Amazed how similar this species looks to oak leaves!

And our Bumblebee Dream Team! Bee experts California Bumble Bee Atlas & Krystle Hickman, photographer Grace Widyatmadja, producer jonaki mehta AND editor Christopher Intagliata (who survived the ants in his pants)

Like Ailsa Chang, I never thought I'd hold a bumblebee in my bare hands... But we did it! And he* was super fuzzy and cute.

*males don't have stingers so that boosted our bravery 🤠

Look! Our bumblebee story is already creating a BUZZ! Thank you so much, Nathan Heffel! Produced and edited by jonaki mehta & Christopher Intagliata !!! All Things Considered

Learned a lot working on this piece, among other things, had no idea drive-in movies got started in the early 1930s!

The magic of in-person interviews at NPR West! Even though Dave Eggers insists he's a cat person, not a dog person, he's managed to bring to life a magnificent canine with a gigantic spirit. Loved it. Produced/edited by Erika Ryan/Christopher Intagliata n.pr/3HS0Iv5

Harvey and Beatrice Dong's store, Eastwind Books, was an extension of their activism... and a window into a vibrant era of civil rights struggles in 1960s/70s San Francisco.

Acoustical scientists found that lead vocals have gotten more buried in the mix since the 1940s, and Beck was one of the artists they analyzed.

So we reached out...and he gave us a dissertation on modern trends in music! linah | لينة manuela lópez restrepo

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In a lifetime of exploring California, I'd never once seen a vernal pool. This series is about how incredibly cool these pools are -- and the amazing survivors that call them home.

(and, now I've finally seen one, teeming with fairy shrimp!)

Tune into All Things Considered today to hear Farida's reporting from Pajaro, CA

LA has the largest concentration of unhoused veterans in the country. Take a listen to this tremendous reporting on Veterans Row from @AnnaScottJourno & KCRW - a podcast called City of Tents. All Things Considered segment produced/edited by Erika Ryan/Christopher Intagliata n.pr/42eTqtI

Just today learning that you can buy simulated samples of Moon dust and Mars dust. In case you need 'em.

For the discerning Moon dust connoisseur, you can even choose between lunar highlands dust or lunar mare dust.

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Tumbleweed stampede in Tehachapi!

Compelling analysis of how states that refused to expand Medicaid after the ACA also see higher levels of medical debt, and lower credit scores. washingtonpost.com/business/2023/…

We spoke to Greta Thunberg about her new collection of essays, 'The Climate Book.'
Ailsa Chang asked her about the climate battle, her future, and why she thinks change will come from outside the political world.

produced by me, edited by Christopher Intagliata:
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🚨 new science podcast alert!🚨
Featuring the sounds of outer space, AI-generated tunes, nighttime bird migrations... and my pet topic: magical vernal pools! (Not all in the same episode) Coming soon to a device near you...

This was a total joy to work on. What a gem of a human being Tommy is. Have a listen...

I salute the genius who made the roof awning of the SAG-AFTRA building on Wilshire cast the shadow of a film strip!

(I *think* it's intentional because the building didn't have that roof structure when it was the historic Prudential building)

What we need more of: country music artists who also want to be WWE wrestlers. Tombstone, aka Jimmie Allen, let's get ready to rumble. First-time Grammy nominee series continues with a bolt of UTTER JOY. Produced/edited by jonaki mehta/Christopher Intagliata All Things Considered n.pr/3CSMDdd