#5: Eco-city Medellin, news literacy in Illinois high schools, mooncakes destigmatizing mental health issues

The Squirrel News Podcast

In our fifth episode, we're talking about the planned transformation of Medellin into an eco-city, the introduction of news literacy as a subject in Illinois high schools; a simple approach to prevent eviction; and fast-seeling mooncakes that symbolize a shift in attitude towards mental health problems in Shanghai.

Stories discussed

Medellin reinvents itself as Latin America's first eco-city, Aljazeera

Illinois high schools will be required to teach news literacy, NPR

Eviction alert prevents tenants from becoming homeless, High Country News

How mooncakes help to destigmatize mental health problems in Shanghai, Sixth Tone

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