Podcast appearances and mentions of Joel Achenbach

Voyager 1 launched on Sept. 5, 1977, during the height of the space age. In the decades since, this unmanned spacecraft has ventured to the outer edges of our universe, sending back one-of-a-kind images and exploring realms that humans will probably never reach. Voyager 1 is now more than 15 billion miles away in interstellar space, still collecting data and sending it back to Earth. But late last year, Voyager 1 faced its biggest crisis yet. It went silent and stopped communicating. In the months that followed, scientists at NASA launched an all-hands-on-deck effort to find a solution. Today on “Post Reports,” science reporter Joel Achenbach on Voyager's journey through space, its fragile future and the desperate effort to keep it with us. We hear from Linda Spilker, project scientist for Voyager 1, and David Cummings, a member of a “tiger team” at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Today's show was produced by Elana Gordon. It was edited by Peter Bresnan and mixed by Sean Carter. Thanks to Stephen Smith. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

While Republican candidates in many states downplay their opposition to abortion, the most vehement wing of the movement, which helped overturn Roe v. Wade — those who advocate prosecuting patients, outlawing contraception, and banning IVF — are increasingly outspoken. Meanwhile, some state legislatures continue to advance new restrictions, like a proposal moving in Louisiana to include abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol on the list of the most dangerous drugs. Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins schools of public health and nursing and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News' Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Shefali Luthra of The 19th about her new book on abortion in post-Roe America, “Undue Burden.” Plus, for “extra credit” the panelists suggest health policy stories they read this week that they think you should read, too: Julie Rovner: The 19th's “What Happens to Clinics After a State Bans Abortion? They Fight To Survive,” by Shefali Luthra and Chabeli Carrazana. Alice Miranda Ollstein: Stat's “How Doctors Are Pressuring Sickle Cell Patients Into Unwanted Sterilizations,” by Eric Boodman. Rachel Roubein: The Washington Post's “What Science Tells Us About Biden, Trump and Evaluating an Aging Brain,” by Joel Achenbach and Mark Johnson. Joanne Kenen: ProPublica's “Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe,” by Sharon Lerner; and The Guardian's “Microplastics Found in Every Human Testicle in Study,” by Damian Carrington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is there a scientific explanation for our national polarization? Joel Achenbach is a reporter covering science and politics for The Washington Post. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why our emotions are getting the better of us when it comes to discussing politics, and why that means policy preferences will likely not lead to a meeting in the middle. His article is “Science is revealing why American politics are so intensely polarized.”

In 1945, the population of the United States was around 140 million people, and those Americans owned an estimated 45 million guns, or about one gun for every three people. By 2023, the population of the United States stood at just over 330 million people, and according to historical data from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the number of guns produced and imported for the US market since 1899 exceeds 474 million firearms. Even assuming some of those guns have broken or been destroyed or illegally exported, there are easily more guns than people in the United States today. How and why the number of guns rose so precipitously in the US since World War II is our story today. Joining me to help us learn more about guns in the United States in the second half of the 20th Century is Dr. Andrew C. McKevitt, the John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University and author of Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War America. Our theme song is Frogs Legs Rag, composed by James Scott and performed by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons. The mid-episode music is “Johnny Get Your Gun,” composed by Monroe H. Rosenfeld and performed by Harry C. Browne, in New York on April 19, 1917; the audio is in the public domain and available via the Library of Congress National Jukebox. The episode image is a Hi-Standard ad from 1957. Additional sources: “How Many Guns Are Circulating in the U.S.?” by Jennifer Mascia and Chip Brownlee, The Trace, Originally posted March 6, 2023, and Updated August 28, 2023. “The Mysterious Meaning of the Second Amendment,” by James C. Phillips and Josh Blackman, The Atlantic, February 28, 2020. “Timeline of Gun Control in the United States,” by Robert Longley, ThoughtCo, updated on January 08, 2023. “Do Black People Have Equal Gun Rights?” by Charles C. W. Cooke, The New York Times, October 25, 2014. “Gun Control Is as Old as the Old West,” by Matt Jancer, Smithsonian Magazine, February 5, 2018. “The NRA Wasn't Always Against Gun Restrictions,” by Ron Elving, NPR, October 10, 2017. “How NRA's true believers converted a marksmanship group into a mighty gun lobby,” by Joel Achenbach, Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz, Washington Post, January 12, 2013. “Opinion: The reality of gun violence in the US is bleak, but history shows it's not hopeless,” by Julian Zelizer, CNN, April 1, 2023. “Firearms and Federal Law: The Gun Control Act of 1968,” by Franklin E. Zimring, The Journal of Legal Studies 4, no. 1 (1975): 133–98. “Remarks Upon Signing the Gun Control Act of 1968,” by President Lyndon B. Johnson, The American Presidency Project. “The Inside History of How Guns Are Marketed and Sold in America,” by Olivia B. Waxman, Time Magazine, August 19, 2022. “The Supreme Court will hear a case that could effectively legalize automatic weapons,” by Ian Millhiser, Vox, November 3, 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Breaking with Brett Jensen Scott Hamilton fills in once again for the travelling Brett Jensen.  We get things started with a tribute to the late-Christine McVie on what would have been her eightieth birthday before Scott shares his biggest takeaways from a CMPD public safety briefing -- especially the rise in car thefts compared to this time last year + how the department's recruiting numbers have changed since last year.  We're joined by Joel Achenbach of the Washington Post to talk about the James Webb telescope on its 1-year anniversary and the the cool things it can see and what we can learn from it. Later in the show Scott shares what he thinks about the nominees for the latest NASCAR Hall of Fame class and the Hall itself + we have an update on why Larry Nasser was stabbed in prison and his condition following the attack as well as the progress on the Fury 325 roller coaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a Text Message.Andrew Cunanan's killing spree never really made sense to the investigators who were attempting to track him down, which is part of the reason the Cunanan manhunt turned into the "largest failed manhunt in US history." As Amanda and Lauren discuss, in their third and final episode in the series on Andrew Cunanan, investigators may not have been using all of their available resources to find Cunanan prior to his most famous murder - the assassination of Gianni Versace.Sources:Mirror: “What happened to Gianni Versace's long-term boyfriend? Antonio D'Amico, their ‘open relationship,' and what he looks like now” by Beth HardieThe Wrap: “‘American Crime Story': Here's Lizzie Cote's Plea for Andrew Cunanan to Surrender” by Phil HornshawThe Washington Post: “Death Removes Mystique from Cunanan's Life” by Joel Achenbach and Roberto SuroThe Washington Post: “The Life of a Trophy Boy” by Marc FisherRefinery29: “Everything We Know About Norman Blachford & Andrew Cunanan's Real Relationship” by Elena NicolaouRefinery29: “Was Andrew Cunanan a Member of this Secret Gay Fraternity?” by Elena NicolaouTown & Country: “Did Versace Killer Andrew Cunanan also Kill Lincoln Aston?” by Leah SilvermanPop Sugar: “American Crime Story Killer Andrew Cunanan May Have Killed a Sixth Victim” by Andrea ReiherPop Sugar: “American Crime Story: Why We'll Never Know the Truth Behind David Madson's Slaying” by Andrea ReiherThe San Diego Reader: “Andrew Cunanan–boy toy for socialites Norman Blachford and Lincoln Aston” by Matt PotterHarper's Bazaar: “What Really Happened when Andrew Cunanan Murdered Jeff Trail and David Madson” by Julie KosinHarper's Bazaar: “Who Was Lee Miglin? American Crime Story Explores Andrew Cunanan's Victims before Versace” by Amy MackeldenHarper's Bazaar: “A Complete Timeline of Andrew Cunanan's Murders” by Emma DibdinMinnPost: “Remembering Minneapolis Architect David Madson” by Noah BarthCBS News Chicago: “25 Years Ago: The murder of Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin and the horrors of Andrew Cunanan's murder spree” by Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, and Dan KraemerABC 7 Chicago: “20 years after Cunanan murders, Lee Miglin's son talks” by Chuck Goudie and Barb MarkoffHistory Channel: “This Day in History: Andrew Cunanan continues murder spree” by History.com EditorsCBS News: “Andrew Cunanan's trail of terror” by Staff WritersThe Advocate: “As Seen on American Crime Story: Read the Interview where Gianni Versace Came Out” by Brendan LemonVanity Fair: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Versace's HIV Status” by Julie Miller and Joanna RobinsonHIV.gov: HIV and AIDS TimelineVulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen OrthWikipediaSupport us!Kind Cotton: https://kindcotton.com/?ref=QnByw-DYpjqDiCMoment: drinkmoment.com, use code MOSTWANTEDAMANDA for 15% off!True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/tickets/, use code WANTED for 15% off tickets!

Send us a Text Message.The big questions are... are Andrew Cunanan's victims connected? How did they know Cunanan and get involved in his life? In the second of the three-part series on Andrew Cunanan, Amanda and Lauren cover the story from the aftermath of Cunanan's first murder through his third murder, including some wild rumors, some cringeworthy policework, and a fair amount of speculation.Sources:Mirror: “What happened to Gianni Versace's long-term boyfriend? Antonio D'Amico, their ‘open relationship,' and what he looks like now” by Beth HardieThe Wrap: “‘American Crime Story': Here's Lizzie Cote's Plea for Andrew Cunanan to Surrender” by Phil HornshawThe Washington Post: “Death Removes Mystique from Cunanan's Life” by Joel Achenbach and Roberto SuroThe Washington Post: “The Life of a Trophy Boy” by Marc FisherRefinery29: “Everything We Know About Norman Blachford & Andrew Cunanan's Real Relationship” by Elena NicolaouRefinery29: “Was Andrew Cunanan a Member of this Secret Gay Fraternity?” by Elena NicolaouTown & Country: “Did Versace Killer Andrew Cunanan also Kill Lincoln Aston?” by Leah SilvermanPop Sugar: “American Crime Story Killer Andrew Cunanan May Have Killed a Sixth Victim” by Andrea ReiherPop Sugar: “American Crime Story: Why We'll Never Know the Truth Behind David Madson's Slaying” by Andrea ReiherThe San Diego Reader: “Andrew Cunanan–boy toy for socialites Norman Blachford and Lincoln Aston” by Matt PotterHarper's Bazaar: “What Really Happened when Andrew Cunanan Murdered Jeff Trail and David Madson” by Julie KosinHarper's Bazaar: “Who Was Lee Miglin? American Crime Story Explores Andrew Cunanan's Victims before Versace” by Amy MackeldenHarper's Bazaar: “A Complete Timeline of Andrew Cunanan's Murders” by Emma DibdinMinnPost: “Remembering Minneapolis Architect David Madson” by Noah BarthCBS News Chicago: “25 Years Ago: The murder of Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin and the horrors of Andrew Cunanan's murder spree” by Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, and Dan KraemerABC 7 Chicago: “20 years after Cunanan murders, Lee Miglin's son talks” by Chuck Goudie and Barb MarkoffHistory Channel: “This Day in History: Andrew Cunanan continues murder spree” by History.com EditorsCBS News: “Andrew Cunanan's trail of terror” by Staff WritersThe Advocate: “As Seen on American Crime Story: Read the Interview where Gianni Versace Came Out” by Brendan LemonVanity Fair: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Versace's HIV Status” by Julie Miller and Joanna RobinsonHIV.gov: HIV and AIDS TimelineVulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen OrthWikipediaSupport us!Kind Cotton: https://kindcotton.com/?ref=QnByw-DYpjqDiCMoment: drinkmoment.com, use code MOSTWANTEDAMANDA for 15% off!True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/tickets/, use code WANTED for 15% off tickets!

Send us a Text Message.Prior to his infamy, Andrew Cunanan just wanted to spend money and not work. Was that too much to ask? Well... in short, yes, but there's a lot more to the story with this guy. In the first episode of a three-part series, Amanda and Lauren cover the Andrew Cunanan story from his beginnings through his first murder.Sources:Mirror: “What happened to Gianni Versace's long-term boyfriend? Antonio D'Amico, their ‘open relationship,' and what he looks like now” by Beth HardieThe Wrap: “‘American Crime Story': Here's Lizzie Cote's Plea for Andrew Cunanan to Surrender” by Phil HornshawThe Washington Post: “Death Removes Mystique from Cunanan's Life” by Joel Achenbach and Roberto SuroThe Washington Post: “The Life of a Trophy Boy” by Marc FisherRefinery29: “Everything We Know About Norman Blachford & Andrew Cunanan's Real Relationship” by Elena NicolaouRefinery29: “Was Andrew Cunanan a Member of this Secret Gay Fraternity?” by Elena NicolaouTown & Country: “Did Versace Killer Andrew Cunanan also Kill Lincoln Aston?” by Leah SilvermanPop Sugar: “American Crime Story Killer Andrew Cunanan May Have Killed a Sixth Victim” by Andrea ReiherPop Sugar: “American Crime Story: Why We'll Never Know the Truth Behind David Madson's Slaying” by Andrea ReiherThe San Diego Reader: “Andrew Cunanan–boy toy for socialites Norman Blachford and Lincoln Aston” by Matt PotterHarper's Bazaar: “What Really Happened when Andrew Cunanan Murdered Jeff Trail and David Madson” by Julie KosinHarper's Bazaar: “Who Was Lee Miglin? American Crime Story Explores Andrew Cunanan's Victims before Versace” by Amy MackeldenHarper's Bazaar: “A Complete Timeline of Andrew Cunanan's Murders” by Emma DibdinMinnPost: “Remembering Minneapolis Architect David Madson” by Noah BarthCBS News Chicago: “25 Years Ago: The murder of Chicago real estate mogul Lee Miglin and the horrors of Andrew Cunanan's murder spree” by Brad Edwards, Richard Schlesinger, Adam Harrington, and Dan KraemerABC 7 Chicago: “20 years after Cunanan murders, Lee Miglin's son talks” by Chuck Goudie and Barb MarkoffHistory Channel: “This Day in History: Andrew Cunanan continues murder spree” by History.com EditorsCBS News: “Andrew Cunanan's trail of terror” by Staff WritersThe Advocate: “As Seen on American Crime Story: Read the Interview where Gianni Versace Came Out” by Brendan LemonVanity Fair: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: Versace's HIV Status” by Julie Miller and Joanna RobinsonHIV.gov: HIV and AIDS TimelineVulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen OrthWikipediaSupport us!Kind Cotton: https://kindcotton.com/?ref=QnByw-DYpjqDiCMoment: drinkmoment.com, use code MOSTWANTEDAMANDA for 15% off!True Crime and Paranormal Podcast Festival: https://truecrimepodcastfestival.com/tickets/, use code WANTED for 15% off tickets!

Science reporter Joel Achenbach speaks with Vanessa Wyche, the director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, about the future of the Artemis lunar-exploration program, NASA's objectives and the geopolitics of space.

There are so many ways the world could meet a catastrophic end, but don't worry, experts are working on which one is the most plausible. Joel Achenbach is a reporter covering science and politics for The Washington Post. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the scientists working on ways to save planet Earth from extinction and how to manage all that existential dread. His article is called “Asteroids! Solar Storms! Nukes! Climate Calamity! Killer Robots!”

Just a few years ago, betting on sports was regulated to Nevada and a handful of other locations in the U.S., but after a flurry of action from lobbyists and the gambling industry, 31 states now allow sports gambling either online or in-person.  Sold by possible tax revenue, many states have come on board, sometimes with very favorable tax breaks for gambling companies.  An investigation by the Times finds that in many cases that revenue hasn't lived up to projections.  Other convincing was done at events such as the “Cigars, Cars, and Bars” event that some Kansas lawmakers attended.  Eric Lipton, investigative reporter at the NY Times, joins us for how sports betting has expanded so fast.   Next, a study in Germany that was exploring the possibility of using industrial hemp in animal feed found that when portions of the plant that had higher THC concentration was fed to some dairy cows, they produced milk with detectable levels of THC.  The dairy cows even displayed behavioral changes such as yawning and salivating a lot and standing in one place for long periods of time. Still regulators are looking into hemp because it could be an excellent source for animal feed.  Hemp seeds are high in protein and do not contain any THC.  Joel Achenbach, science reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for what to know.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Science reporter Joel Achenbach speaks with Thomas Zurbuchen, PhD, NASA's associate administrator for the science mission directorate, about what these images mean for the future of space exploration, the significance of the technology that enabled this level of astronomical discovery and the element of wonder attached to seeing the depths of distant space.

A first look at the stunning images from the James Webb telescope with Joel Achenbach, science reporter at The Washington Post What happens to your social media account after you die? We find out with Tim Hewson, co-founder and CEO of legalwills.ca

The revolutionary Webb telescope reaches its final destination. Amy Schneider's historic winning streak on “Jeopardy!” comes to an end. Plus, the faster world of 5G, explained.Read more:NASA's revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope on Monday fired its thrusters for five minutes and reached its final destination, a special orbit around the sun where it will spend the rest of its life scrutinizing the universe and capturing light emitted soon after the big bang. Joel Achenbach reports. Amy Schneider's history-making “Jeopardy!” streak came to an end this week. Emily Yahr breaks down why she charmed so many people. 5G service just got faster for some people. Our Help Desk colleague Chris Velazco explains why.

EPISODE 34 | Magic Carpet Ride - UFOs & the New Age For images and many videos, check this episode and its dedicated playlist on our YouTube channel. Many supposed abductees report scary experiences, but some have a counter-narrative: the aliens are friendly and very attractive and really, really into sex. A close encounter of the groovy kind often spawns a lucrative business and/or cult with the space sweetheart as the leader, of course. Embrace the Age of Aquarius with psychic powers, cosmic vibrations, walk-ins, star seeds and indigo children. There's a lot of money to be made on the peace train. All you need is love, and believers. Preferably believers with disposable income.  SECTIONS 02:17 - Space Oddity: George Adamski - motherships, Nordics, Orthon's shoes and the reincarnation factory on Venus 08:43 - Love the One You're With: Elizabeth Klarer (née Woollatt) - Flying Saucer Hill, Akon, Space Mother and rivalries 19:33 - Tiny Dancer: Truman Bethurum - Captain Aura Rhanes from the planet Clarion and a polka party in the sky 22:15 - Within You Without You: George King & the Aetherius Society - Yoga, an interplanetary parliament, battery mountains and "The Day the Earth Stood Still" 27:56 - Strange Brew: Billy Meier & the Plejarens - The intergalactic party line (Sfath, Asket, Semjase, Ptaah), pictures aplenty, the Illuminati, beamships, a busy bee 35:08 - Us and Them: Brad Steiger, Ruth Montgomery & Stan Romanek  - Star People/Star Seeds/Walk-Ins, the Boo Video, a space family and child porn 41:38 - Purple Haze: Nancy Ann Tappe, Lee Carroll & Jan Tober - Indigo Children, Crystal Children, Interdimensional Children, Rainbow Children, Lightworkers (The Kids Are Alright) 47:45 - Spirit in the Sky - final thoughts Music by Fanette Ronjat LAPSUS LINGUAE: In the Klarer section, I keep referring to Akon as "Akron" because I must've had Ohio on the brain. In the Indigo Children section, I keep calling Jan Tober "Yan" Tober because I had been studying for a Czech language test.  More on this stuff The Flying Saucers Have Landed by George Adamski & Desmond Leslie Inside the Spaceships by George Adamski The Adamski Foundation Beyond the Light Barrier by Elizabeth Klarer I rymdskepp över Drakensberg Interview with Kathleen "Kitty" Smith video "A strange coincidence or a return visit from Akon?" by Stephanie Saville Aboard a Flying Saucer by Truman Bethurum, revisited by Gray Barker and "Aurora Thor" "A Polka Party ... in Space!" on the Iron Skeptic "Saucer Story Flew for a Time" article on UFO Casebook Excerpts From Truman Bethurum's Personal Scrapbook The Aetherius Society - Co-operating with the Gods from Space website The Aetherius Society on RationalWiki "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates (reprint) FIGU - Billy Meier's website (Canadian version) Plejarens on Alien Wiki Billy Meier UFO Research website Billy Meier: The Controversial Contactee on Gaia.com Joe Manchik article and video on The Week Ptaah communications about COVID-19 Sounds from Erra 2019 album by Billy Meier Gods of Aquarius by Brad Steiger Strangers Among Us: Enlightened Beings from a World to Come by Ruth Montgomery "Captured and hypnotized by aliens!" by Joel Achenbach on Salon The "boo video" "Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story" on YouTube (with Spanish subtitles and out of sync audio) "Extraordinary: The Seeding" on IMDB Nancy Ann Tappe website  The Indigo Children Website The Kyron Store Are You an Indigo Child? quiz (10 questions) Are You an Indigo Child? quiz (50 questions) "Close encounters of the psychological kind" by Christopher C. French "Why stories about aliens are always stories about humanity" by Charles Bramesco on The Verge "UFO Cults Are Flourishing in New Age Circles" on Christian Research Institute website  Shamanism and alien abductions : a comparative study - thesis by Simon Brian Harvey-Wilson,  Edith Cowan University  UFOs and Exogenous Intelligence Encounters article by the European Space Policy Institute  Follow us on social for extra goodies: Facebook (including upcoming conspiracy-themed events) Twitter YouTube (extra videos on the topic, Old Time Radio shows, music playlists and more) Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold & 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it's a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it's going. It's Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER.

Joel Achenbach covers Science for the Washington Post. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joel Achenbach covers Science for the Washington Post. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How President Biden plans to combat the pandemic in his first 100 days. Where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention went wrong with testing, and what it cost us. And what the U.K. coronavirus variant means for you.Read more:Just ahead of President Biden’s inauguration, the United States reached a grim milestone — 400,000 people have died of the coronavirus, a quarter of them in the past month. Health policy reporter Amy Goldstein lays out the new administration’s plan for wrangling in the pandemic.The CDC’s response to what has become the nation’s deadliest pandemic marked a low point in its 74-year history. Investigative reporter David Willman explains why the agency squandered valuable time designing its own test when others were available earlier on. The highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first seen in Britain may become the dominant strain in the United States, per the CDC. Science writer Joel Achenbach reports.If you value the journalism you hear in this podcast, please subscribe to The Washington Post! We have a deal just for podcast listeners: two years of unlimited access to everything The Post publishes for just $59 total. That comes out to around $2.46 per month. To sign up, go to washingtonpost.com/subscribe

Lots of news out of the CDC recently when it comes to COVID-19. First, the CDC said that the standard 14 day quarantine can be shortened to 10 days or even seven if certain criteria are met. It can be 10 days if you are showing no symptoms at all, and seven if you get a negative test. New guidelines were also released when it comes to testing before and after travel. Joel Achenbach, science reporter at The Washington Post, joins us for the latest guideline adjustments. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Trying to find 30,000 test subjects for a coronavirus vaccine, from Carolyn Y. Johnson. How white moms on the front line of Portland, Ore., protests are trying to balance power with privilege, according to the people who spoke with reporter Marissa Lang. Plus, a seismically quiet Earth during the pandemic’s shutdowns, from science reporter Joel Achenbach.Read more:Trials for coronavirus vaccines are underway, but we still have a long way to go.The “Wall of Moms” participating in Portland’s protests are also becoming the face of the movement. Here’s why that might be a problem. A drop in seismic “noise” during shutdowns around the world.Get all of the questions you might have about the coronavirus answered with this FAQ from The Post.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Joel Achenbach tracks the rising coronavirus caseloads in some parts of the country. William Wan explains how the virus could become the next measles or chickenpox. And Ben Guarino talks us through a time-tested method for disease containment. Read more:As the economy reopens, coronavirus transmission remains high in much of the U.S.Coronavirus may never go away — even with a vaccine. Reopening the country safely means deploying “disease detectives” — contact tracers — as soon as possible.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Welcome Back to Reader Beware. Season One, Special Episode One: COVID-19: Public Health, Economy, and the Value of Life | Music by Tory White | Panel (Name / Area of Focus): Thomas "Roter" / Health Policy | Zac / International Business and Marketing Featured Piece: Lessons from Past Outbreaks Could Help Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic, by Sara Goudarzi - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lessons-from-past-outbreaks-could-help-fight-the-coronavirus-pandemic1/?fbclid=IwAR0T8HS4sgIBZtAKeoPD5x4FoXwhlbzRGjmnhSLb8TD9APvxymUA-X-eduM Supplamentary Reading: What Should the Government Spend to Save a Life, by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-should-the-government-spend-to-save-a-life/ For Autocrats, and Others, Coronavirus Is a Chance to Grab Even More Power, by Selam Gebrekidan - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/world/europe/coronavirus-governments-power.html Great Recession, great recovery? Trends from the Current Population Survey - https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2018/article/great-recession-great-recovery.htm Coronavirus job losses could total 47 million, unemployment rate may hit 32%, Fed estimates, by Jeff Cox - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-job-losses-could-total-47-million-unemployment-rate-of-32percent-fed-says.html How the Great Recession Hurt Americans' Health, by Olga Khazan - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/03/how-the-great-recession-hurt-americans-health/555431/ CDC Smoking & Tobacco Use: Fast Facts - https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/index.htm#:~:text= CDC: 80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., highest death toll in 40 years - https://www.statnews.com/2018/09/26/cdc-us-flu-deaths-winter/?fbclid=IwAR2QuRvGqV-lxRqsxXbuivzQlKM8BZ1v2PginvUrPy2cbSOZtjrXdPujiqY Correction and Update Sources: Experts and Trump’s advisers doubt White House’s 240,000 coronavirus deaths estimate, by William Wan, Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker and Joel Achenbach - https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/02/experts-trumps-advisers-doubt-white-houses-240000-coronavirus-deaths-estimate/ Coronavirus batters US economy as 6.65m file for unemployment last week - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/02/us-unemployment-coronavirus-economy

Joel Achenbach reports on chronic pain and opioids. Sarah Kaplan on how American teens are channeling their anxiety over climate change into activism. And Max Bearak visits a Kenyan community whose members say its source of power was stolen.

Nick Miroff and Josh Dawsey on the outsize influence of Stephen Miller on Trump’s immigration policy. Former Mass. governor Bill Weld makes a long-shot case for the Republican presidential nomination. And a summer field trip with Joel Achenbach.

Katie Zezima and Joel Achenbach on gun control and the public health crisis of suicides. Anton Troianovski and Shane Harris on how Russia interfered in American elections. Plus, Reed Albergotti on Apple switching up its business model.

Trump called the handling of Hurricane Maria an "unsung success" and falsely said its high death count was generated to make him look bad. As we face Florence, reporter Joel Achenbach adds insight to Trump's claims and the state of our preparedness.

Entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced his company SpaceX has the goal of taking passengers to Mars. Journalist Joel Achenbach has covered this ambitious plan. Achenbach joins The Steve Fast Show to discuss the feasibility of setting up settlements on the Red Planet.

Fifty four years ago JFK, at the height of the Cold War, set us on a path to the moon. Today, absent the Cold War and in a world where a new photo or dating app becomes a billion dollar effort, it’s hard to think in terms of such massive, global and societal undertaking. Yet one man does. Be it electric cars, solar powering the nation, or going to Mars, Elon Musk thinks differently than everyone else...but he does want all of us to join him in that effort. The Washington Post's Joel Achenbach has written the cover story for National Geographic's special Mars Issue My conversation with Joel Achenbach:

Oct 25th - Game Day, The Election, Child Proofing, Ferris Wheels, Skiing, Joel Achenbach, Clint Emerson

Oct 25th - Game Day, The Election, Child Proofing, Ferris Wheels, Skiing, Joel Achenbach, Clint Emerson

Who exactly was our first president? Bob Woodward, Joel Achenbach and Julie Miller kick off our first episode of Presidential.

Tech backlash with WaPo writer Joel Achenbach

World population passed seven billion in 2011, and both the Aspen Institute and National Geographic magazine explored the meaning of this historic moment in a year-long series of forums and articles. This kick off discussion for the “Our Planet: Seven Billion and Counting” track will take you on a vivid slide show tour of our expanding presence that examines the implication, challenges, and opportunities for humanity as we grow. Speakers: Helene D. Gayle, Joel Achenbach

By the year 2050, Earth will be home to more than nine billion people—an increase of more than two billion over today’s current population. Concerns are escalating about the planet’s finite resources and the increasing pressures they will be placed under by a growing, aging, and more affluent population in the coming decades. When we examine what needs to be done to address the gap between available resources and the growing demand for energy, it becomes clear that the drivers of the world’s energy challenges are the same drivers of our environmental and economic challenges. What is the “stress nexus,” and what opportunities are there to address this challenge? Speakers: Marvin Odum, Joel Achenbach

Author Joel Achenbach appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Washington Post science and politics writer Joel Achenbach was the newspaper's first online columnist with "Rough Draft" in 1999. His latest and seventh book is "A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea: The Race to Kill the BP Oil Gusher" (Simon & Schuster). Achenbach's other books include "The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West" and "Captured by Aliens: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very Large Universe." He is also a regular contributor to National Geographic, writing stories on such topics as dinosaurs, particle physics, earthquakes and extraterrestrial life. For transcript, captions, and more information visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5268.