%s1 / %s2

Playlist: 1 to 3 minute possibilities

Compiled By: Brian Arlt

Caption: PRX default Playlist image
No text

90 Second Naturalist - October 2018 Modules

From WGUC/ WVXU | Part of the The 90-Second Naturalist series | 34:30

90-second modules that celebrate the natural world and bring the wonder of nature into daily life.

Nsn_logo_prx_small

The 90 Second Naturalist connects to listeners' innate love of nature through compelling stories that entertain, inform and promote interaction with the natural world.

 

Hosted by Thane Maynard, Executive Director of the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, the 90 second modules present a bite-sized look at the world's wonders.

 

The modules are self contained and can fit easily into any format. They are produced to air each weekday and are available by month.

GN_4.54_FutureFood

From Good News Good Planet | Part of the Good News Good Planet - Season 4 series | 02:30

IKEA makes alternative delicious foods for the future.

Gn_logo_text_square_small Swedish furniture company makes delicious alternative vegetarian foods for their stores and for the future. 

How Leaves Change Color

From Dr. Ainissa Ramirez | Part of the Science Underground series | 02:00

The color of a leaf is a dance as one molecule exits and others make their way to center stage.

Autumn_leaves_small

Inside the leaf is chlorophyll, a green molecule, which trees use to turn sunlight into energy to grow. That green chlorophyll molecule works hard during the hot days. However, as the temperature drops at night and the amount of sunshine lessens, the trees know it is time to shut down for the winter. The chlorophyll in the leaves starts to break down and the green color starts to exit the leaf.

One secret about leaves is that hidden underneath the green molecule are other molecules that make the colors of yellow and orange. As the temperature drops, these colors are revealed. As for the reds and purple colors in leaves, they come from other molecules that the tree starts to make as the cold temperatures kick in.

Wild Bird Song Learning

From Science Update | Part of the Science Update series | 01:00

A new study shows that birds can learn from recordings in the wild.

Sciupdate_sm2_small A new study shows that birds can learn from recordings in the wild.

Sound Ecology Mountain Beaver

From Jessica Eden | Part of the Sound Ecology series | 01:30

The mountain beaver is an important part of ecosystem health.
Research Ecologist Bill Zielinski wrote this segment about this little-known mammal.

Sound_ecology_logo_small The mountain beaver is an important part of ecosystem health. Research Ecologist Bill Zielinski wrote this segment about this little-known mammal.

Go Native In The Garden

From Catalina Island Conservancy | Part of the July 2014 - Isla Earth Radio Series series | 01:30

So, you want to get out and freshen up your garden a tad. Great! But, before you begin planting willy nilly, take a moment and consider if what you're planting is native, or exotic, and if those plants could take control of your garden and wreak havoc on the entire ecosystem of your neighborhood. Not a good situation for all the critters and plants.

Japanese_knotwood_small So, you want to get out and freshen up your garden a tad. Great! But, before you begin planting willy nilly, take a moment and consider if what you're planting is native, or exotic, and if those plants could take control of your garden and wreak havoc on the entire ecosystem of your neighborhood. Not a good situation for all the critters and plants. A number of exotic plants sold at the local nursery are actually invasive, and can take over your garden...

Herbs and Plants as Medicine

From Judy Fossum | Part of the High Plains Home & Yard series | 01:54

While plants and herbs bring beauty to a home, many of them also have medicinal qualities that bring health and healing. This show in the series talks about some herbs and plants that are used as medicine.

Potted-herbs2_small While plants and herbs bring beauty to a home, many of them also have medicinal qualities that bring health and healing. This show in the series talks about some herbs and plants that are used as medicine.

36: Cougar Screams

From Trace Kerr | Part of the Brain Junk series | 02:06

Cougars are beautiful and stealthy solitary hunters. Until they want to mate. Then they sound like a person being run through a garbage compactor. Have a listen.

Brain_junk_words_orange_lightbulb_logo_small Cougars are beautiful and stealthy solitary hunters. Until they want to mate. Then they sound like a person being run through a garbage compactor. Have a listen.

33: Annoying People

From Trace Kerr | Part of the Brain Junk series | 02:06

Welcome to the wonderful world of Brain Storms. Short, funny and TO THE POINT. Today is brought to you by those people who make you crazy and why your brain thinks they are moving soooo slooooow.

Brain_junk_words_orange_lightbulb_logo_small Welcome to the wonderful world of Brain Storms. Short, funny and TO THE POINT. Today is brought to you by those people who make you crazy and why your brain thinks they are moving soooo slooooow.

Shelf Discovery: The Moroccan Girl by Charles Cumming

From Kristin Dreyer Kramer | Part of the Shelf Discovery series | 03:00

On this week's Shelf Discovery, Kristin travels the world with an amateur spy in Charles Cumming's The Moroccan Girl.

Themoroccangirl_small Each week on Shelf Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kamer offers listeners a brief look inside the pages of a new book. From mysteries to memoirs, classics to chick lit, busy readers are sure to find plenty of picks to add to their shelves. On this week's show, Kristin travels the world with an amateur spy in Charles Cumming's The Moroccan Girl.

To read the full review, visit NightsAndWeekends.com.

Reel Discovery: Captain Marvel

From Kristin Dreyer Kramer | Part of the Reel Discovery series | 03:00

On the latest Reel Discovery, Kristin suits up with Marvel’s first female-led superhero adventure, Captain Marvel.

Captainmarvel_small Each week on Reel Discovery, host Kristin Dreyer Kramer takes a quick look at the latest in movies -- from the hottest new blockbusters to little-known indies and even Blu-ray releases. Whether you prefer explosive action movies or quiet dramas, you're sure to discover something worth watching. On the latest show, Kristin suits up with Marvel’s first female-led superhero adventure, Captain Marvel.

To read the full review, visit NightsAndWeekends.com.

Rebel Yell

From The World According to Sound | Part of the The World According to Sound series | 01:38

The confederate war cry resembled "a foxhunt yip mixed up with sort of a banshee squall."

Final_round_06_small A miniature radio show that tells stories with sounds instead of, well, with stories. Every ninety-second episode is about a different sound. We might hear earth whistlers, mudpots, or bridges; a dying language, a forgotten language, or a way to communicate without words; what it's like to have auditory hallucinations, hearing loss, or tinnitus; famous music made by accident, by a murderer, or by a computer; or the call of the world's loneliest whale. We release new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday. www.theworldaccordingtosound.org .

587-Quiet Sun

From Albert Grauer | Part of the Travelers In The Night series | 02:00

Images of the quiet Sun during a solar minimum make it look like a relatively static peaceful place. Occasionally during solar minimum, at the Cosmic Campground, in New Mexico, on a clear moonless night, you can easily see to walk around without a flashlight and with a DSLR camera photograph the sky which to the camera appears to be covered with orange and green cirrus clouds through which you can see the Milky Way.

Nasa-sun-chromosphere_small Please see the transcript.