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2020-04-10 What’s the Future of Nuclear Power?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Nuclear power - revive it or allow a slow death? Today, about a hundred nuclear plants provide 20 percent of America’s electricity. Once touted as...

Bought by WUTC, WJCT, Maine Public Radio, WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 6
200410: What's the Future of Nuclear Power?, 4/10/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Nuclear power - revive it or allow a slow death? Once touted as a modern power source, nuclear fell out of favor after a series of major accidents...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2020
  • Length: 58:56
Protecting the Herd
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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All contagions come to an end. But how? Herd immunity is inevitable. How we get there is up to us.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Gaming For a Cause
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Spending your quarantine gaming? Learn how you and your computer can help scientists search for a cure to the new coronavirus! All while you sleep!

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Underwater Blast -- Groks Science Show 2020-03-25
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Rachel Lance discussed her investigation of this subject in her new book, In the Waves.

  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 14:43
Designing a Future Where Everyone Counts
From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends
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Jutta Treviranus pushes back against cultures, policies, and technologies designed only for those deemed "normal." As founder and director of the I...

Bought by KMUN, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
2020-03-27 REWIND: Aligning Profits with Planet/The Circular Economy
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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“How do you move from a place of simply trying to stop bad things and asking instead how would you make products and services in a sustainable mann...

Bought by WJCT, WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KSQD Santa Cruz, and Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 26, 2020
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 5
Space Fight -- Groks Science Show 2020-03-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Amy Shira Teitel discussed her book, Fighting for Space.

Bought by Radio Catskill


  • Added: Mar 18, 2020
  • Length: 17:18
  • Purchases: 1
Space Age Women -- Groks Science Show 2020-03-11
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Julie Wosk discussed her exhibit, Imaging Women in the Space Age.

  • Added: Mar 17, 2020
  • Length: 11:57
Cool Pavings
From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions
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Los Angeles streets are the testing ground for climate resilient streets

Bought by WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 5
Electric Brain -- Groks Science Show 2020-03-04
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
R. Douglas Fields discussed his book, Electric Brain.

  • Added: Mar 05, 2020
  • Length: 20:45
Balanced Body -- Groks Science Show 2020-02-26
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Neal Barnard discussed his book, Your Body in Balance.

  • Added: Feb 26, 2020
  • Length: 18:26
Scientist Spy -- Groks Science Show 2020-02-19
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Mara Hvistendahl discussed her book, The Scientist and the Spy.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2020
  • Length: 11:39
Life=Matter+Information: Paul Davies and the Demon in the Machine
From: Mat Kaplan
Series: Planetary Radio
Caption: The double helix of DNA is the main carrier of the information of life, but far from the only one, according to Paul Davies and other scientists., Credit: Public Domain
Physicist and author Paul Davies returns to talk about his new book that explores the defining role information plays in life on Earth and perhaps ...

Bought by KWMR, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WMUU-LP, KRZA and more


  • Added: Feb 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:50
  • Purchases: 6
Sex Matters -- Groks Science Show 2020-02-05
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Nan Wise discussed her book, Why Good Sex Matters.

  • Added: Feb 06, 2020
  • Length: 26:08
Friendship -- Groks Science Show 2020-01-29
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Lydia Denworth discussed the new science of friendship.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2020
  • Length: 18:03
2020-01-24 Drawdown / Solving Climate Change
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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When it comes to cutting carbon pollution, where do we start? Today’s solutions are doable, but daunting: decrease global meat consumption, improve...

Bought by WJCT, KJZZ, KBBI Alaska, WMUU-LP, WMRA and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 10
Transcendence -- Groks Science Show 2020-01-22
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Gaia Vince discussed her new book, Transcendence.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 22:04
Exercise Medicine -- Groks Science Show 2020-01-15
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Judy Foreman discussed her book, Exercise is Medicine.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2020
  • Length: 19:13
2020-01-17 Exploring Climate Psychology / Getting Outside in the Digital Age
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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We all know about the environmental effects of climate change. But what about its impact on our mental health? Therapists report that their patient...

Bought by WJCT, WMUU-LP, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, WFHB, KSQD Santa Cruz and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 58:56
  • Purchases: 6
200117: Exploring Climate Psychology / Getting Outside in the Digital Age, 1/17/2020
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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We all know about the environmental effects of climate change. But what about its impact on our mental health? Therapists report that their patient...

  • Added: Jan 16, 2020
  • Length: 58:56
Polar Expedition -- Groks Science Show 2020-01-08
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Buddy Levy discussed the Greely Polar Expedition.

  • Added: Jan 08, 2020
  • Length: 16:17
Astrophysicist Letters -- Groks Science Show 2019-12-18
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed his new book, Letters from an Astrophysicist.

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 22:30
  • Purchases: 1
191220: Blackout, 12/20/2019
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California’s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise. Dr...

  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:55
2019-12-20 Blackout
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The 2018 Camp Fire was one of the most destructive in California’s history, resulting in over eighty deaths and destroying the town of Paradise. Dr...

Bought by WJCT, WFHB, KSQD Santa Cruz, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and Northwest Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Dec 19, 2019
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 5