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A humorous essay: Interviews with the dogs I meet on my morning walk, most, I'm sure, with better stories than those of their owners. Some really t...

  • Added: May 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
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World Pieces host Jason Kladiva celebrates National Hot Dog Day with memories of dogs around the world and a few questions for Karen Maria about Ic...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 06:54
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Some extraordinary people sharing a bit of travel advice, insights and experiences from Moscow to the Camino de Santiago and destinations in betwee...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:50
Caption: Jake Harper, 29, is Side Effects Public Media's resident hypochondriac. His newest health anxiety stems from the human papillomavirus, or HPV., Credit: Brian Paul/Side Effects
A generation of young men missed out on the HPV vaccine. Now, Side Effects Public Media's 29-year-old correspondent wonders if that’s putting him a...

  • Added: Aug 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:23
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Episode 2 - 12/4/12 - An investigation into the case of Italian seismologists being convicted of manslaughter, more academic news, and the inside s...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2013
  • Length: 23:35
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We all know a bad translation when we see one… or do we? I spoke with Jay Rubin, translator for the best-selling author Haruki Murakami, among othe...

  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 11:35
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
Witch doctors and doctors today have more in common than first meets the eye, ear, nose and throat.

  • Added: Jul 07, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
Why going to the dentist is the opposite of going to a psychiatrist.

  • Added: Jul 05, 2010
  • Length: 04:16
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
We all recognize the symptoms. Commentator Fred Flaxman comes up with a practical suggestion for what can be done about it!

  • Added: Jul 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:25