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Fight Science
On today’s Underreported, guest host Stanley Bernard explores the impact tuberculosis is having on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Then, we’ll learn about the physics behind martial arts. And we’ll hear the stories of several men who entered the seminary late in life. Plus, we’ll look back at the role New York Times reporter Herbert L. Matthews played in helping Fidel Castro come to power.
Underreported: TB and HIV/AIDS
Up to half of those living with HIV/AIDS develop tuberculosis. On today’s Underreported, we’ll explore TB’s impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and ask how AIDS is fueling a TB resurgence. We’ll talk to lawyer and longtime HIV/AIDS and TB activist Ezio T. Santos Filho. He's been living with HIV since ...
Fight Science
Champion martial artists Alex Huynh (a Wushu gold medalist) and Melchor Menor (Muay Thai World Champion) explore the science behind hand-to-hand combat. “Fight Science” will air on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday, August 20th at 9 pm.
"Second-Career" Priests
In The Collar, Jonathan Englert reveals the personal challenges faced by a group of “second-career" priests--men who entered the seminary late in life--he followed at the Sacred Heart Catholic seminary outside Milwaukee.
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The Power of the Pen
In The Man Who Invented Fidel, Anthony DePalma looks at the life and career of New York Times reporter Herbert L. Matthews, whose writing is credited with helping to bring Castro to power.
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