Archive - Stories by Alana Semuels

A bunch of health stories and a new beat

Autism, childbirth, and FDA layoffs

Apr 23 •

February 2025

Retirement is a distant dream and other February stories

What do aging workers, Paw Paw patrol, the CFPB and food additives have in common? Me!

Feb 25 •

January 2025

The problem with medical credit cards

And other stuff I've been doing

Jan 14 •

September 2024

Scams, pediatricians, and pharmacies, oh my

A smattering of recent stories

Sep 27, 2024 •

July 2024

A podcast and some consumer content

I'm on Planet Money! Go listen!

Jul 15, 2024 •

May 2024

Pervasive Coercion

The problem with birth control as a cure for poverty

May 14, 2024 •

Health Care for Women is Underpaid

Cast off the shackles of yesterday

May 7, 2024 •

March 2024

A Mark, A Yen, A Buck or a Pound

Some stories about money

Mar 20, 2024 •

January 2024

How Solar Companies Became Finance Companies

And why it's coming back to haunt them

Jan 25, 2024 •

December 2023

Your Cellphone Frustrations, Validated

Why making a mobile phone call is so miserable right now.

Dec 18, 2023 •

November 2023

You, Too, Can Make Millions Selling Solar

Inside the scammy world of solar sales

Nov 21, 2023 •

September 2023

The Very Big Problem With Rooftop Solar

If squirrels chew on your wires, do they make a sound?

Sep 26, 2023 •

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