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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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    <itunes:author>KQED</itunes:author>
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    <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:44:42 -0500</lastBuildDate>
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      <title>Oil Spill Anniversary</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It's been a year since 53,000 gallons of oil from the Cosco Busan cargo ship spilled into the San Francisco Bay. More than half of that heavy bunker fuel is still around. Now, one challenge is trying to put the long-term effects of the spill into dollar terms, and then seek a settlement with the ship's owners. Officials say this work may set the national standard for handling man-made crises.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:44:42 -0500</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's been a year since 53,000 gallons of oil from the Cosco Busan cargo ship spilled into the San Francisco Bay. More than half of that heavy bunker fuel is still around. Now, one challenge is trying to put the long-term effects of the spill into dollar terms, and then seek a settlement with the ship's owners. Officials say this work may set the national standard for handling man-made crises.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>5:42</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Condor Return</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Fire recently scorched much of the Big Sur area - and it also threatened one of the rarest birds in the world. The California condor sanctuary in Big Sur went up in flames. Although the birds were rescued, scientists have a major job rebuilding holding pens and other equipment. But California has a lot of condor lovers, and money and volunteers have been pouring in.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:16:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Fire recently scorched much of the Big Sur area - and it also threatened one of the rarest birds in the world. The California condor sanctuary in Big Sur went up in flames. Although the birds were rescued, scientists have a major job rebuilding holding pens and other equipment. But California has a lot of condor lovers, and money and volunteers have been pouring in.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>5:57</itunes:duration>
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      <title>The Hayward Fault: A Tectonic Timebomb</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It was 19 years ago this month that the earth shook so violently under Santa Cruz and San Francisco that portions of a major highway and a segment of the Bay Bridge collapsed. Sixty three people died. Even though we generally are aloof to the possibility of a major temblor, the reality is we are surrounded by active faults and one East Bay faultline has geologists particularly worried.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:14:43 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It was 19 years ago this month that the earth shook so violently under Santa Cruz and San Francisco that portions of a major highway and a segment of the Bay Bridge collapsed. Sixty three people died. Even though we generally are aloof to the possibility of a major temblor, the reality is we are surrounded by active faults and one East Bay faultline has geologists particularly worried.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>5:59</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Big Solar on the Ballot</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Proposition 7 is all about renewable energy generation. The initiative requires all utilities to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable energy by 2010 and 50 percent by 2025 and speeds up approval of renewable energy plants. You would think most leading environmental groups would be on board &mdash; but many are not.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:54:23 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Proposition 7 is all about renewable energy generation. The initiative requires all utilities to generate 20 percent of their power from renewable energy by 2010 and 50 percent by 2025 and speeds up approval of renewable energy plants. You would think most leading environmental groups would be on board &mdash; but many are not.]]></itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:duration>5:33</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Sea Lion Rescue</title>
      <description><![CDATA[As emblematic of Northern California as cable cars and cracked crab, sea lions are a big attraction at San Francisco's Pier 39 and Monterey's Cannery Row. But many of these animals are getting sick from a bacterial infection that seems to be on the rise this year.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:44:51 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[As emblematic of Northern California as cable cars and cracked crab, sea lions are a big attraction at San Francisco's Pier 39 and Monterey's Cannery Row. But many of these animals are getting sick from a bacterial infection that seems to be on the rise this year.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>kqed,radio,pbs,sea lions,ecology,pinnipeds,ocean,wildlife,san francisco,science,KQED,KQED FM,Quest,San Francisco,California</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>5:35</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Beyond Alzheimer's</title>
      <description><![CDATA[When we think about what happens to our brains as we age, one disease tends to dominate our thoughts and fears: Alzheimer's. In fact, Alzheimer's only accounts for about half of degenerative brain diseases. Many others are far tougher to diagnose and treat. Amy Standen reports on one under-diagnosed brain disease, frontotemporal dementia, and its often baffling effects.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:03:20 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When we think about what happens to our brains as we age, one disease tends to dominate our thoughts and fears: Alzheimer's. In fact, Alzheimer's only accounts for about half of degenerative brain diseases. Many others are far tougher to diagnose and treat. Amy Standen reports on one under-diagnosed brain disease, frontotemporal dementia, and its often baffling effects.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>kqed,radio,pbs,alzheimer s,brain,quest,health,aging,dementia,KQED,KQED FM,Quest,San Francisco,California</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>5:43</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Air Conditioning Reinvented</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again. Temperatures are hot, so we're cranking up the air conditioning. That means more electricity from the power grid, more greenhouse gas emissions, more global warming and &mdash; with warmer temperatures &mdash; even more air conditioning! There are a few ways to halt this vicious cycle, one of which starts with a makeover for the machine itself.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:53:58 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's that time of year again. Temperatures are hot, so we're cranking up the air conditioning. That means more electricity from the power grid, more greenhouse gas emissions, more global warming and &mdash; with warmer temperatures &mdash; even more air conditioning! There are a few ways to halt this vicious cycle, one of which starts with a makeover for the machine itself.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>kqed,radio,pbs,pollution,energy,quest,ac,air conditioning,conservation,KQED,KQED FM,Quest,San Francisco,California</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>5:33</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Sea of Plastic</title>
      <description><![CDATA[When you order your double latte to-go at the corner coffee shop, the empty cup and lid may end up in a giant pit of plastic ocean litter off the coast of California. Some cities and counties are so concerned about the garbage in the so-called North Pacific Gyre that they've passed ordinances to try to limit the amount of plastic in our lives..]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:27:33 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
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      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[When you order your double latte to-go at the corner coffee shop, the empty cup and lid may end up in a giant pit of plastic ocean litter off the coast of California. Some cities and counties are so concerned about the garbage in the so-called North Pacific Gyre that they've passed ordinances to try to limit the amount of plastic in our lives..]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>radio,gyre,trash,pollution,pacific gyre,kqed,pbs,quest,ecology,ocean,oceanography,plastic,KQED,KQED FM,Quest,San Francisco,California</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>5:40</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Decoding the Emotional Brain</title>
      <description><![CDATA[People with pseudobulbar affect &mdash; a neurological condition common in patients with Lou Gehrig's disease - have overwhelming emotions at inappropriate times. Scientists at UC San Francisco believe that by putting these people into MRI scans, they can learn more about how emotions are created and controlled in the human brain - and what happens when those systems break down.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:55:02 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
      <guid>http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/151/510204/93855337/KQED_93855337.mp3</guid>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[People with pseudobulbar affect &mdash; a neurological condition common in patients with Lou Gehrig's disease - have overwhelming emotions at inappropriate times. Scientists at UC San Francisco believe that by putting these people into MRI scans, they can learn more about how emotions are created and controlled in the human brain - and what happens when those systems break down.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>radio,brain,congition,pseudobulbar affect,dementia,Lou Gehrig s disease,kqed,pbs,quest,KQED,KQED FM,Quest,San Francisco,California</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>5:36</itunes:duration>
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      <title>Acidic Seas</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Melting glaciers, rising temperatures and droughts - all are impacts of global warming. What receives much less attention is the toll that climate change is taking on the health of our oceans. The sea, it turns out, absorbs carbon dioxide emissions, which are causing it to become more acidic. Changing pH levels threaten the entire marine food chain from coral reefs to salmon.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:57:07 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>http://www.kqed.org/quest/</link>
      <guid>http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/151/510204/93514319/KQED_93514319.mp3</guid>
      <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Melting glaciers, rising temperatures and droughts - all are impacts of global warming. What receives much less attention is the toll that climate change is taking on the health of our oceans. The sea, it turns out, absorbs carbon dioxide emissions, which are causing it to become more acidic. Changing pH levels threaten the entire marine food chain from coral reefs to salmon.]]></itunes:summary>
      <itunes:keywords>carbon dioxide,Chemistry,climate change,coral reefs,Environment,global warming,MBARI,monterey,ocean acidification,oceans,kqed,pbs,KQED,KQED FM,Quest,San Francisco,California</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:duration>5:38</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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