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From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

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...

A Voicemail Valentine

From: Radio Diaries

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

Spectrum 08/07/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

In this week's show : we hear from the first 'test tube baby' 40 years later, find hot and bothered Germans (who also sit too much), long live the...

Bought by KVSC

Tech Yourself

From: Smithsonian
Series: Sidedoor

Technology's grip on us: the 4-1-1 on what's behind your selfie; an artist's computer simulation shows humans aren't as unique as we think; and how...

Bought by WCNY

Innovation & Obsolescence: The Life, Death, and Occasional Rebirth of Technologies

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: Ben Gross' personal video discs and player. , Credit: Photograph by Mariel Carr.

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

Trash Talk: The Persistence of Waste

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: Buckhorn Mesa landfill., Credit: courtesy of Flickr user Alan Levine.

During our short time on Earth we humans have created a lot of stuff. Some of it's life-altering, like the device you’re using right now and some o...

Bought by XRAY.fm and WTJU

Babies on Demand: Reproduction in a Technological Age

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: In vitro fertilization (IVF) in progress. , Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

At the beginning of the 19th century women in the United States had an average of seven or eight children. By 1900 they had only three or four, and...

When Ground Zero was known as Radio Row

From: Radio Diaries

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

NASA Shuttle landing (condensed) w/music

From: Paul Messing
Series: Paul Messing's Audio Producer's Grab Bag

A telescoped version of NASA audio as it tells the public specifics about the shuttle as it glides in for a landing.

Bought by KPIK-LP and KMUZ

The Teeth Beneath Your Feet: Oddities in Urban Archaeology

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: URS Corporation archaeologists excavate at a site beside I-95 in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia., Credit: Mariel Carr

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

Acoustic Stories: Mike Forbes On Souvenirs - "Paul Simon Was Right."

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories

Mike Forbes is a Bemidji area writer. He's been published in Fire Ring, The Talking Stick, The Poet's Touch Stone, Voices For the Land, among other...

Bought by KSRQ

Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg on Technology We Miss - "The Future's So Bright I Wish I Had My Blu Blockers."

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories

Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ

Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Technology We Miss: "VHS Versus Beta, the Results Are Almost In."

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories

Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

Bought by KSRQ

So Do You Think You’re Modern? Nope! The Middle Edges #101

From: Teosson Wells

So do you think you’re modern? Well, only if you’re 100 years old. Is it history that repeats itself, or do we simply not move forward in the ways...

Bought by WTJU

Acoustic Stories: Aaron Brown On Laziness - "Procrastination or Instinctual Self-Preservation?"

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories

Aaron J. Brown is an author and community college instructor from the Iron Range. He writes MinnesotaBrown.com and hosts Northern Community Radio's...

"The Country Doctor Revisited" edited by Therese Zink

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords

Heidi Holtan talks with Therese Zink about this collection of writing in various forms penned by modern day rural health care professionals. Things...

Bought by KSRQ

1972: The Birth of Pong and the Rise of Video Games

From: Action Speaks Radio

Caption: A snapshot of Pong , Credit: Google Images

Pong introduced America to video games and now there seems to be no turning back. Is this why we don't leave our houses anymore?

Bought by Radio Catskill, KUNM, WRIR, Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and more

Can You Think Without Electricity?

From: The humble Farmer

Electricity is habit forming

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