Brian Mann appears in the following:
Audio postcard: Spending a day on a forest path in the Silh River valley
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
It's tradition in Switzerland to follow "wander" trails. We hear what it's like to walk along a gorgeous river valley in the hills above Zurich.
White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.
New York and Tennessee have starkly different plans to curb gun violence
Monday, June 06, 2022
While New York's governor has toughened gun laws in a bill signing, Tennessee's governor is focusing on "hardening" schools — showing how differently states are addressing gun violence.
Ukraine agonizes over Russian culture and language in its social fabric
Thursday, June 02, 2022
A third of Ukrainians have called Russian their mother tongue. Russian statues and cultural markers abound. Are these influences inherently toxic? The war is prompting emotional conversations.
To fight the opioid crisis, Canada tests decriminalizing possession
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Overdose deaths have risen sharply across Canada in the past five years, with deaths linked to fentanyl doubling. Officials hope decriminalization will make more users willing to seek medical care.
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. are surging
Saturday, May 14, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data this week showing drug overdoses killed more than 107,000 people last year.
The Russia-Ukraine war is taking a dramatic toll on children
Thursday, May 05, 2022
Children in Ukraine are among the most at risk as Russia's army continues to attack with ground troops and artillery. We hear from young people living near the front lines.
What it's like living in Ukraine's warzone
Sunday, May 01, 2022
Ukraine's army is slowing Russia's invasion to a crawl, but there is still heavy fighting in the south. For those living there, the war has started to feel like a deadly kind of normal.
Ukrainians debate the future of Russian identity and culture within their society
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
People in the Ukrainian city of Odesa are considering how their deep Russian heritage can fit into Ukraine's national identity. Some want Russian monuments and cultural markers removed.
Blinken and Austin's trip to Kyiv demonstrates the U.S. supports Ukraine
Monday, April 25, 2022
The Biden administration is promising Ukraine more military aid and money. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Kyiv to meet with President Zelenskyy.
Civilians in southern Ukraine are trying to get away from the assault in Mykolaiv
Friday, April 22, 2022
Ukrainian soldiers are still hanging on in Mariupol while the country waits for more weapons from the U.S. In the southern port city of Mykolaiv, residents are fleeing the Russian attacks.
Russia is strangling one of Ukraine's most important ports
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Odesa's port was a lifeline for Ukraine and a key player in global supply chains. Now, Russia's invasion and a blockade in the Black Sea have the city in a stranglehold.
Ukraine has been preparing to face Russia's expected offensive. Is it ready?
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Russia has begun military operations that are expected to lead to a massive offensive. Ukraine has had weeks to prepare.
Russian officials have said a major offensive is coming
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Russian officials say they've begun a new phase of their invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian officials report fierce clashes across a wide front in the east and south.
Ukrainian civilians living close to the frontlines say they feel trapped
Monday, April 18, 2022
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are still living close to the front lines as Russia readies another offensive. Here's how people are surviving in the city of Mykoliav.
Russia hammers Mariupol, telling Ukraine to surrender to avoid more death
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Russia has given Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol a chance to surrender as they close in on the port city. Meanwhile, Russia is intensifying rocket attacks elsewhere in Ukraine.
Ukraine says Russia has used long-range bombers for the 1st time
Friday, April 15, 2022
Fighting continues in the besieged port city of Mariupol, where Ukraine says Russia used long-range bombers for the first time.
A key warship in Russia's fleet was severely damaged. Ukraine claims responsibility
Thursday, April 14, 2022
The Moskva has been heavily damaged and its crew evacuated. The ship is the same one whose crew ordered Ukrainian troops on Snake Island to surrender — a demand that was met with profanity.
Russian warship is damaged but Ukraine and Russia offer different explanations
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Ukraine says a Russian warship in the Black Sea has been "seriously damaged" by a Ukrainian missile attack. Russia's Ministry of Defense tells a different story.
Young ballerinas from Kharkiv are now among millions displaced by Ukraine's war
Thursday, April 14, 2022
At Christmas, they performed The Nutcracker. As Easter approaches, they and their mom are among millions who've been scattered by violence, separated from their old lives, facing an uncertain future.