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As seen in: Here & Now Anytime, Short Wave, Line Today (Hong Kong), NPR, Flipboard, Health News Florida, WUSF Public Media, KAMU-FM (College Station, TX), WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), KRCC-FM (Colorado Springs, CO), LAist, MPR News (Saint Paul, MN) and
Audio journo. Host of Inheriting from @LAistStudios. Co-host of @NPRShortWave podcast. Roots in @RavenRadio 🌱 @AIRmedia board co-president. AZN. Water bender.
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Is setting your trash on fire a good idea? Original

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By Angela Zhang, Emily Kwong Verified, Hannah Chinn, Rebecca Ramirez Verified
| NPR Verified
Is setting your trash on fire a good idea? : Short Wave The U.S. generates 292 million tons of trash each year – and that trash has to go somewhere. Sometimes, that’s to an incinerator, where it’s burned and turned into electricity. Proponents of incineration applaud the ability to generate energy from waste and divert garbage from landfills. Opponents worry about the potential health risks, especially to minoritized communities.
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Is working from home actually good for you?

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By Rhitu Chatterjee Verified, Arundathi Nair, Emily Kwong Verified, Rebecca Ramirez Verified
| NPR Verified
Is working from home making us more socially isolated? : Short Wave For many, being able to work from home is a boon: saving time on your commute, working in your sweatpants, throwing in a load of laundry before a meeting. People say it makes them happier. But a new study suggests that, despite all the advantages, working from home isn’t creating a happier workforce. It’s making people more socially isolated. We get into all the details with NPR mental health correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee.
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What can a tornado teach us about kindness?

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By Pauline Bartolone, Emily Kwong Verified, Rachel Carlson Verified, Rebecca Ramirez Verified
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What can a tornado teach us about kindness? : Short Wave One evening in May of 2011, tornado sirens went off in a small Missouri city called Joplin. Thousands of homes were destroyed in the tornado, about a third of the town’s 50,000 residents were displaced and around 160 people died. And in the months following the tornado, the town became known not just for the destruction, but the kindness and cooperation that led to its recovery.
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