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883: Let's Celebrate Crying / 884: The Resilient Brain, 3/23/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learne...

877: Decolonizing The Mind / 878: Living In Skin, 3/2/2024

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: 'Decolonizing the Mind' - Colonization in Africa was much more than a land grab. It was a project to replace — and even erase — local cul...

837: The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe / 838: Walk With Me, 10/14/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "The Spirit Of Jim Thorpe" - Jim Thorpe was one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known. A Native American hero who broke recor...

823: Going For Broke: Change Of Address / 824: Up All Night, 8/26/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Going For Broke: Change of Address" - In the first episode of a three-part series on the care economy, we're thinking about housing. Man...

817: Let's Celebrate Crying / 818: Deep Tracks (Live In Studio), 8/5/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Let's Celebrate Crying" - When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It’s human to feel grief and pain, but most of us learne...

805: Wonders Of The Human Body / 806: Loving Bees, 6/24/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...

789: Decolonizing The Mind / 790: Living In Skin, 4/29/2023

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: 'Decolonizing the Mind' - Colonization in Africa was much more than a land grab. It was a project to replace — and even erase — local cul...

Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice (Encore)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

We talk to Raj Patel and Rupa Marya about their book "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice."

Bought by KMUN and RadioFreePalmer

725: Losing Yourself In Fantasy / 726: Up All Night, 9/17/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Losing Yourself In Fantasy" - When the real world becomes too much, fantasy might be your ticket out. But at what point does fantasy go ...

711: Walk With Me / 712: Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?, 7/30/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Walk With Me" - Walking prolongs our life and makes us human. So why are we doing less and less of it? HOUR TWO: "Why Do We Have So Mu...

673: Secrets Of Alchemy / 674: Wonders Of The Human Body, 3/19/2022

From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge

HOUR ONE: "Secrets Of Alchemy" - The leading science of the 17th century was alchemy, the transformation of matter. What was it really? Could we st...

But Next Time, Episode 3: Rising Waters

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Jaime is speaking to members of the National Low Income Housing Coalition about the 12 Moms initiative., Credit: But Next Time

In cities around the globe community organizers and direct service agencies are often the first line of response when a climate fueled natural disa...

Bought by WXDU

Pocketful of Poems

From: The Children's Hour Inc.

We learn how poetry can heal with our friends at Well Beings Studio, who create art with kids and families going through medical trauma like cancer...

Bought by KQRU FM LP, RadioFreePalmer, KSTK, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and more

20210426: Pocketful of Poems, 4/26/2021

From: The Children's Hour Inc.
Series: The Children's Hour (Subscribable)

We learn how poetry can heal with our friends at Well Beings Studio, who create art with kids and families going through medical trauma like cancer...

Kids & Covid-19

From: The Children's Hour Inc.

Kids take on Covid-19 through sharing their own feelings and thoughts, interviews, and music

Bought by WCNY, KQRU FM LP, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WLRH, KTNA and more

Polio Pioneers

From: Elaine Vitone

Caption: What was life like before childhood vaccines?, Credit: Illustration by Frank Harris

In this episode, hear from people who grew up in the shadow of a crippling disease—among them, “polio pioneers,” schoolkids from the clinical trial...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

S2 E6 Dying To Tchaikovsky

From: The Nocturnists
Series: Stories from the World of Medicine

Family medicine physician Catherine Forest listens to one of he classical music idols serenade a dying loved one in the hospital.

Palliative Care: The Search For Comfort And Healing In The Face Of Death

From: JoAnn Mar

For those who are dying, palliative medicine can go a long way in relieving the pain and suffering that often accompanies the final stages of death...

Bought by KWMR

Food Poisoning

From: FOOLY BOO
Series: This Won't Hurt A Bit

Caption: The medical podcast for your cortex and your funny bone, Credit: Foolyboo Inc

Every year, 1 in 6 people get food poisoning. But, what is food poisoning? What should you do if you get food poisoning? What causes it and how do ...

Bought by WART FM

Episode 1607

From: John Luttrell
Series: Full-Time Blues Radio

This week's playlist shines a light on mental illness, through a respectful look at the topic and songs that fit the theme.

Bought by WJSU and WSGE

Becoming a doula for those who may need one most

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Client of doula Traver Riggins, 7 months pregnant., Credit: Leila Day

A doula is a woman who helps another woman through the process of childbirth. Traver Riggins says when she learned about how a doula could help, sh...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix

THAT SUGAR FILM -- Damon Gameau Interview

From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes

Damon Gameau talks corporate responsibility, the power of information, and Oscar Wilde’s advice.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer

The Caffeine Kick That Can Kill You

From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism

Caffeine Powder, or the purest form of caffeine, is a very lethal substance in small amounts. Many people do not know about the dangers of the prod...

The Path To Primary Care: Who Will Be Our Next Frontline Doctors?

From: Karen Brown

Caption: Norman Rockwell - Doctor and Doll, Credit: WikiArt Visual Encyclopedia

A half-hour, sound-rich documentary that follows a group of medical residents as they decide whether to enter the fraught field of primary care, or...

Bought by HowSound

Part 8: Fueled By Opioid Abuse, New Hep C Infections On The Rise

From: Kristin Espeland Gourlay
Series: At the Crossroads: The Rise of Hepatitis C and the Fight to Stop It

Caption: An outreach worker picks the finger of a woman who wants to be screened for hepatitis C., Credit: Kristin Espeland Gourlay

In 2014, tens of thousands of Americans died from accidental drug overdoses. Many more remain addicted to prescription painkillers and heroin. For...

Bought by KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, WMMT, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

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