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California Termites and the Atmosphere
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Dylan Gaeta
California is famous for its picturesque sunsets, year-round mild weather, excellent surf, and largely progressive politics, including forward-thin...

  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
Season 1, Episode 30 - 'Sustainable Transportation' feat Giulia Marzetti
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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What can we do to make transporting humans more sustainable?

Bought by WOJB and KTRT RADIO INC


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 57:41
  • Purchases: 2
Season 1, Episode 29 - 'Exploration Into The Virtual' feat David Chalmers
From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1
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AI and Virtual Worlds are a controversial topic...let’s delve into what’s really going on in these realms.

Bought by WOJB and KTRT RADIO INC


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 57:57
  • Purchases: 2
Fungi Fear
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Fungi Fear, Credit: Seth Shostak
The zombie eco-thriller “The Last of Us” has alerted us to the threats posed by fungi. But the show is not entirely science fiction. Our vulnerabi...

Bought by CHSR-FM 97.9, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, KBBI Alaska, WRGY, KZUM and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 13
2024-04-07 Could Robots Be Persons?
From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk
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What would it mean to assign legal or moral responsibility to algorithms in human form?

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WNED Buffalo, GCR (Global Community Radio), KTSW 89.9, KMUN and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 11
Electric Cars - Pros and Cons, Part 2
From: Casey Walker
Series: Energy Switch
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Dr. Beia Spiller, Director of the Transportation Program at Resources for the Future, and Dr. David Rapson, Economic Policy Advisor for the Fed and...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Apr 08, 2024
  • Length: 25:00
  • Purchases: 1
Constant Wonder - Love and Loss and Elephants
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Constant Wonder
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How a stylish Parisienne came to be the owner of an elephant and rhino sanctuary in South Africa.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 52:49
AMOS 24-80: Dino Snouts as Air Conditioning, 4/22/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Dino Snouts as Air Conditioning

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-77: Why Giraffes Have Long Necks, 4/17/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Why Giraffes Have Long Necks

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-76: Mosquitos and Global Warming, 4/16/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Mosquitos and Global Warming

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-79: Genetic Mutation and Pain, 4/19/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Genetic Mutation and Pain

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
AMOS 24-78: Walking Uphill is Hard Work, 4/18/2024
From: WFIU
Series: A Moment of Science
Caption: A Moment of Science
Walking Uphill is Hard Work

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:00
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 7: Meredith Broussard, Author of "More than a Glitch"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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The biases embedded in technology are more than mere glitches, argues Meredith Broussard in her new book, "More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Ge...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 5: Carissa Véliz, Author of "Privacy is Power" and Jon Fasman, Author of "We See It All"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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"Tech companies have abused their power and it is time to resist them." Oxford professor Carissa Véliz describes why privacy is so important, and h...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 3: Kelly Weill, Author of "Off the Edge"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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The Flat Earth conspiracy got a huge boost from Facebook and YouTube, as Kelly Weill explains in her book "Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy ...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 1: Carolyn Chen, Author of "Work Pray Code"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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Many tech employees in Silicon Valley are pressured into joining a new religion, worshiping work and taking spiritual direction from their companie...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 6: Cory Doctorow, Author of "Chokepoint Capitalism"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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Amazon took over books, Spotify and Google took over music, and musicians and authors are struggling as a result. Cory Doctorow talks about what we...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 4: Douglas Rushkoff, Author of "Survival of the Richest"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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A few years ago, Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to a group of billionaires. Rather than asking about current tech trends, the billionaires w...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 2: Alec MacGillis, Author of "Fulfillment"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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Alec MacGillis discusses his book "Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America" – about how Amazon has had drastic effects on the economy,...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 8: Nita Farahany, Author of "The Battle for Your Brain"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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The tech industry is launching new brain-surveillance devices intended to monitor your mental state and, yes, even read your thoughts. Nita Farahan...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 9: Internet Addiction and the ITAA: Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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Internet addiction is a growing problem, thanks to the intentional design of Silicon Valley platforms to "hook" users. The ITAA can help: Internet ...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Techtonic Season 1 Episode 10: Bruce Schneier, Author of "A Hacker's Mind"
From: WFMU
Series: Techtonic with Mark Hurst
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All sorts of systems are getting hacked - in finance, law, and politics, as well as software - usually for the benefit of already-powerful people. ...

Bought by WCUW 91.3 FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Do wind turbines freeze up in the cold?
From: Laur Hesse Fisher
Series: TILclimate Podcast
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In the terrible Texas cold front of 2021, some wind turbines stopped producing electricity. Does this mean we can’t rely on this clean, renewable s...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 07:03
Traumatic Growth -- Groks Science Show 2024-04-03
From: Charles Lee
Series: Groks Science Radio Show
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Christine Gibson discussed her book, The Modern Trauma Toolkit.

Bought by KDX Worldround Radio, RadioFreePalmer, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
030: Stimulated: unpacking the past and discovering the future of vibrators, 4/5/2024
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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Vibrators have been around since the 19th century. Before they were marketed primarily as sex toys, they were sold as general health devices … and ...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2024
  • Length: 58:23

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