Very proud of my latest piece for KJZZ Phoenix! Many stroke survivors and other brain injury patients who may have trouble speaking: “Many of them can sing much better than they can speak,” Corianne Rogalsky, a cognitive neuroscientist with ASU said. kjzz.org/content/171007…

When someone suffers a brain injury and loses the ability to speak, read and communicate, typically after a stroke, that condition is known as aphasia. One way to help bring back the language is through singing. Jill Ryan KJZZ reports. bit.ly/3jh7XRn

Listen to my latest piece on a condition known as aphasia, and how our brains treat singing and speaking differently on Here & Now! Also available on KJZZ Phoenix So grateful and proud! wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

Teachers, students and parents wrote six-word memoirs about the pandemic in "A Terrible Horrible No Good Year." So now we're asking you: What's your six-word memoir about COVID-19? Let us know 📝 ⤵️ wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

Jennifer Verdolin Jennifer Verdolin has watched prairie dog colonies outwit predators, learned their intricate speech patterns, & observed thousands of "greet kisses" – that's right, prairie dogs are big on smooching. Great story on #prairiedogs from KJZZ Phoenix and Jill Ryan KJZZ

Prairie dogs are important but often get in the way of development. Relocated prairie dogs don't often survive. Now @UArizonaCALS researchers have identified one adorable behavior that might boost their chances. Jill Ryan KJZZ reports. bit.ly/3DO4T6c

Fake news isn't a new phenomenon. This new local musical looks at the people who spun Sarah Winchester’s life into a crazy ghost story nearly a century ago. Jill Ryan KJZZ reports. bit.ly/3gE8fjf

Fake news isn't a new phenomenon. This new local musical looks at the people who spun Sarah Winchester’s life into a crazy ghost story nearly a century ago. Jill Ryan KJZZ reports. bit.ly/3gE8fjf

What is the meaning of life? Well, that can be up to interpretation. Now, what’s behind the formation of life? Well that’s carbon. Jill Ryan KJZZ reports. bit.ly/3AvSi9T

Arizonans will vote on several propositions including what is advertised as the Predatory Debt Collection Protection Act. Jill Ryan KJZZ has a breakdown of the pros and cons of Proposition 209. bit.ly/3CxSPaP

In 2004, 15-year-old Liz Gorski was riding in a car when a tire blew out. The resulting crash ejected her and her friends onto a busy road. One passenger died. And Gorski was left with years of medical bills and trauma. Jill Ryan KJZZ reports. bit.ly/3fF9EZn

Today we celebrate the strength of Indigenous communities, the traditions and cultures that have survived millennia, and our fervent hope for the future. Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day, everyone!

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"Roller derby is a safe space for everybody. Roller derby has no borders, and it doesn’t matter what your gender is. You can come, and you can play here," — Chelsea Winkel, executive director of Arizona Roller Derby. kjzz.org/content/184499…

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FULL STORY at KJZZ.org More than 5,000 fencers recently came to Phoenix to compete in this year’s USA Fencing Summer Nationals. But new this year was what France has already recognized as its fourth fencing weapon: the lightsaber. Yes, like the one from Star Wars.