The Measure of Everyday Life

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“The Measure of Everyday Life” is a weekly public radio program featuring researchers, practitioners, and professionals discussing their work to improve the human condition. Independent Weekly has called the show ‘unexpected’ and ‘diverse’ and notes that the show ‘brings big questions to radio.'

Episodes air Sunday nights at 6:30 PM EST in the Raleigh-Durham, NC, media market (and also are streamed internationally through WNCU) and are available online the Wednesday following the original airing. WNCU produces the show with major underwriting from the nonprofit RTI International.

Have thoughts on what we are doing? Let your voice be heard by rating us and joining the conversation on Twitter by following @MeasureRadio or find us on Facebook and Instagram. For more information, see measureradio.net.

[Photo: J. Bowman]

Student Showcase (Navigating Student Life)

Jun 26, 2019

This episode features student-produced stories from the Duke University Social Science Radio Workshop. All of the stories highlight aspects of student life.

Parenthood and Politics

Jun 12, 2019

Does being a parent affect your political outlook? On this episode, we discuss work by Laurel Elder of Hartwick College and Steven Greene of North Carolina State University that sheds light on this question.

The High Energy Burden of Low-Income Households

Jun 5, 2019

People with low household income can face challenges in achieving energy efficiency that could ease some cost concerns. On this episode, we bring together university, commercial, and government perspectives to discuss what we can do about that challenge as we talk with Anne Tazewell of North Carolina State University,...

Moving Images, Risk, and Youth Behavior

May 22, 2019

What happens when people see alcohol or tobacco or sex on TV or a movie screen? Does it matter if multiple behaviors are shown together for dramatic purposes? Amy Bleakley of the University of Pennsylvania answers such questions with her research and joins us on this episode.

Student Showcase (Language Matters)

May 8, 2019

This episode features student-produced stories from the Duke University Social Science Radio Workshop. All of the stories highlight language as a force in everyday life. We explore how we learn language, why our pronunciation matters, how we handle challenging language online, and ways in which the stories we tell about...