Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFlying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopter
As the owner of a marina, Kate Gervais is used to seeing boats in the water. But for the last couple of days, she's been seeing them in the air. The…
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Walmart cake decorators see top hourly pay as business thrives during graduation season
Inside a bakery at a New Jersey Walmart, Melissa Fernandez assembles and decorates cakes. “The Cupcake Bouquets are number one right now. It’s the bi…
1 year, 1 month ago
Comic talent: meet the illustrators making their mark on Marvel and DC
From the ruins of war to the pages of Marvel and DC, Croatian artists have built stories as powerful as the ones they illustrate. They have now built…
1 year, 1 month ago
Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts
To attract the brightest minds to America, President Donald Trump proposed a novel idea while campaigning: If elected, he would grant green cards to …
1 year, 1 month ago
Amazon commits to stepping up fake-review fight after UK watchdog’s investigation
Amazon has pledged to beef up the fight against fake reviews, Britain’s competition regulator said after an investigation into whether big online pla…
1 year, 1 month ago
As the UN Ocean Conference opens in France, a push to turn promises into protection
The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) opened June 9 amid rising pressure for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for …
1 year, 1 month ago
Shoppers are wary of digital shelf labels, but a study found they don’t lead to price surges
Digital price labels, which are rapidly replacing paper shelf tags at US supermarkets, haven’t led to demand-based pricing surges, according to a new…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why a Minneapolis neighborhood sharpens a giant pencil every year
More than 1,000 people gathered in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual—the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tal…
1 year, 1 month ago
Earthen clay floors offer healthier, cheaper, and eco-friendly construction method in Uganda
A cheap, eco-friendly flooring system is helping to improve health and bring down construction costs in Uganda. The clay-based earthen floors use loc…
1 year, 1 month ago
Old curiosities, a history hunter’s mission to salvage a bygone age
Everything from rusty typewriters to vintage cameras can be found at anthropologist Aditya Vij’s home in New Delhi. In an age of new technology and i…
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