Episode 83: Borders Closed To US Residents, S...

A police major in Russia dies falling out of a window, adding another tragic event in the strange pattern of Russians mysteriously dying in the same manner. A 100-year old home in Pennsylvania begins leaking honey. Scientists have finally determined just how many hot dogs a perso ...  Show more

Fertility rates across the planet are dropping at an unprecedented rate, causing experts to raise serious concerns about the state of humanity in 2100. AirBnB has infuriated customers by asking them to donate to hosts of the short-term rental platform. Online protests have swept ...  Show more

From dating apps, to airline travel, to in-person high school classes, the U.S. is seeing evidence of a return to close-to-normal life.KUOW's Clare McGrane reports on how that transition has been especially complicated for a choir in Washington state. Members were at the center o ...  Show more

A sweltering summer is continuing around the world, as the planet continues to break records for the hottest day in recorded history. In the US, medical officials and utility companies in multiple cities are struggling to keep up. In this episode, we look at why power grid resili ...  Show more

A heat dome in Texas. Wildfire smoke polluting the air in the East and Midwest. The signs are everywhere that our children’s summers will look nothing like our own. In this episode we talk to the climate writer Emma Pattee about how hot is too hot to go outside, and what summer c ...  Show more

Millions of people around the world have been living under heat advisories due to record hot temperatures. The exceptional heat is being felt across Europe, the US, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Host James Reynolds hears from three farmers in South Africa, Nigeria and t ...  Show more