Podcasts of the Week Ending September 29

This American Life :: The Runaways

An infuriating story about children going missing on Long Island and the police refusing to help because they’re from Latin American immigrant families.  Prepare to shake with rage.

Hidden Brain :: Eyes Wide Open

Exploring the dangers of sleep deprivation with the record holder for most days without sleeping – 11!

Radiolab :: Infective Heredity

New research shows how genes can be swapped among organisms and passed on to offspring.

30-Day Song Challenge Day #29

Day 29: A song you remember from your childhood

I specifically remember being a young child at the end of a long day visiting my grandparents in Brooklyn in the back of my father’s cavernous Chevy Nova as the rhythmic paving bumps on the BQE and “Baby Come Back” by Player lulled me to sleep.