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Does the feedback in creative writing workshops make for better writing?
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3 years ago
Listen 12:06‘Too sick to rest’: How long COVID helped one doctor learn to slow down
For a Philadelphia physician, rest seemed out of the question during the early part of the pandemic. But she learned an important lesson about the need to slow down.
3 years ago
Listen 19:20How backyard chickens blur the lines between farm animal and pet
In some cities, like Philadelphia, people run afoul of the law by keeping chickens. But back in the old days, it was the natural order of things.
3 years ago
Listen 11:03How informal adoptions became a mainstay of African American family life
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3 years ago
Listen 9:47How can therapy apps reach lower-income communities?
A Reno effort succeeded with people who’d done in-person therapy. But did it reach those who traditionally couldn’t afford in-person therapy?
3 years ago
Listen 7:16A West Virginia mountain embodies the long history of the coal industry’s grip
Blair Mountain, site of a deadly 1921 battle between miners and their employers, is mostly inaccessible to those who would honor its significance.
3 years ago
Listen 20:12Trouble understanding, but your hearing checks out fine. What’s at play?
Researchers are strategizing ways to discover whether auditory processing disorders are at play.
3 years ago
Listen 12:24One farm tried to make sustainable food affordable. Here’s what happened
At Sylvanaqua Farms, Chris Newman tried to address two big problems with U.S. agriculture. But as some workers saw it, he was a problem too.
3 years ago
Listen 17:57Veteran sends funny messages with a serious mission
Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.
3 years ago
Listen 07:32Off the battlefield, many veterans face a new foe: damaged hearing
Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it.
3 years ago
Listen 06:39A stem cell treatment for MS offers some patients hope. But is it hope that will last?
After more than 15 years of multiple sclerosis, a patient travels to Mexico for a risky, experimental treatment called HSCT, against her doctor's advice.
4 years ago
Listen 49:46In New York 20 years on, O’Hara’s honors 9/11 and first responders
Owner Mike Keane was at the bar the day the towers came down just two blocks away. He works to keep the memory alive.
4 years ago
Listen 06:42Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism.
4 years ago
Listen 08:53Will remote work become more of a long-term option for workers with disabilities?
Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.
4 years ago
Listen 11:29The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health
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