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Caption: Dragonfly wearing a "telemetry backpack"
Why itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny backpacks may be the key to understanding how animals capture prey.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Vintage Tomorrow's jacket cover, Credit: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
The late 19th century was an age of rapid technological change. It’s happening again today. Through interviews with experts such as Willaim Gibson,...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 1
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Every drug we take is tested with crab blood. And it all started with a walk on a beach.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC, and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 04, 2012
  • Length: 07:23
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Women working WWII, Credit: Creative Commons
Public radio reporter Ashley Milne-Tyte brings you a podcast about women, the workplace and success. In episode one: why we need a show like this, ...

  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 10:11
Caption: The Stairs hydroelectric dam in Big Cottonwood Canyon, one of the oldest sources of electricity for Salt Lake City., Credit: Ross Chambless
Do you know where your electricity comes from?

  • Added: Sep 21, 2011
  • Length: 06:12
Caption: There's quite a story behind D.C.'s first fireproof residence..., Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/josepha/2977738045/
After losing a home and two breweries to fire, one German beermaker vowed not to let history repeat itself... and built an extraordinary house that...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 09, 2011
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 1
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While many of the most-told love stories are fairy tales, hers was real and it changed YOUR life.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2010
  • Length: 03:00
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Acclaimed jazz guitarist Pat Metheny plugs to the Orchestrion, a massive instrument based on the old player piano orchestrations of yore.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Ben Neill is the sole player of an instrument called the mutantrumpet. It has three different bells, two sets of valves, a mini-trombone slide and ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2009
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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A medium length audio documentary that discusses the impact of online gaming on today's society through a 'This American Life' style of storytelling.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2009
  • Length: 21:39
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A look at Free Geek, an organization that is giving ewaste a new life.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2009
  • Length: 13:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Urban farming for sustainable food sources

  • Added: Nov 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:45
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A new view of medieval garbage

  • Added: Oct 27, 2008
  • Length: 02:51
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A Short List inspired by modern life - Perfect for they day after a long vacation

  • Added: Feb 23, 2008
  • Length: 01:03
Caption: Carl Stiansen and Sir Patrick Moore
Sir Patrick Moore talks about his life in astronomy, life on Mars, and playing music with Einstein.

  • Added: Feb 19, 2008
  • Length: :18
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From Digital cameras to Magic lanterns and back again

  • Added: Oct 15, 2007
  • Length: 08:38
Caption: Inside Technology
Guadeloupe uses Geothermal heat to create islands' energy source

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 07:59
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You can cheat a polygraph exam, but you can't cheat the examiner.

  • Added: Dec 18, 2006
  • Length: 06:30
Caption: Inside Technology
A look at our emailing habits

  • Added: Dec 07, 2006
  • Length: 05:06
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Growing meat without killing animals for food.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2006
  • Length: 01:56
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Tiny tornados could make a big, helpful impact.

  • Added: Oct 22, 2006
  • Length: 01:50
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What if weight gain were actually caused by a virus?

  • Added: Oct 16, 2006
  • Length: 01:55
Caption: Inside Technology
New voter databases may leave some registered voters off the list

Bought by WSCS-FM


  • Added: Sep 18, 2006
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 1
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A short introduction to the wonderful world of maps

Bought by PRX to iTunes, KUOW, and KTNA


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 3
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Tucson artist Mat Bevel muses on his sculptures, performances and the philosophy of making beauty out of trash.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2006
  • Length: 07:38