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Operation Acoustic Kitty

At the height of the Cold War, the US Central Intelligence Agency was willing to try just about anything to gain an a...
Written by Greg Bjerg • 22 Aug 2006 • Read →
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Seizure Dogs

There are about fifty-million people worldwide who have epilepsy. Sometimes the condition is severe, but many lead mo...
Written by Jason Bellows • 06 Aug 2006 • Read →
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The Stinkbird Enigma

In South America, in the swamps of the Amazon and Orinoco rivers, lives a very unusual bird. The hoatzin is a phea...
Written by Cynthia Wood • 17 Jul 2006 • Read/Listen →
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Radio’s Revenge!

In 1993, the USAF, US Navy, and the University of Alaska embarked on a joint project called High Frequency Active Aur...
Written by Jason Bellows • 05 Jul 2006 • Read →
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Number Stations

Short wave radio enthusiasts worldwide have heard of the strange and elusive Numbers Channels. It is a name that refe...
Written by Jason Bellows • 04 Jun 2006 • Read →
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The Hobo Code

During times of economic hardship, people turn to the road to see if they can make their luck somewhere else. As such...
Written by Daniel Lew • 27 May 2006 • Read →
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In the Heat of the Moment

In the U.S., violent crime rates are consistently higher in the South than in any other part of the country. It's jus...
Written by Daniel Lew • 11 May 2006 • Read →
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Hadji Ali and the Regurgitators

In the early twentieth century, there was a man of unusual talent known as the Great Regurgitator. His real name was...
Written by Greg Bjerg • 05 May 2006 • Read →
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Before the Big Bang

The Big Bang theory is a major marvel of science. It is a conclusion drawn from the collusion of several scientists’...
Written by Jason Bellows • 28 Apr 2006 • Read →
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Ground Effect Vehicles

Until the project was shelved in 2006, Boeing’s Phantom Works Research and Development unit were developing a concept...
Written by Greg Bjerg • 27 Apr 2006 • Read →
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