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On this episode of Audacious, meet a woman who is able to smell cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, TB, and Parkinson’s. Plus, hear from two women who ...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 50:00
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When Noah Creshevsky learned he was dying of bladder cancer two years ago, he decided to decline medical treatment. Soon, he and his husband David ...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 07:41
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An Interview with Lori Griffith of Chasin a Dream Foundation, Empowering Families with Children Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses

  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 26:54
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HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 01:59:00
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Dr. Juliet Morgan discussed her book, Long Illness.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: May 17, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
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In this episode, Emily speaks with physician and author, Dr. Gabor Maté about his latest book, The Myth of Normal, which explores the connections b...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 56:42
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HOUR ONE: "Secrets Of Alchemy" - The leading science of the 17th century was alchemy, the transformation of matter. What was it really? Could we st...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2022
  • Length: 01:59:00
Caption: Unwell Women
Emily discusses the problem of gender bias in medicine with Dr. Elinor Cleghorn, author of "Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2022
  • Length: 43:24
Caption: Crystal Chandler wearing her memento, Credit: Lori Mortimer
Crystal Chandler finds the perfect memento of her grandfather, a former Seventh Day Adventist pastor, to take with her when she moves to New York.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 18:26
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This episode features writer Daisy Hernández and musician Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips.

  • Added: Aug 05, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Who Killed Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse? Speculation Swirls Around Hait...

Bought by RADIOLEX and WKPW


  • Added: Jul 14, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
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HOUR ONE: "Discovering America's Black DNA" - What happens when common DNA brings the black and white side of the family together for the first tim...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2021
  • Length: 01:58:58
Caption: Sometimes, story is the best form of medicine.
If you could meet up with one person in the afterworld, who would it be? This SUPERHUMANS story takes us into the mind of a NASA astronomer as she...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 34:24
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HOUR ONE: "Breaking The Chains" - You can trace a direct line from slavery to the mass incarceration of Black men. Should we defund the police? How...

  • Added: Jun 19, 2020
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...

  • Added: Oct 04, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
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HOUR ONE: "Wonders Of The Human Body" - What's so wondrous about the human body? An hour on transplants, chronic illnesses and the familiar in ours...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:57
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A family crisis leads to a reluctant reunion.

Bought by KCHW, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio, KMUN, KWMR and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 16
Caption: Groks Science Radio Show
Lisa Sniderman discussed a Light in the Darkness.

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Dec 21, 2018
  • Length: 15:22
  • Purchases: 1
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Audio diary of 26-year-old woman who just received a diagnosis of leukemia.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 03, 2018
  • Length: 12:56
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Senate Healthcare Bill Will Cause 22 Million to Lose Health Insurance, Ten...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Eliquewa Santiago says college makes her struggle with mental health even more difficult. (c) 2016 Taylor Epps
Mental health is an issue that rarely gets discussed in the black community. For college students of color the issue gets even more difficult.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Dave Ripka with two of his favorite stuffed animals, Credit: Deanna Kay
EVEN WITH THE RISE OF ONLINE DATING WEBSITES AND WAYS TO CONNECT, THERE IS STILL A LARGE DEMOGRAPHIC THAT THEY HAVE YET TO HELP. FROM GLEN BURNIE,...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:16
Caption: LePriest Valentine, Credit: George Lavender
Meet LePriest Valentine, who kept winding up in the only sanctuary he could find after getting out of jail: Skid Row.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, PRX Remix, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: 07:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California. Join us on this week’s show focusing on life and death. ...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2016
  • Length: 49:24
Caption: Scott looks at a painting of Stevie Wonder that came in one of his letters. His nephew had listed Stevie Wonder as one of Scott’s favorite musicians.
When Scott Widak became terminally ill, his nephew took to Reddit, asking the online community to send letters to his uncle with Down syndrome. Sco...

  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 08:57