Month: December 2022

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Short Wave - A Step Closer To Nuclear Fusion Energy

On Dec. 5 at 1 o'clock in the morning local time, researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California used lasers to zap a tiny pellet of hydrogen fuel. The lasers hit their target with 2.05 megajoules of energy, and the pellet released roughly 3.15 megajoules. It's a major milestone, and one that the field of fusion science has struggled to reach for more than half a century: producing a fusion reaction that generates more energy than it consumes. While progress, the technology is still a ways off from its promise to produce energy without creating greenhouse gases. Today on the show, Regina G. Barber brings us two NPR stories that explain what this experiment showed and what else needs to happen to make fusion a practical energy source.

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘We Deserve Monuments’ highlights a queer, Black love story amidst a family mystery

In Jas Hammonds' YA novel, We Deserve Monuments, high school senior Avery is faced with moving from Washington, D.C. to her mom's small hometown in Georgia to be closer to Mama Letty, her aging grandma. But as she grapples with her new surroundings and with a dark, family secret, she also falls in love with the girl next door. In this episode, Hammonds talks to NPR's Juana Summers about the themes of family and identity in their debut book – and why they kind of think of it as "Gilmore Girls, but make it Black and gay."
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It Could Happen Here - The Tenacious Unicorn Ranch: How to Build a Haven, Part 3: The Unicorns

Gare and James talk about the background of some of the unicorns and their lives in the valley since the siege

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Planet Money - Spam call bounty hunter

Telemarketing calls are not only annoying; in some cases, they are illegal. Congress even gives you the right to sue scofflaw telemarketers for $500 a call. Today, the story of one man who collected a surprising amount of money bringing telemarketers to justice.

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The Gist - AI Selfies: Fun or Flirting With The Apocalypse?

Mike objects to the reflexive negativism that ignores amazing scientific advances, treats progress as depressing, and convinces itself that a fun diversion is nothing short of horrific. And SBF's mom ran superPAC that outsmarted the competition, because of her keen insight, but also lots of crypto-fraud. Plus, we are joined once more with Nina Totenberg NPR's legal affairs correspondent and author of "Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships."


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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Aspiring Chicago Firefighters Face Application Hurdles

The Chicago Fire Department has long had a diversity problem, with a predominantly white and male staff. Despite new testing procedures aimed at boosting Black and Brown applicants, some are still being locked out. Reset learns more about the issue with Lieutenant Quention Curtis, head of Chicago’s Black Fire Brigade, and Will Lee, reporter for the Chicago Tribune.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Beyond Talk Therapy In Black Mental Health

Chatting with a psychologist once a week is far from the only way that Black people are taking charge of their mental health. Reset hears from wellness advocates DeAnna Taylor, certified life coach and founder of Mom-Care Oasis, Ytasha Womack, a writer and dance therapist and her sister Veronica Womack, associate director of inclusive learning communities at Northwestern University.
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Consider This from NPR - Remembering The Victims Of The Sandy Hook School Shooting, 10 Years Later

Each mass shooting has a grim number attached to it. But that number is made up of individuals, each of whom had a full life and a family who continues to cope with their absence.

Ten years ago, 26 first graders and staff were murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. In this episode, we make space to think of the individuals who died. We spoke with the parents of four students about how they'd like their children to be remembered.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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