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Allyson Felix: The precarious crossroad between motherhood and sports
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TED Radio Hour

Allyson Felix: The precarious crossroad between motherhood and sports

Getting pregnant as a track and field athlete was called the "kiss of death." After becoming pregnant, Olympian Allyson Felix fought to change that by reforming her former sponsor's maternity policy.

Allyson Felix: The precarious crossroad between motherhood and sports

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Friday

Mary L. Gray: The invisible "ghost" workforce powering our day-to-day lives
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TED Radio Hour

Mary L. Gray: The invisible "ghost" workforce powering our day-to-day lives

The technology powering many apps and services seems automatic. But anthropologist Mary L. Gray explains how there are millions of hidden workers behind the screen who are key to making it all work.

Mary L. Gray: The invisible "ghost" workforce powering our day-to-day lives

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Friday

When it's finally time to have "The Talk"
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TED Radio Hour

When it's finally time to have "The Talk"

Talking with kids about sex can be awkward - for children and parents. Comedian Julia Sweeney remembers having "The Talk" with her daughter, and how it went in some unexpected directions.

When it's finally time to have "The Talk"

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Monday

What We Gain From Dark Night Skies

This image of the United States at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by satellite in April and October 2012. NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data provided courtesy of Chris Elvidge (NOAA National Geophysical Data Center)./NASA Earth Observatory hide caption

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Robert Simmon, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data provided courtesy of Chris Elvidge (NOAA National Geophysical Data Center)./NASA Earth Observatory

Short Wave

What We Gain From Dark Night Skies

For many of us, seeing stars in the night sky is challenging because of light pollution. But there are some communities that are trying to change that. Today on the show, we visit cultural astronomer Danielle Adams in the world's first international dark sky city. Theoretical physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein also joins us to explain why access to dark night skies is so important.

What We Gain From Dark Night Skies

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Wednesday

The Community Scientists Who Helped Discover A New Planet

An illustration depicting a Jupiter-like exoplanet called TOI-2180 b. It was spotted by community scientists in data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt hide caption

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The Community Scientists Who Helped Discover A New Planet

When a team of exoplanetary treasure hunters joined forces with professional astronomers, they discovered a whole new world. Short Wave host Emily Kwong talks with astronomer Paul Dalba and community scientist Tom Jacobs about how their collaboration led to the recent observation of a new Jupiter-like exoplanet.

The Community Scientists Who Helped Discover A New Planet

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