“It hurts”: Living with the R-word
Whether on TV, on the radio, or out of the mouth of a friend or colleague, most of us have …
The R-word: Ban it or understand it?
Whether on TV, on the radio, or out of the mouth of a friend or colleague, most of us have …
Five reasons people don’t want to go to Mars
Millions of viewers witnessed history last summer as the Curiosity science rover landed safely on Mars, sparking an interest in …
When the GI Bill isn’t enough
For the past couple of months, as we’ve talked to student veterans about what it’s like to leave military service and …
WITF shares stories of Central Pennsylvania ‘makers’
Grace Marie Hamilton, one of WITF’s local ‘makers,’ teaches a course on creative nonviolent conflict resolution to incarcerated men at …
Doctors take on the Family and Medical Leave Act
It’s been two decades since President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law, granting 12 weeks of job …
Overhauling Oklahoma’s Workers’ Comp System
Oklahomans who get injured on the job could soon deal with a new worker’s compensation system and other changes dealing with injuries.
Defense contractors scale back ahead of automatic spending cuts
For his reporting on the sequester, KPCC journalist Ben Bergman wanted to speak with people who expect to be directly …
PINcast Epsiode 11: Underwater robotics on a shoestring budget
In this PINcast episode, we talk with Sarah Alvarez, a public insight journalist at Michigan Radio. She just put together …
Is Mars your Muse?
“Humans Explore Phobos,” by Pascal Lee is a 2008 painting that depicts the human exploration of Mars’ inner moon, Phobos. …











