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As seen in: New Hampshire Public Radio, Outside/In, Here & Now Anytime, NPR, Flipboard, Georgia Public Broadcasting, ASAM News, WDET-FM (Detroit MI), Sampan Newspaper
Award-winning @OutsideinRadio producer | Contributor to @hereandnow, @theindicator, @how2saveaplanet

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Felix Poon is a freelance journalist and creative writer. His news articles have appeared in AsAmNews and Sampan, and his personal essays include Death of a Butterfly, published in the book anthology Asian American X (University of Michigan Press) and other works published at medium.com/@LoveLifeBoston.

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Post-Debate, Kamala Harris "in Virtual Tie" with Biden, Picks Up Seventh Congressional Black Cauc...

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Gemma Chan, Henry Golding Create Production Companies To Tell Asian Stories

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"Technology is the Oil of the 21st Century," Yang Makes Case for Presidency

Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang wants to solve the problems that led to Donald Trump's election in 2016. In …

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal Opens Up About Her Decision to Have an Abortion

Rep. Pramila Jayapal Opens Up About Her Decision to Have an Abortion

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Outside/Inbox: 'Do it! Do it! Do it!' Why kids (and adults) chant

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By Felix Poon Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
Every other week, the Outside/In team at NHPR answers a listener question about science and the natural world. This week's question comes from Kate calling from Managua, Nicaragua. "Why do kids chant? Is this something that other animals do? Kids will just randomly start chanting all together about something." Producer Felix Poon went to the playground to find out. Transcript This has been lightly edited for clarity. Felix Poon: Let’s set the scene. A bunch of 5-year-olds are on a tire swing.
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Outside/In: Never add sodium to your pasta water

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By Felix Poon Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
Put salt (aka sodium chloride) in your pasta water and you’ll end up with delicious spaghetti. Put pure sodium in it instead… and it will explode. It’s the latest edition of “The Element of Surprise,” our occasional series about the hidden stories behind the periodic table’s most unassuming atoms, isotopes, and molecules. This time we’re talking all about sodium. It’s the periodic table’s saltiest element. It powers your body like a battery and you need it to survive.
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Outside/In: Life and death and psilocybin

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By Felix Poon Verified
| New Hampshire Public Radio Verified
President Trump recently signed an executive order to make certain psychedelic drugs more available to treat mental health conditions like depression and PTSD. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Joe Rogan were in the oval office, and President Trump even joked during the signing ceremony, “can I have some, please?” Maybe this executive order wasn’t on your 2026 political bingo card… but interest in these substances for mental health isn’t new. In this episode, we’re revisiting the story of Kathy Kral.
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