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Becca
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just trying to be a good human
Beautiful 😍
November 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The news is delivered in calm voices, the human-interest stories are moving and thought-provoking, and the individual stations also provide local programming that is incredibly informative.

If you are not currently an NPR listener, find, listen to, and fund your local station. You won’t be sorry.
February 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
While essentially parked on the 405 freeway, I was riveted, and that day I became a donor to my local station.
www.npr.org/2004/11/24/4...
Girl Beats Rabies, No Vaccine
Without the help of a vaccine, doctors save a 15-year-old Wisconsin girl who contracted rabies when a bat bit her at church. The treatment involved putting her into a coma; now conscious, she appears ...
www.npr.org
February 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I began listening to NPR in 2004, when I had a 19 mile commute that took 2 hours (I do not miss this part of you, SoCal!) I distinctly remember one “All Things Considered” segment about rabies, and how a doctor saved a girl by putting her in a medically-induced coma to protect her brain.
February 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm so happy you're here!
November 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM