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Which natural disasters get covered?
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (733+ words) NPR has covered several natural disasters this past summer, across the United States and around the world. In the U.S., public radio journalists filed stories from flash floods in the Grand Canyon, wildfires in Spokane, Washington, tornadoes across Indiana, wildfires in…...
The rise of 'intentional living': It's Been a Minute
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (320+ words) Does everyone need their own lawnmower?For a lot of people, living with your spouse and kids in a standalone house with a white picket fence is, more or less, the American dream. But people aren’t as likely to get…...
What does it really mean to be healthy?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (147+ words) Part 3 of TED Radio Hour's "Tracking what your body needs" After losing her mom to cancer, Lizzie Braicks-Rinker began to rethink what it means to be healthy. She now advocates for holistic wellness — prioritizing how the body feels over how…...
This common garden plant summons wasps as bodyguards: Short Wave
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (308+ words) In our latest science news roundup: how nature adapts, for better or worse. When faced with pests, plants may not be able to run away – but that doesn’t mean they’re defenseless. Some have thorns or spines, others have poisonous leaves…...
20 years later, what Katrina survivors teach us about resilience: Short Wave
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (305+ words) You've probably heard of PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder. But what about its counterpart, post-traumatic growth? "In some ways, the stronger your PTSD, the stronger the traumas that you experience, the more growth you report," says Mary Waters, a sociologist at…...
In the face of devastating loss, Jesmyn Ward holds onto 'respair"
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) Jesmyn Ward was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2017. Beowulf Sheehan/Simon & Schuster hide caption Writer Jesmyn Ward calls her maternal grandmother, Dorothy, the "first storyteller of my life." Dorothy was a twin, but her sister was stillborn. Her mother, Ward's…...
Want to lighten your mental load? First, let go of these gender myths
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1139+ words) Leah Ruppanner's new book, Drained: Reduce Your Mental Load to Do Less and Be More, busts pervasive cultural myths that keep a woman's mental load heavy. Malte Mueller/Getty, Composite by NPR hide caption How do you lighten your mental…...
Jamilah Lemieux on the complicated beauty of being a ‘Black. Single. Mother.’: Fresh Air
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (64+ words) NPR Jamilah Lemieux on the complicated beauty of being a ‘Black. Single. Mother.’ As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with…...
'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother."
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (64+ words) 'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.' NPR 'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.' As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma…...
Do you have some bad habits? Good news — you can make new ones. Here's how
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) Research shows it helps to start small if you want new habits to stick. Picture your typical morning. You wake up, maybe you scroll through your phone, maybe you feel bad about that, you get up, you brush your teeth....