The Pulse Episode Archive

In the wake of the attacks in Paris, we examine the worm that some people think is eating away at our core — our fear of death. Then we ...

Attention students, principal Maiken Scott here. This week, we’re hopping on the bus and heading to school. We start off early, may ...

A paramedic making house calls, a surgeon making faces more feminine, and women in Nashville writing songs of their assaults — on this ...

We are bringing you the science of all things spooky, ghoulish, and…dead? We’ll give you a sneak peek into the death positive ...

We all know that it’s extremely rare for things to go according to plan. On this week’s show, we visit an island that is figh ...

Doctors have a lot to keep up with as we learn more about the human body and develop brand new technologies that help advance medical car ...

This week on The Pulse, we look at stories that change the narrative. First up, we hear about problems facing the African American ...

This week on The Pulse, we look at stories about people trying to make it work.  Everyone has had the infuriating experience ...

For $25, you could buy a service dog vest online that could get your pet on a plane with you for free, or even in to your favorite restau ...

An invention in 1959 made the art of seduction easier with the twist of a knob — it was the dimmer switch, and it changed the dining ro ...

This week on The Pulse, we take a look back at September 11th, 2001 and how that day has reve ...

Today’s show is about moments. Life-changing moments, moments that offered new insights into age-old questions, and “a ha! ...

We spend large portions of our lives in and around our homes. It’s where we eat, sleep, and heal. Some of us were born in our homes ...

A decade after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, much of the physical damage the storm caused has been repaired—neighborhoods an ...

You open a medical bill, thinking ‘okay, how bad can it be?’ Sometimes it’s bad, very bad. Elana Gordon brings us a sto ...