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The Mothers of Gynecology

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

The history of why Black women are more likely to die when giving birth than White women.

A History of Fire in the Boundary Waters

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: MinneCulture In-Depth

Caption: Whelp Fire: The Whelp and John Ek fires lead, in part, to the closure of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in 2021. , Credit: Courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service

Minnesota's Boundary Waters is the most visited wilderness area in the country. Last summer, the entire Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness was s...

Harm Reduction’s Road From Fringe to Federal Drug Policy

From: Tradeoffs

More people died from drug overdoses during the first year of the pandemic — over 100,000 — than in any previous year. In response, the Biden admin...

The Mosquito Crusader

From: Jake Smith

Caption: Fred L. Soper crossing a bridge to investigate an area where yellow fever occurred, Credit: Photo by Wilbur A. Sawyer courtesy National Library of Medicine

Eighty years ago, one man set out to eradicate the mosquito that now causes Zika virus—and it sullied his reputation forever.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WABE

Right Relationship with Mother Earth - Dr. Jim Collins and Peggy Rebol on Unspun

From: Doug Bennett
Series: Unspun: An Experiment in Truth-Telling

Unspun honors local environmental advocates, Peggy Rebol and Dr. Jim Collins, as we look at our relationships with Mother Earth and current environ...

Bought by 'The Sea' and KMUD

Trauma Glossolalia: Synesthesia and Sound

From: Sheila Cowley
Series: Sound and Violence - Work by NYU Students

Award-winning composer Jenny Olivia Johnson explores synesthesia, where sound is perceived as color or touch. Her feature is a work of sound art as...

Robots for humanity: how technology is changing the life of one Bay Area man

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Jane and Henry Evans at their house, Credit: Angela Johnston

Then, Henry suffered from what is called a brain stem dissection. That stroke left him trapped, unable to lift a finger at first, or say a word. Bu...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Paro the seal, charging by its electronic pacifier , Credit: Angela Johnston

At the Livermore Veteran’s Hospital, there are a few animals residents can see: wild turkeys that run around the grounds, rattlesnakes that hide ou...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix

Fire on the Mountain: Climate Change, Fire, and the Ecological Future of the American West

From: Aengus Anderson

Caption: In the summer monsoon season, grass carpets the Chiricahua foothills., Credit: Aengus Anderson

In the wake of a catastrophic fire, researchers use Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains to look centuries into the future of climate change and ask "wha...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA

Tough Winter for Montana Antelope

From: Emilie Ritter Saunders

Caption: Antelope trying to move through deep snow , Credit: David Grubbs, Billings Gazette

Biologists estimate thousands of pronghorn antelope died in Montana over the long, harsh winter...thousands more are stranded at the Fort Peck Rese...