Darian Woods

1 day ago | wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

Before NPR, and before there were threats to defund NPR, there was a decentralized scattering of stations across the U.S. airing mostly educational programs. There was WHA in Wisconsin, which broadcast updates on 4-H clubs and rising dairy prices. And KPFA in Berkeley, Calif., featuring Beat poets and interviews with civil rights leaders. It wasn't until the 1960s, when Congress began working on the Public Television Act, that the idea of federal funding for public radio came to the fore.

2 days ago | npr.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

A brief history of NPR funding Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1250902337/1269298862" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty) Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images (Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty) Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Before NPR, and before there were threats to defund NPR, there was a decentralized scattering of stations across...

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

Today, we're airing an episode of NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator from Planet Money. It's about a group of people we know well: scientists. President Trump's federal cuts and scrutiny of academic institutions are forcing some U.S. scientists to head for the border. On today's show, an entomologist keeping America's farms safe from pests reconsiders America. And a CEO of a Canadian hospital explains how they are benefiting from the exodus.

2 days ago | wrvo.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Julia Ritchey

Robots have been a thing for a long time, but they've never quite met expectations. While AI has changed the game for chatbots, it's not quite so clear for robots. NPR science desk correspondent Geoff Brumfiel spoke to our colleagues over on our science podcast Short Wave on how humanoid robots are actually developing with the help of artificial intelligence. It was a fascinating discussion and so we are sharing that conversation with you today on the Indicator. Related episodes: Is AI underrated?

3 days ago | npr.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Julia Ritchey |Kate Concannon

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