Medicine
Guest: Suzanne O’Sullivan Your co-worker says she feels sick. “It might be the flu,” she wonders aloud. ...
Air Date: January 24, 2017
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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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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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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
Guest: Maia Szalavitz Journalist ...
Air Date: December 6, 2016
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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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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 ...
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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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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 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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