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Cases of the latest COVID variant of concern — first identified in South Africa — have been reported in the U.K., Germany, Italy and elsewhere. Travel from southern Africa is now restricted.
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Dr. Jill Harrington is the creator and lead editor of the textbook, “Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss,” which uses modern superhero narratives as fictional case studies to teach grief theory promote healing. -
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WPSU's Health Minute shares information related to COPD and lung cancer awareness.
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On this episode of Poetry Moment on WPSU, Penn State Laureate Shara McCallum looks at the work of Adrienne Su and her poem "On the Recommendation That American Adults Consume No More Than One-Quarter Cup of Rice, Twice a Week."
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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and legacy of Stephen Sondheim, the venerated composer and lyricist who died Friday at the age of 91.
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Caldera Productions/On this episode of Take Note on WPSU, we talked with Geoff O'Gara, the director of the documentary "Home from School: The Children of Carlisle." It's about a boarding school for Native American children in Carlisle, Pennsylvania that ran from 1879 to 1918. -
Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP/FR170512 APComputer chip shortages, rising prices for some groceries, and a run on bicycles. Reports of supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic fill the news. To help make sense of what's happening and what to expect, Anne Danahy talked with Brent Moritz, an associate professor of supply chain management in Penn State's Smeal College of Business. He's also a faculty affiliate of the Laboratory for Economics, Management and Auctions, and the Center for Supply Chain Research at Penn State. And he has held positions in manufacturing operations and supply chain management, including in Mexico, England and Germany.
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A raft of travel restrictions are being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the variant's spread.
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The estate of fantasy writer J.R.R. Tolkien has successfully blocked a cryptocurrency called "JRR Token."
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Kelsey Snell speaks with news editor Clint Henderson from The Points Guy about the record number of travelers in the U.S. last week.
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Americans tell us how the rising costs of goods – driven by inflation – is affecting their lives.
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Kelsey Snell speaks with David M. Turk, Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Secretary of Energy, about steps the U.S. government is taking to lower the cost of oil and gas.
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After months of stalemate, the U.S. and Iran meet with European mediators Monday in Vienna for another attempt at reviving the nuclear deal that the Trump administration pulled out of.
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There's a new, heavily mutated COVID-19 variant called omicron. Scientists tell us what's known so far about it, what's not yet known, and what this all means for public health.
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Darth Blader, Yogi, Steve: Vermont schoolkids have named 163 of the state's snowplows. Principal Edorah Frazer of Robinson Elementary explains how her students picked their winner, Snowy Chicken.
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Want to know why the ice cream machine always seems to be broken at McDonald's? NPR's Kelsey Snell talks with Andy Greenberg, of Wired, who has investigated this long-standing and vexing issue.
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Lured by cheap land and few rules, people with limited income set up makeshift homes in remote areas, but often end up worse off, while putting their neighbors' health and safety at risk.
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When it comes to receiving organ transplants, patients are not usually judged on prior behavior, but some doctors are questioning whether unvaccinated COVID patients should qualify for new lungs.
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Penn State laureate Shara McCallum invites you to start your week with Pennsylvania poetry. Listen for Poetry Moment, Mondays during Morning Edition (at 7:45 a.m.) and All Things Considered (at 4:44 p.m.) on WPSU.
The Metropolitan Opera season of Saturday afternoon radio broadcasts begins December 4 on WPSU-FM.
The Saturday afternoon edition of the WPSU Folk Show will take it's annual hiatus then, returning in June.
Click below for the Met radio season schedule.
The Saturday afternoon edition of the WPSU Folk Show will take it's annual hiatus then, returning in June.
Click below for the Met radio season schedule.
Friday nights, November 5 through December 10 at 8 p.m., hear No Compromise, a new investigative series from NPR that takes you into the most uncompromising corner of the gun debate, where hot-button issues are turned into donations and controversy.
The Local Groove features music written and recorded by musicians with roots in central and northern Pennsylvania, Saturday nights at 9:00 on WPSU.
The show features many genres: rock, blues, jazz and more. If you're from the area and you’d like WPSU to consider your recordings for the show, submit your music online today at wpsu.org/localgroove.
The show features many genres: rock, blues, jazz and more. If you're from the area and you’d like WPSU to consider your recordings for the show, submit your music online today at wpsu.org/localgroove.
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