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The Rush looks at the different ways our brains get the biochemical rush we crave. Sugar. Fame. Fear. Stimulants. Sex. We all have some sort of behaviour that triggers our high. Part Louis Theroux, part Morgan Spurlock, The Rush takes you on a thrilling, experiential adventure into how, and why, we crave what we do.

Veteran science journalist Leonard David explores the moon in all its facets, from ancient myth to future "Moon Village" plans. David offers inside information about how the United States, allies, and competitors, as well as key private corporations like Moon Express and Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, plan to reach, inhabit, and even harvest the moon in the decades to come. Spurred on by the Google Lunar XPRIZE - $30 million for the first to get to the moon and send images home - the 21st-century space race back to the moon has become more urgent, and more timely, than ever.

In this highly original work of lyrical reportage, Elizabeth Rush guides listeners through some of the places where this change has been most dramatic, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants, animals, and humans in these places, the options are stark: retreat or perish in place. Weaving firsthand accounts from those facing this choice with profiles of wildlife biologists and other members of the communities both currently at risk and already displaced, Rising privileges the voices of those usually kept at the margins.

Gelassen, unabhängig, selbstbestimmt. So wollen wir leben. In diesem Podcast geht es um die Jahre mit Familie, Karriere, Freundschaften, Zeit für uns selbst. Die stärksten Jahre unseres Lebens. Aber auch die, in denen alles gleichzeitig passiert. Wir sprechen über die Rush Hour des Lebens. Gastgeberin ist die Autorin und Journalistin Isabell Prophet, Autorin der Bücher »Die Entdeckung des Glücks« (Mosaik Verlag) / »Happy Monday« und »Wie gut soll ich denn noch werden!?« (Goldmann Verlag). Leben in der Rush Hour. Wissen, was in mir passiert. Verstehen, was das für die Gesellschaft ...

Young countercultural back-to-the-land settlers flocked to northwestern California beginning in the 1960s, and by the 1970s, unregulated cannabis production proliferated on Indigenous lands. As of 2021, the California cannabis economy was valued at $3.5 billion. In Settler Cannabis, Kaitlin Reed demonstrates how this "green rush" is only the most recent example of settler colonial resource extraction and wealth accumulation. Reed shares this history to inform the path toward an alternative future.

When we think about science, we often hear about amazing discoveries, but rarely hear about the struggles, personal accomplishments, and personalities of the scientists behind the data. On Deeper than Data with Ben Rush, we explore the personal journeys, failures, and successes of scientists through storytelling and humor. You’ll walk away with touching stories, life lessons, and feeling inspired through conversational interviews and improvised games.

The podcast where we talk about stories of personal triumph, success, and overcoming obstacles. Each episode we highlight one person’s journey and how they found success, love, and happiness!

Are you a hopeless hypochondriac? Do you spend way too much time on WebMD researching weird symptoms? Is your doctor on speed dial? If so, we have a wonderful new podcast to introduce to you. Hypochondriacs Almanac is a weekly one hour podcast where the sister duo of Sarah and Katrena (with some very special guests thrown in) talk about all of the fascinating stuff going on in the medical field past, present, and in the future. Tune in each week as we dive into medical conditions, symptoms, and all the latest news in medicine.

Do you love a good mystery? Are you hopelessly interested in true crime? Do you spend hours on the internet each week researching weird and obscure stories? If so, we invite you to check out our brand new podcast: Bizarre and Facinating Details. During this weekly podcast, Sarah (lawyer/writer) and Darcie (PhD student in Biomechanics) will talk about all of those scary, provocative, and insane details that keep you up at night. Don’t miss this wonderful combination facts, first hand accounts, and theories of true crime, paranormal activity, mysterious objects, cool places, amazing stories, ...

Join Nic and Kate as they explore the animal, human and environmental aspects of veterinary public health.

In BOOM, prize-winning reporter Tony Horwitz takes a spirited road trip through the wild new frontier of energy in North America. His journey begins in subarctic Alberta, where thousands of miners labor in an industrial moonscape to extract the region's oil-rich tar sands. Horwitz then follows the route of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline that may carry tar-sands oil from Canada across Montana, the Dakotas, and Nebraska en route to Gulf Coast refineries.