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    <title>KQED's QUEST Science Radio Podcast</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California.
KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an innovative website and unique education guides. QUEST's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on nine content areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, environment, geology, health, physics and weather.]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series by KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California.
KQED's most ambitious local offering ever, QUEST includes a half-hour weekly HD television program, weekly radio segments, an innovative website and unique education guides. QUEST's geographic coverage spans from Mendocino to Monterey and from Sacramento to Santa Clara, and focuses on nine content areas: astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, environment, geology, health, physics and weather.]]></itunes:summary>
    <itunes:subtitle>QUEST is a TV, radio, web, and education series from KQED that explores the most important trends and issues in science, environment and nature in Northern California. Visit our website at kqed.org/quest.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Catching the Drift - Part Two</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Conflicts over pesticide use have increased as new suburbs push up against farming areas in California. In the second part of our series, Sasha Khokha looks at how community residents are looking to document the impact of pesticides on their own health when those chemicals drift off the farm.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:17:57 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Conflicts over pesticide use have increased as new suburbs push up against farming areas in California. In the second part of our series, Sasha Khokha looks at how community residents are looking to document the impact of pesticides on their own health when those chemicals drift off the farm.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Catching the Drift</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Every year California farmers spray more than 150 million pounds of pesticides to keep insects from ravaging crops like almonds, oranges, and grapes. But when those toxins drift onto nearby farmworkers and communities, they sicken hundreds of people each year. California legislators tried to fix the problem five years ago, but new laws don't appear to have made much of a difference.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:52:16 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every year California farmers spray more than 150 million pounds of pesticides to keep insects from ravaging crops like almonds, oranges, and grapes. But when those toxins drift onto nearby farmworkers and communities, they sicken hundreds of people each year. California legislators tried to fix the problem five years ago, but new laws don't appear to have made much of a difference.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Predicting the Next Big One</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It's been twenty years since the Loma Prieta Earthquake ravaged downtown Santa Cruz and damaged San Francisco's Marina District and the Bay Bridge. QUEST looks at the dramatic improvements in earthquake prediction technology since 1989. But what can be done with ten seconds of warning?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:21:34 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's been twenty years since the Loma Prieta Earthquake ravaged downtown Santa Cruz and damaged San Francisco's Marina District and the Bay Bridge. QUEST looks at the dramatic improvements in earthquake prediction technology since 1989. But what can be done with ten seconds of warning?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>How to Identify a Bullet</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Last month, the FBI released a report showing violent crime has dropped for the second year in a row... down nearly two percent in 2008, from a year earlier. Still, many homicide cases go unsolved. A new technology called "bullet microstamping" aims to help change that. But will it work?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:14:27 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Last month, the FBI released a report showing violent crime has dropped for the second year in a row... down nearly two percent in 2008, from a year earlier. Still, many homicide cases go unsolved. A new technology called "bullet microstamping" aims to help change that. But will it work?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>Soundscapes of National Parks</title>
      <description><![CDATA[This week, conservationists will issue a list of the most endangered national parks, including some in California. There are many ways to measure the health of a park, including the air and the water. This week, Craig Miller looks at an often overlooked vital sign &mdash; the sound.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:27:22 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week, conservationists will issue a list of the most endangered national parks, including some in California. There are many ways to measure the health of a park, including the air and the water. This week, Craig Miller looks at an often overlooked vital sign &mdash; the sound.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>bernie krause,climate watch,death valley,Great Sand Dunes National Park,national park,nps,QUEST,quiet,sound,kqed,KQED,KQED FM,Quest,San Francisco,California</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>5:39</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Predicting Swine Flu</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Why do some people get severely sick from swine flu and others barely feel it? As flu season ramps up, scientists at UCSF's Viral Discovery Center are racing to learn more about the 2009 H1N1 virus, including how it's evolving, and whether our current treatments will remain effective.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:15:50 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Why do some people get severely sick from swine flu and others barely feel it? As flu season ramps up, scientists at UCSF's Viral Discovery Center are racing to learn more about the 2009 H1N1 virus, including how it's evolving, and whether our current treatments will remain effective.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>5:43</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Personalized Medicine</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We all know that, thanks to our DNA, each of us is a little bit different. Some of those differences are obvious, like eye and hair color, but others are not so obvious, like how our bodies react to medication. Researchers are beginning to look at how to tailor medical treatments to our genetic profiles. Some of the biggest breakthroughs have been in cancer treatment, as Lauren Sommer reports.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:51:17 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
      <guid>http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/151/510204/112837600/KQED_112837600.mp3</guid>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We all know that, thanks to our DNA, each of us is a little bit different. Some of those differences are obvious, like eye and hair color, but others are not so obvious, like how our bodies react to medication. Researchers are beginning to look at how to tailor medical treatments to our genetic profiles. Some of the biggest breakthroughs have been in cancer treatment, as Lauren Sommer reports.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>5:43</itunes:duration>
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      <title>The Politics of Green Wine</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Wine grapes are one of the most sprayed crops in California. A growing number of farmers are choosing not to spray and are doing other things for the environment, too. The challenge is there are now so many choices when it comes to green wines, it can be baffling for the eco-conscious consumer. Organic, sustainable, biodynamic, natural... what does it all mean?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:54:19 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Wine grapes are one of the most sprayed crops in California. A growing number of farmers are choosing not to spray and are doing other things for the environment, too. The challenge is there are now so many choices when it comes to green wines, it can be baffling for the eco-conscious consumer. Organic, sustainable, biodynamic, natural... what does it all mean?]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>5:48</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Getting to Zero Waste</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A few weeks from now, San Francisco residents will start facing warnings, and even fines, if they fail to recycle, as the city - like many in California - aims to keep ever more garbage out of its landfills. But, after twenty years of curbside recycling and, more recently, composting programs, Californians produce more waste than ever. Amy Standen reports, recycling can only take us so far.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:59:02 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
      <guid>http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/151/510204/112457915/KQED_112457915.mp3</guid>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[A few weeks from now, San Francisco residents will start facing warnings, and even fines, if they fail to recycle, as the city - like many in California - aims to keep ever more garbage out of its landfills. But, after twenty years of curbside recycling and, more recently, composting programs, Californians produce more waste than ever. Amy Standen reports, recycling can only take us so far.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <title>New Nuclear</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In California, nuclear power has long been a subject that's "radioactive." But recent polls suggest that Californians may finally be warming up to the idea and a new study suggests that a clean energy future may not happen without it. Craig Miller reports on the prospects for a "nuclear revival" in the Golden State.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:41:42 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
      <guid>http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/151/510204/112418132/KQED_112418132.mp3</guid>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In California, nuclear power has long been a subject that's "radioactive." But recent polls suggest that Californians may finally be warming up to the idea and a new study suggests that a clean energy future may not happen without it. Craig Miller reports on the prospects for a "nuclear revival" in the Golden State.]]></itunes:summary>
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