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Whale Contortionists
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: Expansion of the ventral grooved blubber during a fin whale lunge., Credit: University of British Columbia
Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.

Bought by KMXT and WLPR


  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 2
Energy Bite 101: Earth Day
From: 90.5 WESA
Series: Energy Bite
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Are we doing better today than on the first Earth Day 45 years ago?

  • Added: Apr 15, 2015
  • Length: 01:29
Cowles Center offers distance dance instruction
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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The internet has transformed classroom education around the world. Here in Minneapolis, the Cowles Center for Dance is doing something unique--offe...

Bought by WABE and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:38
  • Purchases: 2
James J. Hill's Minnesota legacy
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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James J. Hill is known as the “Empire Builder.” His vision for a Great Northern Railway in the 19th century helped put Minnesota on the map. Produc...

Bought by KSRQ and Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota


  • Added: Feb 24, 2015
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 2
No. 26 Elcar and Pratt Automobiles
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2007 [2000]
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 25 German Aircraft Industry and Production
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: orig. Airlife Publishing, Ltd., then The Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 1998
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 24 The Lexington Automobile
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Publishers 2007
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 23 Sound Barrier
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2006
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 22 Engine Revolutions
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., 1991
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 21 Manhattan Railway
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 20 Parking Cars in America
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2012
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 19 Bravo, Stanley!
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: The Stanley Museum (2006)
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 18 Rolls-Royce Catalogue 1910/11
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Bonanza Books/Crown Publishers, Inc.
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 17 Race Car Vehicle Dynamics
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: SAE International
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 15 Flying Wings of Jack Northrop
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (1994)
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 14 Haynes-Apperson and America's First Practical Automobile, A History
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2003
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 21, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 13 Vikings At Waterloo
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 12 The Marmon Heritage
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Doyle Hyk Publishing Company, 1985
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 11 Some Unusual Engines
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Mechanical Engineering Publications Limited (1975)
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 10 Flying Fox
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (2012)
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 9 The Jordan Automobile
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2005
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 8 Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2011
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 7 Eagle. Henry Royce's First Aero Engine
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 6 The Stanley Steamer
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: The Stanley Museum (2004)
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00
No. 5 Rocket Development With Liquid Propellants
From: William Ingalls
Series: Wild Willy's Five-Minute Book Review
Caption: Jacket cover, Credit: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, 2005
All about cars, planes, boats and trains.

  • Added: Jan 19, 2015
  • Length: 05:00