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Funky Hand Jive
November 10, 2023

Back when Robert was kid, he had a chance encounter with then President John F. Kennedy. The interaction began with a hello and ended with a handshake. And like many of us who have touched greatness,

Toy Soldiers
November 03, 2023

Back in February of 2022, anyone who knew anything thought the War in Ukraine would be over in a few weeks. Russia simply had more bodies to fight with and more steel to kill with. Fast-forward to tod

Border Trilogy Part 3: What Remains
October 27, 2023

While scouring the Sonoran Desert for objects left behind by migrants crossing into the United States, anthropologist Jason De Len happened upon something he didn't expect to get left behind: a human

Border Trilogy Part 2: Hold the Line
October 20, 2023

While scouring the Sonoran Desert for objects left behind by migrants crossing into the United States, anthropologist Jason De Len happened upon something he didn't expect to get left behind: a human

Border Trilogy Part 1: Hole in the Fence
October 13, 2023

While scouring the Sonoran Desert for objects left behind by migrants crossing into the United States, anthropologist Jason De Len happened upon something he didn't expect to get left behind: a human

The Secret to a Long Life
October 06, 2023

Producer Sindhu Gnanasambandan wants to know how she can live the longest feeling life possible. The answer leads her on a journey to make one week feel like two. And the journey leads her to a whole

Poison Control
September 29, 2023

Originally aired in 2018, this episode features reporter Brenna Farrell as a new mom. Her son gave her and her husband a scare, prompting them to call Poison Control. For Brenna, the experience was so

Smog Cloud Silver Lining
September 22, 2023

Summer 2023 was a pretty scary one for the planet. Global temperatures in June and July reached record highs. And over in the North Atlantic Sea, the water temperature spiked to off-the-chart levels.

Driverless Dilemma
September 15, 2023

Most of us would sacrifice one person to save five. Its a pretty straightforward bit of moral math. But if we have to actually kill that person ourselves, the math gets fuzzy. Thats the lesson of th

Born This Way?
September 08, 2023

Today, the story of an idea. An idea that some people need, others reject, and one that will, ultimately, be hard to let go of. Special Thanks to Carl Zimmer, Eric Turkheimer, Andrea Ganna, Chandler