Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNo TikTok, no Instagram: Chilean school blocks phones and students rediscover real-world connections
Volleyball, basketball, ping pong, dancing rehearsals or simple chats. Dozens of teens are rediscovering how to reconnect to the real world after a s…
1 year, 1 month ago
Tokyo’s used condominium prices reach record highs
Used condominium prices in the Tokyo metropolitan area have hit an all-time high, a trend driven by a combination of factors, including a shortage of…
1 year, 1 month ago
California bill would require restaurants to disclose food allergens on menus
Braxton Kimura dreads eating at restaurants. The California teenager is severely allergic to peanuts, shellfish and most tree nuts. Consuming even a …
1 year, 1 month ago
Presidents are taking longer to declare major natural disasters. For some, the wait is agonizing
As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony’s one-story brick home, he took shelter in his new Ford F-250 pickup truck parked underneath a nearby ca…
1 year, 1 month ago
Rainwater harvesting grows in the Southwest and beyond to nourish thirsty gardens in a hotter world
Nothing makes Brad Lancaster happier than a monsoon downpour. The tall 58-year-old jumped like a kid in the puddles on the sidewalk one August aftern…
1 year, 1 month ago
Nonprofits face a tough funding landscape. They hope better storytelling will bring more donations
Cindy Eggleton has always believed in the power of a story. But the CEO and co-founder of Brilliant Cities, a Detroit-based early childhood developme…
1 year, 1 month ago
As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds
Global warming in the United States is amping up the country's sweet tooth, a new study found. When the temperature rises, Americans—especially thos…
1 year, 1 month ago
Don’t look now, but there’s an AI-generated Italian teacup on your child’s phone. What does it mean?
Ballerina Cappuccina, an AI-generated cartoon ballerina with a cappuccino teacup for a head, is one of the most prominent characters in the internet …
1 year, 1 month ago
Commercial shipping likely cut Red Sea cables that disrupted internet access, experts say
A ship likely cut cables in the Red Sea that disrupted internet access in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, experts said, showing the lines' vulnerab…
1 year, 1 month ago
Meals on wheels: On the road with Copenhagen’s ‘Cycling Chef’
For more than 20 years, a self-proclaimed “Cycling Chef” has been giving two-wheeled gastronomic tours of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. He even coo…
1 year, 1 month ago