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Revelations in Air: A Guidebook to Smell is published by Penguin Books.
Radio Times
Health

‘Revelations in Air’ and the power of smell

Author Jude Stewart on smell, the least understood of our five senses. And, what we know so far about Covid-19 and loss of scent...some people aren't bouncing back.

Air Date: May 13, 2022 10:00 am

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A man puts flower on his wife's grave at Calvary Cemetery on May 10, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York City. Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. (Jeenah Moon/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Mother’s Day can be painful. These strategies might help

Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. Author Rebecca Soffer shares ideas for how to care for yourself or loved ones on a difficult day.

3 weeks ago

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The Pulse
Health

Could magic mushrooms cure COVID-related smell loss?

Users report that psilocybin restored their sense of smell. We ask scientists what could explain this seemingly healing effect.

1 month ago

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A cashier is pictured holding a plastic shopping bag with items inside.
Politics & Policy

N.J.’s strict plastic bag ban goes into effect next month

Stores in New Jersey will be prohibited from providing single-use plastic carryout bags, paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam containers.

2 months ago

'Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff' by Matt Paxton was released last month by publisher Portfolio. (Penguin Random House)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

‘Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff’: How to Declutter for Good

In Matt Paxton's latest book, America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit PBS series 'Legacy List' distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing.

Air Date: March 30, 2022 10:00 am

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Will Smith, left, and Jabari Banks arrive at the premiere of
Radio Times

The Regional Roundup – March 21st

Bel-Air star Jabari Banks joins us to talk about the hit drama. We'l also talk daylight saving time, after the Senate unanimously passed the Sunshine Protection Act.

Air Date: March 21, 2022 10:00 am

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Heather Havrilesky is the author of Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage, published by Ecco Harper Collins, available February 8, 2022.
Radio Times
Lifestyle

‘Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage’

A new book, 'Foreverland', has been called an "illuminating, poignant, and savagely funny examination of modern marriage from Ask Polly advice columnist Heather Havrilesky."

Air Date: March 15, 2022 10:00 am

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Health

Here’s how to decide if you’re safe to go out when you’re recovering from omicron

The CDC says you can end isolation after five days. But emerging research shows with omicron, many people could be infectious for several days past that.

3 months ago

Radio Times
Health

Your ‘Peak Mind’: paying attention in a distracting world

Scattered attention can leave us missing out on 50% of our lives, but Dr. Amishi Jha says there are simple ways to regain our focus for healthier, happier days.

Air Date: December 31, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Feb. 29, 2020, file photo, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, in Oxon Hill, Md.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Inside the Downfall of the NRA

NPR's Tim Mak explains just how the politically powerful National Rifle Association has successfully blocked almost all gun regulation legislation.

Air Date: December 30, 2021 10:00 am

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Saul Griffith is the author of Electrify (photo/Clayton Boyd)
Radio Times
Science

Electrifying everything: some optimism for climate change

Saul Griffith's hopeful and realistic action plan for fighting climate change while boosting the job market is to electrify, electrify, electrify.

Air Date: December 10, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:12
Thanksgiving is a day at the beach — quite literally — for young Liberians. Above, the beach in West Point is a sandy playing field for soccer lovers.
(Tommy Trenchard for NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

Former slaves brought Thanksgiving to Liberia — and rebooted it

6 months ago

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Radio Times
Money

Multilevel marketing & pyramid schemes

Is there a difference? Millions of people participate in direct-sales companies, recruiting friends and families to sell products, with the ultimate promise of hope.

Air Date: November 19, 2021 10:00 am

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A look at the history of vaccines in schools. (LA Johnson/NPR)
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Education

Should schools require the COVID vaccine? Many experts say it’s too soon

6 months ago

Jaime Arafin is one of 28 women featured in Tattoo Monologues: Indelible Marks on the Body and Soul (book photo by Ken Kauffman)
Radio Times
Health

‘Tattoo Monologues’ and treating trauma

Body art can tell personal stories. For many of these women, tattoos are a way to reclaim the past and take ownership of the future.

Air Date: November 4, 2021 10:00 am

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