Brittany Luse

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Brittany Luse

SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.

1 week ago | wusf.org | Brittany Luse

"Buy now, pay later" loans have proliferated in recent years for nearly any kind of purchase. And there are a few reasons why BNPL services have been more accessible than other forms of credit.

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Brittany Luse |Alexis Williams |Neena Pathak |Barton Girdwood

In a country where birth control access and women's medical needs have been , how do social media trends like complicate the narrative? This is... Your Body, Whose Choice? And for the next few weeks, we're looking at the cultural, legal, and ideological frameworks shaping reproductive health in America...and what this means for the near and far future of our families, our personal agency, and our planet.

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Brittany Luse

HomeRadioHere & NowWhat's behind the 'office siren' trend? June 04, 2025Brittany Luse, It's Been a MinuteIt's Been a Minute host Brittany Luse is joined by Life Kit producer Margaret Cirino to discuss the "freakification" of office wear: the office siren. They explore its long lineage in fashion and what office tensions this trend is speaking to right now. This segment airs on June 4, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Brittany Luse

You may have heard that the U.S. gained 59 new residents last month from South Africa - and that more came this past weekend. They're all white Afrikaners: a white minority group descended from European colonists. Trump has given some of these white Afrikaners refugee status because he claims a "white genocide" is happening against them in South Africa. This claim is untrue. So where is it coming from? And why might this claim be politically expedient for the Trump administration?