real time, too. This is Episode 59 of Engineering Word Of The Day, an informal show on favorite, fascinating, or funny...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2018
  • Length: 04:49
Job Talk Episode 37
From: Paul Russell
Series: Job Talk
Caption: http://jobtalkradio.org, Credit: Job Talk LLC
Today's topic: matching peoples abilities to technology. Dave and Doug discuss wheelchair accessible transportation, how it's evolved and where it'...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2018
  • Length: 09:55
The Bad Modern History of Farming
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we talk with agricultural specialist Dale Hadler about modern farming practices. Dale discusses farming as a hol...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2018
  • Length: 19:45
Southeast Minnesota and Western Wisconsin Science and Engineering Fair 2018
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
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On this episode of Culture Clique, we talk to Paul Schollmeier, Regional Fair Director for the 2018 science and engineering fair taking place at St...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 31:07
breadboard
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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You use it to help design devices that end up in more than your kitchen.

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 26, 2017
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
validation [Special Guest: Pat Sweet, P.Eng.]
From: Pius Wong
Series: Engineering Word Of The Day
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Engineering and business consultant Pat Sweet, P.Eng., guests on this episode to discuss the critical engineering design concept of validation. You...

Bought by WETD


  • Added: Sep 25, 2017
  • Length: 08:33
  • Purchases: 1
Alec Perrera
From: KXCI
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My name is Alec Perrera and I am a Junior undergraduate at the University of Arizona double majoring in Neuroscience and Molecular and Cellular Bio...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2017
  • Length: 03:03
U of MN engineering students create cool robots
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Every year, students taking the U of MN intro to engineering class are charged with designing a robot that does something 'useful.' WTIP's Dave Ter...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 16:53
Rocket Road Trip!
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Jason Davis at business end of the SLS RS-25 rocket motor., Credit: Casey Dreier
Planetary Society Digital Editor Jason Davis returns with the story of the ten-day trek across the South he just completed with two Society colleag...

Bought by KWMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
Ayah Bdeir, littlebits
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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Founder, littleBits littleBits is a hardware company that aims to put the power of electronics in everyone’s hands. The company sells electronic mo...

Bought by Public Radio for All


  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
  • Purchases: 1
Philip Krim, Co-Founder, Casper
From: From Scratch
Series: From Scratch
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Casper is a company focused on sleep. Casper’s leading product is its mattress, which can be ordered online and delivered in a box, sometimes withi...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2016
  • Length: 19:00
StoryCorps: John Matlock and Carol Matlock
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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John and Carol met in 1964 when a computer dating service matched them up. This December, they will have been married for 52 years.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 2
Largemouth Bass Fishing Tips! – Solifornia
From: Hello Solifornia
Caption: Solifornia,com, Credit: Solifornia,com
Introducing the element of Creativity to the world of Fishing. Solifornia is based on the belief that Fishing is a pure and simplistic art form, co...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2016
  • Length: 03:50
The New Flying Technology, Air Drones, are Reshaping The World
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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The new flying technology, air drones, are turning up everywhere. They can help save people's lives, help put out fires, and record videos up in th...

  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 07:11
Celebrate Yuri's Night With Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, Credit: Susan Karlin @SueKarlin
Happy Yuri’s Night! We’re partying under Space Shuttle Endeavour in the first of two shows featuring interviews from the worldwide celebration of s...

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


  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 7
The fickle fortunes of professional gaming pioneers
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Saahil Arora in Alameda where he lives with his championship winning DOTA 2 team., Credit: Jeremy Dalmas
Video games are now a spectator sports. And Dong Won, who’s 24, has made over $160,000 in prize money by playing in tournaments, sometimes for tens...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 10:02
45 Emma: The Girl Who Cried Y2K
From: The Mortified Podcast
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In honor of the New Year, Mortified goes back in time to the turn of the new millenium when one very concerned teenager went all out to prepare her...

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 55:18
  • Purchases: 1
Broadcasting Live To The World -- On Your Smartphone
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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In the world of commercial media, it’s all about the ratings – getting as many people as possible to tune into your broadcast. The latest effort by...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 23, 2015
  • Length: 04:27
  • Purchases: 1
Open Source Song Writing
From: Fil Corbitt
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Billy Mack got a house, and then got 95 people to play a song about it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:00
  • Purchases: 1
Kids These Days!
From: Victoria Davis
Series: Humanities Minutes
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This episode will make you think twice before you blame Twitter or FaceBook for the downfall of society.

Bought by KFOI Radio, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 19, 2015
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 3
For the Record
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Caption: Thomas Edison
In the early 20th century there was a recording war - a war of recording studios. There was Thomas Edison on one side. Then there was everybody els...

Bought by KCBX, Radio New Zealand, WSLR, and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 25, 2014
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 4
OJ: The Musical
From: Bill Lancz
Caption: Poster
A mockumentary about an OJ Simpson/Othello mashup musical will be released on iTunes and will play one night in theaters nationwide--June 17, the 2...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
  • Purchases: 1
14: Bicycle Sounds (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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If bicycles could write a song, what would it sound like?

  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
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