Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCollege sports put a twist on team spirit, with signature brews at games and grocers
Missy Vraney and Kristin Westphal didn't go to Marquette University. Neither did any of their relatives. Yet their family tradition of attending Marq…
1 year, 2 months ago
Beauty market targets the young at heart in a rapidly aging Japan
A group of seniors is learning beauty secrets. They draw in their eyebrows, select their favorite lip color and apply blush. The event is run by Jap…
1 year, 2 months ago
Thieves used stolen card to buy $523,000 French lottery ticket, the victim wants to share jackpot
Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000). But they vanished before cashing in—and now they’re…
1 year, 2 months ago
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen broke a dress code with jeans. Now he’s selling them for charity
Top-ranked chess player Magnus Carlsen turned his controversial denim into some greens—for charity. The Norwegian chess grandmaster announced in Feb…
1 year, 2 months ago
Is spending all day on your feet at work an occupational hazard?
As a citizen of both France and America, Margaux Lantelme has noticed a difference in how store cashiers work in the two countries: in France, they d…
1 year, 2 months ago
UK coins tested for quality in the ‘Trial of the Pyx’ ceremony
A jury sat solemnly in a gilded hall in central London, presided over by a bewigged representative of the crown in flowing black robes, but there wer…
1 year, 2 months ago
Rural nonprofits face uncertainty after federal funding freeze
West Virginia's reliance on federal funds to help address deeply ingrained issues makes it particularly vulnerable to President Donald Trump's freeze…
1 year, 2 months ago
NASA’s two stuck astronauts are returning to Earth sooner under new plan
NASA's two stuck astronauts are returning to Earth a little sooner than planned. The space agency announced that SpaceX had switched capsules for th…
1 year, 2 months ago
Bakery owner in New England says he was offended over town’s decision against pastry painting
A bakery owner in New Hampshire testified that his excitement about displaying a painting by high school students of giant pastries quickly turned to…
1 year, 2 months ago
How the brain of a London cabbie could help shape AI and Alzheimer’s research
Analyzing the brains of London's taxi drivers could be key to improving AI navigation systems and Alzheimer’s research, scientists say. University Co…
1 year, 2 months ago