
Aging
Air Date: April 10, 2017
Listen 00:03:28‘See you later’ is more a hope than a promise
6 years ago
Both a mom and a med student: one woman’s midlife career change
7 years ago
Listen 5:15Air Date: January 17, 2017
Listen 00:03:31Death of Carrie Fisher a reminder for women to guard their hearts
7 years ago
Mr. and Mrs. Claus have a brand-new bag
7 years ago
Refugee elders support each other after a long, difficult journey
Naw Gay Lay is a 77-year-old Burmese refugee living in South Philadelphia. When she reached her mid-30s, her whole village had to flee military insurgents.
7 years ago
Women who lose their hair, and the wigs that keep it private
About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.
7 years ago
Could old skulls help us understand why we have crooked teeth?
7 years ago
Listen 5:27Air Date: August 15, 2016
Listen 00:03:51Autopsies contribute valuable scientific data, but they’ve become rare
7 years ago
Listen 5:15Air Date: March 28, 2016
Listen 00:03:22Cultivating Compassion for Aging
Air Date: March 11, 2016
Listen 00:50:28Focusing on marriage licenses, mass media miss further LGBT challenges
Marriage has been important for LGBT communities, but there are perhaps more critical issues that have been unnoticed by the dominant culture and underreported in the media.
8 years ago
Overcoming homelessness, police abuse, transgender inequity, LGBT people reject life at the margins
WHYY hosted a public forum on Sept. 15 about the long-running priorities of LGBT communities that may be overlooked in the mainstream emphasis on marriage equality.
8 years ago