April 2009
Monthly Archive
Episode 67: Baseball
Friday 24 Apr 2009
After several long, cold, months baseball season has finally begun! From Philadelphia, the home of 2008 World Series Champions, we bring you a show straight from the ballpark. We’ll take a look at the preservatives that make a classic hot dog last and last, and we’ll explore the chemistry behind performance-enhancing drugs. Producer Ari Daniel Shapiro wraps up the show with a piece on how baseball bats are making use of nanotechnology. Chemical Agent: Anabolic steriods. (For more on the science of sport, check out Episode 26 and Episode 59.)
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Show Clock
00:00 Opening Credits
00:32 Introduction
01:02 Chemical Agent: Anabolic Steriods
03:24 Chemistry in Your Cupboard: Hot Dogs
06:04 Feature: Is That Nanotechnology in Your Bat?
10:40 Closing Credits
Credits
This show was written and researched by Jennifer Dionisio.
Our theme music is composed by Dave Kaufman. Additional music from the PodSafe Music Network and archive.org. Additional music includes ”Hot Doggin,” by Deerfoot (PodSafe) and “Who Cares,” by Bob Thorp (archive.org).
This week’s image is “There are 108 Stitches in a Baseball,” uploaded to flickr.com by B Tal.
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Episode 66: Cleaning Green
Friday 10 Apr 2009
It is officially spring — time to open the windows, let the fresh air in, and sweep those winter blues away! In this episode we learn about acetic acid and its cleaning power — a natural and fairly cheap option to clean your house. Then find out how hard water can make cleaning more difficult, and what you can do about it. And finally, producer Rene Gutel explores the new trend in green dry cleaning. Chemical Agent: Acetic Acid.
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Show Clock
00:00 Opening Credits
00:32 Introduction
00:59 Chemical Agent: Acetic Acid
03:05 Mystery Solved! Hard Water
06:05 Feature: Green Dry Cleaning
11:12 Closing Credits
Credits
This show was written and researched by Eleanor Goldberg.
Our theme music is composed by Dave Kaufman. Additional music from the PodSafe Music Network and archive.org. Additional music includes ”Water In Our Hands – Tiny Mile Remix,” by Dive Index (PodSafe), “House Cleaning Blues,” by Johnny Nicholas (PodSafe), and “Who Cares,” by Eddie Elkins Orchestra (archive.org).
This week’s image is of the outdoor sculpture Big Sweep at the Denver Art Museum.
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