Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMore schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
Like a growing number of students around the U.S., children in Independence, Missouri are on a four-day school schedule, a change instituted this fal…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dropping in with the smokejumpers
As wildfires prove to be a growing threat in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service is furthering its preventative and …
2 years, 7 months ago
Indoor farms bloom despite challenges
Eden Green Technology is one of the latest crop of indoor farming companies seeking their fortunes with green factories meant to pump out harvests of…
2 years, 7 months ago
California targets smash-and-grabs with $267 million program aimed at ‘brazen’ store thefts
California will spend $267 million to help dozens of local law enforcement agencies increase patrols, buy surveillance equipment and conduct other ac…
2 years, 7 months ago
Airbnb host ‘concerned’ about paying expenses as NYC enacts stricter rules
Short-term rental hosts in New York City have to comply with stricter regulations now that a new law has hit the books. Some owners of one- and two-b…
2 years, 7 months ago
Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
By 2030, Starbucks wants to move away from disposable cups, which represent big portions of the company’s overall waste and greenhouse gas emissions.…
2 years, 7 months ago
Apple will update iPhone 12 in France after regulators said it emitted too much radiation
Apple has agreed to install updates for the iPhone 12 in France after French regulators ordered the company to stop selling the model because it emit…
2 years, 7 months ago
Johnson & Johnson is getting rid of its script logo after more than 130 years
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is signing off on a new logo. The healthcare giant said that it will replace the well-known signature script it has used sin…
2 years, 7 months ago
From cargo police scooters to smaller e-bike motors, urban mobility has its place at the Munich motor show
Munich's cycle paths are busier than usual in the city center. During the motor show, called IAA Mobility, people can test ride all kinds of bikes fr…
2 years, 7 months ago
Lawsuit filed over shrinking of Utah’s Great Salt Lake
A lawsuit filed by a coalition of environmental groups says Utah officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse bec…
2 years, 7 months ago