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Skeptic Check: Hostile Climate
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Hostile Climate, Credit: Seth Shostak
It’s a record we didn’t want to break. Carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is at an all-time high. Meanwhile an op-ed in a leading new...

Bought by KVSC and WOUB


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Riddles from the Border Regions, 5/18/13
From: Joan VanBuskirk
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FINGERS WEAR TAP SHOES ...

Bought by KRCB-FM


  • Added: May 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
22 - Greg asks, "How can I have strong, secure passwords?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Protecting your usernames and passwords is as important now as locking your car. What are you doing to keep your online accounts safe?
Lately in the news it seems that all of the major sites are getting hacked and your passwords are being compromised. What should you do to keep you...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Going Viral
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Going Viral, Credit: Seth Shostak
Discover how viruses go from birds to pigs to you, how fossil viruses got into your genome, whether E.T. might be a virus, and what it takes for id...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Stomach This
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Stomach This, Credit: Seth Shostak
Not all conversation is appropriate for the dinner table – and that includes, strangely enough, the subject of eating. Yet, what happens during th...

Bought by KREV-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WNJR


  • Added: May 06, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
21 - Alex asks, "What is The Cloud?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: What is "The Cloud?"
The Cloud is a tech term that we constantly hear in advertising, but what does it really mean? What is 'The Cloud' and how can normal users take ad...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 05, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
20 - Michelle asks, How can I lower my data usage on my iPhone?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
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Smart phones put the Internet at your fingertips, allowing you to check your email and surf the web from anywhere with the power of 3G and 4G. Howe...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
19 - Christine asks, "Should I change web browsers?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: So many choices!
What Internet browser do you use? There are dozens to choose from, and many offer unique features. So which one is best for you? Ray Hollister and...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
18 - Heidi asks "What is Kickstarter?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Kickstarter.com
Heidi wants to know what this Kickstarter thing she keeps hearing about on Facebook is. Why are people asking her for money? Ray Hollister and Tom ...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
17 - Mike asks "How do I protect my computer from these security problems with Java I keep hearing about?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
Caption: Disable Java now!
Mike has heard a lot of news recently about companies being hacked by people using security flaws in Java, but isn't sure what Java is. What does h...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rock Star Autobiographies
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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We've discussed rockumentaries before on Rock School, but this week, we'll be talking about rock star autobiographies. Every artist we'll be talkin...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
What Makes A Song a Hit?
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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So what does make a song a hit? Dr. Burns and Beth West along with special guests, Father Cayet Mangiaracina - co-author of Hello Mary Lou, Paul Sa...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 01, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
De-Extinction Show
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: De-Extinction Show, Credit: Seth Shostak
Maybe goodbye isn’t forever. Get ready to mingle with mammoths and gaze upon a ground sloth. Scientists want to give some animals a round-trip ti...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, KVSC, KREV-LP, KSKQ, and WNJR


  • Added: Apr 29, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/27/13
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THE WORLD IS HELD ...

Bought by KRCB-FM


  • Added: Apr 25, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rockumentaries
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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This week's Rock School will be all about documentaries pertaining to rock bands. We'll be discussing and analyzing many different "Rockumentaries"...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Deep Time
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Deep Time, Credit: Seth Shostak
Think back, way back. Beyond last week to what was happening on Earth 100 million years ago or earlier. It’s hard to fathom such enormous stretch...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WNJR, KREV-LP, WOUB, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Beat: Mark Christensen - "The Next Class"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE
Series: The Beat
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Mark Christensen is a published author, and a long time educator. He is Professor of English at Bemidji State University where is particular intere...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2013
  • Length: 01:49
Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Skeptic Check: Forget with the Program, Credit: Seth Shostak
Just remember this: Even our memories of dramatic events that seem to burn themselves directly into our brain are riddled with errors.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, WNJR, and KVSC


  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Seth's Wine Cellar
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Seth's Wine Cellar, Credit: Seth Shostak
In this potpourri show: from atomic clocks … to solar storms … to gold particles that might make gasoline obsolete … there are lots of science surp...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, Royalton Community Radio, KSKQ, and WNJR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
Riddles from the Border Regions, 4/6/13
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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IT FLIES WITHOUT WINGS...

Bought by KRCB-FM


  • Added: Apr 04, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Rock Star Pseudonyms
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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We all know rock stars can't just be themselves ALL the time, so it's only natural they use a pseudonym. Let's listen to L'angelo Misterioso (Georg...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Record Contracts
From: KSLU
Series: Rock School
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What makes it possible for you to get the music you love, the money the record labels love, and the publicity that artists love? Contracts, of cour...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
16 - Franklin asks "How do I make my Gmail login more secure?"
From: Deemable Tech
Series: Deemable Tech (3:30)
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What if someone hacked into your email, and stole all of your personal information? Luckily, many sites like Gmail and Facebook offer an extra laye...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Apr 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
Anthropocene and Heard
From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science
Caption: Anthropocene and Heard, Credit: Seth Shostak
Why climate change and loss of biodiversity may mean goodbye to the "Holocene," and hello to a new geologic epoch, the "Age of Man."

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WNJR, and Royalton Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2013
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
Riddles from the Border Regions, 3/30/13
From: Joan VanBuskirk
Series: Riddles from the Border Regions
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THIS SMALL PATCH OF PLUMAGE ...

Bought by KRCB-FM


  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1

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