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Thelonious Monk

From: KUT
Series: Views and Brews Liner Notes

Thelonious Monk was an original voice in the shaping the sound of American music. Both his compositions and his inimitable piano playing continue t...

Bought by Public Radio Remix

Nature Deficit Disorder

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: July 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU

Eastern Shore Introduction

From: WHRV
Series: Our Eastern Shore

36 part series that explores the Eastern Shore.

Fish Food

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: April 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Aw, c'mon. Building a lakeside getaway...hurts fish? That sounds...fishy.

Bought by KOSU

Irrawaddy Dolphins

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: April 2012 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Endangered species stories sometimes end happily. Take Southeast Asia's critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, also called the Mekong River dolphin.

Bought by KOSU

Room for Peace

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: November 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Bringing countries together to protect our natural environment looks good on paper. Real good, in fact.

Bought by KOSU

Where the Buffalo Roam

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: June 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Home, home on the range only covers 20 percent of what it used to. That’s worldwide, according to a new study from the World Wildlife Fund. Human e...

Bought by KOSU

Nature Deficit Disorder

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: May 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Remember the days when kids hiked into the woods? Caught tadpoles in a stream, and played tag on the playground? Well, those days are fading fast.

Bought by KOSU

NOVA Minute: Social Robots

From: NOVA
Series: NOVA Minute

Roboticist Cynthia Brazeal makes robots that interact socially with humans—taking cues from people's voices, facial expressions, and body language....

Bought by Radio Newark, KRUA, and Public Radio Remix

Akinori Itagaki: Now Young People Are Talking About Nuclear Power in Japan

From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Series: Messages from Japan

Akinori Adachi is an exchange student from Japan who is currently studying in Maine. He says that before the nuclear crisis in Fukushima caused by ...

Bought by WMPG

Let'r Rip: The Science Behind Tearing Paper

From: WFIU

2-minute science module.

Bought by WTIP

Park for a Day

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: March 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

What if we traded asphalt jungles for grass-phalt jungles? That's happening. One September day each year, on National Park(ing) Day.

Bought by KOSU

King Crabs Go Deep

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: February 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

No crab wants to land in hot water. And scientists are now discovering how true that is.

Bought by KOSU

Nature Provides Clues for Survival

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Believe it or not, sometimes, it’s a good idea to be “as cold as ice.” Take, for example, the arctic ground squirrel. He's a creature that knows a ...

Bought by KOSU

Drinking Ocean Water

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Experts say that as population and water use rise, the world's fresh water supplies are shrinking. Then why don’t we desalinate more sea water and....

Bought by KOSU

Galapagos Conservation Helps Native Species

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Isolated from the rest of the world for most of their existence, the Galapagos Islands are home to more unique plant species than almost any other ...

Bought by KOSU

Water Pollution Cleanup

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: January 2011 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Garbage and noise. Sounds like the latest rock group. But no, turns out the two are much more useful. In fact, garbage and noise are actually being...

Bought by KOSU

Spam

From: WFIU
Series: Security Matters

1-minute segment addressing cybersecurity matters.

Bought by Radio Newark

Protecting Mobile Devices

From: WFIU
Series: Security Matters

1-minute segment addressing cybersecurity matters.

Bought by Radio Newark

Irrawaddy Dolphins

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: December 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Endangered species stories sometimes end happily. Take Southeast Asia's critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, also called the Mekong River dolph...

Bought by KOSU and KWMR-FM

Rice Growers Go Dry

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Did you know rice doesn’t need to grow in water? In fact, the main reason for rice paddies is to prevent weeds.

Bought by KOSU

Bale House

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Why build a house when you can grow one? So says sustainable building designers at Britain's University of Bath. They recently created a home from ...

Bought by KOSU

Endangered Bengal Florican

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: November 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Cambodia's endangered "whispering bird," the Bengal Florican, now has a whisper...of hope!

Bought by KOSU

Don’t Flush -- Ballast, That Is

From: Pat Maxwell
Series: July 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series

Don't flush! At least not your ship's ballast tanks. In port, cargo ships load tons of seawater into ballast tanks that add weight to balance the s...

Bought by KOSU and WTIP

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