Page 4 - Thomas Lu News Today

The end of the 2021 hurricane season was officially November 30. This year, there was a lot of hurricane activity. Today on the show, producer Thomas Lu talks to meteorologist Matthew Cappucci about this years hurricane season — the ups, the lulls, and the surprising end. Plus — how climate change might be affecting these storms. You can follow Thomas on Twitter @ThomasUyLu and Matthew @MatthewCappucci. Email Short Wave at ShortWave@NPR.org.

Cockroaches - do they get a bad rap? Producer Thomas Lu teams up with self-proclaimed lesbian cockroach defender Perry Beasley-Hall to convince producer/guest host Rebecca Ramirez that indeed they are under-rated. These critters could number up to 10,000 species, but only about 30 are pesky to humans and some are beautiful! And complicated! And maybe even clean. What insect do you think gets a bad rap? Write us at ShortWave@NPR.org. You can follow Thomas on Twitter @ThomasUyLu and Rebecca @Re...

Cockroaches - do they get a bad rap? Producer Thomas Lu teams up with self-proclaimed lesbian cockroach defender Perry Beasley-Hall to convince producer/guest host Rebecca Ramirez that indeed they are under-rated. These critters could number up to 10,000 species, but only about 30 are pesky to humans and some are beautiful! And complicated! And maybe even clean. What insect do you think gets a bad rap? Write us at ShortWave@NPR.org. You can follow Thomas on Twitter @ThomasUyLu and Rebecca @Re...

July 29, 2021 Childrens Hospital in Little Rock says it admitted 24 children with COVID-19 Wednesday, including seven in the ICU and four on ventilators. SHOW TRANSCRIPT Younger, unvaccinated Americans may be more at risk now than ever. In Arkansas, Children’s Hospital reports 24 kids were hospitalized on Wednesday alone. Seven are in the ICU. About half were eligible for the vaccine, including all four on ventilators.  "We need to create a bubble around those kids that are under age 12, so ...

Happy Pride, Short Wave Listeners! Heres a fun episode from our archives to celebrate the month!Its another "Back To School" episode where we take a concept you were maybe taught in school as a kid, but didnt really learn or just forgot. Short Wave producer Thomas Lu and host Maddie Sofia go on a journey to explore what a rainbow exactly is and how we see them! We all remember ROY G BIV, right?Email us your Back-To-School ideas at shortwave@npr.org.

  Photo by Ceeseven licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Ever wanted to try something delicious and fun? You dont have to wait for breakfast to enjoy this sweet treat! Check out the bubble waffle! A bubble waffle is a Chinese sweet snack made in a special waffle iron. It includes eggs, flour, milk and sugar.  Read on to find out why you may want to sink your teeth into one! Where were bubble waffles invented? This is how bubble waffles were traditionally made over a charcoal fire! Pouring ...

GEOFF BRUMFIEL, HOST: Hello. Geoff Brumfiel here steering the great ship SHORT WAVE. And Im joined today by special guest Kat Lonsdorf. Hi, Kat. KAT LONSDORF, BYLINE: Hey there. BRUMFIEL: So, Kat, weve brought you on the show today because you were present at a big reopening last year. LONSDORF: Thats right. I won an Above the Fray Fellowship to visit the evacuated villages and towns around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, where you might remember there were a series of mel...

RHITU CHATTERJEE, HOST: Its been a big week for climate change. President Biden is gathering with world leaders to talk about how to prevent its most catastrophic effects. And two of NPRs very own climate reporters are here to talk about how that might work. Lauren Sommer. Hi, Lauren. LAUREN SOMMER, BYLINE: Hi. REBECCA HERSHER, BYLINE: Hey there. CHATTERJEE: Hello. Now, climate change wasnt really a priority in the last four years of the Trump administration, so whats the main goal of this Wh...

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: Hey, Maddie. So listen; I have a question for you. SOFIA: OK. GREENFIELDBOYCE: If I asked you what comes to mind when you think of lightning and life, what would you say? SOFIA: Lightning and life (laughter) - maybe Frankenstein. You know, that lightning got them where they were going. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "FRANKENSTEIN") COLIN CLIVE: (As Henry Frankenstein) Its alive. Its alive. Its alive. Its alive. GREENFIELDBOYCE: All right. Yeah, thats what...