Amanda Magnus
Producer at WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC)
Editor/producer for @embodiedwunc who's into fitness, nature and dessert.
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1 week ago |
wunc.org | Kaia Findlay |Anita Rao |Amanda Magnus
When you board a plane, flight attendants greet you with practiced smiles and seamless service. But there’s a lot of mental and emotional labor that passengers don’t see. Missy*, a Hawaii-based flight attendant, takes host Anita Rao inside her world and shares stories from nearly five years on the job — from managing unruly passengers to dealing with medical emergencies.
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2 weeks ago |
wunc.org | Kaia Findlay |Anita Rao |Amanda Magnus
Rae Garringer grew up on a sheep farm in rural West Virginia, and once they left for college and came out as queer, they weren't sure they could ever move back. They believed the story they’d been told: to thrive as an out, LGBTQ+ person, you have to live in a city. But when Rae did move back to rural West Virginia in 2011, they realized that story was a lie.
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3 weeks ago |
wunc.org | Audrey Smith |Anita Rao |Kaia Findlay |Amanda Magnus
What would you do if you knew your brain would stop functioning normally in just a decade? For brothers Ansel Dow, 31, and Cosmo Hinsman, 26, this isn't hypothetical. They carry a rare genetic mutation that makes almost inevitable by their mid-40s. It’s the same condition that has altered the lives and personalities of their mother and five of her siblings.
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4 weeks ago |
wunc.org | Kaia Findlay |Anita Rao |Amanda Magnus
Sex has no age limit. But having a robust intimate life well beyond age 65 comes with distinct challenges, particularly when you no longer live in the privacy of your own home. Host Anita Rao talks with two people dedicated to making good sex possible for older adults, whether they are navigating dementia and living in a nursing home or forging a new relationship with someone in their assisted living community.
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1 month ago |
wunc.org | Kaia Findlay |Anita Rao |Amanda Magnus
Gen Z is anxious about climate change, and it’s impacting their family planning — but not always in the ways we might expect. Jade Sasser, a researcher and associate professor at the University of California, Riverside, started studying the links between climate anxiety, race and reproductive decision-making in earnest in 2020, with a few distinct questions in mind: How much is climate change affecting how young people think about kids?
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