The Pulse

The Pulse The Pulse brings you stories about the people and places at the heart of health and science. The Pulse features in-depth reports on health and science issues.

You can download our podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pulse/id772127662?mt=2

You can tune into The Pulse at these stations:-WHYY 90.9 FM Philadelphia region, PAFriday at 9AM and Sunday at 10AM-WITF 89.5 FM Harrisburg, PAFriday at 7PM -KCUR 89.3 FM Kansas City, MOSunday at 7PM

Find all of our stories at whyy.org/thepulse

Our staff:
Maiken Scott, host
Lindsay Lazarski, pro

ducer
Xavier Lopez, associate producer
Jad Sleiman, reporter
Liz Tung, reporter
Alan Yu, reporter
Sojourner Ahébée – Health Equity Fellow

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Weightlifting, once for only bodybuilders, is now popular for strength and brain health. On this remixed episode, we exp...
12/09/2025

Weightlifting, once for only bodybuilders, is now popular for strength and brain health.

On this remixed episode, we explore the proven and emerging benefits of pumping iron and why so many people say it’s changing their lives.

A celebration of muscles — from their beauty and biology, to the history of how weightlifting went mainstream.

When we see surprising couples, like Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, we can’t help but wonder what brought them togethe...
10/09/2025

When we see surprising couples, like Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, we can’t help but wonder what brought them together 💘

In this podcast extra, we explore the mysteries of attraction and love with experts.

An exploration of the mysteries of attraction and the science of optimizing online dating.

We think of Martians as belonging to the realm of sci-fi — but in the early 1900s, they were believed to be a real civil...
05/09/2025

We think of Martians as belonging to the realm of sci-fi — but in the early 1900s, they were believed to be a real civilization living on Mars 👽

On this episode, we explore a time when astronomers believed in life on Mars.

Tracing the history of our obsession with Mars, from modern efforts to colonize to belief in a Martian civilization.

Labor Day is over, and it's back to work — back to a laundry list of emails, meetings, and projects. How can you possibl...
02/09/2025

Labor Day is over, and it's back to work — back to a laundry list of emails, meetings, and projects. How can you possibly stay productive when your workload is massive?

On this episode, we explore productivity, what works and what doesn't.

It’s something we’ve all said to ourselves at some time or other: “I just have to get through this week” — as if next week will magically be different. If we can just answer all of our emails, keep all of the balls in the air, cross off enough tasks on our to-do lists, then we’ll finally...

An urgent care clinic on wheels? 🚐⛑️🩺How one California doctor is delivering care to local farmworkers, amid fears of IC...
27/08/2025

An urgent care clinic on wheels? 🚐⛑️🩺

How one California doctor is delivering care to local farmworkers, amid fears of ICE raids. Steven Rascón reports.

Mobile HeaL brings health care directly to farm workers and trains physicians in Fresno County.

AI in the classroom 🤖 ? Teachers in Philadelphia and New Jersey make the case for and against using artificial intellige...
25/08/2025

AI in the classroom 🤖 ? Teachers in Philadelphia and New Jersey make the case for and against using artificial intelligence in school.

Alan Yu reports ⬇️

Generative AI tools have transformed classrooms. But local teachers and school districts are still deciding on whether, and how, to use them.

It’s that time of year when students with big dreams go all in — piling on extracurriculars and chasing perfection. They...
25/08/2025

It’s that time of year when students with big dreams go all in — piling on extracurriculars and chasing perfection. They call it Ivy League Fever 🤒

Reporter Najay Greenidge explores how pursuing prestigious schools impacts students' mental health.

Kids, often barely out of elementary school, are internalizing the idea that their futures depend on getting into an Ivy League school.

It's back-to-school time. Students, teachers, and parents are facing numerous challenges — from using AI in the classro...
22/08/2025

It's back-to-school time. Students, teachers, and parents are facing numerous challenges — from using AI in the classroom to reckoning with the long shadow of the pandemic.

On this episode, we explore how our rapidly changing world is transforming school.

How our fast-changing world, from the AI revolution to the long shadow of COVID, are transforming education

Reports on a Legionnaires' disease outbreak are making the news. Back in 1976, the same illness was a mystery. On this ...
18/08/2025

Reports on a Legionnaires' disease outbreak are making the news. Back in 1976, the same illness was a mystery.

On this Pulse Extra, listen as Reporter Elana Gordon tells the story of how scientists tracked down the origin of this deadly illness.

In the summer of 1976, when 2,000 people came to Philadelphia for a national convention of the American Legion, a strange illness gripped hundreds of attendees, and more than 30 people died. Symptoms included cough, shortness of breath, and fever. Was it a virus, bacteria, some sort of toxin? A majo...

We live in a noisy world — from the din of busy restaurants, to the roar of traffic, to the clamor of partying neighbors...
11/08/2025

We live in a noisy world — from the din of busy restaurants, to the roar of traffic, to the clamor of partying neighbors.

Can all of that noise impact our health beyond hearing loss?

We’ll explore what researchers are learning about the connections between noise, and our health.

We explore what researchers are learning about the connections between noise, hearing loss, and our well-being.

What was the loudest concert you've ever seen? For host Maiken Scott that was Motörhead — the kind of show that left you...
11/08/2025

What was the loudest concert you've ever seen? For host Maiken Scott that was Motörhead — the kind of show that left your ears ringing for hours after the music stopped.

But today, musicians and venue staff say more concert-goers are wearing earplugs to protect their hearing. Some newer models even glow in the dark.

Earplugs can prevent permanent hearing damage from concerts. Venue staff and musicians say that now it’s common, even cool, to have them.

On May 24, 2022, a shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 students and two teachers. Three years ...
04/08/2025

On May 24, 2022, a shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 students and two teachers.

Three years later, survivors struggle to get support, especially mental health resources. Aitana Vargas reports.

On May 24, 2022, a shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas killed 19 students and two teachers. Survivors still navigate barriers to getting support.

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