NPR Cross Currents with Scott Widmeyer

This summer, three students from WVU’s Reed College of Media and three students from GW’s School of Media and Public Affairs are teaming up for an indepth reporting project to assess the Atlantic Coast pipeline’s impact on West Virginia. These students go behind the scenes and talk with advocates and opponents, and they look at the economics and science behind the technology. Cross Currents with Scott Widmeyer interviews two of the student reporters and their faculty advisors.

Cancer is that dreaded 6-letter word that none of us likes to hear. But, thanks to Belong, the world's fastest growing cancer patient/caregiver social network, and its partner, the American Cancer Society, there's now an outlet to share, learn and get support. We interview global oncologist Dr. Daniel Vorobiof on this new network and also learn the impact fatigue has on cancer patients. Plus, we interview a fitness expert on how exercise can positively affect health outcomes.

CrossCurrents looks at how our states are doing. We talk with US News Editor Brian Kelly and learn how Iowa climbed 5 notches to #1 State this year as MA lost its top rank (2017) and fell 7 spots. And media pro Kelly weighs in on US media and gives them an average grade.

#MeToo movement is unleashing a widespread global revolution of women speaking out. All of this is happening when more and more high-powered men are accused of sexual harassment. Hear from an expert on what this means for gender equality in the days and years ahead.

Learn more on US DOT Drone innovation zones and how they will impact your community. They'll impact health, transportation, aerospace, delivery, and innovation. Drone expert Mark Ryan tells us what the next few years will look like.

Our guest is Barnard College professor Sheri Berman, a renowned expert on how political movements are shaping our world in the 21st century. Berman discusses how populism is playing out on our soil and in places like Poland and Hungary.

Cross Currents takes a close look at how a leading West Coast doctor is a huge advocate for his patients. Dr. Ramin Javahery, chief of neurosurgery at Long Beach Memorial Med Center, speaks out on the pitfalls of how corporatization is often unhealthy and creates bigger problems for individuals who are navigating the system. Hear the story of a true "shepherd" in health care.

Dr. R. Preston Mason talks with us about his research presented to AHA around over-the-counter (non-FDA approved) fish oil supplements that contain mercury, are high in saturated fats and sugar, raise lipid levels and deplete anti-oxidant status.