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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Sahle-Work Zewde walks with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed after being appointed Ethiopia's first female president at the country's parliament in Addis Ababa on Thursday.
(Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Ethiopia gets its first female president

"It should have happened a long time ago, but the next best time is now."

7 years ago

Demonstrators hold signs in support of trans equality outside the White House on Monday. The Trump administration is reportedly considering defining
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trans people say they #WontBeErased, as Trump administration mulls defining ‘sex’

A memo that has reportedly been circulating at the Department of Health and Human Services aims to narrow the federal government's definition of "sex" under Title IX

7 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

Nearly forgotten French impressionist regains her moment in Philadelphia exhibit

Berthe Morisot - a founding artist of French impressionism who was nearly forgotten - is coming back at the Barnes Foundation.

7 years ago

Young Asian-American student holding books at chalkboard. (Deborah Lee/NPR)
NPR
Courts & Law

What to know about affirmative action as the Harvard trial begins

7 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

“The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry”

Guest: Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry was far ahead of her time as a playwright and social justice advocate. At j ...

Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:20 am

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A man holds up a sign during a protest against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh outside the offices of Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in Phoenix, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Patricio Espinoza)
Community

Post-Kavanaugh, men reflect on accountability

Some of the men seemed to be struggling with this stuff. They’d say one thing, then contradict themselves a minute later.

7 years ago

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Record-breaking  tennis player, philanthropist Serena Williams appears on stage during Pennsylvania Conference for Women 2018 at Pennsylvania Convention Center on October 12, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  (Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images )
Community

Serena Williams headlines Pennsylvania Conference for Women in Philly

Tennis great calls attention to the risk of pregnancy-related deaths for black women.

7 years ago

Mike Matthews, president of the Delaware State Education Association since 2017, once had a blog called Down with Absolutes. Now some of his old inflammatory posts are being criticized as misogynistic and racist.  (Screen grab from waybackmachine.org, Delaware State Education Association)
Education

Delaware teachers union investigating president after sexist, racist blog posts surface

About 10 years before Mike Matthews was president of the Delaware teachers union, he was an irreverent blogger.

7 years ago

Listen 5:07
Cody Greenes (center), 35, group leader with the Jewish organization Moving Traditions, leads six high school freshman boys in a discussion about sexual assault and consent.
NPR
Community

Coming to the right answer by themselves: Talking with boys about sexual assault

In the basement of a suburban Philadelphia home, six high school freshman boys talk about sexual assault in the wake of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings.

7 years ago

As a counselor, Niasha Fray saw first-hand the obstacles black women face in breast cancer treatment. She's now program director of the Duke Center for Community and Population Health Improvement. (Justin Cook for NPR)
NPR
Health

Why are black women less likely to stick with a breast cancer follow-up treatment?

Breast cancer is less common in black women, yet they're about 40 percent more likely to die from it than are white women.

7 years ago

Throughout the Senate confirmation period, protesters have rallied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Christine Blasey Ford and others have alleged that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted them decades ago. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

After one year of headlines, #MeToo is everywhere

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the reporting, in The New York Times and The New Yorker, that led to the fall of movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

7 years ago

The Tiger Trio will perform at this year's October Revolution. (Michel Dorbon)
Arts & Entertainment

For Philadelphia music fans, the October Revolution begins tonight

The festival of jazz and contemporary music features new and established musicians, as well as tributes to past luminaries.

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Women’s rage and political change

Guest: Rebecca Traister Brett Kavanaugh’s anger seen next to Christine Blasey Ford’s composure and the public ...

Air Date: October 4, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
NPR
Health

Sexual assault and harassment may have lasting health repercussions for women

The trauma of sexual assault or harassment is not only hard to forget; it may also leave lasting effects on a woman's health.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing from the White House en route to speak with electrical workers in Philadelphia, Penn
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump: ‘It’s a very scary time for young men in America’

President Trump continued his defense Tuesday of his Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh

7 years ago

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