The Pulse Archive
The Pulse’s favorite episodes of the year
Here’s a list of some favorite episodes, curated by The Pulse team members themselves.
5 years ago
Air Date: December 27, 2019
Listen 48:59Air Date: December 20, 2019
Listen 49:00Feed a goat, save a tree — or a whole yard’s worth
When English ivy vines threatened her family’s "private park," a homeowner enlisted some hungry, four-legged assistants.
5 years ago
Listen 03:55On the tree farm, a Christmas favorite thrives. In the wild, it struggles
The balsam wooly adelgid has devastated Appalachia’s native Fraser firs. On a North Carolina farm, their domesticated cousins grow with TLC.
5 years ago
Listen 06:41Air Date: December 13, 2019
Listen 48:47Dental school grads find it hard to beat back student debt
Dentistry can be a lucrative career, but some say rising tuition costs mean massive loans to pay off in a changing market for care.
5 years ago
Listen 11:14Air Date: December 6, 2019
Listen 49:13Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split
5 years ago
Listen 14:46Through good times and bad — how school nursing has evolved over time
School nurses now have to add shooter drills and concussion protocols to the day-to-day responsibilities that come with tending to the health needs of students.
5 years ago
Listen 05:32Air Date: November 29, 2019
Listen 49:13Thanksgiving Eve: How the biggest party night of the year became our homecoming
Growing up, my friends and I took for granted that we would always see each other the night before the holiday. Until we couldn’t.
5 years ago
Listen 06:45Air Date: November 22, 2019
Listen 49:15Cranberry farmers in the Pine Barrens must strike a balance between productive farming and protecting a beloved ecosystem.
5 years ago
Listen 09:37Your brain on gratitude: How a neuroscientist used his research to heal from grief
Gratitude journaling, it turns out, transformed the neuroscientist’s grief — and likely his brain
5 years ago
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