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Caption: Rahima Banu and her mother in 1975, Credit: Daniel Tarantola/WHO
Only one human disease has ever been completely eradicated: Smallpox. Rahima Banu, a woman from rural Bangladesh, was the last person in the world ...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: May 19, 2023
  • Length: 09:37
  • Purchases: 1
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After seeing ads for home DNA tests on TV, John decided to give it a try. Just spit into a cup—what did he have to lose… or gain?

  • Added: Jul 22, 2019
  • Length: 13:23
Caption: Compulsions often manifest as rituals, like excessive ironing., Credit: Cami Mesa
Every day, Hilary Zurbuch grappled with a nagging fear that if she didn’t look just right, something bad would happen. Zurbuch lives with obsessive...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Apr 10, 2017
  • Length: 13:25
  • Purchases: 1
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Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein share 100 percent of their DNA. Separated at birth, the twins were both adopted and raised by loving families. The...

Bought by WDBM, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, American Voices, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 19, 2016
  • Length: 15:05
  • Purchases: 4
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Nearly everyone has strong emotional connections to music, and one man realized that our relationship to music might improve the quality of life fo...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Steven Weinberg, Credit: Matt Valentine
Professor Steven Weinberg is a Nobel laureate in physics and a theoretical physicist who is an outspoken thinker on topics ranging from nuclear wea...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2014
  • Length: 01:20:04
Caption: Tiny house living requires a minimalist approach., Credit: Califia Suntree
This episode features stories about projects that might seem impossible at first: tiny house construction, moving by bike, "hacking" reality, and h...

Bought by XRAY.fm and KPVL


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Nearly everyone has strong emotional connections to music, and one man realized that our relationship to music might improve the quality of life fo...

  • Added: Feb 14, 2013
  • Length: 15:46