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Backpacks... for Dragonflies?
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Dragonfly wearing a "telemetry backpack"
Why itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny backpacks may be the key to understanding how animals capture prey.

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:43
Biodiesel On the Hudson
From: Willis Arnold
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Two biodiesel enthusiasts discuss their involvement in the Hudson Valley biodiesel community.

  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 04:47
Military Headline News
From: Rick Rogers
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Unique, non-partisan military and veterans news and information in a short format.

  • Added: Apr 24, 2013
  • Length: 05:00
Women in Combat
From: War News Radio
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On January 24, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifted the ban on women serving in combat roles in the military. War News Radio reporter Amy DiPie...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
Volunteers hunt for moose bones on Isle Royale (Part 2)
From: Michigan Radio
Series: Lessons from Isle Royale's Wolves & Moose
Caption: Moosewatch volunteer Dave Beck holds up a marked antler. Team leader Jeff Holden looks on. They mark the antlers and hang them in a tree so others know the antler has been found and documented., Credit: Mark Brush
Wolves and moose are at the heart of the world’s longest running study of a predator and its prey. The drama unfolds on Isle Royale National Park ...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 03:47
  • Purchases: 1
Watching the lives of wolves and moose unfold on Isle Royale (Part 1)
From: Michigan Radio
Caption: Rolf Peterson on Caribou Island, one of more than 450 smaller islands in the national park's archipelago., Credit: Mark Brush
Researchers have studied the wolves and moose on a remote island archipelago in Lake Superior for 54 years. These days, the wolves are in trouble.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Military Veterans Treatment Court Graduation
From: Rick Rogers
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Across the nation in dozens of communities, veterans are being diverted to special courts for crimes they've committed after and in large measure b...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 03:43
The Field Trip Podcast: Wetlands
From: The Field Trip Podcast
Caption: The Field Trip Podcast logo, Credit: Mike Smith
We’re back with another installment of our “Summer Dispatches” series, this time starring Field Trip Correspondent Nicole Jones as she figures out ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 09:29
  • Purchases: 1
Front & Center: Military Talk Radio with Rick Rogers
From: Rick Rogers
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A public interest hourly show that focuses on stories and policies important to veterans, troops and military families across the nation. Subject m...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 53:44
Chick Fil-A Appreciation Day
From: Jeff Emtman
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Attendees of Chick Fil-A Appreciation Day discuss God, chicken sandwiches, gay marriage, and the power of bad words.

Bought by KGNU


  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 07:00
  • Purchases: 1
Racing to Save D.C.'s Oldest Federal Monuments
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments in D.C. (and Virginia)., Credit: Stephen Powers
Washington's oldest monuments have nearly been forgotten. But a group of engineers, preservationists and history buffs is racing to change that.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
The legacy of Harry Crews
From: With Good Reason
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Southern Gothic writer Harry Crews died in March of this year. Although many people have never heard of him, Crews’ stories about outcasts inspired...

  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Length: 02:26
Jennie Arnau - Better Luck Next Time
From: Tamara Miller
Caption: Music for Occupy, Credit: Matt Pless
Jennie Arnau - Better Luck Next Time from Occupy This Album

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 04:06
Remembering the Subtle Signs of Segregation
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: This rough sketch for a children's book drew one D.C. native into a mystery regarding “Colored Only” signs in D.C. in the 1930s. , Credit: Rebecca Sheir
A well-meaning illustration in a children's book sparks controversy over segregation in the nation's capital in the 1930s.

Bought by Listen Edition, WAMC, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Jan 31, 2012
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 3
An Extra-Chilly Successor To Hubble
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Scientists working on the Webb Telescope say it's so revolutionary, it’s like “our generation’s Apollo.”
Come winter, your neck of the woods may be cold. But guess how frigid the James Webb Space Telescope will be when it launches in 2018? 400 degrees ...

Bought by Public Radio Remix, KUOW, New Hampshire Public Radio, and WAMC


  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 06:22
  • Purchases: 4
Mitt Romney: The Corporate Years
From: Curt Nickisch
Caption: GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been campaigning on his private sector pedigree., Credit: Gage Skidmore
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney made his fortune in private equity by restructuring companies, sometimes at the expense of jobs. His quarte...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 1
Thanksgiving 2011: Hard times, free turkeys, many thanks
From: Tinker Ready
Caption: East End House, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Credit: Tinker Ready
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, voices from the local turkey giveaway

  • Added: Nov 23, 2011
  • Length: 02:50
From Scott Joplin to Super Mario Bros.: Making Old-Time Piano New Again
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: At age 29, Martin Spitznagel is the World Champion of Old-Time Piano Playing., Credit: Martin Spitznagel
A 20-something pianist is making old-time piano new again... with a little help from Darth Vader and Super Mario Bros.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Public Radio Remix, KUOW, and WAMC


  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 4
A Beer'n'Burger Stock Exchange: The Big Board
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: The Big Board offers a stock exchange... for beer., Credit: agencyQ
A new restaurant is trying to corner the market on neighborhood pubs, with beer prices that fluctuate in real time, based on customer demand.

Bought by Public Radio Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 2
The Occupiers: Corrie Garnet
From: Annie Shreffler
Series: The Occupy Movement: Protester Profiles
Caption: Corrie Garnet, Credit: photo by Annie Shreffler
Corrie showed up at the original meeting to plan Occupy Boston with a sign that read "I am a nurse without healthcare. I am the 99 percent."

Bought by KGNU, WAMC, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 3
Hard Time on the Unemployment Line
From: Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs
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A look at the challenges faced by out-of-work African American male ex-offenders.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2011
  • Length: 05:53
Missouri World Trade Center responders still at risk for health problems
From: Veronique LaCapra
Caption: The FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team, Missouri Task Force 1, Credit: Missouri Task Force 1
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, more than 50,000 rescue and recovery workers converged at the World Trade Center. Among them were the 62 members o...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2011
  • Length: 03:55
Injera Bread & Shark Meat: Tasting Ethiopia & Jamaica
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: Soundbites: A Series On Food
Caption: At RAS, you can order Caribbean food (like the Bake and Shark, left) or Ethiopian cuisine (like the vegetarian platter, right)., Credit: Rebecca Sheir
What happens when Africa and the Caribbean culinarily collide in the U.S. capital? Dig in and find out!

  • Added: Aug 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:46
The House That Beer -- and Pyrophobia -- Built
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
Montana Oil Spill
From: Emilie Ritter Saunders
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Cleanup is continuing along the Yellowstone River in south-east Montana where an estimated 42,000 gallons of crude oil spewed from a burst ExxonMob...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Jul 05, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 1