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From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations

Emily speaks with historian, attorney, and diplomat Philip Zelikow about the investigative report Lessons from the Covid War, authored by the COVID...

The military has lifted its vaccine mandate, but won't automatically reinstate troops who defied it

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. David A. Ottignon receives an Influenza vaccine and COVID-19 booster shot at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in November 2022., Credit: Adam Scalin / U.S. Marine Corps

At issue: Should ex-troops continue to face consequences for refusing the vaccine order, even though the order has been rescinded?

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Vaccine Inequity

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

A radical plan could solve a historic global health inequity. Countries in the global south who waited for more than a year for ample supplies of C...

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Skeptic Check: Heal Thyself

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

Caption: Heal Thyself, Credit: Seth Shostak

Do we need doctors? There are umpteen alternative sources of medical advice, including endless health tips from people without medical degrees. Wh...

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10% of National Guardsmen are unvaccinated. Some states say they should be allowed to serve anyway.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Tucker Salls, a member of the Connecticut National Guard, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Jan. 2, 2021., Credit: Steven Tucker / U.S. Air National Guard

The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that w...

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The military is trying to learn more about long COVID. Troops who have it worry about their careers.

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Navy corpsman Maria Potts-Szoke performs a COVID-19 test on Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan Jan. 24. The test was part of a study that's monitoring the long term health of Marines who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19., Credit: Alex Fairchild / U.S. Marine Corps

Little is known about COVID-19 cases in which symptoms persist for months. Affected service members may have trouble performing their duties or get...

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Advocates worry military vaccine challenges could jeopardize other religious freedom cases

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: The Navy granted Petty Officer First Class Juwairiya Webb an accommodation under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to wear a hijab while on duty. Some attorneys worry that religious challenges to the military's COVID vaccine mandate may endanger futur, Credit: Carlos Castillo / KPBS

The military is taking a hard line on troops seeking religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandate. Lawyers say that could have consequences fo...

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Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 13, 2022

From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

Caption: Timely, In-Depth Progressive Analysis Since 1991

This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Big Oil Makes Big Profits Amid Catastrophic War in Ukraine, interview with...

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Best of Making Contact, 2021

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

In this special year-end episode, Making Contact producers and staff turn the spotlight on some the best shows they aired in 2021.

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World in Progress 12/09/2021

From: DW - Deutsche Welle

This week on the show: The ripple effects of the pandemic - COVID-19 has disrupted children's education all over the world. Lockdowns and shutd...

Skeptic Check: Science Denial

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

Caption: Science Denial, Credit: Seth Shostak

Climate change isn’t happening. Vaccines make you sick. When it comes to threats to public or environmental health, a surprisingly large fraction...

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Skeptic Check: Anti-Vax

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

They were developed in a matter of months, and they’re 90 percent effective at stopping infection. They protect against serious illness or death. A...

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The VA is mandating vaccines for its health care employees, but enforcement may be a challenge

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Employees at the VA Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska take part in a December 2020 employee vaccination event. The VA now is ordering more than 100,000 of its health care workers to get vaccines by mid-September or risk losing their jobs., Credit: A Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

The Department of Veterans Affairs said its frontline health workers must get vaccinated by mid-September or they'll lose their jobs.

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The Origins of Vaccine Hesitancy

From: Celine Gounder
Series: Coronavirus Pandemic

More than half of all American adults have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But even though we’ve made great strides in our vaccination efforts, there ...

Vaccine Trouble

From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata

As India tries to pick up the pieces of the pandemic, what happens In India wont stay in India since India was the pharmacy to the world.

Let's Talk Fitness Motivation with cFit Coaching CEO Carmelle Jean Francois

From: Hurricane H

Born and raised in Queens, New York, Carmelle Jean-Francois is a motivational speaker and the Founder and CEO of cFIT Coaching, LLC. She is a fitne...

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for April 21, 2021

From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Derek Chauvin Trial Guilty Verdict Won't Fix Crisis in U.S. Policing; Bide...

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EE 21-15: A Young Family’s Search For A Farm Of Their Own, 4/9/2021

From: WFIU
Series: Earth Eats

From walking a horse 6 miles on a rail trail, to transporting 24 sheep in the back of a Chrysler minivan, these young farmers will find a way to ge...

IE: Inside Europe, 2/12/2021

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Inside Europe: News and Current Affairs ~ Weekly from DW

This week on the show: Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered. The race to adapt vaccines against COVID-19 variants. Studen...

Skeptic Check: Betting on Pseudoscience

From: Big Picture Science
Series: Big Picture Science

Caption: Betting on Pseudoscience, Credit: Seth Shostak

Psychics may not be able to predict the future or sense your thoughts. Nonetheless, they rake in big bucks. But the harm from pseudoscience can go ...

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Larry Brilliant and Peter Hotez: Vaccinating Our Way Out of the Pandemic

From: Mateo Schimpf

Dr. Larry Brilliant, best known for eradicating Smallpox, and Dr. Peter Hotez, who is part of a team developing a low-cost COVID vaccine for global...

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