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Health
How much was your flu shot? WHYY’s PriceCheck wants to know
The start of flu season means lots of ads and public health reminders about the importance of getting a flu shot. Manufacturers are makin ...
9 years ago
ListenAnonymity, 12-steps and New Paths to Recovery
Anonymity has long been the staple of 12-step programs. But, lately there has been a trend toward self-disclosure especially by those in ...
Air Date: November 9, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Last month, Nobel Prize winner Angus Deacon brought attention to poverty. And, during his visit Pope Francis spoke out about rampant cap ...
Air Date: November 2, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Making work work across the generations
Baby Boomers remember the Spencer Tracy Kathryn Hepburn movie Desk Set – their characters clash over a giant computer and its place in ...
Air Date: October 26, 2015
Listen 00:52:31From Refugee to Refuge: Cultivating Compassion
We see disaster stories on the news all the time. Whether it is a fire in California, or a tsunami halfway across the world, it can make ...
Air Date: October 5, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Teenage sexuality in today’s world
We humans are sexual beings; and like it or not so are our children. How do we deal with our own feelings abo ...
Air Date: September 28, 2015
ListenFamily relationships, workplace worries, difficult world events – for 30 years, psychologist Dan Gottlieb has helped us navigate our da ...
Air Date: September 14, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Surprise! When your hospital is in-network but your doctor isn’t
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
10 years ago
Listen 9:11Why do some patients cry after anesthesia?
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
10 years ago
Listen 5:45Twenty-five years ago, President George Herbert Walker Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, bettering the lives of many Ameri ...
Air Date: July 20, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Your baby is born prematurely… a nightmare of unknowns. We talk with Deanna Fei ...
Air Date: July 13, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Independence Day/Independent Life
At this time of year when we think about our nation’s independence, let’s look at what independence means in our lives. Your first s ...
Air Date: July 6, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Determination, individualism – work hard you’ll get ahead and get a piece of the American pie. Those are hallmarks of our society ...
Air Date: June 29, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Understanding Male Bonds and Codes
Bro-mances, buddy films –that’s the Hollywood picture of male friendship — but what do men really need to have an intimate rela ...
Air Date: June 22, 2015
Listen 00:52:16Fatherhood will be celebrated this month on Father’s Day. For many, fathers and father figures are key to supporting and raising childr ...
Air Date: June 15, 2015
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