What "Armageddon" got right about space drilling, and what it (mostly) didn'tBy Amy S. ChoiAugust 16, 2018Getty Images/HandoutLittle about the 1998 blockbuster is true to life, but mining asteroids and comets is "humanity’s future, I’m pretty convinced of that," one expert says.POSTED IN: Tech technology asteroids space drilling oil drilling movies summer Entertainment ListenreadDownloadDownload
How road trips changed AmericaBy Kai Ryssdal and Maria HollenhorstJuly 03, 2018Courtesy of Richard Ratay... and how America changed road tripsPOSTED IN: road trip summer vacation automobiles hotels ListenreadDownloadDownload
Summer brought to you by: Orlando theme parksBy Renata SagoJuly 03, 2018Gene Duncan/Disney Parks via Getty ImagesHow did this hot and sunny middle Florida city become such a theme park magnet? And how does it keep the tourists coming in the summer months? POSTED IN: theme parks amusement parks Orlando Florida disney world Universal Studios harry potter tourism summer brought to you by ListenreadDownloadDownload
Here’s one reason you pay more for gas in the summer By Andy UhlerJune 25, 2018POSTED IN: Economy gas gas prices Oil summer summer blend ListenreadDownloadDownload
Rising gas prices could drive some to change travel plansBy Renata SagoJune 15, 2018POSTED IN: Economy gas gas prices traveling summer Oil ListenreadDownloadDownload
New novel imagines tech industry "solving" childbirthBy Molly Wood and Stephanie HughesJune 04, 2018Ian Waldie/Getty ImagesAre there some things that just shouldn't be made easier? POSTED IN: summer reading series Mother of Invention Books novels parenting pregnancy reproductive technology ListenreadDownloadDownload
No big movie opening this holiday weekend? It was an "unfortunate series of events"By Adriene Hill and Bridget BodnarSeptember 04, 2017FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty ImagesPamela McClintock, senior film writer at The Hollywood Reporter, discusses the lackluster ticket sales at movie theaters this summer.POSTED IN: movie industry Rotten Tomatoes Fandango summer movies labor day Entertainment ListenreadDownloadDownload
How did summer get to be such a make-or-break season for Hollywood?By Ashley Milne-TyteJuly 21, 2017Photo by Dan Callister/Newsmakers Duuun dun ... duuun dun ... dun dun dun dun dun ...POSTED IN: business Entertainment hollywood film industry companies Jaws spiderman summer blockbusters ListenreadDownloadDownload
Tech songs to fuel your summerBy Kristin SchwabJuly 17, 2017Simon Hayhurst/FlickrA playlist of listener favorites, plus a few of our own.POSTED IN: Music summer technology business read