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  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:15

  • Added: Jun 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:01
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The end of the pandemic might not mean the end of SARS-CoV-2. In fact, many scientists think COVID is here to stay, even with vaccines. In this seg...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 04:07
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Several years ago a colleague of mine, Geetu Bharwaney, from the UK, wrote an excellent book about emotional resilience. With all the challenges we...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
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If you're trying to cover the pandemic in seven Midwestern states, where do you start? WNIN partnered with data scientists from the University of E...

  • Added: Nov 21, 2020
  • Length: 14:47
Caption: Children walking in flood water, Norfolk, VA, Credit: Emily Richardson-Lorente
In Norfolk, Virginia scientists battling sea level rise enlist residents to help collect data that could help the city better understand its rising...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2020
  • Length: 32:34
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Many recovering COVID patients need rehabilitation before they go home. That's stretching inpatient rehab facilities to their limits.

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 05:36
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Michael Osterholm, PhD, is director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy and author of the book, Dead...

Bought by KSRQ and KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle


  • Added: Mar 31, 2020
  • Length: 15:48
  • Purchases: 2
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Are Herpes Simplex 1 and other microbes contributing to, if not causing, the brain changes in Alzheimer's Disease? Prominent Alzheimer's researche...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 28:19
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Topic 1: A campaign to keep Christian voters engaged in the political process when neither of the major parties seems like a good fit. Topic 2: Why...

  • Added: Jan 30, 2020
  • Length: 50:08
Caption: David Venes (right) poses at the Tacoma Needle Exchange van with his dog, Ethel, and outreach worker, Laura Reynolds., Credit: Amber Cortes
In this episode we look at the idea of harm reduction and focus specifically on needle exchanges. Those are hundreds of places across the US that h...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
  • Length: 22:21
Caption: True Hope Community Church.
At a book group meeting, women went around the circle and introduced themselves. They found out that nearly everyone there had a son addicted to he...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2020
  • Length: 30:42
Caption: Justina Bauthues (center) poses for a photo with her parents, Lisa and Tom Hilton.
A new approach is linking people with addiction to drug treatment, instead of just sending them out the door when they’re well again. Two doctors, ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 28:04
Caption: Musician and artist, Becka Baker, at band practice in Tacoma, Washington.
In this episode, we hear personal stories from three women that show just how tightly woven together trauma, pain and addiction are. Also, we hear ...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 32:36
Caption: Robin Guerrero overdosed on black-market fentanyl, but now has found tremendous relief from pain and anxiety by using medical marijuana.
Some people with chronic pain now rely on medical marijuana in place of opioid painkillers. But, in the absence of formal medical guidance, many pa...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2020
  • Length: 24:49
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Topic 1: Thawing permafrost. Topic 2: Healthy anger. Topic 3: SIDS.

Bought by KSTK


  • Added: Jan 08, 2020
  • Length: 50:06
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A fire fighter monitors a controlled burn Sept. 18, 2019 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The burn was intended to reduce the risk of wildfires., Credit: Aubree Milks / U.S. Air Force
A 2019 Department of Defense report concluded that the effects of a changing climate, including wildfires, threaten dozens of military bases.

Bought by KPBS, WUSF, Texas Public Radio, and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Shannon McCarty on April 26, 2018 before all her teeth were pulled., Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
For Shannon McCarty, two things were crucial in her recovery: connections and timing. It started with timing – a key encounter just when she wanted...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 30:30
Caption: Sheriff Ty Trenary, Credit: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes
Addiction hits home for the top dog of a disaster-prone county. An old-school cop gets a wake-up call and learns “handcuffs and a trip to jail” jus...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 26:39
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A life lost, a life saved. The main character of this episode isn’t a person. It’s a nasal spray. Naloxone (aka Narcan) saves lives from opioid ove...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 13, 2019
  • Length: 23:51
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: A patient video conferencing with a medical provider at Ideal Option the clinic in Everett, WA., Credit: Leah Nash for Finding Fixes
At a clinic in Everett, Washington, a nurse pushes his patients to work hard, and the patients embark on their road to recovery. This episode we're...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Oct 15, 2019
  • Length: 25:34
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Friday Lunch Club having ice cream. , Credit: Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
The best ways to prevent young people from getting addicted don’t necessarily focus on the drugs themselves (forget “Just say no.”) Research shows ...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2019
  • Length: 29:58
Caption: Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga. use immersion troughs filled with ice and water to cool off during training in this 2018 photo., Credit:  Patrick A. Albright / U.S. Army
The Pentagon says reported cases of heat exhaustion jumped nearly 50 percent between 2014 and 2018.

Bought by WUSF, KPBS, Colorado Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WOUB and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2019
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 6
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As the cost of insulin continues to skyrocket patients are dying from trying to ration their medication. It's an extreme example, but not unusual -...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle


  • Added: Sep 06, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Observers watch an explosion during Operation Hardtack in 1958. 35 nuclear tests were conducted in the Pacific, exposing troops to radiation., Credit: Nevada National Security Site
The new certificate recognizes as many as 550,000 veterans who were exposed to nuclear weapons tests between 1945 and 1992. But the certificates le...

Bought by KRPS, KRZA, KPBS, KPCC, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 05, 2019
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6