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More than two-thirds of the military supports transgender servicemembers, study finds
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Marine judge advocate Emma Shinn (left) takes her oath of office from Maj. Rebecca Harvey in 2019.
The UCLA study shows broad support among servicemembers for transgender people in the military. But the military still bans transgender people from...

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  • Added: May 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 6
Veterans say it's not too soon to build a national memorial for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Michael Rodriguez, left foreground, president of a group that wants to build a 'Global War on Terrorism' memorial, shows the proposed site to several supporters after a Nov. 2019 sunrise run on the National Mall., Credit: Caitlin Kim / Colorado Public Radio
Normally, Congress waits at least ten years after a war ends to authorize a monument. But supporters say a proposed "Global War on Terrorism" memor...

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  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 3
In Las Vegas, the VA has opened a new center to treat veterans with gambling addiction
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Veterans Jim Romero (left) and Ronnie Reyes practice yoga as part of their treatment at the VA Southern Nevada Health Care Center in Las Vegas. The newly opened center is the second inpatient gambling treatment facility in the VA system., Credit: Steve Walsh/American Homefront
The Las Vegas center is the VA's second inpatient treatment facility for veterans, who are at higher risk of gambling addiction.

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  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:52
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The VA has embraced artificial intelligence to improve veterans' health care
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Drs. Andrew Borkowski (left) and Stephen Mastorides analyze slides under a microscope to spot cancer in tissue samples. They trained a computer to do the same thing., Credit: Stephanie Colombini / American Homefront
Researchers at the Tampa veterans' hospital are training computers to diagnose cancer. It's one example of how the Department of Veterans Affairs i...

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2020
  • Length: 03:16
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For some vets, peer counseling may be more helpful than traditional mental health treatment
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Robert Hernandez (left) poses with Joe Augirre, as Augirre holds an award for fixing another veteran's mobile home. , Credit: Alyssa Jeong-Perry / American Homefront
The peer-counseling programs, which have become common in many cities, may improve mental health, self esteem, and social functioning for veterans ...

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2020
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 6
Fat Phobia, Video Recording Apps and the Law, Autopsy of a Wrongful Conviction
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: The racial origins of fat phobia. Topic 2: iPhone shortcut allows your phone to start recording when pulled over by police. Topic 3: Autop...

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  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 50:02
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In limbo for years: The U.S. military recruited non-citizens, but hasn't allowed them to serve
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Seojun Lee stands outside an Army recruiting station near Phoenix. Lee signed up for the Army more than four years ago, but hasn't been allowed to serve., Credit: Josie Huang / American Homefront
The MAVNI program allowed non-U.S. citizens to enlist in the armed services if they had foreign language skills or other special expertise. But the...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
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The Army says its new marketing campaign aims to 'surprise our audience'
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Recruit Crystal Townsend, 35, said the Army provided a more diverse range of career options than other military branches. She hopes to go into military intelligence., Credit: Dan Boyce / American Homefront
The campaign, which launched in November, emphasizes Army careers in technology, medicine, and other non-combat jobs.

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  • Added: Jan 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:42
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The Pentagon says wildfires, driven by climate change, are a growing national security threat
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A fire fighter monitors a controlled burn Sept. 18, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The burn was intended to reduce the risk of wildfires., Credit: Aubree Milks / U.S. Air Force
A 2019 Department of Defense report concluded that the effects of a changing climate, including wildfires, threaten dozens of military bases.

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  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
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A new law allows troops to seek compensation for malpractice by military doctors
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Congresswoman Jackie Speier, left, meets with Army Sergeant Richard Stayskal, center, his wife, Megan, and his attorney, Natalie Khawam, in Speier’s Washington office before an April 2019 subcommittee hearing on the Feres Doctrine., Credit: U.S. House of Representatives
Congress has established an administrative process for service members to pursue malpractice claims. But they still can't sue in civilian court.

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  • Added: Dec 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:49
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The VA's new smoking ban is sparking complaints from some veterans and employees
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Air Force veteran Ronald West, 70, said he leaves his hospital room several times a day to smoke outside the Tampa VA property., Credit: Stephanie Colombini/American Homefront
The VA has eliminated the designated smoking areas at its hospitals, clinics, and other buildings. It's a difficult transition for some patients, v...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 03:33
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A new study has found that grief is common but rarely recognized in veterans
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Army veteran Jesus Medina says exercising with his punching bag helps him release energy. Medina says he's still dealing with grief from his time in the military., Credit: Emily Elena Dugdale / American Homefront
The University of California, Irvine study found that combat exposure is almost as likely to cause grief as it is to lead to PTSD.

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  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:50
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Rates of many STIs are growing in the military. Dating apps might be part of the reason
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Service members attend a briefing on STIs at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas., Credit: Alexi Myrick / U.S. Air Force
Military health officials say troops are engaging in more high-risk sexual behavior, and part of the reason might be the popularity of smartphone d...

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  • Added: Nov 04, 2019
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 5
A new center is escalating the military's fight against potentially deadly heat-related injuries
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga. use immersion troughs filled with ice and water to cool off during training in this 2018 photo., Credit: Patrick A. Albright / U.S. Army
The Pentagon says reported cases of heat exhaustion jumped nearly 50 percent between 2014 and 2018.

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  • Added: Oct 07, 2019
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 6
The VA is training clergy members to recognize veterans with mental health issues
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Mark George (right), a chaplain at the Caldwell County Jail in Lockhart, Tx., shakes hands with VA clergy training instructor Larry Collins, while attendee Vernon Cooper looks on., Credit: Carson Frame/American Homefront
The Department of Veterans Affairs is training clergy members around the country to look for signs of psychological disorders and other issues amon...

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  • Added: Sep 23, 2019
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 6
The Air Force says social media helped prompt action to clean up mold in the dorms
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A screenshot from a July 23 Facebook post shows mold on a mattress at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Other photos posted by airmen showed moldy shoes, walls, and uniforms., Credit: "Air Force amn/nco/snco" Facebook group
Mold has long been a problem at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. But when airmen started posting photos on Facebook, the Air Force stepped...

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2019
  • Length: 03:22
  • Purchases: 6
Minnesota Native News: Plans for Leech Lake Superfund Site
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
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Leech Lake Community members recently meet with E-P-A officials to discuss the path forward for cleaning up tribal land, contaminated decades ago b...

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  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 04:59
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Despite a massive cleanup effort, people near some military bases still can't drink their tap water
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: El Paso County, Col. resident Liz Rosenbaum spends about $70 per month on bottled drinking water rather than drink from her tap., Credit: Dan Boyce / American Homefront
The military is spending millions of dollars to clean up water contamination around bases throughout the country. But people living with the contam...

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  • Added: Aug 09, 2019
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 3
Demand for Power
From: Claudine Ebeid McElwain
Series: Broken Ground
Caption: by the Southern Environmental Law Center
An elderly couple steps up to defend their farm and neighbors when pipeline developers won’t back down from a risky, environmentally damaging proje...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2019
  • Length: 27:53
Minnesota Native News: Indigenous Leadership
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: The Minnesota based organizers of Mni ki wakan are planning their 3rd conference in August., Credit: mni ki wakan
This week on Minnesota Native News we hear the latest in an effort to connect global indigenous work on water, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe election re...

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 04:59
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The VA is using video games to help disabled vets recover and reconnect
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Army veteran Mike Monthervil (left) uses an adaptive controller to play video games as his VA recreational therapist Jamie Kaplan watches., Credit: Stephanie Colombini/American Homefront
Some VA medical centers have realized that helping vets get back in the game can also help with their recovery.

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2019
  • Length: 03:54
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Treating America’s Opioid Addiction Part 3
From: Distillations
Series: Distillations
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Searching for Meaning in Kensington

  • Added: Jun 04, 2019
  • Length: 55:22
The Army Has A Message For Soldiers: Even Where Marijuana Is Legal, Don't Use It
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: A poster at Fort Carson, Col. reminds soldiers that even though recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado, it's prohibited under military rules., Credit: Dan Boyce / American Homefront
Recreational marijuana use is now legal in ten states, but it remains off-limits to service members ... and some military communities don't want it...

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2019
  • Length: 04:02
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After success in Florida, the use of virtual reality to treat PTSD is expanding
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Therapist Keith Smith demonstrates virtual reality equipment at the University of Central Florida. Smith uses virtual reality to help treat veterans' post traumatic stress disorder., Credit: Stephanie Colombini / American Homefront
The University of Central Florida is using virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. It's worked well enough that the Pentagon will ...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2019
  • Length: 03:46
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The Air Force is trying new strategies to battle a constant problem: Birds on airfields
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Wildlife biologist Kory McLellan shoots off pyrotechnics to scare birds away from the airfield at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa., Credit: Mariette Adams / U.S. Air Force
Fireworks, drones, and habitat relocation projects are among the ways that Air Force biologists are fighting the expensive and potentially deadly p...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 6