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Tasos Katopodis
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Pool via AP

A Republican push for stricter work requirements on food stamps gets dismissed. The VA says they’ll work to address service member exposure to toxic chemicals. Some Long Island towns are seeing a big population drop. And a viral Facebook post sparks an initiative to better detect mold in military housing.

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.
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