Podcast Episodes

Healthcare: How Do We Fix It?

Season 7 Episode 11

American healthcare has big problems. Some say the solution is Medicare For All: one government plan for everybody. But others say government healthc…

6 years, 6 months ago

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Ants: Tales from the Underground

Season 7 Episode 10

On today’s show, three f-ant-astic stories of survival, friendship and courage about some of the most underrated creatures in the animal queendom. Pr…

6 years, 6 months ago

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Police Shootings: The Data and the Damage Done

Season 7 Episode 9

It’s been five years since the high profile shootings of several unarmed black teenagers and men launched the Black Lives Matter movement. Since then…

6 years, 7 months ago

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When a Hospital becomes The Butcher Shop

Season 7 Episode 8

A group of teenagers and college kids were fed up with the lousy healthcare in their neighborhood. So they decided to fight the system head on—a figh…

6 years, 7 months ago

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Sleep: All Aboard the Snooze Cruise!

Season 7 Episode 7

Not sleeping enough turning you into a monster? Cutting-edge science helps us understand why. And we sort through the fads to find out, what really w…

6 years, 7 months ago

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5G: Welcome to the Revolution?

Season 7 Episode 7

How should we feel about 5G? Is it a breakthrough technology that will revolutionize our world, or in a bid to get new gadgets, are we risking our he…

6 years, 8 months ago

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Vaping: What the Hell is Going On?!

Season 7 Episode 5

Vaping is all the rage in the U.S., but young people are turning up at hospitals barely able to breathe. Over a thousand vapers have gotten sick⁠—34 …

6 years, 8 months ago

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PANDEMIC!!!

Season 7 Episode 4

If a pandemic ripped across the world, how bad would it really get? You’ve heard the horror stories, but you’ve never heard one like this. Dr. Anthon…

6 years, 8 months ago

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Heartbreak: Why does it hurt so bad?

Season 7 Episode 3

We’ve all been dumped, but some of us have felt physically sick from a heartbreak -- sometimes really sick. Neuroscientist Prof. Lucy Brown explains …

6 years, 8 months ago

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Football: Should We Cancel It?

Season 7 Episode 2

America’s favorite pastime seems to be plagued by tragedy. Former NFL players have come forward to say they’re suffering from a serious brain disease…

6 years, 9 months ago

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