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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.

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.

Off Script: One Pharmacist's COVID Woes and Wins

From: Tradeoffs

A pharmacist and co-owner of an independent pharmacy in Iowa shares what life is like nearly two years into the pandemic.

“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

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

Is 20-Something Too Late For A Guy To Get The HPV Vaccine?

From: Side Effects Public Media

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...

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

Meetings Make You Stupid (Feature)

From: With Good Reason

Ever been called on in a staff meeting and felt like you weren’t nearly as brilliant or articulate as usual? Well, you’re not alone. One researcher...

iPod Granddaddy -- a Transistor Radio Prototype -- Goes to the Smithsonian

From: A. Randall Wenner

The device that inspired a generation-- a prototype of one of the first portable transistor radios -- has just been accepted into the Smithsonian's...

Cashing In on Fear

From: NPR Economic Training Project

A North Carolina businessman makes a living selling a pill that might save your life in a nuclear meltdown. In his line of work, fear is good for b...

Bought by EconomyBeat Podcast and KUOW