Storytelling
Radiolab
Patient Zero - Updated
Thursday, November 13, 2014
The greatest mysteries have a shadowy figure at the center, Patient Zero. We hunt for Patient Zeroes from all over the map.
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Sex, Ducks & The Founding Feud
Jilted lovers and disrupted duck hunts provide a very odd look into the soul of the US Constitution.
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Straight Out Of Chevy Chase
From boom bap to EDM, we look at the line between hip-hop and not, and meet a defender of the genre that makes you question... who's in and who's out.
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Jurisdiction
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
From 'real' hip-hop to the Supreme Court, two stories about very different boundaries and how we patrol them.
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Explaining The Flashlight Sessions
Thursday, October 30, 2014
There are many ways to communicate with the dead, we examine one of them.
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Your Future Memories Are At Stake
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
In the Digital Age, we're snapping more photos than ever before -- but are they actually causing us to forget?
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Creation Translation
We all know DNA is the Book of Life, the recipe to make you you. But what if the story of us is really DNA's sidekick?
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Eagle Eyes
Neuroscientist David Eagleman is building a vest to help deaf people hear, and it may be a whole new way of experiencing our world.
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Deaf Comedy Jam
Working as a sign language interpreter at a huge comedy festival, Kymme Van Cleef found herself with all eyes on her and a choice to make.
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Words Will Never Hurt Me
Euphemisms may water down language but do they hurt us? George Carlin thought so. Adam Gopnik isn't so sure.
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Interpreting The Front Lines
Nataly Kelly worked for a translation company that dropped her right in the middle of the most dramatic moment of a total stranger’s life.
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100 Flowers
Years ago, Douglas Hofstadter read a poem. Just a few short lines, nothing special. But he's been translating it ever since.
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Radiolab en Español
Monday, October 20, 2014
Spanish speakers, we'd love some feedback. How does Radiolab sound in Spanish? Does it translate?
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Serious
How a brave Ethiopian reporter put himself at risk to ask a very serious question that was seriously misunderstood.
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Seeing In Tongues
Though Emilie Gossiaux was permanently blinded in a terrible accident, she has recently been able to see again — in a very different way.
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Translation
Monday, October 20, 2014
How the right words can have the wrong meanings, and the best translations lead us to an understanding that's way deeper than language.
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John Luther Adams
Friday, October 03, 2014
What's the soundtrack for the end of the world? We go looking for an answer.
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George in New Jersey
Wednesday, October 01, 2014
What if the Galapagos Islands' most beloved creature turned up right next door in scenic Woodland Park, New Jersey?
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Juicervose
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Ron and Cornelia Suskind had two healthy young sons, thriving careers and a brand new home when their youngest, Owen, started to disappear.
