Radiolab: Our Favorite Moments

As Jad Abumrad steps away from Radiolab, we've pulled together a few of our favorite moments from his show.

As Jad Abumrad steps away from Radiolab, we've pulled together a few of our favorite mo... more

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The Carlisle Indian School vs. Yale

Radiolab host Jad Abumrad on how, in 1892, American Football was used at The Carlisle Indian School as one of many ways to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream Euro-American culture.

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How Newton Figured Out the Moon

This moment from a classic episode of Radiolab, is Jad and Robert at their very best - explaining a complex idea simply. In this case: how Newton solved the “Moon Problem.”

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Dr. Maurice Hillman, The Vaccine Man

Dr. Maurice Hillman has saved more lives than any other person in history and is responsible for more than 40 vaccines, including the Mumps vaccine, the second fastest vaccine ever developed. Radiolab hosts tell us how that happened.

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Hurricane Katrina

New York Times reporter, Sheri Fink, recounts how the medical staff at the New Orleans Memorial Medical Center had to struggle to keep patients alive after Hurricane Katrina killed all of the hospital’s generators.

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How Rock & Roll Came to China

Through the 1980s, the vast majority of people in China had never heard western music. From a special series from 'Radiolab' comes the story of how it was rediscovered there.

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Traveling to the Edge of Our Solar System

After Voyager 1 and 2 took their last picture while cruising by Neptune, their cameras were turned off, but their journey continued. Hosts Lynn and Jad illustrate the trip the spacecrafts are taking to the edge of the solar system.

Traveling to the Edge of Our Solar System

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When Candid Camera Went Very Wrong

Candid Camera was a hit television show in the 60s and 70s, but in1969 a plane is hijacked and passengers mistakenly think it's a Candid Camera bit. Hear how it all went down on the podcast Radiolab.

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Radiolab: Our Favorite Moments

The Carlisle Indian School vs. Yale

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How Newton Figured Out the Moon

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Dr. Maurice Hillman, The Vaccine Man

Radiolab Podcasts (Radiolab)

Hurricane Katrina

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How Rock & Roll Came to China

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Traveling to the Edge of Our Solar System

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When Candid Camera Went Very Wrong

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