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The Kid with the Butterfly Net
From: Justin Huang
Series: What I Did
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Catching insects in college

  • Added: May 08, 2012
  • Length: 04:28
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security (Encore)
From: Making Contact
Caption: Honey Bee on Winter Aconite, Credit: Tie Guy II/ flickr
Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites that we eat. They are vital in our agricultural industry and essential for the survival of the almost ...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
The Mikie Show #48, George
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Here it is, another new show! This time we speak with George Bradley. He is a master of herpetology, meaning he collects, manages, identifies and p...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Feb 08, 2012
  • Length: 28:03
  • Purchases: 1
Bees: The Threatened Link in Food Security
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
It’s Spring Along The North Shore
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
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We are in the full flush of spring. Baby animals, insects on the move, plants blooming -- and the big green-up is upon us. In this edition of North...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE


  • Added: Jun 12, 2011
  • Length: 06:45
  • Purchases: 1
Attracting Pollinators
From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes
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Animals and insects aren’t being altruistic when they pollinate a plant. So how do plants attract and reward them for their services?

Bought by KENW


  • Added: Apr 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 1
Activity Under Our Frozen Lakes
From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology
Caption: Ice on Lake Superior, Credit: Brynn on wikimedia
What goes on in the dark below the ice in frozen lakes? That’s the question Jay Andersen, with WTIP North Shore Community Radio, posed to local nat...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE and KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 07:15
  • Purchases: 2
They Emerge in the Dark
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Portland is Maine’s largest city and busiest hub for travel and immigration. However, in recent years it’s become a haven for a new visitor: the be...

Bought by SALTcast Podcast, WMPG, and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 3
Without bugs there would be no chocolate!
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: SAfari ant
A conversation between David Inoue and Dino Martins about the value of African insects to the worlds favourite things. Without bugs there would be ...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Maggots are our friends
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Mass of maggots
One of the most disgusting creatures is in fact one of the most useful. Join Paula Kahumbu and Dino Martins on a smelly journey of discovery.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2010
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Summer Insects
From: Ed Herrmann
Series: Wake Up and Hear the Roses
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Soothing sounds from the short lived singers of summer - cicadas, crickets, and grasshoppers.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jul 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Saving the Mathews Range in Samburu Kenya
From: Paula Kahumbu
Caption: Samburu men , Credit: Peter Greste
A campfire debate led by WildlifeDirects Director Paula Kahumbu with entomologist Dino martins, mammologist Judith Mbau and local Samburu man Sammy...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
  • Length: 22:00
Insects Galore
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Insects and the world we humans share with them is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. Our guest is anthropologist Hugh Raffles, the author...

  • Added: Jun 07, 2010
  • Length: 29:23
The Mikie Show #8 Tom
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Our guest is one of the greats in sound, Tom Clack. We talk about early days at BBC, MTV and traveling the world to record sounds. He performs the ...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 14, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sexy stalk eyed Flies
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Stalk eyed Fly, Credit: Dino Martins
Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins explains why widely spaced eyes are so sexy - that is if you are a stalk eyed fly. On another dudu safari in Kenya.

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: :54
Lipstick from a bug
From: Paula Kahumbu
Series: The Amazing World of African Insects
Caption: Cochineal Bug
You can't help but love insects when you listen to Kenyan entomologist Dino Martins. In this short piece he explains the natural history of the Coc...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 01:37