Latif Nasser appears in the following:
Border Trilogy Part 1: Hole in the Fence
Friday, March 23, 2018
Part One of our Border Trilogy, in which we chronicle an unlikely legal showdown between high schoolers in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country and the US Border Patrol.
How Border Patrol Pushed Migrants to the Deadly Arizona Desert
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Radiolab reporters Latif Nasser and Tracie Hunte and Dr. Robin Reineke explain why new border patrol tactics lead to an upsurge in migrant deaths along the Arizona-Mexico border.
Bigger Little Questions
Friday, December 22, 2017
Today, we're back with Part 2 of our questions episodes. This time, we're chasing down answers to some bigger, little questions.
Match Made in Marrow
Thursday, November 09, 2017
If you donate bone marrow, you might save a life… or you might land a starring role in the greatest story ever told.
Nukes: The Broadcast
Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Is there is anyone that can say “No” if the president orders a nuclear strike?
Oliver Sipple
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
On Sept. 22, 1975, Oliver Sipple went for a walk. The rest is history.
'Now What Am I Known For?' Trying to Find Oliver Sipple's Legacy
Monday, September 25, 2017
Our recent episode about Oliver Sipple got us thinking about what his story meant to others.
Nukes
Friday, April 07, 2017
A look up and down the US nuclear chain of command to find out who gets to authorize their use and who can stand in the way of Armageddon.
Defying Odds
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Being the first (and best) at something means taking on a big hunk of risk and pushing yourself to dangerous limits.
On the Edge
Thursday, April 21, 2016
This week, we lace up our skates and tell a story about loving a sport that doesn’t love you back, and being judged in front of the world according to rules you don’t understand.
Buttons Not Buttons
Friday, December 12, 2014
A trio of buttons that may just leave you stuck, rich, ugly, or dead. Confused? Push the button marked “Play”.
The Meter: The Measure of a Man
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
About six and a half billion people use the metric system every single day. That's more than the citizens of any single nation, the followers of any single religion or the speakers of any single language. Sociologist Hector Vera has called the metric system “more popular than Jesus.”
≤ kg
Friday, June 13, 2014
In this short, we meet a very special cylinder. It's the gold standard (or, in this case, the platinum-iridium standard) for measuring mass.
Bliss
Monday, December 17, 2012
Stories of striving, grasping, tripping, and falling for happiness, perfection, and Bliss.
Revenge of the Caterpillars: A Footnote to “Contagious Laughter”
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A seemingly cuddly caterpillar becomes the Terminator in Latif Nasser's story about a not-so-distant epidemic in America's bluegrass country...
If These Walls Could Talk
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Pipes get metaphysical when a historian (of medicine) and a plumber meet inside one tiny midtown Manhattan apartment...
Ringmaster to the Rainbow
Friday, July 27, 2012
Latif Nasser introduces us to a pioneering figure with a complicated legacy -- a woman named Natalie Kalmus who made her mark in Hollywood by doing everything in her power to become ...
Pigeons Have Magnets...Right?
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
There have been at least two major shake-ups in the world of pigeon navigation since we first tried to wrap our brains around the subject in our Lost & Found episode. Blogger Latif Na...
Ghost Stories
Friday, June 29, 2012
Real-life people try to pin down—and make peace with—mysterious figures that haunt them, prod them, and fade out of existence.
