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Breaking news on the environment, climate change, pollution, and endangered species. Also featuring Climate Connections, a special series on climate change co-produced by NPR and National Geographic.
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A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
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A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
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This is what the news should sound like. The biggest stories of our time, told by the best journalists in the world. Hosted by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise. Twenty minutes a day, five days a week, ready by 6 a.m. Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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The Audio Long Read podcast is a selection of the Guardian’s long reads, giving you the opportunity to get on with your day while listening to some of the finest journalism the Guardian has to offer, including in-depth writing from around the world on immigration, crime, business, the arts and much more
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Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more.
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Longtime Atlantic tech, culture and political writer Derek Thompson cuts through all the noise surrounding the big questions and headlines that matter to you in his new podcast Plain English. Hear Derek and guests engage the news with clear viewpoints and memorable takeaways. New episodes drop every Tuesday and Friday, and if you've got a topic you want discussed, shoot us an email at plainenglish@spotify.com! You can also find us on tiktok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_
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Seriously is home to the world’s best audio documentaries and podcast recommendations, and host Vanessa Kisuule brings you two fascinating new episodes every week.
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phonography, field recording, the art of sound-hunting. open your ears and listen. more info at https://frameworkradio.net. support us at https://www.patreon.com/frameworkradio, or https://flattr.com/podcast/frameworkradio. 1 hour approx., updated weekly.
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Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.
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Eavesdrop on life as it's lived. Earshot brings you intimate stories exploring the human experience.
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All In The Mind is ABC RN's weekly podcast looking into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
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Reveal’s investigations will inspire, infuriate and inform you. Host Al Letson and an award-winning team of reporters deliver gripping stories about caregivers, advocates for the unhoused, immigrant families, warehouse workers and formerly incarcerated people, fighting to hold the powerful accountable. The New Yorker described Reveal as “a knockout … a pleasure to listen to, even as we seethe.” A winner of multiple Peabody, duPont, Emmy and Murrow awards, Reveal is produced by the nation’s f ...
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Sinéad Mooney brings you the best of the week's wireless - from the big news stories to the features, drama, documentaries, sport and music.
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Radiolab is on a curiosity bender. We ask deep questions and use investigative journalism to get the answers. A given episode might whirl you through science, legal history, and into the home of someone halfway across the world. The show is known for innovative sound design, smashing information into music. It is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser.
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Sticky Notes is a classical music podcast for everyone, whether you are just getting interested in classical music for the first time, or if you've been listening to it and loving it all your life. Interviews with great artists, in depth looks at pieces in the repertoire, and both basic and deep dives into every era of music. Classical music is absolutely for everyone, so let's start listening! Note - Seasons 1-5 will be returning over the next year. They have been taken down in order to be ...
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There are a lot of fads, blogs and strong opinions, but then there’s SCIENCE. Science Vs is the show from Gimlet that finds out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between. We do the hard work of sifting through all the science so you don't have to and cover everything from 5G and Pandemics, to Vaping and Fasting Diets.
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Good conversation that takes its time, hosted by Erica Heilman.
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The internet is broken—but it doesn’t have to be. If you’re concerned about how surveillance, online advertising, and automated content moderation are hurting us online and offline, the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s How to Fix the Internet podcast offers a better way forward. EFF has been defending your rights online for over thirty years and is behind many of the biggest digital rights protections since the invention of the internet. Through curious conversations with some of the leading ...
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An award-winning, original, investigative series made by the team behind the acclaimed PBS documentary show, FRONTLINE. From the long and deadly arm of 9/11, to a police shooting in West Virginia with a startling twist, to what life is really like for children living in a Kenyan refugee camp, each episode follows a different reporter through an investigation that sometimes is years in the making. The FRONTLINE Dispatch – because some stories are meant to be heard. Produced at FRONTLINE’s hea ...
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Subscribe within Apple Podcasts for ad-free listening, bonus episodes, and access to our full archive. For all those perks and more, including a supportive community of Terrible listeners, mail surprises and live sessions with our team, join us on Patreon.com/ttfa! — It's a question we ask (and get asked) all the time: “How are you?” And normally we just respond with “Fine!” even if we’re totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day. But it’s not always all that fine, is it? “Ter ...
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A podcast about self development, learning theory, and mental models. www.joshterryplays.com
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What really happens when stories about people’s lives are collected, edited, and consumed? Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking,Transformative is a four-part non-fiction series created by Jess Shane, about the nuts and bolts of documentary storytelling, the power dynamics between makers and subjects, and rewriting unwritten rules of the documentary and non-fiction content industry. Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative is written, hosted and produced by Jess Sh ...
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Sassiske sprekkerye oaver allerhande underwarpen. As et mär plat is. Nedersaksische podcast over verschillende onderwerpen. Als het maar in het Nedersaksisch is.
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NPR's original documentary podcast unearths the stories behind the headlines. Police shootings. Towns ravaged by opioids. The roots of our modern immigration crisis. We explore what's been sealed off, undisclosed, or never brought to light. We return with a deeply-reported portrait of why these stories, and the people behind them, matter. Support in-depth storytelling that matters by subscribing to Embedded+ and unlock early access to new episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at pl ...
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Short documentaries and adventures in sound presented by Josie Long.
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HumaNature explores where humans and our habitat meet. You'll hear real stories about human experiences in nature. Along the way, we’ll meet people whose encounters help us reflect on our own place in the natural world.
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In deze podcastserie gaat Botte Jellema op zoek naar mooie verhalen rondom het werk van Rijkswaterstaat.
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Artificial Intelligence has suddenly gone from the fringes of science to being everywhere. So how did we get here? And where's this all heading? In this new series of Science Friction, we're finding out.
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We're no longer publishing new episodes of this podcast, but check out our podcast Consider This, where we help you make sense of a major news story and what it means to you six days a week.
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Geïmproviseerde interviews met planten, bomen en dieren uit de Nederlandse natuur. Groene Oren is een podcast van Staatsbosbeheer geproduceerd door deStudio (www.destudio.io). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.
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Welcome to your mortality, humans! Death in the Afternoon dispels myths about death and dead bodies, dives into history and dark tales you've never heard before, and features conversations with people working to change the future of death care, Hosted by Caitlin Doughty, Louise Hung, and Sarah Chavez.
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De samenleving is piepend en krakend tot stilstand gekomen door het coronavirus. Is dit de genadeklap? Of juist de noodrem? In ‘Beschaving: De Nabeschouwing’ beschouwt cabaretier en filosoof Tim Fransen de crisis. Hij gaat hierbij in op prangende vragen van luisteraars. Zijn filosofische blik is helder en troostend. En gelukkig valt er ook nog wat te lachen.
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A truck driver searches across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman.
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The Guardian Books podcast is our weekly look at the world of books, presented by Claire Armitstead, Richard Lea and Sian Cain. In-depth interviews with authors from all over the world, discussions and investigations make this the perfect companion for readers and writers alike
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To The Best Of Our Knowledge is a nationally-syndicated, Peabody award-winning public radio show that dives headlong into the deeper end of ideas. We have conversations with novelists and poets, scientists and software engineers, journalists and historians, filmmakers and philosophers, artists and activists — people with big ideas and a passion to share them. For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at ttbook.org.
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Kunstenaar en funerair specialist Babs Bakels is van jongs af aan mateloos gefascineerd door de dood. Radiomaker Laura Stek, die haar sterfelijkheid juist graag negeert, raakte geïntrigeerd door Babs: waarom omringt iemand zich constant met eindigheid en verval? Kan zij ons iets leren over onze complexe verhouding met de dood? Samen onderzoeken ze in coronatijd in zes podcastafleveringen onze omgang met de dood, van de laatste adem tot het hiernamaals. Een productie van OVT VPRO, Prospektor ...
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Van avondrood tot zomeronweer en van ijspegel tot hittegolf: in podcast De Weerman vertelt Peter Kuipers Munneke alles wat je altijd al hebt willen weten over het weer
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Out of the Blocks is a uniquely immersive listening experience that emerges from a mosaic of voices and soundscapes on the streets of Baltimore. A custom-tailored score colors and connects this tapestry of stories hidden in plain sight.
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A show about clinical depression...with laughs? Well, yeah. Depression is an incredibly common and isolating disease experienced by millions, yet often stigmatized by society. The Hilarious World of Depression is a series of frank, moving, and, yes, funny conversations with top comedians who have dealt with this disease, hosted by veteran humorist and public radio host John Moe. Join guests such as Maria Bamford, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Richter, and Jen Kirkman to learn how they’ve dealt with ...
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Doe je ogen dicht en laat je meevoeren naar de mooiste natuurgebieden van Nederland. Geniet een uur lang van zingende vogels, zoemende insecten en ritselende bladeren. Voor bij het thuiswerken, onder het studeren of gewoon om lekker bij weg te dromen. Extra fijn in een periode waarin we voorzichtig moeten zijn en het beste zoveel mogelijk thuis kunnen blijven. Speciaal voor jou van de ANWB. Concept: audio agency Airborne. Productie: Victor Dekker & Henk Meeuwsen
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10 jaar geleden redde Amsterdammer Erik Wong het dorpscafé van Hornhuizen – een piepklein dorp aan het Gronings wad – van de sloop. Wongema groeide uit tot een plek waar gewerkt, gefeest, geslapen en gedronken wordt. Een plek waar alles belangrijk mag zijn. Na 10 jaar gaat Wong weg, maar wil Wongema door. Hoe zal het verder gaan? Volg deze spannende zoektocht naar een nieuwe herbergier en maak tegelijkertijd kennis met een bijzondere plek aan het eind van de wereld. Deze productie is mede mo ...
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POEN - de podcast over economisch nieuws van de NOS. Verslaggevers Wouters en Waaijers duiken in de grote verhalen uit de wereld van het geld, de pegels, de monnies. Waardoor je aan het eind beter begrijpt hoe de economie werkt en wat je ermee moet.
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Nergens ter wereld wordt zoveel gefietst als in Nederland. De Spaak is een podcast met nieuws en informatie over alledaags en recreatief fietsen. Gepresenteerd door Jeroen Dirks. UvA-hoogleraar Urban Mobility Marco te Brömmelstroet is academic advisor. De Spaak is een productie van NTR en NPO Radio 1.
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In de 10-delige podcastserie Wat de boer schaft gaat Petra Possel (NTR’s Mangiare!) op bezoek bij boeren en vissers. Samen kijken ze naar dat wat ze produceren, gaan ze het land op, het water op, de stal in. Ze praten over de oogst, de teelt, het land, de familie, de omgeving en natuurlijk actuele kwesties, zoals de boerenopstand, het supermarktprijsbeleid en de stikstofcrisis. Meer dan ooit, blijkt uit de serie, gaapt er een kloof tussen stad en platteland.
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Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories about the unseen influence that numbers have on the way we think, feel and behave.
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There are tens of thousands of podcasts out there. So how do you know what to listen to? On The Big Listen — THE broadcast about podcasts from WAMU and NPR — host Lauren Ober introduces you to podcasts you might not have ever heard of, and gives you the inside scoop on shows you already love. Through interviews, listener recommendations, show snippets and more,The Big Listen helps you curate your perfect playlist.
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Meteorologists Simon King and Clare Nasir love the weather. In this BBC podcast, they are joined by a range of experts as they answer some of weather’s most challenging questions.
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New Sounds is unlike any radio show you've ever heard: a whirlwind tour of new and unusual music from all corners of the globe. New Sounds combs recent recordings for one of the most informative and compelling hours on radio, and aims to make the world smaller. For over 25 years, host John Schaefer has been finding the melody in the rainforest and the rhythm in an orchestra of tin cans. Defying rigid categorization and genre pigeonholing, New Sounds offers new ways to hear the ancient langua ...
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Damage at Glen Canyon Dam has Colorado River users concerned
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Newly discovered damage to part of the dam holding back America's second-largest reservoir has people who rely on the Colorado River worried about their ability to get the water they need.By Alex Hager
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Walking the Old Lumphanan Road with the Late Stanley Robertson
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Stanley Robertson was from the Travelling People and in the 1980's he published a book called 'Exodus to Alford' featuring stories associated with a particular road his people used to take each Summer when he was a boy. Former BBC Producer Doreen Wood went there with Stanley in 1988 and recorded an interview with him describing his memories of this…
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The sound of Late Night television is a complex beast with many moving parts. In this episode, we step inside the daily hustle of Broadcast Mixer Fred Hedemark as he and his team bring the sound of Late Night with Seth Meyers to life. Along the way, Fred reveals the highs and lows of working on a high-adrenaline, live-to-tape TV show, and shares so…
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Are ‘Forever Chemicals’ a Forever Problem?
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The Environmental Protection Agency has begun for the first time to regulate a class of synthetic chemicals known as “forever chemicals” in America’s drinking water. Kim Tingley, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, explains how these chemicals, which have been linked to liver disease and other serious health problems, came to be …
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Coral reefs can't keep up with climate change. So scientists are speeding up evolution
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Climate change is heating oceans faster than the world's coral reefs can handle. So scientists are breeding corals that can withstand hotter temperatures – but only to a point.By NPR
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After catch and release, here's how to make sure reef fish survive
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People who fish in Florida and in federal waters are required to have special gear on board to help ensure groupers, snappers and other reef fish survive when they're returned to the water.By NPR
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From the archive: Did Brazil’s evangelical superstar have her husband killed?
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We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: Flordelis grew up in a Rio favela, but rose to fame after adopting more than 50 children, becoming a hugely successful gospel singer and winning a seat in congress. And now she is on trial f…
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On tonight’s show: Gene Krupa, Opus One (Anita O'Day vocals) Dámaso Pérez Prado, Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Ella Fitzgerald, I Loves You Porgy Chet Baker, Extra Mild Helen Merrill, Night And Day Benny Carter, Cherry Joni James, Dream A Little Dream Of Me Grover Washington, Jr., Lover Man Don Ellis, 8 Nicole Dorothy Donegan, These Foolish T…
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U.S. Economy FAQ: Skyrocketing Insurance Prices, Stuck Inflation, Higher Rates, and Wrong Experts
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Jason Furman, a professor of economics at Harvard, returns to the show to discuss the biggest economic questions of the moment, including: - Why have home and auto insurance prices skyrocketed? - Why did inflation stop falling in 2024? - How did economic experts get their disinflation forecasts so wrong? - What sticky-high prices are preventing fur…
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A Times investigation shows how the country’s biggest technology companies, as they raced to build powerful new artificial intelligence systems, bent and broke the rules from the start. Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The Times, explains what he uncovered. Guest: Cade Metz, a technology reporter for The New York Times. Background reading: How …
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How many medicines can you think of created for just one person? The likelihood is none - which is why the world hasn’t heard of milasen yet. But its creation, and the efforts behind it, could build a pathway towards some of the greatest advances in genomic medicine, and a new initiative being trialled in Britain has a huge role to play in making t…
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Researchers have been trying to breed fungus-resistant chestnut trees for 100 years
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We visit an orchard where researchers are breeding Chestnut trees they hope will one day fight off a fungus that's been killing the iconic American tree for more than a century.By NPR
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Overnight on Saturday, Iran launched its first direct attack on Israeli soil, shooting hundreds of missiles and drones at multiple targets. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The Times, explains what happened and considers whether a broader war is brewing in the Middle East. Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent fo…
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Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics
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Four years on from the start of the pandemic, the drama may have subsided but the lingering effects go on. Are we suffering from political long Covid? By David Runciman. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian
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this week we mourn the passing of another great artist and friend of the program, sawako kato. we begin with a framework introduction she recorded for us in 2003, and proceed to revisit many of her sounds that have aired on the program over the years. we finish with a performance she made live on the framework airwaves in 2002. image: sawako, 'for …
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It can be hard to know the right moment for something to happen. Prologue: When Jordan was going into his senior year of high school in small town Utah, he and his buddies all lived together in a house, daring each other into Jackass-style pranks and stunts. There's one particular thing Jordan did that he did not want to talk to Ira about. (10 minu…
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The Sunday Read: ‘What I Saw Working at The National Enquirer During Donald Trump’s Rise’
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At the center of the criminal case against former President Donald Trump in Manhattan is the accusation that Trump took part in a scheme to turn The National Enquirer and its sister publications into an arm of his 2016 presidential campaign. The documents detailed three “hush money” payments made to a series of individuals to guarantee their silenc…
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Jess made a promise to a woman she would never meet, the mother of her daughter Noelle. Baby Noelle was found in the arms of her dead birth mother on the streets of Kinshasa in The Congo, she lived in an orphanage until she was four. Now, she’s 16 and living in Melbourne with Jess and her sisters, but she’s never known another Congolese person. Wil…
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Being a human lab rat for 30 years: what happens next
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Researchers knew Susannah better than her own parents. They may have even known her better than herself. Today, how spending thirty years in a psychological study warped journalist Susannah Breslin's life. If you enjoyed this episode and want to check out another, take a listen to Trauma, OCD and a PhD.…
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Plants with Purpose, Pitlochry Paths and a Biomaterial Dress
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Linda is in Pitlochry where a group of volunteers meet once a fortnight to help maintain the area’s much loved and well used path network. She hears why the group were founded and about the different kinds of work they carry out. Mark is in Dunbar Harbour, marvelling at the kittiwakes and exploring a site that was once home to a fish hatchery. And …
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What biologists see from the shores of the drying Great Salt Lake
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Half of the Great Salt Lake in Utah has now dried up but scientists say there's still some time left to reverse its decline.By NPR
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After six months of war in Gaza, the Palestinian medical infrastructure has collapsed, leaving tens of thousands of pregnant women without a safe place to deliver. Reporters Gabrielle Berbey and Salman Ahad Khan follow one mother over the final months of her pregnancy after she’s forced to leave behind her home, work and doctor in Gaza City. We beg…
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This week on Playback. A new Taoiseach, a cabinet reshuffle – but where to now? A.I. - how long until we’re ruled by our laptops. And where have all the Gobnaits gone? All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.By RTÉ Radio 1
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In an episode we last featured on our Radiolab for Kids Feed back in 2020, and in honor of its blocking out the Sun for a bit of us for a bit last week, in this episode, we’re gonna talk more about the moon. According to one theory, (psst listen to The Moon Itself if you want to know more) the moon formed when a Mars-sized chunk of rock collided wi…
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If the 2024 Election Is So Important, Why Does It Feel So Boring?
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"This presidential election is not very interesting, but it is important," the political commentator Josh Barro wrote in his newsletter, 'Very Serious.' Americans certainly seem to agree with the first part. Engagement with political news has been in the dumps, and many Americans seem to be tuning out the Biden-Trump II rematch. But the conundrum o…
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How One Family Lost $900,000 in a Timeshare Scam
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Warning: this episode contains descriptions of violence. A massive scam targeting older Americans who own timeshare properties has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars sent to Mexico. Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The Times, tells the story of a victim who lost everything, and of the criminal group making the scam calls…
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Very often, when I tell people that I’m a classical musician, I am told, “wow, I love classical music! It’s so relaxing!” I think almost all classical musicians have heard that before, and you know what? Sometimes, it’s true! Classical music can be relaxing! But sometimes, and actually pretty often, classical music is NOT relaxing. It is exciting, …
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Take a trip around the supermarket and you'll see shelves of products claiming to be 'high in protein'. Scroll through your social media and you'll find beautiful, sculpted people offering recipes and ideas for packing more protein into your diet. Science presenters Dr Julia Ravey and Dr Ella Hubber have noticed this too. They wanted to unpick the …
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Disappearing tongues: the endangered language crisis
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Linguistic diversity on Earth is far more profound and fundamental than previously imagined. But it’s also crumbling fast. By Ross Perlin. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian
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The balance between tourism and conservation at a Rwandan national park
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Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda was hard hit by the violence of the country's genocide. For a time, the park floundered — but it's now flourishing.By NPR
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The Staggering Success of Trump’s Trial Delay Tactics
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For former President Donald J. Trump, 2024 was supposed to be dominated by criminal trials. Instead, he’s found ways to delay almost all of them. Alan Feuer, who covers the criminal cases against Mr. Trump for The Times, explains how he did it. Guest: Alan Feuer, who covers extremism and political violence for The New York Times. Background reading…
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It’s 1849, and a gruesome murder has just happened at Harvard. As body parts turn up, the science of the day is put to the ultimate test to find out: who committed this brutal killing? Prof. Paul Collins tells us how this morbid mystery unfolds. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/ScienceVsMurderInTheIvoryTower In this episode, we cover: (00:0…
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Fire victims sue U.S. Forest Service 2 years after huge New Mexico fire
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Two years after the U.S. Forest Service accidentally ignited the biggest fire in New Mexico history nearly 2,500 victims are suing over slow aid payments.By Alice Fordham
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Here are the White House's plans to limit PFAS in water systems
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ali Zaidi, President Biden's national climate advisor, about the first ever national standards on the amount of PFAS in drinking water.By NPR
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This is a show I made a few years ago that very significantly involves Total Eclipse of the Heart, which is my favorite song. I am playing it again now because it is ECLIPSE WEEK. I hope you enjoy it.By Bianca Giaver, Erica Heilman, Scott Carrier
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By the time his first term was over, Donald J. Trump had cemented his place as the most anti-abortion president in U.S. history. Now, facing political blowback, he’s trying to change that reputation. Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The Times, discusses whether Mr. Trump’s election-year pivot can work. Guest: Lisa Lerer, a nationa…
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Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon. EPA limits the amount of PFAS in drinking water. President Biden will welcome Japan's prime minister to the White House.By NPR
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EPA puts limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
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PFAS chemicals have been used for decades to waterproof and stain-proof consumer products and are linked to health problems.By NPR
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From the archive: The mystery of the Gatwick drone
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We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2020: A drone sighting caused the airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation, no culprit was ever found. So what exactly did people see in the Sussex sky? By…
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On tonight’s show: Peggy Lee, I Don't Know Enough About You Erroll Garner, I Cover the Waterfront Art Pepper, Nutmeg Julie London, Blue Moon Jimmy Smith, Embraceable You Ella Fitzgerald & Frank Devol's Orchestra, Goody, Goody Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, I'm Beginning To See The Light Gene Krupa (Anita O'Day vocals), Georgia On My Mind Oscar P…
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For communities near chemical plants, EPA's new air pollution rule spells relief
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The Environmental Protection Agency tightens standards for air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants in the U.S.By Halle Parker
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Chemical plants must limit the emissions of 2 toxic pollutants, EPA rules
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A new EPA rule will force hundreds of chemical plants to limit emissions of two carcinogenic pollutants, ethylene oxide and chloroprene. The rule will affect factories in Texas and Louisiana.By NPR
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A Psychologist Explains Four Reasons the Internet Feels So Broken
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Jay Van Bavel is a professor of psychology and neural science at New York University. His lab has published papers on how the internet became a fun-house mirror of extreme political opinions, why the news media has a strong negativity bias, why certain emotions go viral online, why tribalism is inflamed by online activity, and how the internet can …
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How Tesla Planted the Seeds for Its Own Potential Downfall
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When Elon Musk set up Tesla’s factory in China, he made a bet that brought him cheap parts and capable workers — a bet that made him ultrarich and saved his company. Mara Hvistendahl, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains why, now, that lifeline may have given China the tools to beat Tesla at its own game. Guest: Mara Hvistendahl, an in…
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Imagine an internet in which economic power is more broadly distributed, so that more people can build and maintain small businesses online to make good livings. In this world, the behavioral advertising that has made the internet into a giant surveillance tool would be banned, so people could share more equally in the riches without surrendering t…
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Victoria Uwonkunda makes an emotional journey back to Rwanda, where she grew up. It’s the first time she’s visited since the age of 12, when she fled the 1994 genocide with her family. Victoria retraces her journey to safety out of the capital Kigali, to the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Along the way Victoria speaks to survivors of…
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Watch your garden glow with new genetically modified bioluminescent petunias
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Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the darkBy Sasa Woodruff
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Today, millions of Americans will have the opportunity to see a rare total solar eclipse. Fred Espenak, a retired astrophysicist known as Mr. Eclipse, was so blown away by an eclipse he saw as a teenager that he dedicated his life to traveling the world and seeing as many as he could. Mr. Espenak discusses the eclipses that have punctuated and defi…
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‘What’s the worst that could happen?’: Love in the sickle cell capital of the world
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The prevalence of sickle cell disease is changing how Nigerians date, marry and plan their lives. And as genetic testing becomes more common, prospective parents across the world will face similar questions. By Krithika Varagur. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpodBy The Guardian
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masayuki imanishi, marlo de lara, francisco lopez, and madeleine cocolas; sounds from the aporee maps by piotrek zyla, sem zeeman, diane barbé and selu herraiz, capture, and maciej janasik; and a framework introduction recorded for us in mexico by barry cullen. image: madeleine cocolas, 'bodies', room40 2024. for a full playlist see https://framewo…
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