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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.
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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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The Pulse
Science

Changing Appearances

We’ve all heard the saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” The problem is that’s not how the world works. Just about everyt ...

Air Date: August 13, 2021

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Kevin and Karen Gardner at the farmer’s market in Yellow Springs, near Dayton, Ohio. (Jocelyn Robinson/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Going wig-less — learning to live with alopecia

In movies, bald women are portrayed as strong; in real life, they’re seen as odd. One woman gradually decided to just go with it.

4 years ago

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Before and after weight loss. For those who have bariatric surgery, changes in appearance happen quickly, creating new social situations to navigate. (CollageM/Bigstock) 

The Pulse
Health

When the world treats you differently after weight loss

For those who have bariatric surgery, changes in appearance happen quickly, creating new social situations to navigate.

4 years ago

The Branches at Centerville in Camden. (April Saul for WHYY)
Health

Rutgers-Camden study helps some Camden residents cope with pandemic

Rutgers-Camden study helped show residents how mindfulness and yoga can help people cope with stress including the pandemic.

4 years ago

Simone Biles from the U.S. performs on the vault during the gymnastics
Health

Simone Biles’ decision to prioritize her mental health a sign of American culture shift

WHYY host Cherri Gregg speaks with Zakia Williams, co-founder of Black Men Heal, about Simone Biles’ mental health decision.

4 years ago

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Health

Delaware health insurers fined $1.3M for discriminating against patients with mental health and addiction issues

Delaware issues fines to insurers for not treating people with mental health or substance abuse issues as fairly as they treat others.

4 years ago

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Simone Biles watches gymnasts perform after she exited the team
Health

‘OK not to be OK’: Mental health takes top role at Olympics

Biles cited mental health struggles for pulling out of the gymnastics team competition and the individual all-around, highlighting a discussion coursing through sports

4 years ago

In June, New York City started its Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division, or B-HEARD, to provide more targeted care for those struggling with mental health issues and emergencies. In this photo from March, an EMT worker cleans a gurney after transporting a suspected COVID patient in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Courts & Law

Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows

The program dispatches mental health specialists and paramedics instead of police for certain nonviolent emergency calls has resulted in more people accepting assistance.

4 years ago

FILE - In this March 17, 2020 file photo, a commuter sits in an otherwise empty car as he waits for the 7:58 p.m. train to Hudson to leave Grand Central Terminal, in New York.  The eruption of COVID-19  across the United States last year caused the proportion of people working from home to nearly double, with the shift most pronounced among college graduates and workers in such fields as finance and professional services. The share of employed people working from home rose shot up from just 22% in 2019 to 42% in 2020.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Health

Virus’s impact: More relaxing and thinking, less socializing

The share of employed people working from home shot up from just 22% in 2019 to 42% in 2020, the Labor Department said Thursday.

4 years ago

The exterior of North Georgetown Elementary School
Education

Summer school looks different for teachers and students in Delaware’s Indian River School District

Teachers at the Indian River School District are getting an up-close look at the effects that the coronavirus has had on their students during summer school.

4 years ago

Desks are spaced out in a classroom
Education

Delaware attempts to lighten load of ‘invisible backpack’ many children bring to school

Delaware will require psychologists, counselors, or social workers in every elementary school. The Colonial School District is ahead of the curve.

4 years ago

Listen 2:11
A pair of sandals are pictured in the foreground, with Blue Lagoon in the background
NPR
Community

Iceland cut its work week and found greater happiness and no loss in productivity

The results of two trials in Iceland found that a 35- to 36-hour workweek resulted in similar or greater productivity and improved well-being among workers.

4 years ago

Brett Roman Williams poses for a photograph while holding a pillow with a photo of his father, Donald Williams, lower right, and brother Derrick Williams
Community

Grief counselors in short supply amid rising gun violence in Philly

In Philly, gun violence is prevalent and grief counselors are scarce. Experts say it's a nationwide trend, with most mental health professionals stretched to their limit.

4 years ago

Aubrey Howard (in black tank) leads a session of intentional breathing meditation, accompanied by musician Alexia Oliveira, during a yoga session at the Woodlands cemetery. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Community

Meditation for liberation in a West Philly cemetery

The Woodlands and Ars Nova Workshop launch a summer program of weekly mindfulness and spiritual healing sessions.

4 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

Temple physicians learn mindfulness to cope with the trauma of treating COVID

Witnessing so much suffering and loneliness took a toll, so Temple Hospital’s Practitioner Wellness Committee sought a program to help.

4 years ago

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