Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPhiladelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs
A pack of four-legged therapists got a break of their own when they were honored at the airport where they dutifully work to ease stress and calm tra…
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Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
Oklahoma City’s police department is one of a handful to experiment with AI chatbots to produce the first drafts of incident reports. Police officers…
2 years, 1 month ago
Comic Relief US launches new Roblox game to help children build community virtually and in real life
The notion that online gaming could help players develop charitable habits seemed bold when the anti-poverty nonprofit Comic Relief US tested its own…
2 years, 1 month ago
After a stroke, this musician found his singing voice again with help from a special choir
In the 1980s and ’90s, Ron Spitzer played bass and drums in rock bands—Tot Rocket and the Twins, Western Eyes, and Band of Susans. He sang and wrote …
2 years, 1 month ago
Can stunning landscapes and adventures tempt Western tourists to visit Mongolia?
Trekking through this breathtaking scenery on horseback—this is the experience of Mongolia that the country thinks will tempt Western tourists to pay…
2 years, 1 month ago
White House says prescription drug deals will produce billions in savings for taxpayers, seniors
Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the list prices for 10…
2 years, 1 month ago
Social media influencers descend on the White House, where Biden calls them the new ‘source of news’
Social media influencers got the royal treatment at the White House on August 14 as President Joe Biden gave a nod to their ability to hold sway with…
2 years, 1 month ago
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will lose same amount of Colorado River water next year
Arizona, Nevada and Mexico will continue to live with less water next year from the Colorado River after the U.S. government announced water cuts tha…
2 years, 1 month ago
Sweden reports 1st case of more infectious form of mpox first identified in Congo
Swedish health officials said they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, a da…
2 years, 1 month ago
Massachusetts governor signs law phasing out toxic PFAS in firefighters’ gear
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed into law a bill that would phase out the use of PFAS, a group of toxic industrial compounds, in firefighters' …
2 years, 1 month ago