Katherine Wells

Katherine Wells is the former executive producer of podcasts at The Atlantic.

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Listen: How Limiting Protests Will Spread the Virus

Crowded gatherings are only part of the equation.
- Katherine Wells
- June 4, 2020
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‘Don’t Ever Tell Law Enforcement to Shoot to Kill Your Own People’

A dispatch from the brink of catastrophe
- Katherine Wells
- May 31, 2020
Listen: Why Can’t I Get Tested?

The U.S. is lagging behind on testing and in the race to get a comprehensive picture of the pandemic. The Atlantic’s Alexis C. Madrigal helps explain why.
- Katherine Wells
- March 21, 2020
Listen: When It’s Illegal to Leave Home

As American cities start shutting down, Jeffrey Goldberg and Anne Applebaum talk through the consequences of increasing restrictions on civil liberties. Recorded at 2 p.m. ET on March 19, 2020.
- Katherine Wells
- March 19, 2020
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Floodlines: Map of Key Locations

A guide to the city of New Orleans and the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath
- Katherine Wells
- March 12, 2020
David Lynch on Where Great Ideas Come From

In an animated interview, the filmmaker gives advice on creativity.
- Jackie Lay, Katherine Wells, and Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
- July 19, 2016
Living Simply With a Flip Phone

It's quite possible to live and date in New York without a smartphone.
- James Hamblin, Katherine Wells, Nicolas Pollock, and Chiara Atik
- June 18, 2015
How to Cook a Real Chicken Nugget (and Why)

School lunches, including chicken nuggets, are notoriously unhealthy. They don't have to be.
- James Hamblin and Katherine Wells
- May 28, 2015
What's This Bone Broth People Are Drinking?

Carrying around a coffee cup full of hot meat stock is somehow cool.
- James Hamblin, Katherine Wells, and Nicolas Pollock
- April 23, 2015
Cryotherapy: The Dubious Appeal of Shooting -260 Degree Nitrogen at Your Naked Skin

A questionable medical treatment is becoming popular.
- James Hamblin and Katherine Wells
- April 9, 2015
How to Drive Without Texting

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Plan ahead.
- James Hamblin and Katherine Wells
- March 5, 2015
Creative Ideas Happen When You Stop Checking Your Phone

Remember what it's like to be bored? New York Public Radio asked listeners to cut back on phone time and see where their minds took them.
- James Hamblin and Katherine Wells
- February 12, 2015
Why Is Google Making Human Skin?

Hidden away on Google’s campus, doctors at a world-class life sciences lab are trying to change the way people think about their health.
- Katherine Wells and James Hamblin
- January 29, 2015
How to Build a Tornado

A Canadian inventor believes his tornado machine could solve the world's energy crisis. The only problem? He has to prove it works.
- Katherine Wells and Flora Lichtman
- January 28, 2015
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What Happened to the Milky Way?

Light pollution has taken away our ability to see the stars. Can we save the night sky?
- Sam Price-Waldman, Paul Rosenfeld, and Katherine Wells
- January 22, 2015
How to Cook Spaghetti Squash (and Why)

Cooking for yourself is one of the surest ways to eat well. Bestselling author Mark Bittman teaches James Hamblin the recipe that everyone is Googling.
- James Hamblin and Katherine Wells
- December 18, 2014
The Health Benefits of Going Outside

As people spend more time indoors, ecotherapy is emerging as a way to help rebuild our relationships with nature—and improve mental and physical health.
- James Hamblin and Katherine Wells
- December 11, 2014
Never Tell People How Old They Look

Age discrimination affects us all. Who cares about youth? James Hamblin turns to his colleague Jeffrey Goldberg for advice.
- Katherine Wells and James Hamblin
- November 26, 2014
The Case for Napping at Work

Most Americans don't get enough sleep. More and more employers are trying to help address that.
- Katherine Wells and James Hamblin
- November 20, 2014
How Long Do You Want to Live?

Dr. Zeke Emanuel recently announced that he will stop receiving life-prolonging medical care at age 75. James Hamblin tries to understand why. What is the meaning of life?
- Katherine Wells and James Hamblin
- November 6, 2014

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