Story archive for
Stephen Smith
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| Date |
Title |
Description |
| 02/15/1999 |
Hidden Agendas |
An American Radio Works investigation finds disclosure laws have failed to protect the public from the vested interests of some politicians. |
| 01/15/1999 |
The Positive Life |
Adolescence can be rough for anyone, but these four teens face the extra challenge of living with HIV. |
| 06/30/1998 |
Supreme Court Ruling: Reproduction Called "Major Life Activity" |
A report on the June 25, 1998 decision that people with HIV qualify for legal protection under the Americans with Disablities Act. |
| 04/23/1998 |
Experimental Program May Help HIV-Infected Males to Safely Father Healthy Children |
A Boston program aims to help HIV-positive men and their uninfected female partners have a baby. |
| 03/20/1998 |
Minnesota Surrogacy Center |
A Minneapolis lawyer says she will open the first center in Minnesota for surrogate motherhood. |
| 03/18/1998 |
Deflation History |
As our economy hints at deflation, we might ask ourselves, "Have we seen this before?" |
| 02/05/1998 |
Keeping the Brakes on Embryo Research |
The ban on federal funding of embryo research slows medical advances for the infertile. |
| 01/09/1998 |
Cloning and Infertility |
Laws to ban human cloning could have an impact on treatments for infertile couples. |
| 11/20/1997 |
The Fertility Race: From Barren to Infertile |
Stephen Smith's ongoing documentary on the social implications of infertility and the advanced reproductive techniques designed to correct the problem. |
| 09/02/1997 |
Dreaming Awake |
Narcolepsy affects a quarter of a million Americans. Learn what it's like to suffer from this deceptive disease, and visit a kennel of narcoleptic dogs where scientists unravel the mysteries of sleep. Site includes movies and audio. |
| 06/05/1997 |
Working Nights |
Learn about our "circadian rhythms" - the human body's instinctive urge to sleep at night - and hear how sleep researchers and night-shift workers are trying to thwart them. |
| 05/20/1997 |
Buffalo Bill's Cowboy Band |
Mike Masterson, a professor of music in Powell, Wyoming, has recreated the repetoire of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Stephen Smith reports. |
| 02/01/1997 |
Frances Densmore: Song Catcher |
Movies, audio, and a Web magic lantern show pull you into the life and work of Frances Densmore whose monumental collection of Native American music from the early 20th century has been deemed a national treasure. |
| 12/01/1996 |
Shaped-Note Singing |
A Southern tradition brims with life in the Twin Cities. Hear the sounds of shaped-note singing in this special feature. |
| 09/08/1996 |
Face of Mercy, Face of Hate |
Follow a trail of clues through war-ravaged Sarajevo with journalist Michael Montgomery as he unravels the true story of how the war in Bosnia claimed a friend's life. |
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