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KUOW broadcast the Washington Talking Book and [[Braille]] Library's Evergreen [[Radio reading service|Radio Reading Service]] to blind and handicapped listeners on its 67kHz [[subcarrier]], until the service's closure on August 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cuta |first=Frank |date=August 15, 2014 |title=Evergreen Radio Reading Service Ending |url=http://www.wtbbl.org/Evergreen-Radio-Reading-Service-Ending.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107025420/http://www.wtbbl.org/Evergreen-Radio-Reading-Service-Ending.aspx |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |website=[[Washington Talking Book & Braille Library]] |language=en-US}}</ref> KUOW was one of three major FM stations in Washington to do so; [[KPBX-FM]] in Spokane and [[KFAE-FM]] in Yakima were the others.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 20, 2012 |title=How Do I Receive the Evergreen Radio Reading Service? |url=http://www.wtbbl.org/ERRShow.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220041456/http://www.wtbbl.org/ERRShow.aspx |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |website=[[Washington Talking Book & Braille Library]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
KUOW broadcast the Washington Talking Book and [[Braille]] Library's Evergreen [[Radio reading service|Radio Reading Service]] to blind and handicapped listeners on its 67kHz [[subcarrier]], until the service's closure on August 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cuta |first=Frank |date=August 15, 2014 |title=Evergreen Radio Reading Service Ending |url=http://www.wtbbl.org/Evergreen-Radio-Reading-Service-Ending.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107025420/http://www.wtbbl.org/Evergreen-Radio-Reading-Service-Ending.aspx |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |website=[[Washington Talking Book & Braille Library]] |language=en-US}}</ref> KUOW was one of three major FM stations in Washington to do so; [[KPBX-FM]] in Spokane and [[KFAE-FM]] in Yakima were the others.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 20, 2012 |title=How Do I Receive the Evergreen Radio Reading Service? |url=http://www.wtbbl.org/ERRShow.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220041456/http://www.wtbbl.org/ERRShow.aspx |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |access-date=May 31, 2015 |website=[[Washington Talking Book & Braille Library]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Music programming ===
* ''The Swing Years and Beyond'': a program that ran from 1968 to 2017 featuring jazz, swing, and blues music from the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 27, 2017 |title=The End of an Era: 'The Swing Years and Beyond' and Vinyl Café' |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-end-of-an-era-the-swing-years-and-beyond-and-vinyl-cafe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211072817/https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-end-of-an-era-the-swing-years-and-beyond-and-vinyl-cafe |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |access-date=February 10, 2022 |website=kuow.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Podcasts ===
=== Podcasts ===


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==== Terrestrial ====
==== Terrestrial ====
Terrestrial is an environmental podcast hosted by Ashley Ahearn and produced by KUOW which ran from April of 2017 until December of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platt |first=John R. |date=June 6, 2017 |title=Six Hard-Hitting Environmental Podcasts: Fill Your Ears and Feed Your Mind With Some Great Environmental Storytelling. |url=https://therevelator.org/environmental-podcasts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115184105/https://therevelator.org/environmental-podcasts/ |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=The Revelator |publisher=[[Center for Biological Diversity]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Ahearn started the podcast because she felt that most [[environmental journalism]] is impersonal and she wanted to explore how individuals cope with [[climate change]] rather than the discouraging state of the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunu |first=Sarah |date=May 2, 2017 |title=Making Environmental Change Personal With Ashley Ahearn |url=https://www.compassscicomm.org/making-environmental-change-personal-with-ashley-ahearn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614032659/https://www.compassscicomm.org/making-environmental-change-personal-with-ashley-ahearn/ |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Compass Science Communication |language=en-US}}</ref> The show interviewed members of the [[Voluntary Human Extinction Movement]] who have chosen not to have children as a means of [[environmentalism]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hester |first=Jessica |date=June 9, 2017 |title=Does It Matter What We Do? A New Podcast and Documentary Take Stock of Individual Choices Against the Backdrop of Immense, Looming Threats. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/-terrestrial-and-wasted-ask-how-much-individual-choices-matter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407152817/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/-terrestrial-and-wasted-ask-how-much-individual-choices-matter |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The show discussed [[Juliana v. United States]], [[Paris Agreement]], and [[eco-anxiety]] experienced by survivors of [[Environmental disaster|environmental disasters]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Feature: Ashley Ahearn '01, Environmental Reporter, Down to Earth - Environmental Reporter Ashley Ahearn '01 Takes on the Personal Stories of Sustainability |url=https://www.spshorae.com/winter-2018-content/2018/3/20/feature-ashley-ahearn-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414152048/https://www.spshorae.com/winter-2018-content/2018/3/20/feature-ashley-ahearn-01 |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Alumni Horae |publisher=[[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Basia |date=October 24, 2017 |title=Combating My Environmental Worry: A Student Finally Finds a Term for Her Fears About the Deteriorating Environment. |url=https://temple-news.com/combating-environmental-worry/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029060123/https://temple-news.com/combating-environmental-worry/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[The Temple News]] |publisher=[[Temple University]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The podcast was nominated for ''Best Green Podcast'' in 2020 at the [[iHeartRadio Podcast Awards]] and was featured on [[Outside (magazine)|''Outside Online'']] as the best environmental podcast of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marquina |first=Sierra |date=January 18, 2020 |title=2020 iHeartradio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-17-2020-iheartradio-podcast-awards-full-list-of-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517110947/https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-17-2020-iheartradio-podcast-awards-full-list-of-winners/ |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=[[iHeartRadio]] |publisher=[[iHeartMedia]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2017 |title=The Best New Podcasts of 2017: As Chosen by Our Editors—and You |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/best-podcasts-2017/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=[[Outside (magazine)|Outside Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Jillian Capewell of ''[[HuffPost]]'' praised the show saying that the podcast is an "informative show in a sound-rich and powerful audioscape" and Rowan Slaney of [[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']] praised the show saying that "it absolutely blew me away."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Capewell |first=Jillian |date=June 23, 2017 |title=Eleven New Podcasts to Refresh Your Summer Playlist: Philosophy, Travel, Curse Words, Random Bits of Knowledge — It's All Here. |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/11-new-podcasts-to-refresh-your-summer-playlist_n_594bfd0ee4b0a3a837be4cf6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407152817/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/11-new-podcasts-to-refresh-your-summer-playlist_n_594bfd0ee4b0a3a837be4cf6 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[HuffPost]] |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Slaney |first=Rowan |date=June 9, 2017 |title=This Middle Eastern Life and Eco Anxiety – Podcasts of the Week: A Selection of Podcasts From Around the World, From the Middle East to Mallorca |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/09/podcasts-of-the-week-middle-east-eco-anxiety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515075307/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/09/podcasts-of-the-week-middle-east-eco-anxiety |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Terrestrial is an environmental podcast hosted by Ashley Ahearn and produced by KUOW which ran from April of 2017 until December of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platt |first=John R. |date=June 6, 2017 |title=Six Hard-Hitting Environmental Podcasts: Fill Your Ears and Feed Your Mind With Some Great Environmental Storytelling. |url=https://therevelator.org/environmental-podcasts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115184105/https://therevelator.org/environmental-podcasts/ |archive-date=November 15, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=The Revelator |publisher=[[Center for Biological Diversity]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Ahearn started the podcast because she felt that most [[environmental journalism]] is impersonal and she wanted to explore how individuals cope with [[climate change]] rather than the discouraging state of the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunu |first=Sarah |date=May 2, 2017 |title=Making Environmental Change Personal With Ashley Ahearn |url=https://www.compassscicomm.org/making-environmental-change-personal-with-ashley-ahearn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614032659/https://www.compassscicomm.org/making-environmental-change-personal-with-ashley-ahearn/ |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Compass Science Communication |language=en-US}}</ref> The show interviewed members of the [[Voluntary Human Extinction Movement]] who have chosen not to have children as a means of [[environmentalism]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hester |first=Jessica |date=June 9, 2017 |title=Does It Matter What We Do? A New Podcast and Documentary Take Stock of Individual Choices Against the Backdrop of Immense, Looming Threats. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/-terrestrial-and-wasted-ask-how-much-individual-choices-matter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407152817/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-09/-terrestrial-and-wasted-ask-how-much-individual-choices-matter |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The show discussed [[Juliana v. United States]], [[Paris Agreement]], and [[eco-anxiety]] experienced by survivors of [[Environmental disaster|environmental disasters]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2018 |title=Feature: Ashley Ahearn '01, Environmental Reporter, Down to Earth - Environmental Reporter Ashley Ahearn '01 Takes on the Personal Stories of Sustainability |url=https://www.spshorae.com/winter-2018-content/2018/3/20/feature-ashley-ahearn-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414152048/https://www.spshorae.com/winter-2018-content/2018/3/20/feature-ashley-ahearn-01 |archive-date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=Alumni Horae |publisher=[[St. Paul's School (New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Basia |date=October 24, 2017 |title=Combating My Environmental Worry: A Student Finally Finds a Term for Her Fears About the Deteriorating Environment. |url=https://temple-news.com/combating-environmental-worry/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029060123/https://temple-news.com/combating-environmental-worry/ |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[The Temple News]] |publisher=[[Temple University]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The podcast was nominated for ''Best Green Podcast'' in 2020 at the [[iHeartRadio Podcast Awards]] and was featured on [[Outside (magazine)|''Outside Online'']] as the best environmental podcast of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marquina |first=Sierra |date=January 18, 2020 |title=2020 iHeartradio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-17-2020-iheartradio-podcast-awards-full-list-of-winners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517110947/https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-17-2020-iheartradio-podcast-awards-full-list-of-winners/ |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=[[iHeartRadio]] |publisher=[[iHeartMedia]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 21, 2017 |title=The Best New Podcasts of 2017: As Chosen by Our Editors—and You |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/best-podcasts-2017/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=[[Outside (magazine)|Outside Online]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Jillian Capewell of ''[[HuffPost]]'' praised the show saying that the podcast is an "informative show in a sound-rich and powerful audioscape" and Rowan Slaney of [[The Guardian|''The Guardian'']] praised the show saying that "it absolutely blew me away."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Capewell |first=Jillian |date=June 23, 2017 |title=Eleven New Podcasts to Refresh Your Summer Playlist: Philosophy, Travel, Curse Words, Random Bits of Knowledge — It's All Here. |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/11-new-podcasts-to-refresh-your-summer-playlist_n_594bfd0ee4b0a3a837be4cf6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407152817/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/11-new-podcasts-to-refresh-your-summer-playlist_n_594bfd0ee4b0a3a837be4cf6 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[HuffPost]] |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Slaney |first=Rowan |date=June 9, 2017 |title=This Middle Eastern Life and Eco Anxiety – Podcasts of the Week: A Selection of Podcasts From Around the World, From the Middle East to Mallorca |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/09/podcasts-of-the-week-middle-east-eco-anxiety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515075307/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/09/podcasts-of-the-week-middle-east-eco-anxiety |archive-date=May 15, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
=== Music programming ===
* ''The Swing Years and Beyond'': a program that ran from 1968 to 2017 featuring jazz, swing, and blues music from the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 27, 2017 |title=The End of an Era: 'The Swing Years and Beyond' and Vinyl Café' |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-end-of-an-era-the-swing-years-and-beyond-and-vinyl-cafe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211072817/https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-end-of-an-era-the-swing-years-and-beyond-and-vinyl-cafe |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |access-date=February 10, 2022 |website=kuow.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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KUOW-FM
Broadcast areaSeattle metropolitan area
Frequency94.9 MHz FM (HD Radio)
BrandingKUOW 94.9
Programming
FormatFM/HD1: News/Talk
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerUniversity of Washington
OperatorKUOW Puget Sound Public Radio
History
First air date
1952
Former frequencies
90.5 MHz (1952-1958)
Call sign meaning
University Of Washington
Technical information
Facility ID66571
ClassC1
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT224 meters (735 ft)
Translator(s)90.7 K214EW Bellingham (KUOW2)
107.3 K297BK Olympia (KUOW 1340)
Repeater(s)KQOW 90.3 FM Bellingham
KUOW 1340 AM Tumwater
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitekuow.org

KUOW-FM (94.9 MHz) is a National Public Radio member station in Seattle, Washington. It is the largest of the three full-fledged NPR member stations in the Seattle and Tacoma media market, with two Tacoma-based stations, KNKX and KVTI being the others. It is a service of the University of Washington, but is operated by KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, a nonprofit community organization. Studios are located on University Way in Seattle's University District, while the transmitter is on Capitol Hill.

History

KUOW lobby

KUOW went on the air in 1952 on 90.5 FM.[1] Its transmitter was on the University of Washington campus atop the Administration Building, now Gerberding Hall. In 1958, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt moved KING-FM to 98.1 and gifted KING's 94.9 FM transmitter and antenna to the Edison Vocational School. That same year, KUOW started using the 94.9 FM transmitter operated by Edison. KUOW is one of the few public radio (or any non-commercial educational) stations in the United States broadcasting on a frequency outside of the reserved band (88–92 MHz; Seattle is also home to KING-FM on 98.1, which became a non-commercial station in 2010).[2] From 1954 until 1987, KUOW was a sister station to educational television outlet (and now PBS member station) KCTS-TV (channel 9); the university spun off KCTS in 1987 and became a community licensee.

In the 1960s, however, KUOW began branching out, adding more news programming. It was a charter member of NPR in 1970. In 1992, it changed format from music to news and information, and in 1999 it moved off campus to its current location on University Way.[3] Also in 1999, UW outsourced the station's operation to Puget Sound Public Radio.

In late March 2020, KUOW "made an editorial decision to stop airing White House briefings on the coronavirus pandemic live on a daily basis."[4] A statement from the station asserted that the decision was not politically based, and their "greater concern was the potential impact of false information on the health and safety of our community."[4]

For several weeks in January and February 2022, a technical glitch with HD Radio caused the infotainment systems of Mazda vehicles made before 2014 and 2017 to only play KUOW's signal and flash repeatedly. Mazda blamed the issue on a missing file extension in KUOW's station logo; KUOW had ruled out a theory that the rollout of 5G networks had interfered with the existing 3G data received by infotainment systems.[5][6]

Audience

KUOW reported that the station served an average of 413,600 listeners each week in 2019, down from 447,100 in 2018.[7] The station also reported that their on-demand audio and podcasts received 2.9 million downloads total.[7]

KUOW-FM broadcasts in HD.[8] On March 7, 2018, KUOW made the decision to discontinue the HD2, HD3, and HD4 subchannels. "KUOW2" continues to be transmitted on translator K214EW 90.7 and KQOW-HD2 in Bellingham, while KUOW Jazz was discontinued.[9] The main analog signal continues to be simulcast on HD1.

KUOW is also carried on the following satellite and broadcast translator stations to improve reception of the station:

Finances

For KUOW's fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, the station reported total revenue of $18,732,286 and total expenses of $18,339,864, for a net gain of $392,422.[10] Its sources of revenue were:[7]

Programs

KUOW broadcast the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library's Evergreen Radio Reading Service to blind and handicapped listeners on its 67kHz subcarrier, until the service's closure on August 15, 2014.[11] KUOW was one of three major FM stations in Washington to do so; KPBX-FM in Spokane and KFAE-FM in Yakima were the others.[12]

Music programming

  • The Swing Years and Beyond: a program that ran from 1968 to 2017 featuring jazz, swing, and blues music from the early 20th century.[13]

Podcasts

  • Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace
  • How to Be a Girl
  • How's Your Day?
  • KUOW Newsroom
  • KUOW Shorts
  • Primed
  • Radioactive
  • Seattle Now
  • Second Wave
  • SoundQs
  • Soundside: Hosted by Libby Denkman. This midday news magazine covers a mix of local, national and international news every weekday (Excluding Fridays).[14]
  • Speakers Forum
  • The Record
  • The Wild With Chris Morgan
  • Week in Review: Hosted by Bill Radke. The Friday edition of The Record.[15]

Terrestrial

Terrestrial is an environmental podcast hosted by Ashley Ahearn and produced by KUOW which ran from April of 2017 until December of 2017.[16] Ahearn started the podcast because she felt that most environmental journalism is impersonal and she wanted to explore how individuals cope with climate change rather than the discouraging state of the world.[17] The show interviewed members of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement who have chosen not to have children as a means of environmentalism.[18] The show discussed Juliana v. United States, Paris Agreement, and eco-anxiety experienced by survivors of environmental disasters.[19][20] The podcast was nominated for Best Green Podcast in 2020 at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards and was featured on Outside Online as the best environmental podcast of 2017.[21][22] Jillian Capewell of HuffPost praised the show saying that the podcast is an "informative show in a sound-rich and powerful audioscape" and Rowan Slaney of The Guardian praised the show saying that "it absolutely blew me away."[23][24]

References

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  2. ^ FM Translators and Boosters Archived December 29, 2017, at the Wayback Machine fcc.gov July 6, 2017
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  13. ^ "The End of an Era: 'The Swing Years and Beyond' and Vinyl Café'". kuow.org. January 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  14. ^ "Soundside". kuow.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  15. ^ "Week In Review". kuow.org. Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  16. ^ Platt, John R. (June 6, 2017). "Six Hard-Hitting Environmental Podcasts: Fill Your Ears and Feed Your Mind With Some Great Environmental Storytelling". The Revelator. Center for Biological Diversity. Archived from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  17. ^ Sunu, Sarah (May 2, 2017). "Making Environmental Change Personal With Ashley Ahearn". Compass Science Communication. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Hester, Jessica (June 9, 2017). "Does It Matter What We Do? A New Podcast and Documentary Take Stock of Individual Choices Against the Backdrop of Immense, Looming Threats". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  19. ^ "Feature: Ashley Ahearn '01, Environmental Reporter, Down to Earth - Environmental Reporter Ashley Ahearn '01 Takes on the Personal Stories of Sustainability". Alumni Horae. St. Paul's School. March 20, 2018. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  20. ^ Wilson, Basia (October 24, 2017). "Combating My Environmental Worry: A Student Finally Finds a Term for Her Fears About the Deteriorating Environment". The Temple News. Temple University. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  21. ^ Marquina, Sierra (January 18, 2020). "2020 iHeartradio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners". iHeartRadio. iHeartMedia. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  22. ^ "The Best New Podcasts of 2017: As Chosen by Our Editors—and You". Outside Online. December 21, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Capewell, Jillian (June 23, 2017). "Eleven New Podcasts to Refresh Your Summer Playlist: Philosophy, Travel, Curse Words, Random Bits of Knowledge — It's All Here". HuffPost. BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  24. ^ Slaney, Rowan (June 9, 2017). "This Middle Eastern Life and Eco Anxiety – Podcasts of the Week: A Selection of Podcasts From Around the World, From the Middle East to Mallorca". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

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