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92,000 Transgender People Took This Survey. Here’s What We Learned

From: Tradeoffs

As lawmakers around the country take aim at transgender rights, we dig into findings from the largest survey ever of trans Americans.

What White House COVID Coordinator Ashish Jha Learned on the Job

From: Tradeoffs

Ashish Jha shifted from the role of academic theorizing about health policy into a calm, reassuring voice leading the White House’s COVID response....

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

The Sky High Price of Insulin And What Lawmakers Are Trying To Do About It

From: Tradeoffs

We explore the high cost of insulin in the U.S. and Congress’ latest push to address those prices with Kaiser Health News reporter Bram Sable-Smith.

The Origins of Vaccine Hesitancy

From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic

More than half of all American adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But even though we’ve made great strides in our vaccination efforts, there ...

“Biggest Week” brings flock of birders to Ohio

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Birders on the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

It’s a special time of year for migratory birds. Tired from their travels, they stop on the coast of western Lake Erie to rest and refuel. Nine ye...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WSKG, WCMU Michigan, and North Country Public Radio

Art gallery show chronicles Lake Erie's icy winter

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Cold Snap and Three Weeks, two of Christensen's pieces, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

At this time of year, we tend to turn away from the Great Lakes, counting down the days until we can swim, fish, or go boating. But a new art exhib...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WBFO, and WKSU

The Almost Forgotten Story of Katherine Jones, Lady Ranelagh

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

Caption: A letter by Katherine Jones, signed K. Ranalagh , Credit: Michelle DiMeo

The woman beside the father of chemistry.

Fishery reductions worry anglers on the Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Chinook salmon eggs are about the size of a pea, but the fish inside can grow up to 40 pounds in its short lifespan., Credit: Veronica Volk

The big, strong Chinook salmon is a favorite of anglers on the Great Lakes. But New York and Michigan are reducing the number of Chinook stocked in...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio, WCPN and more

Climate change threatens birds migrating along Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Andrea Patterson inspects a common yellowthroat in order to determine its age and sex during the banding process., Credit: Veronica Volk

Some of the migratory songbirds that pass through the Great Lakes region are already on the move, but their migratory patterns are shifting due to ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more

Cornea-copia

From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast

Caption: Adult stem cells (green) and corneal cells (blue) one month after applying to the eye., Credit: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Corneal blindness affects millions worldwide. A husband-and-wife team at the University of Pittsburgh has been working toward the dream of regrowin...

Itch

From: Elaine Vitone
Series: Pitt Medcast

In this multilayered soundscape, the University of Pittsburgh's Sarah Ross explains the emerging neurobiology of itch, the least understood of our ...

Bought by WYAP, WTJU, and PRX Remix

Are white sharks doing something different this year? Or are we?

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: A white shark (commonly referred to as a great white shark)., Credit: "GREAT WHITE SHARK - CAL RIPFIN" BY GEORGE PROBST, CC LICENSE, RESIZED AND RECROPPED

White sharks are uncommon — some research shows there could be fewer than 500 along our coast. Scientists are pretty sure that no one has ever reco...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WABE

Curing Violence Like an Infectious Disease

From: Tiny Spark
Series: Tiny Spark

Caption: Dr. Gary Slutkin and Autry Philips, Credit: Bill Healy

American communities are still reeling from recent gun violence, including the June mass shooting at a church in Charleston, S.C., and the gang vio...

Bought by KRZA and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

Exotic States Materialize With Supercomputers

From: Jorge Salazar
Series: Science and Supercomputers Podcasts

Caption: Exotic state of matter known as quantum spin Hall effect shown here by red crossing lines that traverse the band gap of the discovered material and conduct electricity only at its edges., Credit: Credit: Qian et. al.

Materials with novel electrical properties discovered using XSEDE computational resources Stampede and Lonestar supercomputers of TACC.

Bought by Radio Newark and KPIP-LP

True nature of time remains elusive

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

As the old year ends and a new year begins, the passage of time is on our minds. We check the time on cell phones, computer monitors, watches and w...

Bought by Radio Newark

Author Redmond O’Hanlon travels a mile deep in “Trawler"

From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk

British naturalist and jungle survivor of Borneo, Amazonia and the Congo, O’Hanlon sets off this time on a commercial fishing ship in the harsh wat...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio

Reaching Mars is not the only ISRO success!

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

Caption: Mission specialists cheer at ISRO

India's Mangalyaan orbiter has reached Mars, but the mission means as much for the women of India as it does for science.

Interview with the man who landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars

From: Michael Nevradakis
Series: Dialogos Interview Series

Caption: The Dialogos Interview Series, produced by Dialogos Radio, Credit: Michael Nevradakis

An interview with Dr. Pericles Papadopoulos, the NASA scientist who landed the Curiosity Rover on Mars.

THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND -- Filmmaker Briar March

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Briar March, San Francisco, CA 3/9/12, Credit: Andrea Chase

Briar March talks climate change, human nature, and cultural survival.

Chronic Sleep Restriction

From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features

Looks at the impact of lack of sleep on performance and cognition.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

The Maryland Gold Rush: Mining in Maryland

From: Andrew Hiller
Series: Andrew Hiller's News Features

Caption: Fred Parker and Jeff Nagy at Patapsco Valley State Park, Credit: Courtesy of: Andrew Hiller

This feature looks at the history, production, and preservation of minerals, including gold and silver in the area around Washington DC and the lov...

Positive Energy

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

The idea of keeping shopping close to home is picking up speed, with local foods increasing in popularity and availability. Harder to understand mi...