Nature Podcast An interesting link sent by Isabel de Soto (Y5C, 2007-08). It's got the audio AND the transcripts. It's also got a video streaming archive!

WFIU Podcasts: Moments of Science
Fantastic 2'30'' episodes which will tell you about amazing scientific facts!

All in the Mind
ABC Radio. Australia. Science and Medicine. Radio National's weekly foray into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour - everything from addiction to artificial intelligence. With free transcripts.

Greenpeace Podcast
Audio and video pod. Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation that uses nonviolent creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems to force solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace campaigns around the protection of oceans and ancient forests; the phase out of fossil fuels and the promotion of renewable energy to stop climate change; the elimination of toxic chemicals; the prevention of genetically modified organisms being released into nature; an end to the nuclear threat and nuclear contamination; safe and sustainable trade. Save the whales!

Living on Earth
Public Radio International. A weekly environmental news and information program. With free transcripts.

National Geographic Podcasts
Some with transcripts or written news items on the same topic.
National Geographic News - subscribe It is weekly and lasts about 20 minutes.
National Geographic World Talk - subscribe Weekly, about 15 minutes.

Science Fridays
NPR. Science radio once a week! A weekly discussion of the latest news in science, technology, health, and the environment hosted by Ira Flatow. Ira interviews scientists, authors, and policymakers, and listeners can call in and ask questions as well.

Selected Episodes or Excerpts - Science, Nature and Environmental Issues

Source	Title/Topic	Description/Comments	Level
National Geographic World Talk	Endangered languages	Interviewing a linguist!
Living on Earth	Global Warming	TP Worksheet
National Geographic News	Stonehenge News!	2/2/2007 episode Exciting new revelations about Stonehenge (plus: island "Hobbits" confirmed as distinct species, wolves taken off the Endangered Species List, a snake that snacks on toad venom, and much more!)
Greenpeace	Deforestation Rainforest, tissue paper 2005	Kleenex: blowing away the forests Dick Dillman of Greenpeace Pirate Radio tells us what not to wipe with (most brands use 90-year-old trees in ancient forests!)
Science Friday Podcast	2006 Science Highlights	2006 Science Highlights Some REALLY interesting information