
The Pulse Episode Archive
The Hidden Force Shaping Drug Prices
Every time you get a prescription drug, you’re dealing with a middleman you’ve probably never heard of — one who has had a hand in ...
Air Date: February 12, 2021
Listen 50:51What is love? Is it that warm and fuzzy feeling, that crazed obsession, that deep sentiment of trust and good will? It’s all of those t ...
Air Date: February 5, 2021
Listen 49:21When we think of “the future,” it sounds like something abstract and faraway — we imagine new inventions, cutting-edge innovations, ...
Air Date: January 29, 2021
Listen 48:59Who are you? There are dozens of ways to answer that question, from your name and nationality, to your relationships and job, all the way ...
Air Date: January 22, 2021
Listen 48:59The Miracle and Menace of Plastic
Plastic gets a bad rap — over the years, it’s become synonymous with environmental destruction, cheap fakery, needless consumption, a ...
Air Date: January 15, 2021
Listen 49:24Owning a pet means making decisions that affect their health — from what they eat, to whether and how much they exercise, to how they s ...
Air Date: January 8, 2021
Listen 49:09The pandemic has changed the way a lot of us understand and experience happiness. In normal times, we think of happiness as a big-picture ...
Air Date: January 1, 2021
Listen 48:42We all know that drinking a lot of alcohol is bad for your health. It’s tied to heart disease, heightened risk for some cancers, addict ...
Air Date: December 25, 2020
Listen 50:08Most of us trust our doctors to figure out what’s wrong with us — but pinpointing illness isn’t always that easy. Sometimes, gettin ...
Air Date: December 18, 2020
Listen 48:42Full House: Multigenerational Living and Health
One in five Americans live in a multigenerational household — that means at least two separate adult generations share the space. Think ...
Air Date: December 11, 2020
Listen 53:20Suicide is a tough topic — it can feel frightening, and sad, and hard to talk about — but it’s also one we can’t afford to ignore ...
Air Date: December 4, 2020
Listen 54:14Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Open to new experiences, or comforted by routine? Shy or the life of the party? Figuring out what m ...
Air Date: November 27, 2020
Listen 48:47Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice the size bird we could possibly eat; more side dishes than the t ...
Air Date: November 20, 2020
Listen 49:24We’ve all been there — you start out Googling local pharmacy hours, and all of a sudden you find yourself reading about how to constr ...
Air Date: November 13, 2020
Listen 48:50The Quest for a Coronavirus Vaccine
Not even a year after SARS-CoV-2 was first identified, several coronavirus vaccines are now in the final stages of testing. Some people w ...
Air Date: November 6, 2020
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