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Reporter Moira Harrisons strikes a pedestrian while driving late one night on a wooded road.

Caltech physicist and author Sean Carroll offers listeners this profile of the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the mysterious Higgs boson particle, the subatomic building block that imbues

Zero believes that he is a hero, but the counting numbers think he is worthless until they get into trouble with some Roman numerals, and only Zero can help.

Kay's animal desires take physical form during each new moon, when her wolfish nature is unleashed. But that isn't Kay's only secret.

Carley Reed didn't have an easy childhood, but now, as a settled adult living in San Francisco, she has managed to make a peaceful life for herself.

Young singer Saba Tarcan journeys from her native Wales to the bazaars of Cairo to entertain Allied troops.

In the collection of short stories, Hadley examines the most intimate of family relationships in situations laced with humor, warmth, and emotion.

As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious.

The story of Jazmine and X-Man, one breaking away from her preacher father, the other heading for a life on the streets. Together, they escape Los Angeles South Central through their music.

Former sheriff Cork O'Connor investigates the disappearance of a retired judge's wife--and discovers the bloody aftermath of a 20-year-old crime.

Temple Grandin reports from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution.

As a favor, the rabbi looks in on Jordan Goodman, son of the local grocer.

After leaving his Barnard's Crossing Temple, Rabbi David Small launches a Judaic studies program at nearby Windermere College.

Looking back at a tragic event that occurred during his thirteenth year, Frank Drum explores how a complicated web of secrets, adultery, and betrayal shattered his Methodist family and their small

An examination of institutional dysfunction in the Western world argues that such values as a free market and representative government are being compromised while future generations are inheriting