Episode 7: The After Times, Part 2

Leslie has served more time in prison than anyone ever interviewed on Ear Hustle: over half a century, for a crime committed when she was 19. Four times, the parole board has deemed her fit for release. Each time, California’s governor denied it. What does it mean to live a meani ...  Show more

Prison isn’t just painful for the person sent away. Rosemary left four children behind when she was locked up. She sits down with her two oldest twins for a difficult conversation about what her incarceration and absence was like for them. They talk about the challenges of being ...  Show more

Being a “big”. We spoke to Big Brothers Big Sisters about how the need for mentors and volunteers has exploded over the past couple of years. 

Emergency Medical Responders are a new position in Nova Scotia. We hear from an EMR and the Minister of Health about the program. 

It's taken months of asking by the nurses union, but now the government is finally sharing some of the most recent nurse vacancy and recruitment numbers. We spoke with Health Minister Tom Osborne. 

Families across Texas are mourning after devastating floods claimed the lives of 27 young campers and counselors at Camp Mystic — including sisters, best friends and the camp’s director, who relatives say died trying to save some of the 750 girls that were there. At least 104 peo ...  Show more