What’s New on AIRSLA
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- The Atlantic read by Carrie Gibson, 06-03-2025 – The No. 1 Rule for Understanding Trump
- Breaking Blindness Barriers hosted by Julian Vargas, Q2 2025 – Summer Meeting – Blindness Barrier Breakers discuss details of Apple’s iPhone 16e, the state of GPS navigation options
- History (formerly Bygone Days), LiveScience – 04/07/2025 – Unicorns! Read by Linda O’Brian Gorski
- Consumer Reports read by Dave Capper, May 2025 – Laundry Sheets vs liquid detergent in plastic jugs
- Daily Airs – Monday Entertainment read by Roger Baker,
04-22-2025 – Justin Bieber, Charlie Sheen, and Pope Francis - Daily Airs – Wednesday Finance read by Roger Baker,
05-28-2025 – Stock Market Today, and more - Daily Airs – Friday Health read by Roger Baker,
06-06-2025 – Eating Beans Daily May Help Reduce Inflammation, and Lower Cholesterol - Discover Magazine read by Brian Lemon,
05-30-25 – The Science of Scratching - Green & Growing read by Hugh Ralston, 06/11/2025 – Gardens 298 – alpines, and more
- Jewish Edition read by Marc S Braun, 06-08-2025 – News and more
- LA Arts Show read by Hugh Ralston, S1181E207 – LAAC 298, 06-06-2025 – LA Opera, Dudamel and NY Phil, and more
- The Marginalian read by Emeline Mann Sanchez, Week of June 6, 2025 – The Perils of Plans: Why Creativity Requires Leaping into the Unknown
- National Geographic read by Linda O’Brian, S1E8 – 04/29/2025 – Health Benefits of Olive Oil
- National Geographic History read by Jim Briscoe, May/June 2025 – Liberia: Colony of Liberty With a Dark History
- Other Publications read by Nancy Porter – April 2025, AARP bulletin – Dangers of hidden Highly caffeinated energy drinks. Daily News – Potatoes have much to offer.
- Popular Science Magazine – Read by Michael Piotrasch, 06/07/2025 – Astronomers detect most powerful explosions since Big Bang, Dead Sea Scrolls possibly older than thought, Pocket watch from deadliest shipwreck returned to family
- Reader’s Digest – Style & Substance, read by Patty Mattson – 05-20-2025 – How Nature Heals Part 3 of 3
- Science – read by Merrick Schneider – 05/05/2025 – Crucial Training Pipeline for Deaf Scientists Dismantled by NIH Funding Cuts
- Sky and Telescope read by Roger Baker, S1E27 – 04/2025 – Various news articles from the world of astronomy
- Smithsonian read by Yash Parikh, S24E25 – 05/25/2025 Smithsonian Magazine – Capuchin Monkeys Caught on Camera!
- Southern Living read by Joyce Davis, 06/11/2025 – The Grumpy Gardener – Our garden expert alleviates your growing pains, The Eyes Have it – information to keep you healthy, and more
- Technology, read by Angelo Miller – April 4, 2025 – Blind Man “Watches” Live Sports in Real-Time With This Revolutionary Device
- The Week read by Nancy Porter March 27, 2025 edition
- Time Magazine read by Nancy Porter Recorded June 2, 2025 – A selection from 100 of the most influential people in health in 2025
- U.S. and World News CBS News 04/04/2025 – Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Cuts Critical Funding for America’s Libraries – Read by Carrie Gibson
- Voter Info read by Marc S Braun 06-06-2025 – California, poll numbers, and more
- Wall Street Journal read by Merrick Schneider 06-02-2025 – Death Knell Arrives for Penny Production, $15 mocktails are a real buzzkill, Chronic disease is biggest scourge in American health, and more!
- Wired Magazine read by Tim Simek, 03/26/2025 – It’s A Heist: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified By DOGE
- Local News read by LARRS, Tuesday 2025-06-10
All Podcasts Available at AIRSLA
- ! Voter Information – L.A., CA, National
- Ars Technica
- Better Homes & Gardens
- Braille Institute Programs
- Breaking Blindness Barriers
- Bygone Days
- Children’s Stories
- Consumer Reports
- Daily AIRS
- Discover Magazine
- Entrepreneur Magazine
- ESPN +
- Esquire
- Forbes
- Foundation Fighting Blindness
- Fun Facts and Random Bits of Trivia
- Gaming
- GQ Magazine
- Green and Growing in Southern California
- Halloween
- Jewish Edition
- LA Arts Show
- LA- Local Newspapers
- Laws and Governance
- Let’s Talk Low Vision
- Low Vision Tech
- National Geographic
- National Geographic History
- National Geographic Kids
- Our Heritage
- Parents Magazine
- People Magazine
- Popular Science
- Reader’s Digest
- Ripple Effects
- Science – Airsla
- Scouting Magazine – AIRSLA
- Second Vision
- Sky and Telescope
- Smithsonian
- Sound Solutions Braille Institute
- Southern Living
- Sports
- Technology
- The Atlantic
- The Library Fairy® – Kids’ Stories
- The Marginalian – Brain Pickings
- The Week
- Time Magazine
- Trader Joe’s
- U.S. & World News
- Vision News
- Vision Treatment Advances
- Vision: Coping With Loss
- Vision: Family and Friends
- Wall Street Journal (WSJ) – Complete
- Westways
- Winter Holidays
- WIRED Magazine
- Women’s Health
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