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The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories of our time.

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Fighting Burnout

The pandemic hasn’t just changed how we live — it’s changed how we work, and how we feel about our jobs. One of the major r ...

Air Date: September 2, 2022

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From Power Wheelchairs to Prosthetic Hands — the Gear That’s Changing Lives

It was a summer day in 2012 when Bob Richey’s life was changed forever. He was a new college grad, having fun with friends at the beach ...

Air Date: August 26, 2022

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Parents Know Best — or Do They?

Learning how to be a parent can feel overwhelming, and advice is everywhere. There are the things you’re learning from other parents, t ...

Air Date: August 19, 2022

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The Pulse Presents: Serum

Serum follows the life and work of Dr. Gary Davis, a Black physician from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was working on a treatment for AIDS in the ...

Air Date: August 17, 2022

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From Polio to COVID — the Evolution of Intensive Care

The modern ICU, or Intensive Care Unit, was born out of a time of crisis. It was 1952, and polio was raging in many places — especially ...

Air Date: August 12, 2022

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Science

Chasing Scientific Holy Grails

Science is all about discovery — tackling the big questions that define our world, and hopefully our future. But some of these question ...

Air Date: August 5, 2022

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Science

When to Trust Your Intuition

It’s when a dark alleyway makes the hairs stand up on the back of our neck; when a mother just knows that something’s wrong ...

Air Date: July 29, 2022

Listen 49:12
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Health

An Untold History in the Fight Against AIDS

In the fall of 2019, reporter Grant Hill jumped into a cab  — where his driver, Clyde Ashley Sherman, told him the story of a lifetime ...

Air Date: July 22, 2022

Listen 49:36
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Science

Troubled Waters

Our lives depend on water — not just any water: clean, safe water. We need it for drinking, for cooking, for washing. And very often, w ...

Air Date: July 15, 2022

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The Pulse
Health

How Science is Changing Sports

Science is constantly propelling athletes to run faster, jump higher, push harder, and break records. Scientific advances have become suc ...

Air Date: July 8, 2022

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Health

Talking Therapy

When we’re stressed, upset, feeling down, or off, most of us have things we do to decompress. Things we ...

Air Date: July 1, 2022

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Immersed in Nature

Imagine yourself out in nature — away from all the noise and the distractions of our lives. You can smell the rich scents of the forest ...

Air Date: June 24, 2022

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What We Get Wrong about Black Health

In 2018, journalist Linda Villarosa wrote ...

Air Date: June 17, 2022

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Science

The Future of Embryo Selection

IVF clinics have long tested embryos for genetic disorders and abnormalities — but in recent years, new startups have been pushing the ...

Air Date: June 10, 2022

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Science

Range of Emotion

Emotions are fleeting — they can bubble up seemingly out of nowhere and change quickly. Studying them is challenging, but it’s also i ...

Air Date: June 3, 2022

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