Radio Pieces

This episode of Duolingo English, produced by Julia Scott, showcases the two massively inspiring stories of Bianca Valenti, a world-class big-wave surfer who conquered Mavericks and sexism in her industry… and Sibusiso Vilane, the first Black man from Africa to climb Mt. Everest… and did it twice.

What does it take to be a ‘Daring City?’ In this limited-series podcast, host Julia Scott explores the ways in which some of the world’s large and small cities are taking radical climate action to prepare for, adapt to, and tackle the climate emergency.

In this episode of Duolingo English produced by Julia Scott, a female garage owner and a first-generation tech entrepreneur share inspiring stories of success… in spite of the odds.

What happens when a building of strangers comes to depend on each other to stay healthy? One person’s COVID-19 exposure could endanger others in proximity. We all need to protect each other at the same time.

My 119-unit building has about 180 residents. We’re all be living and working here under coronavirus lockdown, separated by a concrete wall and under one roof. I started wondering: How are we all coping?

The question of expressing masculinities is a delicate, complicated and emotional one. What happens when you add testosterone to the mix?

When is the right time to start teaching young boys about consent, boundaries and respect toward women?

When it comes to the mecca of sourdough, separating scientific fact from lore means breaking a few taboos. Also, baking your own highly questionable bread — for science.

‘Heavyweight’ host Jonathan Goldstein helps people confront difficult chapter from their past. Mine had been waiting for a very long time.

Meet Martha Lillard, one of the last American polio survivors who still relies on an iron lung to breathe. Her archaic respirator has kept her alive for 60 years, and she would rather die than try to live without it.

A Bay Area man and his husband try to greet death in style. But they discover that death has its own agenda. BON VOYAGE has now aired across three continents.