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A Jehovah’s Witness balances surgery with beliefs

When Audrey Butler dedicated herself to becoming a Jehovah’s Witness seven years ago, she knew she would never accept a blood trans ...

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Green burials and DIY funerals

Guests: Mark Harris, Suzanne Kelly, Katrina Spade Green burials are increasingly popular in the United States.  ...

Air Date: January 23, 2017

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Radio Times

The Future of the ACA

Guests: Dan Diamond, James Carpetta, Mollyann Brodie As promised since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in 201 ...

Air Date: January 17, 2017

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The hazards of sitting (or standing) too much

Guests: Carolyn Barlow, Alan Hedge, James Levine Many of us sit at a desk all day at work and then head home to l ...

Air Date: January 5, 2017

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Radio Times

The Aleppo evacuations and the future of the Syria’s civil war

Guests: Liz Sly, Samer Abboud, Andrew Tabler Evacuations from Aleppo resumed yesterday.  Buses carried rebels an ...

Air Date: December 22, 2016

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National security and the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay

Guests: Sheri Fink and Karen Greenberg Despite President Obama’s efforts, the Guantánamo Bay prison remains in ...

Air Date: December 21, 2016

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Journalist Maia Szalavitz on drug addiction and recovery myths

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Air Date: December 6, 2016

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Radio Times

Digital distractions and our ancient brains

Guests: Adam Gazzaley, Larry Rosen The average person checks their phone almost 50 times a day. We do it while we ...

Air Date: November 30, 2016

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Radio Times

Puerto Rico is exporting addicts to Philly

Guests: Alfred Lubrano, Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, Andrea Duffy Opioid addiction is the public health crisis of our ...

Air Date: November 21, 2016

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‘Virtual’ refugee journey a somber reminder things could always be worse

How ironic. Just as many Americans were threatening to move to Canada, an installation opened on Independence Mall to replicate the exper ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times

Radio Times in Review: Trump’s appeal

Guests: J.D. Vance, Nancy Isenberg, Thomas Frank Coming up on today’s edition of Radio Times in Review; we’ll ...

Air Date: November 11, 2016

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Radio Times

Domestic violence, guns, and coercive control

Guests: Susan Sorenson, Renee Norris-Jones, Jeannine Lisitski, Krista Dahl-Campbell Guns are used in roughly half ...

Air Date: November 7, 2016

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Radio Times

Radio Times in Review: soldiers at war

Guests: David Morris, Eric Fair, Mary Roach On today’s edition of Radio Times in Review; we’re going to talk ...

Air Date: November 4, 2016

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Charles Duhigg on motivation and why some people get so much done

Hour 2 Guest: Charles Duhigg [From the Radio Times archives] In this hou ...

Air Date: November 3, 2016

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Direct-to-consumer drug advertising on TV a growth industry

The pharmaceutical industry spends more than $2 billion a year advertising direct-to-consumer drugs on TV, an increase of 30 percent over ...

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