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Stars have always been an inspiration for songwriters, and this week on Afterglow, we’ll explore those Stardust melodies written by Hoagy Carmichae...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00

  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 02:00
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The WTIP Boundary Waters Podcast team was all set to return to Canoecopia 2020 in Madison, Wisc. However, the event – scheduled for March 13-15 – w...

  • Added: Dec 04, 2020
  • Length: 52:37
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Juan Martinez grew up in South Central L.A. in the early nineties. He was struggling to find his way until he traded detention for a pack of jalape...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Jul 07, 2020
  • Length: 10:09
  • Purchases: 2
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NFL Legend, Heisman Trophy Winner Ricky Williams talks Celestial Bodies, and teaches us Astrology 101. We share thoughts on the growing Awareness o...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Apr 02, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A Moment of Science
Oxygen as a Biosignature for Alien Life

  • Added: May 21, 2019
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Oct 22, 2018
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00

  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
Caption: Born Legacy, Credit: Seth Shostak
We know how the stars shine, but how do you make a star? We take an all-night ride on SOFIA, a high-flying observatory, to watch astronomers inves...

Bought by WTJU, CHSR-FM 97.9, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KTSW 89.9, WMUU-LP and more


  • Added: Sep 04, 2017
  • Length: 54:30
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: Lydia Tenaglia & Jeremiah Tower, San Francisco, CA 4/27/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Jeremiah Tower and Lydia Tenaglia talk cranberries, kidneys, and why a meal is more than just food.

  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 16:33
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Of the 88 constellations officially recognized by Western astronomy, 40 of them are named after animals — 43 if you count the mythical animals. We’...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2017
  • Length: 49:17
Caption: Amy Ryan
Two short plays. In Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn’s Fifth Planet, a professional astronomer played by Amy Ryan (Birdman; Gone, Baby, Gone) an...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Jan 15, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Deane Morrison is a science writer at the University of Minnesota, where she authors the Minnesota Starwatch column. The Sun is the most dominatin...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:42
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Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. Are we experiencing the end of night?

Bought by WJCT, WTJU, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
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Eight out of 10 children born in America today will never know a night sky dark enough to see the Milky Way. Are we experiencing the end of night?

Bought by WCNY and KAZU Seaside, Calif.


  • Added: Oct 07, 2013
  • Length: 53:54
  • Purchases: 2
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In the past decade, dark sky festivals have become attractions in parks across the U.S. 

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KUOW, KFAI Minneapolis, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Feb 24, 2012
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 6
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Lake Superior is already warmer than usual for this time of year. As people migrate to the big lake for a stroll or picnic, there are plenty of uni...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:13
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Ken Croswell discussed the life of stars.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Oct 28, 2009
  • Length: 25:10
  • Purchases: 1