There might be more public language for mental health than ever before — awareness months, workplace posters, crisis lines, wellness apps, and hashtags. But when someone’s real life falls apart, many of us still don’t know what to say, what to do, or how to show up. This CMC forum looks at mental health not only as a medical issue, but as a community issue.

In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, Michael Kent explores the true story behind the Pepsi Points promotion, the courtroom battle that followed, and why one joke commercial is still taught in law schools today.

This CMC explores several questions. How can nonprofits rise from financial strain to innovation and possibility? What would it look like to fund nonprofit work in ways that are faster and more flexible? How are philanthropy, government, and community organizations rethinking partnership, risk, and investment? And if nonprofits are essential civic infrastructure, what kinds of funding models will it take to make sure they can keep delivering—not just survive?

What do you do when you've directed a movie... but you don't want your name on it? In this episode of The Internet Says it's True, Michael explores one of Hollywood's strangest traditions: Alan Smithee, the fictional film director created by the Directors Guild of America for filmmakers who had lost creative control of their projects.

How did Columbus land the bid, and how can the region make the most of the opportunity? How are leaders navigating both the opportunities and tensions surrounding the project? This CMC forum examines not just what it takes to win a team—but how to turn that win into lasting and equitable public value.

When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Kaitlin Washburn, reporter with the Chicago Sun-Times, about the ongoing power outages in northwest Indiana and how they're affecting residents' lives.

To create the molecules we need to help us grow food or make fuel, we rely on chemical reactions — and lots of energy. One scientist may have a "brighter" approach, controlling chemistry with light.

A study in the journal Nature sets a new record for the lifespan of lab-grown cells called organoids. These clusters of human cells in petri dishes are used as models of the human brain.

A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, and grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo.