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Distillations marks our 100th episode! To celebrate, we revisit segments from some of our past shows and bring you new developments.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2012
  • Length: 00:13:33
Caption: A summer trail in the deep woods  beckons, Credit: Kevin Boucher
Mountain Lions were once common in southern Illinois. Recent first hand sightings suggest that they may be back.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 00:05:09
Caption: The Prothonotary Warbler is a common summer resident of the Shawnee National Forest., Credit: No known
In this piece you will explore the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois during the spring warbler migration.

  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 00:06:19
Caption: Autumn's colors give many people peace., Credit: Photo by Kevin Boucher
In our 21st century society we are bombarded by man-made and sometimes not so pleasing sounds. To escape this acoustic overload, many people escap...

  • Added: Jan 02, 2012
  • Length: 00:05:25
Caption: A woodpecker foraging for food in the Cache River basin in southern Illinois, Credit: Photo by Kevin Boucher
When the famous naturalist John James Audubon traveled through southern Illinois in 1811-12 he saw many animals that are no longer in the prairie s...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:05:18
Caption: Fall in Illinois, Credit: Kevin Boucher
In 1811, while searching for more business opportunities, John James Audubon walked across the southern part of Illinois, fell in love instead with...

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: Dec 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:12
  • Purchases: 1
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With the 17th annual global climate change talks foundering in Durban, little hope is left for a worldwide initiative designed to combat global war...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00
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A look back at some of the most important issues of 2011: Attacks on organized labor, the Egyptian revolution, and the struggle to address climate ...

Bought by KHNS, Yellowstone Public Radio, and KMUN


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Today, nano particles are in our food, cosmetics, and hundreds of other items. And this is just the beginning of what is projected to be a $1 trill...

Bought by WRPI, KUMD, and KUOW


  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:56:38
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of Culture Clique, KQAL's Teri Tenseth interviews Therapeutic and Recreational Tourism Assistant Professor at Winona State Universi...

Bought by KUMD


  • Added: Dec 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:58:24
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: 'Climate ambassadors' conduct interviews in Lusaka, Zambia., Credit: Children's Radio Foundation
Zambian children talk about the impact of climate change on their lives and advocate for change to tackle the problem, with the Children’s Radio Fo...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 00:04:59
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According to NASA, over 135 million pieces of man-made metal debris orbit the Earth. While the space race may be over, someone's got to do the clea...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00
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The 28th segment of The Infrastructure Show podcast series, 8-11

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:22:34
Caption: A soil penetrometer, used to test the amount of moisture in the ground, stands in a southwest Kansas field., Credit: Eric Durban/Harvest Public Media
It's not a dust bowl, but scorching temperatures and next-to-no rain are causing plenty of problems in western Kansas. Almost two-thirds of Kansas ...

  • Added: Aug 01, 2011
  • Length: 00:03:53
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Even though U.S. public policies are often lagging behind, pressures from shareholders and investors, greater transparency, and heightened risk awa...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:42
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How a small community of gold miners in the Colombian jungle is fighting to turn a toxic industry into a green and global market.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2011
  • Length: 00:34:24
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The Bay Game is being called the best watershed management tool in existence.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:31
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How far is a ham radio signal's reach? Try outer space.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:28:58
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Brenda Foster has taken it upon herself to rescue abandoned and neglected wolves, and to educate the public about the wolf.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMPG, Wyoming Public Radio, Public Radio Remix, and KUOW


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 00:07:19
  • Purchases: 5
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Edward Humes discussed the greening of Walmart.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Jun 02, 2011
  • Length: 00:24:24
  • Purchases: 2
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Michael Ellis, from the sustainability consulting firm GreenOrder, discusses how companies can work with employees to make sure they're onboard wit...

  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:18
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Mainers see cougars all the time. Here's the problem: There are no cougars in Maine.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WMPG


  • Added: May 27, 2011
  • Length: 00:09:15
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Hawthorn Tree, Credit: Google Images
Trees add shade, enjoyment, beauty and even value to property. They also serve as homes to wildlife. On the High Plains, there are some trees tha...

  • Added: May 11, 2011
  • Length: 00:01:52
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Japan's recent tsunami and nuclear disaster have devastated its fishing industry. Fish are at the heart of Japanese culture, yet worldwide stocks o...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2011
  • Length: 00:02:00
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Before Katrina, Sharon Hanshaw owned a beauty salon and lived in a house on a tree-lined street. All that all changed when the hurricane hit Biloxi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN, New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, KOSU, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2011
  • Length: 00:54:00
  • Purchases: 7