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The British election is just two days away. With Brexit on the line, it’s said to be the most important election since WWII. Whichever ...
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Listen 17:00Political journalist Robert Costa
We begin today’s show by listening to Marty’s conversation with Washington Post White House reporter and host of PBS’s “ ...
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Listen 32:00Political journalist Robert Costa
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Dental school grads find it hard to beat back student debt
Dentistry can be a lucrative career, but some say rising tuition costs mean massive loans to pay off in a changing market for care.
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Listen 11:14Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split
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Listen 14:46Through good times and bad — how school nursing has evolved over time
School nurses now have to add shooter drills and concussion protocols to the day-to-day responsibilities that come with tending to the health needs of students.
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Listen 05:32Thanksgiving Eve: How the biggest party night of the year became our homecoming
Growing up, my friends and I took for granted that we would always see each other the night before the holiday. Until we couldn’t.
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Listen 06:45Cranberry farmers in the Pine Barrens must strike a balance between productive farming and protecting a beloved ecosystem.
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Listen 09:37Your brain on gratitude: How a neuroscientist used his research to heal from grief
Gratitude journaling, it turns out, transformed the neuroscientist’s grief — and likely his brain
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Listen 10:42The police experiment that changed what we know about foot patrol
What works in policing high-crime areas, and what doesn't?
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Listen 12:06Can hiring women police officers make communities safer?
Philadelphia and other cities saw domestic violence reported more often, and repeat incidents reduced when more female officers were added to the force.
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Listen 07:13Can science offer police a better way to handle protests?
Intimidation and police force enraged protesters in Hong Kong. Is there a different way to manage masses of people?
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Listen 12:45How studying nature's symphony can help scientists determine the fate of rainforests
Improvements in audio recorders, artificial intelligence, and data storage make sound a more powerful tool for ecology than ever before.
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Listen 10:12Time to rip up the calendar. How about 5 seasons? 9 days in a week?
The Gregorian system we all know is just pseudoscience and so random, says Tom Sherman. He’s out to disrupt it.
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Listen 10:22Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793: ‘All was not right in our city.’
Join us on an audio walking tour through Philadelphia's Old City to discover how the yellow fever epidemic challenged the city’s health and political infrastructure.
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