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Famed Novelist Chuck Palahniuk, Author Lidia Yuknavitch, Indie rock band Blouse.
Bought by Rhythm & News Service
- Added: Feb 03, 2012
- Length: 00:59:00
- Purchases: 1
It starts with a Human Monkey.
- Added: Jan 25, 2012
- Length: 01:58:00
- Purchases: 5
Actor / writer / composer David Ingber has created musicals about Zombies, and Fantasy Football, an ESPN web series, and several screenplays. He ch...
- Added: Jan 21, 2012
- Length: 00:58:04
January 28 (1986) marks the anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. February 1 (2003) is the anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columb...
- Added: Jan 20, 2012
- Length: 00:55:51
When an Indonesian octopus mimics poisonous fish, a smaller fish takes advantage.
- Added: Jan 17, 2012
- Length: 00:01:00
There are many different types of crystals we encounter, ranging from tiny to extremely large in size.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:12:00
Love it or hate it, plastic is hard to avoid. In this episode we take a look at plastic made from corn and find out just how biodegradable it reall...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:12:04
Before pharmaceuticals existed, all medicines had to come from natural sources—like plants. On this episode, we focus on such remedies.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:13:15
In this episode, a celebration of meat: segments on an all-natural meat tenderizer, BBQ'ed carcinogens, and the history of steak.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:11:55
In this episode we are visited by the ghosts of chemistry's past, present, and future, who teach us about Greek fire, red sludge, and the future of...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:13:46
In this episode we learn about the history and future of nuclear power, in the U.S. and abroad.
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:11:12
In honor of Black History Month, we reveal the lesser known accomplishments of George Washington Carver, and also pull from our oral history collec...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:11:57
This episode wonders if it's becoming chic to be a geek. First, we see how pop culture portrayals of scientists have boosted their reputations with...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:11:21
California is facing a $13 billion budget shortfall over the next year and a half, and it’s safe to say that the pain will be felt across public se...
Bought by WAMC
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:06:35
- Purchases: 1
This episode explores two very different ways people hope to protect future harvests. First, follow us to the Doomsday Vault, which protects 700,00...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:12:06
Trick or treat! On this episode of Distillations we give you a taste of both. First, try to choke back our explanation of a Dutch candy that featur...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:13:16
How did we get here and who else is out there? These questions have nagged at humans for centuries. On this episode of Distillations we explore ear...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:12:09
Cheers! On today's episode of Distillations we belly up to the bar to learn about distilled spirits. Then we look ahead to the next morning to dete...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:13:20
On this episode of Distillations we go straight to the source ... your DNA. First, we learn how technological advances are putting the dream of a $...
- Added: Jan 16, 2012
- Length: 00:13:29
Citizen voices from the Civic Commons Radio Show, set to hip-hop
- Added: Jan 15, 2012
- Length: 00:03:39
The lighter side of Christianity from Nunsense, Altar Boyz, and more
- Added: Jan 15, 2012
- Length: 00:58:58
Several musicals include the plights of immigrants from the early 20th Century through today.
- Added: Jan 15, 2012
- Length: 00:59:00
4 minute weekly look at musical rarities, oddities and classics, this week's theme is Sadness with Elvis Presley, Tony Bennett and The Soggy Bottom...
- Added: Jan 15, 2012
- Length: 00:03:55
4 minute weekly spin through musical oddities, rarities and classics. This week a quick trip to the hoosegow with The Kingston Trio, Johnny Cash an...
- Added: Jan 15, 2012
- Length: 00:03:53
92-year-old Martin Levin tells his granddaughters Jennifer Goebel and Zoe Crowe about a college classmate he didn't like.
Bought by KUOW
- Added: Jan 13, 2012
- Length: 00:01:41
- Purchases: 1
