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Toy Soldiers
Episode 548
Back in February of 2022, anyone who knew anything thought the War in Ukraine would be over in a few weeks. Russia simply had more bodies to fight wi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Border Trilogy Part 3: What Remains
Episode 547
While scouring the Sonoran Desert for objects left behind by migrants crossing into the United States, anthropologist Jason De León happened upon som…
2 years, 5 months ago
Border Trilogy Part 2: Hold the Line
Episode 527
While scouring the Sonoran Desert for objects left behind by migrants crossing into the United States, anthropologist Jason De León happened upon som…
2 years, 5 months ago
Border Trilogy Part 1: Hole in the Fence
Episode 526
While scouring the Sonoran Desert for objects left behind by migrants crossing into the United States, anthropologist Jason De León happened upon som…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Secret to a Long Life
Episode 525
Producer Sindhu Gnanasambandan wants to know how she can live the longest feeling life possible. The answer leads her on a journey to make one week f…
2 years, 5 months ago
Poison Control
Episode 524
Originally aired in 2018, this episode features reporter Brena Farrell as a new mom. Her son gave her and her husband a scare -- prompting them to ca…
2 years, 6 months ago
Smog Cloud Silver Lining
Episode 523
Summer 2023 was a pretty scary one for the planet. Global temperatures in June and July reached record highs. And over in the North Atlantic Sea, the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Driverless Dilemma
Episode 522
Most of us would sacrifice one person to save five. It’s a pretty straightforward bit of moral math. But if we have to actually kill that person ours…
2 years, 6 months ago
Born This Way?
Episode 521
Today, the story of an idea. An idea that some people need, others reject, and one that will, ultimately, be hard to let go of. Special Thanks to Car…
2 years, 6 months ago
Touch at a Distance
Episode 520
In this episode from 2007, we take you on a tour of language, music, and the properties of sound. We look at what sound does to our bodies, our brain…
2 years, 7 months ago