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Caption: Getting cultural theory out of the books and putting it into your ears!
The Tympanic Eclipse is an audio series that brings cultural theory out of its stuffy scholarly tomes, and puts it into your ears. Together with e...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2012
  • Length: 49:12
Caption: Ranson Rideout, Credit: J.R. Warmkessel
Ransom tells us about being sworn in by James Stewart and his early days of flying

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 06:17
Caption: Kas Osterbuhr
Kas tells us about the US Airway's Flight 1549 Hudson River accident, how the system worked when it was most needed.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 07:28
Caption: As the Worlds Turn, Credit: Seth Shostak
If you’re itching to get away from it all, really get away from it all, have we got some exotic destinations for you. From Mars to Jupiter’s moon...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 15, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: A-12
Paul Suhler tells us about the various modification's made to the SR-71, including a drone launched off it's back, the interceptor and bomber variant.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 06:16
Caption: Max Trescott
Max Trescott reflects on the G1000 Glass Panel.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
Caption: Neil Brooks, Credit: J.R. Warmkessel
Neil Books tells is about his time flying a 727.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:12
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Scott Barrett gives an overview of the international climate regime to reduce greenhouse gases.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 11, 2012
  • Length: 30:17
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: [Rectangular Container] Thinking, Credit: Seth Shostak
Discover the original thinking that led to the discovery of dark matter and the invention of a.c. power grids, disinfectant, and the Greek “death r...

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


  • Added: Oct 08, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
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Computer Talk Radio weekly show for the broadcast week starting October 6th, 2012. Benjamin Rockwell, the computer nerd and expert, opens with the ...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2012
  • Length: 54:00
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Tom Jackson joins us to discuss history alongside the elements, the universe, and mathematics.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Oct 04, 2012
  • Length: 25:16
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Skeptic Check: Mysterious Illness, Credit: Seth Shostak
The strange case of stuttering in Le Roy, N.Y. and an update on the cellphone cancer debate.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KREV-LP


  • Added: Oct 01, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Jason Mark
Have you ever been to the dump? It’s a pretty smelly place. Part of what you’re smelling is methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that’s created as bi...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Robert Cantu discussed recognizing and treating concussions in young athletes.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Sep 26, 2012
  • Length: 25:23
  • Purchases: 2
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Jeffery Brenner, Founder and Executive Director of the Camden Coalition of Healt...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2012
  • Length: 25:00
Caption: Big Data, Credit: Seth Shostak
Big data is revolutionizing research. Learn how it might cure disease, or find ET. But is it a threat to our privacy?

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


  • Added: Sep 24, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Darold Treffert discusses the savant syndrome.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Sep 20, 2012
  • Length: 32:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Mary Gilles discussed the discovery of potassium salts and fungi as seeds for clouds.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Skeptic Check: Energy Vortex, Credit: Seth Shostak
The science behind “mysterious energy,” from magnetic poles to haunted houses, and just what the heck is an “energy vortex” anyway?

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Oh, Rats!, Credit: Seth Shostak
Before you chase it with a broom, consider this: Without the rat, we might miss critical insights into the nature of stress, cancer … and even love...

Bought by KVSC and KREV-LP


  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 54:32
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: The Invisible In-Between, Credit: Seth Shostak
To need air is human. Catch a skydiver in action and discover what’s in supposedly empty interstellar space.

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Sep 03, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Caleb Scharf discusses astrophysics and black holes.

Bought by WRNC-LP and KMXT


  • Added: Aug 29, 2012
  • Length: 27:27
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Skeptic Check: Monster, Magic, and Music, Credit: Seth Shostak
A combo of critical thinking; from tracking Bigfoot and magic’s ability to fool the brain to whether a study about music supports the “Mozart Effec...

Bought by KREV-LP and KVSC


  • Added: Aug 27, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
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Life is everywhere and we have a tough time killing it when sending our spacecraft off to Mars. However, in the lab, life is elusive. We look at th...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Aug 26, 2012
  • Length: 15:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Paleontologist Michael Coates joins us to discuss the End-Devonian extinction and the evolution of limbs and jaws.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Aug 22, 2012
  • Length: 30:29
  • Purchases: 1