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Sally Helm

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As seen in: Planet Money, Yahoo Life, Here & Now Anytime, NPR, Vox, Flipboard, Health News Florida, WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), LAist, KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA), WLRN-FM (Miami, FL) and
currently: fiction @BklynWritingMFA, podcast host @HISTORY, making stories for @famghoshow. formerly: @PlanetMoney. On a long-term Twitter hiatus!
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The lightbulb conspiracy is both real and everywhere

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By Ramtin Arablouei, Rund Abdelfatah Verified, Lawrence Wu Verified, Sally Helm Verified, Julia Redpath, Kyana Moghadam Verified, Nic Neves
| NPR Verified
The lightbulb conspiracy is both real and everywhere : Throughline Over the next few episodes, we present Hidden Histories: stories that will make you rethink how the world works. First up, the conspiracy behind the lightbulb—and how it came to shape the entire consumer economy. If you ever wondered why your tech outdates so quickly or just plain fails, you can thank the lightbulb.
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The lanternflies are here. Is it okay to stomp them? Original

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By Sally Helm Verified
| Vox Verified
Last summer, I was standing on a block near my house when I saw a very distinctive bug skittering up a tree trunk. It had a polka-dotty wing, with red underneath. It was, unmistakably, an invasive spotted lanternfly. These are all over Brooklyn — they took off here around 2020 and 2021. And I knew what I was supposed to do in this situation: kill it. Ordinary people have been told to kill the invasive spotted lanternfly, and many have embraced the task.
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The accidental rise of Botox Original

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By Sally Helm Verified
| Vox Verified
In the early 1800s, in southwestern Germany, outbreaks of a mysterious illness spread throughout the countryside. People who came down with it had terrible symptoms. Their eyelids would droop. Their speech would slur. They’d be gripped by a paralysis that, once it reached their breathing muscles, could be fatal. A young doctor named Justinus Kerner was called in to investigate.
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Venezuela’s recent economic history (Update) : Planet Money

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By Robert Smith Verified, Noel King Verified, Sally Helm Verified, Amanda Aronczyk Verified, Kenny Malone Verified
| NPR Verified
We've been checking in on the economic conditions in Venezuela for about a decade now. In response to the U.S. strike and the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro this weekend, we're re-surfacing this episode with an update. The original version ran in 2016, with an update in 2024. Back in 2016, things were pretty bad in Venezuela. Grocery stores didn't have enough food. Hospitals didn't have basic supplies, like gauze. Child mortality was spiking. Businesses were shuttering.
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What jobs are least threatened by AI?

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By Sally Helm Verified
| Here & Now Anytime Verified
Home Radio Here & Now What jobs are least threatened by AI? Play04:37 Download Audio Embed on your website Close× Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site Copy embed code September 30, 2025 Sally Helm, NPR's Planet Money Can we know which jobs are more or less likely to be "taken" by artificial intelligence? Planet Money's Sally Helm reports. This segment aired on September 30, 2025.
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AI is causing anxiety about the future of the workforce. But are there AI-proof jobs?

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By Sally Helm Verified
| WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) Verified
Can we know which jobs are more or less likely to be "taken" by artificial intelligence? Planet Money looks into what jobs might be immune from a robot takeover.
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AI is causing anxiety about the future of the workforce. But are there AI-proof jobs?

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By Sally Helm Verified
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SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.
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AI is causing anxiety about the future of the workforce. But are there AI-proof jobs?

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