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883: Let's Celebrate Crying / 884: The Resilient Brain, 3/23/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learne...

823: Going For Broke: Change Of Address / 824: Up All Night, 8/26/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Change of Address" - In the first episode of a three-part series on the care economy, we're thinking about housing. Man...

817: Let's Celebrate Crying / 818: Deep Tracks (Live In Studio), 8/5/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learne...

The Future of Energy is Indigenous: Water Protectors v.s. Enbridge's Line3 Pipeline

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

As Canadian oil giant Enbridge defies orders to shut down their dangerous Line 5 pipeline in Michigan, indigenous environmental activists gain mome...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KDNK, KWMR, and KVNF

"Living and Grieving in a Time of Covid 19"

From: Shirley Jahad

We bring you stories of "Living and Grieving in a Time of Covid 19." Each story crosses a line ... from before pandemic ... to after. The stories e...

Bought by Valley Public Radio, KCSB-FM, Spokane Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KGNU Community Radio and more

Bio Hackers versus Big Pharma: Tackling the Rising Cost of Insulin

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

As the cost of insulin continues to skyrocket patients are dying from trying to ration their medication. It's an extreme example, but not unusual -...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

Talkin' Hurricanes (hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

-Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. In the years since, as residents have come and gone and rebuilt their lives, a lot has changed about the...

Bought by WCNY, WLPR , KICI Iowa City, KUAF Public Radio, 'The Sea' and more

Reviving the Giant Oysters (promo)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo

Fossils give away the secrets of the past, but they can also tell the future. Rowan Lockwood is taking a closer look at the fossils of giant oyster...

Bought by KXCV and WNMU-FM

Treating America’s Opioid Addiction: Part 1

From: Distillations
Series: Distillations

The Narcotic Farm and the Promise of Salvation

Prescription for Integrity

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

They've tried us all different kids of ways, but they know that we are strictly professional.

Bought by PRX Remix

Fossil Refusal: Local Models not Global Markets

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Despite the difficult picture painted by the news, there is hope for our planet. We cover several fights against refineries and market based soluti...

Bought by WVAS and WRIR

The Pains of Recovery (half)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

-It’s been more than six months since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Residents are still feeling stressed by the storm and its aftermath. ...

Bought by WJCT, KMUN, WVAS, WUGA (part of GPB), KRDP and more

Palliative Care: The Search For Comfort And Healing In The Face Of Death

From: JoAnn Mar

For those who are dying, palliative medicine can go a long way in relieving the pain and suffering that often accompanies the final stages of death...

Bought by KWMR

Privatization and Public Universities(hour)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

-Matthew Lambert, author of "Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance" says changes to the financial model don’t need ...

Bought by WCNY, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WMUU-LP and more

The Rules of Life

From: Richard Paul

What causes Alzheimer’s Disease? What causes cancers to form? Can we make jet fuel and plastics out of germs? To get these answers, scientists ...

Bought by WAMU, KQED, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KCPW Salt Lake City and more

What is Nuclear Liability and What Does it Mean?

From: Greenpeace Podcast
Series: Greenpeace Podcast Segments

The nuclear industry pays a fraction of the cost of an accident and in Canada taxpayers pick up the balance.

Inside a coal fired power plant

From: Reid Frazier

Caption: The Homer City Generating Station in Pennsylvania., Credit: Reid Frazier

How do you clean up 100,000 tons of air pollution? Boatloads of air filters, and some basic high school chemistry. This story takes the listener in...

Bought by WABE

Getting Right

From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Sick

Caption: Kevin Polly as he leaves his house for the rehab facility.

During the state's largest HIV outbreak, a man conquers his addiction.

The Path To Primary Care: Who Will Be Our Next Frontline Doctors?

From: Karen Brown

Caption: Norman Rockwell - Doctor and Doll, Credit: WikiArt Visual Encyclopedia

A half-hour, sound-rich documentary that follows a group of medical residents as they decide whether to enter the fraught field of primary care, or...

Bought by HowSound

SECOND OPINION: LAETRILE AT SLOAN-KETTERING -- Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Caption: Dr. Ralph Moss and Eric Merola, San Francisco, CA 9/11/14, Credit: Andrea Chase

Eric Merola and Dr. Ralph Moss talk deliberate misdirection, the relativity of statistics, and going for the gold.

Concussions: Your Brain or the Game?

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

They say a smart athlete will use their head. But what if using your head cost you everything? That's a question being asked in locker rooms the wo...

Bought by WXDU

Animals and Grief (Half Hour Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes

There's a growing body of evidence that many animal species actively grieve. And, a look at how people grieve when their pets die. Plus, how autism...

Bought by WJCT, 'The Sea', KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WTJU, and KMXT

Animals and Grief (Hour Long Version)

From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes

There's a growing body of evidence that many animal species actively grieve. And, a look at how people grieve when their pets die. Plus, how autism...

Bought by WCNY

In a Gas Boom, Looking for Answers on Health Questions

From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age

Caption: Amy Pare, a plastic surgeon in heavily-drilled Washington County, Pa. She's found arsenic, benzene, and other drilling-related contaminants in the urine of her patients., Credit: Photo: Reid R. Frazier

Thousands of wells have been drilled in the Marcellus shale, using new types of drilling methods. But there are questions about the safety of these...

Bought by Prairie Public

Dead Zones

From: With Good Reason
Series: news features

A renowned marine biologist is studying a silent killer in oceans and bays. Allison Quantz has the story.

Bought by KENW

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