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 A Caltech professors created an algorithm for drones to herd birds away from airports | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53

In just the last four years, birds have hit aircraft at LAX more than 500 times. One bird caused $1.5 million dollars in damage when it hit a 747 two years ago.

 The truth about peeing in public pools | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 257

The time may have passed when certain bodily functions were off limits in polite conversation. After all, social media's "poop" emoji got a prominent role in a recent kids' film. 

 As California moves to eliminate money bail, we look at the bill changes creating new opposition | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1625

Opponents of the state’s bail system are split over changes to a bill that would entirely eliminate bail.

 President Trump asks SEC to consider ending quarterly reports, we debate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 398

This segment is being updated.

 Paul Gilding: How Do We Continue To Grow If The Earth Has Reached Its Limit? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 569

Environmental activist Paul Gilding says the world has been growing too fast for too long. And now...the Earth is full. The only solution, he says, is to radically change the way we consume.

 How ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is a game changer for representation in Hollywood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 776

It’s been 25 years since a major motion picture centered around an Asian American story hit the big screen.

 FilmWeek: ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘Mile 22,’ ‘Alpha’ and more | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2084

Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Justin Chang and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases.

 Knock, knock: pot delivery. Should cannabis be deliverable in cities that have banned it? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 829

The Bureau of Cannabis Control is considering clarifying Prop 64 rules to allow for the delivery of cannabis in cities where storefront sales are banned — but cities are pushing back, saying the move would undermine local control.

 Politics Of Wildfires: Biggest Battle Is In California's Capital | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 220

Politics have always been part and parcel of fighting wildfires. With wildfires setting records across the West, political will is growing to change the way we manage forests and fight fires.

 Calls For Widespread Change Challenge Incoming Head Of U.S. Olympic Committee | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 243

The incoming CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee faces more challenges than just sexual abuse scandals. Elite athletes are calling for a complete overhaul of the USOC financial model.

 Babies Born Dependent On Opioids Need Touch, Not Tech | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 235

A pediatrician is working to make sure every hospital in Kansas can give babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome the soft start they need, ideally right next to their mothers.

 Veterans offered new kind of student housing at USC | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55

Wednesday was move-in day for USC students. This year, 10 students moved into housing that has never been offered before: housing specifically for veterans.

 Horse sues former owner for neglect, but can courts recognize animals as plaintiffs? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 748

Last summer, an Oregon man pleaded guilty to criminal neglect for leaving his horse underfed in the outdoors.

 So, your kid wants to be a stand-up comic: What happens when parents think their kids are chasing an impractical career | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1126

Imagine you’re the parent (and maybe you are) of a college-bound teenager who comes to you one day and says “I’ve found my calling. I’m going to pursue a career in stand-up comedy.”

 Press versus Trump: Newspapers across the country publish editorials denouncing the president’s media attacks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 983

Newspapers from Maine to Hawaii pushed back against President Donald Trump's attacks on "fake news" Thursday with a coordinated series of editorials speaking up for a free and vigorous press.

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