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Beyond the effigy that gives Burning Man its name, there’s another wooden structure: The Temple. Arguably, it’s the spiritual center of the event.
- Added: Aug 21, 2023
- Length: 39:07
In this episode, go into the field with a team of scientists working to map the coastal seafloor in detail—and learn how their technologies could r...
- Added: Mar 06, 2023
- Length: 20:11
One Sunday afternoon, a man named William Mumler decided to take a self portrait. He said he was alone in the photography studio, but as the photog...
- Added: Apr 13, 2021
- Length: 36:51
Is your search engine racist? Listen to Dr. Safiya Noble’s research on how search engines reinforce racial bias.
- Added: Aug 14, 2020
- Length: 01:00:44
It’s one thing to get into an argument with a stranger on Facebook. It’s another thing to try to ruin that stranger’s life. In 2015, Re/Max realtor...
- Added: Sep 05, 2019
- Length: 23:08
Nowadays we’re very accustomed to recording and hearing the sound of our own voices. But in the 1930s many people were doing it for the first time....
Bought by Troy Public Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix
- Added: Sep 11, 2018
- Length: 10:50
- Purchases: 4
A short, evocative audio postcard made while visiting power-generation facilities in northern California.
- Added: May 13, 2015
- Length: 02:22
Some technologies flash in the pan so quickly they hardly leave a trace (Google Glass anyone?); while others seem to stick around long past their u...
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Apr 01, 2015
- Length: 38:38
- Purchases: 1
For more than four decades, Radio Row it was the largest collection of radio and electronics stores in the world. Then in 1966 the stores were cond...
Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and PRX Remix
- Added: Nov 18, 2014
- Length: 13:55
- Purchases: 4
Where can you find a teacup, the molar of a goat, and an arrowhead all in one place? At an urban archaeology site, that’s where.
Bought by WTJU
- Added: Aug 12, 2014
- Length: 36:50
- Purchases: 1
Space shuttle Endeavour took a final victory lap over California landmarks Friday, piggybacked on top of a NASA 747 on its way to retirement at the...
- Added: Sep 24, 2012
- Length: 02:08
- Purchases: 2
Find out how Europe's largest children's hospital is experimenting with the use of birdsong.
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Jan 23, 2012
- Length: 07:09
- Purchases: 1
We use natural gas to heat our homes and generate our power. Can we use it to fuel our cars? Big Gas thinks shale gas is the key to cleaning up our...
- Added: Dec 22, 2011
- Length: 06:57
In a specially extended show, we visit the European Space Agency's operations centre, and get a taste of some of the most exciting research being c...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Mar 14, 2011
- Length: 57:33
- Purchases: 1
David Kontak builds bizarre musical machines out of found objects and uses them to produce experimental soundscapes.
- Added: Feb 03, 2011
- Length: 04:09
- Purchases: 2
A profile of a vinyl record store owner during his last week in business.
Bought by KSRQ, New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, NPR Station Showcase with PRX and more
- Added: Nov 02, 2007
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 6
