The Daily (The New York Times):
The Mosquitoes Are Winning
The rapid evolution of the insect has helped drive up Malaria deaths in Africa, fueling a growing public health threat.
The Ozempic Era of Weight Loss
The stories of two people who took the medication and had two very different experiences.
What if You Could Save Someone From an Overdose?
A nasal spray could change the course of the opioid epidemic
The Fight Over ‘Cop City’
A planned training facility and the woods surrounding it have become an unlikely battleground for the debate on policing in the United States.
The Navy’s Very Expensive Mistake
Inside the move to retire a specific type of combat vessel.
The Assignment with Audie Cornish (CNN):
Meet the Parents Taking Over School Boards
Tug of War (CNN):
Watching the Taliban Takeover
CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward thought she was going to Afghanistan to report on US troop withdrawal. Instead, she witnessed the toppling of the Afghan government. She takes you onto the streets of Kabul and talks to citizens watching their hard-earned freedoms crumble. The
Love, Putin
The Kremlin has a long history of poisoning their opponents — allegedly. Follow Clarissa Ward on an investigation into why the head of the Russian opposition Alexey Navalny fell mysteriously ill on an airplane that leads her to the front door of an FSB agent.
Three-Finger Salute
Myanmar’s future seemed bright. Then one morning in February, the military overthrew the government in a swift coup. What followed was the biggest protest movement in the country’s history. Afterwards, Clarissa Ward was the first international journalist inside Myanmar. Military minders tried to tell her one story, while Myanmar citizens risked their lives to tell her another.
Death of a Revolution
Ten years ago, a piece of graffiti sparked an uprising in Syria. Since then, millions of Syrians watched their cities crumble and were forced to flee. Clarissa Ward was there from the beginning, a witness to the courage of the people, and the brutality of the regime. Now, she asks two Syrian activists: Was it all worth it?
The Why (WHYY):
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A camera, a mask, and 2020’s most enduring image
Since March, Philadelphia area photographer Kyle Cassidy has taken pictures of essential workers as a part of a series called “Between Us and Catastrophe:” healthcare workers, Instacart shoppers, members of city government, sanitation workers, and more. A conversation about who we recognize now and how we’ll remember this later.
Incarcerated instead of in treatment
Nationwide, 20% of people in jails have a mental health condition. A Pennsylvania law meant to fix the problem hasn’t made a difference.
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The secret way some got a gender-neutral Pa. driver’s license
Recently, Pennsylvania unrolled an option for an official gender-neutral marker on drivers’ licenses. But trans and nonbinary Pennsylvanians figured out a backdoor way to get an “X” or a “U” instead of an “M” or an “F” long before PennDOT said they could.
Why students really called for prof. Camille Paglia’s firing — and why UArts won’t do that
A student protest against University of the Arts professor Camille Paglia — long known for her controversial views on gender and sexuality issues — began online. Eventually, it led to a public demonstration and a petition calling for Paglia’s firing.
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Philly’s escalating protests
What started as a collection of peaceful demonstrations protesting the killing of George Floyd gave way to escalating vandalism and an increasingly aggressive police response.
Could forgiveness follow apology 35 years after the MOVE bombing?
The 35th anniversary of the Philadelphia police dropping a bomb on a city block and killing 11 members of a Black liberation group has some people calling on the city to apologize. WURD host Solomon Jones explains what he heard from listeners, and MOVE member Mike Africa Jr. says apology without action is useless.
Want answers to Philly’s gun violence crisis? Ask someone who’s lived it.
John Solomon has been shot and served time in prison for shooting someone. He says stopping gun violence is far more complicated than asking someone to just put the gun down.
Chasing clean power: Why Three Mile Island is fighting to stay open
Forty years after the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history, Pa.’s Three Mile Island could prematurely shut down if the state doesn’t bail it out. Some people don’t think that’s a good thing — but are the potential dangers of nuclear energy worth a carbon-free energy source as the state grapples with climate change?
The N.J. Democrat who voted against the impeachment inquiry
N.J. Congressman Jeff Van Drew was one of only two House Democrats to vote against the impeachment of President Trump. Why is a democrat in a blue state taking this stand, and how does it reflect the shifting politics in deep South Jersey?
From Mao to Mozart: The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 80-year relationship with China
Despite the U.S. and China’s complex and often tense relationship, The Philadelphia Orchestra has a bond with China dating back to the 1940s. Nearly 80 years later, why does the orchestra still occupy such a special place in Chinese Culture?
Love + Radio (Radiotopia):
For Science!
Karaoke is Alex’s main gig, but that’s not how he makes his money.
The Lily (The Washington Post):
The healthcare shortage that impacts victims of sexual assault
The demand is consistently higher than the supply.
The Pulse (WHYY):
Times have changed. Is sex ed ready?
The LGBTQ and #MeToo movements are shifting our cultural attitudes. Is what we teach in the classroom shifting, too?
Gay and searching for family: from Indonesia to foster care
There are lots of LGBTQ kids in the foster care system. To take care of those kids, Philadelphia is recruiting foster parents who are LGBTQ, too.
Tattoo Artists Offer Mastectomy Patients Another Way To Heal
The ‘illusion of protrusion’ makes for a realistic nipple tattoo.
Rehearsing transgender healthcare
Medical students learn trans care in the classroom and the exam room.
Sleep paralysis: how a deep-sleep glitch can conjure the boogeyman
There’s an unnerving, specific kind of dream — a nightmare, really — that can happen when your body and your brain are out of sync.
An aspiring astronaut’s life on fake Mars
Ross Lockwood spent four months on top of a volcano in Hawaii. He lived in an inflatable dome the size of a two-bedroom apartment with five other people.
A Jehovah’s Witness balances surgery with beliefs
When Audrey Butler dedicated herself to becoming a Jehovah’s Witness seven years ago, she knew she would never accept a blood transfusion—even if that meant death.
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