Biology
A fond farewell to circus elephants; then what the circus looks like now
Susan Nance and Duncan Wall Since the Ringling Brothers circus “came to town” in 1882, with their first eleph ...
Air Date: March 11, 2015
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All about dog shows and show dogs
Guests: James Serpell and Katherine Grier The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show starts this weekend. Handlers will lead their dogs ...
Air Date: February 11, 2015
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David Grimm’s “Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs”
Guest: David Grimm [From the Radio Times archive] Last year Americans spent a whopping 55 billio ...
Air Date: January 1, 2015
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Guests: Josh Plotnik and George Wittemyer [From the Radio Times archive] African elephants are b ...
Air Date: December 31, 2014
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Can eating insects save the world?
Guests: Bryan Walsh, Paul Rozin, and Daniella Martin [From the Radio Ti ...
Air Date: December 26, 2014
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Why did the chicken cross the world?
Guest: Andrew Lawler, Dan Charles The average American eats close to 100 pounds of chicken a year. There are thre ...
Air Date: December 12, 2014
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Chris Christie: Will he or won’t he?
Guests: Matt Arco, Matt Katz and Chris Petersen All eyes are on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie this week. Last Friday, he veto ...
Air Date: December 3, 2014
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Protect your landscape from unwanted critters this winter
Winter’s upcoming arrival means lots of hungry herbivores laying waste to your landscape. Mike McGrath discusses how to be ...
Air Date: November 22, 2014
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David Grimm’s “Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs”
Guest: David Grimm [From the Radio Times archive] Last year Americans spent a whopping 55 billio ...
Air Date: November 17, 2014
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Writer Susan Morse on falling in love with a rescued greyhound
Guest: Susan Morse Philadelphia writer Susan Morse was looki ...
Air Date: October 6, 2014
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Plastic in the ocean; protecting the Sargasso Sea
Guests: Captain Charles Moore and David Freestone In a ...
Air Date: September 26, 2014
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Passenger pigeons: the story of the remarkable bird and its extinction
Hour 1 Guests: Joel Greenberg Passenger pigeons once numbered in the billions in N ...
Air Date: September 1, 2014
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Backyard beekeeping and chicken raising
Guests: Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Brian Moyer, Bea Tassot These days, it’s not uncommon to find bee hives and chick ...
Air Date: August 8, 2014
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Off leash: the culture of dog parks
Guests: Rebecca Braglio, Matthew Gilbert Dog parks are popping up all over the country. In the Philadelphia are ...
Air Date: August 5, 2014
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