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2 weeks ago | npr.org | Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi |Jeff Guo |Jess Jiang |Sylvie Douglis

How 23andMe's bankruptcy led to a run on the gene bank Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1247139353/1269217727" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> This illustration picture shows a saliva collection kit for DNA testing displayed in Washington DC on December 19, 2018.

1 month ago | npr.org | Amanda Aronczyk |Sarah Gonzalez |Sally Helm |Sylvie Douglis

Trade war dispatch from Canada Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1244093033/1269095819" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Alix Rodrigues, owner of Nut Hut in Vancouver, packing almonds. Amanda Aroncyzk/Amanda Aronczyx hide caption toggle caption Amanda Aroncyzk/Amanda Aronczyx Alix Rodrigues, owner of Nut Hut in Vancouver, packing almonds.

1 month ago | wfae.org | Erika Beras |Keith Romer |Sylvie Douglis |Marianne McCune

Ever wondered why you can buy fresh Peruvian blueberries in the dead of winter? The answer, surprisingly, is tied to cocaine. Today on the show, we look at how the war on drugs led to an American trade policy and a foreign aid initiative that won us blueberries all year round. And for more on trade and tariffs check out Planet Money's homepage. We've got articles looking at how much the new tariffs will raise prices and shows on everything from diamonds to potatoes to why you bought your couch.

1 month ago | npr.org | Erika Beras |Keith Romer |Sylvie Douglis |Marianne McCune

How the War on Drugs got us... blueberries Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242780124/1268930831" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> A bowl of blueberries which have been imported from Peru to the United States. Erika Beras/Erika Beras hide caption toggle caption Erika Beras/Erika Beras A bowl of blueberries which have been imported from Peru to the United States.

Oct 15, 2024 | kpbs.org | Naydeline Mejia |Isabeth Mendoza |Sylvie Douglis

Updated October 04, 2024 at 11:45 AM ETThis story was originally published on Feb. 4, 2022, and has been updated. If you were raised in a Latinx household, you'll know that when it comes to mental health, we don't grow up talking about it. Personally, neither of us (Isabeth and Naydeline) talked about it with our parents until college, when we both went to therapy for the first time.