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Gastor Almonte: Every Penny Counts

December 20, 2019

In search of a deal, Gastor Almonte ends up with an unmanageable number of condoms.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Gastor Almonte, comedy, sex, sexuality, reproduction, safe sex, Story Collider producer, Season 9

Lily Be: Throwing Up Tamales

December 13, 2019

As a 16-year-old, Lily Be gets an unexpected education on the reproductive system.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Lily Be, Story Collider producer, reproduction, sex, pregnancy, education, Season 9

Reyhaneh Maktoufi: Planet Nine

November 22, 2019

After getting hit by a car, Ph.D. student Reyhaneh Maktoufi must navigate the recovery and paperwork as an immigrant from Iran.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Reyhaneh Maktoufi, immigration, medicine, Iran, law, moving, injury, Season 9, Story Collider producer

Meisa Salaita: "Hey, Can I Borrow Your Notes?"

November 1, 2019

Away from her boyfriend for grad school, Meisa Salaita starts to fall for a chemistry classmate who's her complete opposite.

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In Chemistry Tags Meisa Salaita, love, chemistry, college, graduate school, grad school, breakup, heartbreak, Story Collider producer, Season 9

Devon Kodzis: Freaky Little Frog Ears

November 1, 2019

Zoology student Devon Kodzis's strategy of attracting boys with fun animal facts proves difficult.

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In Ecology Tags Devon Kodzis, zoology, animals, love, dating, Story Collider producer, Season 9

Paula Croxson: I Know This Monkey

August 23, 2019

A routine procedure with one of the primates in her lab becomes much more complicated when neuroscientist Paula Croxson cuts herself with the scalpel.

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In Neuroscience Tags Paula Croxson, Season 9, animals, primates, lab work, surgery, Story Collider producer, neuroscience

Steve Scott: Everything Will Be Fine

August 9, 2019

As the scientist in the family, Steve Scott takes on a new role when his dad must undergo heart surgery.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Steve Scott, Story Collider producer, heart, fathers, aging, family, Season 9

Nakeysha Roberts Washington: Our Deal

July 12, 2019

After finding out her mother has breast cancer, high school teacher Nakeysha Roberts Washington gets hit with the news that one of her students has a brain tumor.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Nakeysha Roberts Washington, brain tumor, teacher, Season 9, Story Collider producer

Zack Stovall: Completely Untethered

May 23, 2019

Comedian Zack Stovall reevaluates his past battles with his mother in light of a new diagnosis.

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In Psychiatry Tags Zack Stovall, comedy, Story Collider producer, Season 9, diagnosis, mental health, family, mothers

Misha Gajewski: Orthodonture Is Medieval Torture in Disguise

May 3, 2019

At 13 years old Misha Gajewski has to undergo a jaw surgery to fix a face she is just getting used to.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Misha Gajewski, dentistry, Story Collider producer, family, adolescense, Season 9, appearance

Tracy Rowland: An Inhospitable Smell

April 26, 2019

In a battle over her apartment's air quality, cat foster mom Tracy Rowland discovers how to use her kitten's parasite as a weapon.

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Tags Tracy Rowland, Season 9, Story Collider producer, cats, animals, smell

Skylar Bayer: My Friend Andy

April 12, 2019

When The Colbert Report calls about her research, marine biologist Skylar Bayer finds an unexpected collaborator and friend in the fisherman helping her get scallops.

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In Marine Biology Tags Skylar Young-Bayer, friendship, field work, collaboration, marine biology, TV, Season 9, samples, Story Collider producer, media

Kellie Vinal: This Big, Significant Moment of Truth

January 11, 2019

As a biochemistry PhD student, Kellie Vinal has worked hard to prepare for her qualifying exam, but when the day finally arrives, nothing goes according to plan.

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In Science Education Tags Kellie Vinal, Story Collider producer, biochemistry, academia, graduate school, Season 9, impostor syndrome

Emma Yarbrough: Tall for a Reason

November 2, 2018

Growing up tall and suffering from psoriasis, Emma Yarbrough struggles with feeling conspicuous — but then she discovers there’s more to her unusual height than she’d thought.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Season 8, Emma Yarbrough, Story Collider producer, appearance, chronic illness, medicine, genetics

Shane Hanlon: Doing All the Things

September 28, 2018

After graduating with his PhD, Shane Hanlon struggles to find balance in his science career.

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In Biology Tags Shane Hanlon, Story Collider producer, career

Nisse Greenberg: My Father's Advocate

June 15, 2018

Storyteller Nisse Greenberg travels home to care for his father after a brain injury.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Nisse Greenberg, Story Collider producer, fathers, family, parents, brain injury, medicine

Kayla Glynn: Inheriting Science

March 16, 2018

Kayla Glynn’s challenging relationship with her science-loving grandfather alters the course of her life.

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In Science Communication Tags Kayla Glynn, science communication, family, grandparents, Story Collider producer

Paula Croxson: How Cold Is Too Cold?

September 2, 2016

Neuroscientist Paula Croxson is determined to finish her first open-water swimming race -- despite the dangers.

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In Health and Medicine Tags Paula Croxson, hypothermia, moving, immigration, new york city, swimming, neuroscience, Story Collider producer

Skylar Bayer: The Hummingbird of Doom

August 12, 2016

Skylar Bayer's dreams of a career in scientific scuba diving are put in jeopardy when her heart begins acting strangely.

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In Marine Biology Tags Skylar Young-Bayer, marine biology, scuba diving, field work, chronic illness, heart, Story Collider producer

Maryam Zaringhalam: Cheating My Way To Smart

March 4, 2016

Maryam Zaringhalam's scheme to cheat her way into the smart class makes clear a huge flaw in the education system.

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In Science Education Tags Maryam Zaringhalam, Story Collider producer, school, Season 6, grades, education, childhood, cheating
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