NPR; GPB; KQED; Wbez; Kgou; Kit
This month brings a shower of new podcasts for your reading list. The NPR One team has gathered a few favorites back as well as new outings from all public media.
The descriptions of podcast episodes below come from Podcast web pages and have been modified for brevity and clarity.
Short wave – NPR
Short wave I have just published a mini-series in three parts on the science of drugs such as ketamine and psychedelics. Researchers study psychedelics and ketamine for a long list of conditions. But scientists still don’t know exactly how they work. The answer to this question could help to shed light on the future of research and innovation in the field and how the health care industry addresses mental health treatment. Each episode of the series covers a different aspect of science behind these drugs: including how some researchers make new compounds inspired by psychedelic … without travel.
Start listening to the first part, “why it is difficult to study the neuroscience of psychedelics.”
Manufacturing danger: the history of Biolab – GPB
When a chemical fire broke out in the installation of Biolab in Conyers, in Georgia, in 2024, a plume of smoke covered the area, triggering evacuations and urgent warnings to stay inside. But for many residents, it was not only an isolated emergency – it was part of a larger model of industrial incidents that have raised serious concerns about safety and surveillance. In Manufacturing danger: the history of BiolabPamela Kirkland is investigating what led to fire, how managers and the company answered and persistent questions about its impact on the community. Thanks to first -hand accounts, an analysis of experts and newly discovered details, this series explores the broader implications of chemical security, regulations and business responsibility – while giving the voice to those who live with the consequences.
Start listening to episode one, “chemical smoke everywhere”.
It’s my thing – Kut
That’s my thing Explore the ways we find and bring joy to our lives. These are things we don’t do because it’s a job or a necessity, but simply because we like to do them. You will meet a guy who finds his satisfaction to use his metal detector to find lost objects from other people and you will hear a group of retired ladies who launched a group of ukulele just because it seemed fun. And it’s just the beginning.
Listen: “Wooden sheet!”
Making: stories without end – wbez
The soap operas are the foundation of the American television narration. From the first days of radio in the 1930s at the invention of television to streaming, the soaps lasted by telling intergenerational family stories. Diurnal dramas are an important part in the history of American television and popular culture. It has been said that television is socially ahead of the films. The soap opera pushes this social consciousness a little further. Rape, abortion, AIDS, LGBTQ + scenarios – before prime hours or even traditional America was ready. But the soaps have been struck off as a low distribution raid for women. For decades, soaps have regularly pushed serious social problems that the general public did not even know because they did not pay them. Make this trip to learn the history of soaps, the innovative creators who pushed the social impact and how gender was the money manufacturer for networks for decades. This is the unique immersive narration of television.
Start listening “Meet Irna Phillips: The Queen of Daytime”.
MYPHENACIón – KQED
Hey, what is Onda? Welcome Gennière featuresA podcast organized by Xorje Andrés Olivares where conversation and culture meet. What kind of sabo word is hyphenación? For us, it is a question of living in a line of leave. Like being a third generation Mexican -American from the Texas border who now lives this Chicano life in the Bay region – like Xorje! Each week, we bring together some Latinos in union line to talk about personal life choices: family, careers, relationships, belonging … Everything is on the table. We like to listen to programs on culture and identity as Tamarindo,, It’s been a minute,, Latina in Latina,, Ambient check,, Radio Locatora And Dear millennium. If you love them too, then you will appreciate Gennière features! So start listening!
Listen: “Who becomes Latin?”
Lands – WNYC
This spring, we dive into the wonderfully bizarre. Prepare to meet some of the narrowest and strangest creatures on the earth – Gobelins from the Hawaiian jungle with New York elusive sewer beasts with ill -understood snow monsters from nine feet high. When we take a closer look at the creatures that we usually fear, we often discover a little magic, wonder, even friendship! Join the host Lulu Miller and Songbud Alan Goffinski for our wildest season to date – a walk in nature filled with breathtaking stories, unforgettable guests and original music. Listen with your family, or just by yourself. Anyway, you are in an adventure. New episodes fall every Thursday – keep your eyes on the flow!
Start listening: “The shadow creature: rats that save human lives.”
How curious – kgou
It is almost impossible to imagine life without the basket today. However, he was invented less than a hundred years ago. Rachel Hopkin explores how she occurred, her omnipresent impact and the role that the inventor / entrepreneur / philanthrope of Oklahoma played in his success.
Listen to: “Has the basket be invented in Oklahoma?”
Jessica Green and Jack Mitchell de NPR organized and produced this piece.
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