Best 89.5 WHRV FM Podcasts (2025)

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The Fifth and Final

8m ago

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It was the Monday after Mother’s Day in 2009 when Atlantis lifted off from Launch Pad 39A to rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope.By WHRO

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Welcoming Norway

19h ago

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Norway has now become the fifty-fifth nation to officially join the Artemis Accords.By WHRO

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Road to the Stars

9h ago

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Among the fallen heroes who bravely served our country, visitors to Arlington National Cemetery will find memorials to some of the men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of space.By WHRO

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Avoiding Deformation

3d ago

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Using shape memory alloys for spring tires on the Moon or Mars could prevent the deformation seen in most traditional materials.By WHRO

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Poetry as Protest! Poetry as Comfort! 54:00

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Renowned poets Tim Seibles and Steven Leyva are award winning poets. They share poems from their latest books, and discuss how this art expression can serve as both protest and comfort during these trying times!By WHRO

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Generating New Products

24h ago

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Actively looking for new uses for ideas developed with the space program in mind ensures that agency investments benefit the nation and the world.By WHRO

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The Search for Gases

22h ago

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MSOLO will head back to the Moon to search for gases trapped beneath the lunar surface.By WHRO

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Astronaut Vision

19h ago

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Living in space causes changes to an astronaut’s eyes.By WHRO

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Tune-Yards

1h ago

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“Better Dreaming” is bursting with a joy that is impossible to resist.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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From Mars to Conveyor Belts

9d ago

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Artificial intelligence software initially designed to learn and analyze Martian terrain is now at the heart of a system to monitor assembly lines on Earth.By WHRO

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Continuous Eruptions

4d ago

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Data from NASA’s Juno mission collected during close flybys of Io, have revealed how volcanoes on this moon are fed.By WHRO

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Food Insecurity in Hampton Roads 54:00

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According to the Federation of Virginia Food Banks, one-in-nine Virginians experience food insecurity, meaning they are without adequate access to food, and many have no idea where their next meal is coming from. The same report says one-in-seven Virginia children live in food insecure households, and Black and Hispanic households are more than twi…

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Give the World a Brake

5d ago

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NASA has helped reinvent car brakes.By WHRO

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A Living Fossil

9d ago

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An ancient creature that once lived with dinosaurs helps keep NASA's Kennedy Space Center in balance.By WHRO

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Size Matters

7d ago

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Our solar system is made up of eight planets of varying sizes that orbit one star, the Sun.By WHRO

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Arcade Fire

7d ago

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“Pink Elephant” is their seventh album and a fascinating examination of the problems they are going through that have so obviously not been resolved.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Lessons Learned

8d ago

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Oral histories highlight NASA projects and programs that succeeded, while others look at what resulted in failure.By WHRO

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A Birthday Homecoming

11d ago

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Astronaut Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday by returning home after 220 days on the International Space Station.By WHRO

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The Future of Public Media 54:00

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On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled "Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media," which calls for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting to "cease direct funding to NPR and PBS, consistent with my Administration's policy to ensure that Federal funding does not support biased and partisan news coverage. The CPB…

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Starfield

12d ago

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Europa Clipper has a long way to go before reaching Jupiter’s orbit in 2030.By WHRO

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Lunar PlanetVac

13d ago

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Collecting rocks and studying dirt after successfully landing on other worlds is an important part of understanding each unique environment.By WHRO

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Origami Inspired Sails

14d ago

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An Early Career Faculty grant, awarded to Purdue University through the Space Technology Research Grants Program, could help shape the future of light-sailing technologies.By WHRO

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Car Seat Headrest

14d ago

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A one-time student at the college of William and Mary, Will Toledo and his band have released “The Scholars,” a rock opera about students at a fictional university.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Fuel for the Dark Side

15d ago

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Both astronauts and robots will need power on the Moon. Solar power just isn’t an option in permanently shaded regions.By WHRO

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R2

23d ago

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A fully operational R2 is now displayed standing with arms and legs extended as it looks straight at Discovery’s starboard side.By WHRO

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New Faces in Philanthropy 54:00

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African Americans donate approximately $11 billion annually to nonprofit organizations and charities — yet the person asking for the donation is most often not Black. According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals, 89% of fundraising professionals are white, while only 4% are Black. That picture may be changing in Hampton Roads! We intro…

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Edible Delights

24d ago

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Astronauts on the International Space Station are experimenting with plants that both flower and produce an edible crop.By WHRO

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Crucible Contamination

25d ago

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Levitating the materials during manufacturing, instead of placing them in a container, could avoid crucible contamination, producing higher purity steel.By WHRO

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Tech Transfer for Teeth

23d ago

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This toothpaste is a NASA spinoff based on the revolutionary insight of a NASA scientist who used biology to make semiconductors.By WHRO

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Goose

29d ago

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Since their last album in 2022 their popularity has grown exponentially, “Everything Must Go” will only ramp up their momentum.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Reducing Noise

29d ago

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NASA researchers are working on reducing landing gear noise to make flying quieter.By WHRO

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A Mix of Life

1M ago

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Scientists have released the first in-depth analyses of the samples from asteroid Bennu.By WHRO

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AV on Health: The Importance of Public Health Services 54:00

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A recently obtained memo by the Washington Post shows plans for deep cuts to the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services as the Trump administration prepares its 2026 fiscal year budget request to Congress. The memo calls for reshaping federal health agencies that oversee food and drug safety, manage the nation's response to infectio…

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Dual Band Radar

1M ago

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Through an equal partnership between NASA and the India Space Research Organization, NASA is preparing to send the first-of-its-kind dual band radar satellite into space.By WHRO

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Anywhere Any Time

1M ago

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Have you seen Planetary Defenders yet?By WHRO

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Celebrating Earth

1M ago

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We’re celebrating Earth, as only NASA can.By WHRO

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Julien Baker & Torres

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They had similar upbringings and use that bond collaborate on the new album "Send a Prayer My Way" which has a very alt-country feel to it’s songs.By 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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One Million Acts of Science

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April is Citizen Science Month!By WHRO

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Putting Tech to the Test

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Nestled in a pod under an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft wing, traveling up to the speed of sound, NASA put a commercial sensor technology to the test.By WHRO

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Claville Report: Defying the Law 54:00

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Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against Trump administration initiatives including civil servant firings, immigration, DOGE, budget freezes, birthright citizenship, public health data, and the list goes on. One high profile case, the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, has reached the Supreme Court. Another federal court case is the exclusion…

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Radiation Tolerant

1M ago

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When RadPC hitched a ride to the Moon on Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission, it was another example of how NASA and American companies are working together to deliver science and technology to the Moon.By WHRO

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Taking Out the Trash

1M ago

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It’s time to take out the trash!By WHRO

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The Perfect Cup

1M ago

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This NASA spinoff keeps your coffee hot.By WHRO

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Bon Iver

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“Sable fable” is made up of songs that deal with Justin Vernon's identity, he’s happier now and it shows in the bright, vibrant soundBy 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

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Fabric Swatches

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SHERLOC, an instrument at the end of Perseverance’s robotic arm, lets scientists study fabric samples on Mars.By WHRO

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Auroras on Neptune

2M ago

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For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured auroral activity on Neptune.By WHRO

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AV Round Table: Is Black History Being Erased? 54:00

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The fallout from President Trump's executive order to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion efforts from the federal government continues, this time in the re-writing of history. According to the Washington Post, the National Parks Service has changed the narrative about the Underground Railroad and other edits have changed how notable mome…