Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIn this Minnesota city, it’s tradition to line up for ice cream even when it’s 6 degrees
During winter in Minnesota, people lined up in single-digit cold at the Moorhead Dairy Queen (DQ) as if spring were in the air. The annual March 1 o…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Denmark is set to explore if gastronomy can be recognized as an art form
Imagine dining on “edible plastic” made from algae and collagen from fish skins. While you ingest the dish, ocean-borne plastic pollution seemingly f…
2 months ago
Asian analysts on ‘grim’ situation in Middle East driving petrol prices higher
Global energy trade is in turmoil as war around the Persian Gulf chokes off oil and natural gas shipments, causing prices to soar. Asia is the most …
2 months ago
Beyond Meat drops the ‘Meat’ from its name as it expands to plant-based drinks and snacks
Beyond Meat is dropping “Meat” from its name as it moves beyond the struggling market for plant-based burgers, sausages, and tenders and expands into…
2 months ago
Shrinking North American bird population is getting worse faster. Experts blame agriculture, warming
Billions fewer birds are flying through North American skies than decades ago, and their population is shrinking faster, mostly due to a combination …
2 months ago
New mother crochets, collects yarn octopi for use in Detroit hospital’s NICU
Joelle Haley went into labor on Christmas Day. Her son, Kieran, was born two days later, premature at only 24 weeks. To help calm herself, Haley woul…
2 months ago
Osaka city stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipes
Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth 560 million yen ($3.6 million) from an anonymous donor asking for its specific use: to fix the Jap…
2 months ago
Burger King is testing AI headsets that will know if employees say ‘welcome’ or ‘thank you’
Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low, and even track how friendly employees ar…
2 months ago
Tampa International Airport shares it wants to ban pajamas. It was a joke, the airport says
Tampa International Airport said on social media that it wanted to ban people from wearing pajamas at the Florida facility. No, it wasn't being serio…
2 months, 1 week ago
As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability
For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don't start in the kindergarten classroom—they happen first in the doctor's office. Wi…
2 months, 1 week ago