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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Striking in the gig economy

On Wednesday, Uber drivers across the country walked out in a strike, demanding better pay, more stable hours, and fairer treatment from the company.

6 years ago

Listen 17:30
Laura Dern, Ed Zwick, Jack O'Connell on the set of
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Edward Zwick and Trial by Fire

Filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Edward Zwick discusses his past projects and most recent film, Trial by Fire.

6 years ago

Listen 33:30
Every year, 8 million tons of plastic flow into the ocean and break down into microplastics. Because many organisms eat them, microplastics have the potential to crash marine ecosystems and leach poisons into our seafood. (Photo by Zikri Maulana / SOPA Images / Sipa USA, via AP Images)
The Pulse
Science

Our plastic footprint sinks, right to the bottom of the sea

Researchers are discovering that plastic doesn’t just float on the sea's surface. Mass amounts rain all the way down to the seafloor, filling the guts of deep-sea organisms.

6 years ago

Listen 12:45
Bren Smith lifts a line of kelp on his farm. Photo provided by GreenWave
The Pulse
Science

Is kelp the new kale? It was supposed to be

Seaweed farming is still a promising idea that benefits the environment, but doing it at scale requires more work.

6 years ago

Listen 07:03
Nick Messitte tried to quit marijuana on his own, and found he couldn't. (Image courtesy of Nick Messitte)
The Pulse
Health

Self-described pothead in recovery looks into the science and public policy around marijuana and addiction

He tried to quit weed on his own, and couldn’t

6 years ago

Listen 08:05
Percy Takyi launched his podcast
The Pulse
Health

Failing up: How one med student came back from a first-year setback

Intense competitiveness — and the flip side of the coin, fear of failure — is part of the culture at medical school.

6 years ago

Listen 10:45
Stephanie Lee remembers the period after her son Santeno, 2, was born. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Moms have trouble finding help for postpartum depression, so it’s finding them

Money, transportation and stigma make getting treatment hard — but what if help came to women who need it?

6 years ago

Listen 6:19
Jabina Coleman (right) introduces herself to Pamela Newman and  3-month-old James at the Lucien E. Blackwell library. Coleman leads a breastfeeding class and co-runs the Prenatal Mental Health Alliance for Women of Color. In  February, some mothers described experiencing postpartum depression. (Rachel Wisniewski/ For the Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Pulse
Health

Silenced by fear: New moms worry postpartum depression could mean losing their children

Women of color are less likely to get treatment for postpartum depression because they fear they'll be judged too quickly or harshly by child-welfare services.

6 years ago

Listen 7:49
Raul Leandro was born at his grandmother’s house shortly after Hurricane Maria struck in September 2017. His parents, Raúl Malavé Cotto and Yahaira Molina Perez, planned to give birth at a hospital in San Juan, but when they showed up in early labor, they found the facility full of sand, without power, and attending only to emergencies.  (Irina Zhorov/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Pregnant during a storm? Be ready, one Puerto Rico doc says

After an OB-GYN heard of unexpected home births post-Hurricane Maria, she is teaching her patients calm and self-reliance, just in case.

6 years ago

Listen 9:16
Gloria Lucas found that mainstream resources and dialogue around eating disorders left out her experiences as a low-income, Xicana child of immigrants. So she built her own community and opportunities for healing. (Gloria Lucas / Nalgona Positivity Pride)
The Pulse
Health

For people of color struggling with eating disorders, community is key

Eating disorder supports are often expensive and not culturally inclusive. As a result, communities of color are building their own opportunities for healing.

6 years ago

Listen 05:00
Cows graze in a field at Willow Run Farm in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. Farmer Deanne Boyer uses forward-thinking farming techniques in raising her cattle in a way that she says is best for the animals, the land and the environment as a whole. (Matt Smith/ for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Should we stop eating meat to fight climate change?

Cut way back on red meat, say scientists, who came up with a controversial diet recommended for our health, and the planet’s.

6 years ago

Listen 08:32
Detective Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Holding gun manufacturers accountable

A Connecticut Supreme Court decision to allow Sandy Hook massacre victim's families sue gun makers could change the landscape of the firearms industry.

6 years ago

Listen 29:07
Special Counsel Robert Mueller walks past the White House after attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington, Sunday, March 24, 2019. Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Mueller’s investigation summary

According to Mueller's investigation, Trump did not collude with Russia. But, according to the report, he cannot be fully exonerate either.

6 years ago

Listen 19:39
In Louisiana, even informed patient Xander Adams got lost in barriers and stigma while trying to get a prescription for PrEP. (Image by Hira-Maja Dupas)
The Pulse
Health

Getting on PrEP is harder than you think

In Louisiana, even an informed patient got lost in barriers and stigma while trying to get a prescription for PrEP.

6 years ago

Listen 10:22
Medical tech removes a container with frozen embryos and sperm being stored in liquid nitrogen at a fertility clinic. (Lynne Sladky/ AP Photo)
The Pulse
Health

After IVF, what happens to remaining embryos?

A look at the tough choice fertility patients face — and what that’s meant for thousands upon thousands of unused embryos.

7 years ago

Listen 9:40
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