The Pulse Episode Archive
In hospitals lately, the emphasis has been on quality of care, patient outcomes, and avoiding repeat visits whenever possible. So do thos ...
Air Date: February 19, 2016
ListenYou’re walking around, going about your day-to-day life, and suddenly, a song pops into your head. Our brains are filled with songs ...
Air Date: February 11, 2016
ListenWe’ll take you back in time to 1976 in Philadelphia. The American Legion is having a conference at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel whe ...
Air Date: January 28, 2016
ListenOf the women who find out they are carrying a baby who has Down Syndrome, 74 percent choose to terminate the pregnancy, according to one ...
Air Date: January 22, 2016
ListenWe’ll take you from pages to pixels, through stories in the stacks, all to get a better idea about what the next chapter has in sto ...
Air Date: January 15, 2016
ListenIt’s a new year, so that means a new you, right? We dissect our desires to start over — to do things better and perh ...
Air Date: December 28, 2015
ListenWe’re drilling down to the root of some important questions: why are teeth treated differently than other body parts, when it comes ...
Air Date: December 18, 2015
ListenWe tend to think of creativity as a personality trait, or even a gift. Those who have it have ideas, solve problems, and make the world a ...
Air Date: December 11, 2015
ListenAnother mass shooting. More violence. This time in San Bernardino, California, where 14 people were killed. You’ve foll ...
Air Date: December 4, 2015
Listen‘Who cares?’ sounds like a pretty harsh statement, but on this week’s show we’re delving into it — can you make ...
Air Date: November 25, 2015
ListenIn 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 ...
Air Date: November 20, 2015
ListenAttention students, principal Maiken Scott here. This week, we’re hopping on the bus and heading to school. We start off early, may ...
Air Date: November 13, 2015
ListenA paramedic making house calls, a surgeon making faces more feminine, and women in Nashville writing songs of their assaults — on this ...
Air Date: November 6, 2015
ListenWe are bringing you the science of all things spooky, ghoulish, and…dead? We’ll give you a sneak peek into the death positive ...
Air Date: October 29, 2015
ListenWe 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 ...
Air Date: October 23, 2015
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