Biology
Women in Pennsylvania politics; Bears in the ‘burbs
Women candidates were out in force in Pennsylvania’s recent primaries for governor and Congress. Yet five female Democrats lost out t ...
Air Date: June 5, 2014
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Can eating insects save the world?
Guests: Bryan Walsh, Paul Rozin, Daniella Martin Meat consumption is growing wo ...
Air Date: May 30, 2014
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Guests: Andy Baker, Jeffrey Hyson, Meredith Bashaw The Philadelphia zoo just opened a ...
Air Date: May 19, 2014
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How to make compost WITHOUT fall leaves
Mike McGrath shares tips for gardening in the Northwest, using sheep for weed control, how to care for a row of blue sp ...
Air Date: May 3, 2014
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New Guinea’s Birds of Paradise: Survival of the sexiest
Guests: Tim Laman, Edwin Scholes Bold plumage, bizarre courtship dances, wild mating calls — New Guinea’s ...
Air Date: May 2, 2014
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Does your lawn have mysterious runways and chewed up plants? We may have the answer.
Mysterious runways in your lawn? Missing Spring bulbs, and plants chewed close to the ground? Mike McGrath, host of You ...
Air Date: April 26, 2014
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The Quinoa Quarrel; Combating Unruly Squirrels
Guests: Lisa Hamilton and Bill Adler, Jr. The grain quinoa has exploded in popularity spurring an interesting deb ...
Air Date: April 23, 2014
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Dan Gottlieb’s “The Wisdom We’re Born With”
Guest: Dan Gottlieb In his new book T ...
Air Date: April 4, 2014
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Brighten your landscape with forsythia
Mike McGrath explains how to divide hardy hostas, tips and tricks for planting garlic, how to avoid noxious lawn treatm ...
Air Date: March 29, 2014
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Mike McGrath explains the benefits of ladybugs, how to turn a peach pit into a peach tree, why it’s best to keep ...
Air Date: March 22, 2014
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Exxon Valdez disaster 25 years later
Guests: Charles Wohlforth, Brenda Ballachey, David Kennedy On March 23rd, 1989, the Exxon Valdez ...
Air Date: March 21, 2014
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Pennsylvania’s dog law and canine cognition
Guests: Kristen Donmoyer, Daniel Mills Pennsylvania has a ...
Air Date: March 7, 2014
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Monogamy, Love, and What Makes a Happy Marriage
Guests: Arthur Aron and Larry Young [From the Radio Times archives] What makes a happy marriage? ...
Air Date: February 17, 2014
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Guest: John Weller Antarctica’s Ross Sea is one of the most remote locations on Earth. Considered by many to be ...
Air Date: February 12, 2014
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Are opossums dangerous or nature’s helpers?
Is there anything weirder than America’s native marsupial? Mike McGrath, host of You Bet Your Garden, will discuss wh ...
Air Date: February 1, 2014
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