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Uneasy as ABC
Episode 597
February 1976. A flight out of California turned catastrophic when it crashed into a farm in rural Nebraska. What happened that night at the local ho…
1 year, 7 months ago
More Perfect: The Gun Show
Episode 595
Given that we’re all gearing up for the Presidential race, and how gun rights and regulations are almost always centerstage during these times. Today…
1 year, 7 months ago
Up in Smoke
Episode 594
Two scenes. In the first, a doctor gets a call — the hospital she works at is having an outbreak of unknown origin, in the middle of the worst wildfi…
1 year, 7 months ago
Sleep
Episode 591
We had a question back in 2007, about a thing every creature on the planet does--from giant humpback whales to teeny fruit flies. Why do we all sleep…
1 year, 8 months ago
Terrestrials: The Trio
Episode 589
High above the banks of the Mississippi river, a nest holds the secret life of one of America’s most patriotic creatures. Their story puzzles scienti…
1 year, 8 months ago
Lose Lose
Episode 588
To celebrate the imminent start of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France we have an episode originally reported in 2016. No matter what sport you…
1 year, 8 months ago
How to Save a Life
Episode 587
We get it… the world feels too bleak and too big for you to make a difference. But there is one thing - one simple tangible thing - you can do to mak…
1 year, 8 months ago
Happy Birthday, Good Dr. Sacks
Episode 586
First aired back in 2013, we originally released this episode to celebrate the 80th birthday of one of our favorite human beings, Oliver Sacks. To ce…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Alford Plea
Episode 585
In 1995, a tragic fire in Pittsburgh set off a decades-long investigation that sent Greg Brown Jr. to prison. But, after a series of remarkable twist…
1 year, 9 months ago
Birdie in the Cage
Episode 584
People have been doing the square dance since before the Declaration of Independence. But does that mean it should be THE American folk dance? That q…
1 year, 9 months ago