All rights reserved. © 2026
NPR & PBS for South Texas (361) 855-2213
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Race to Cure Life-Threatening Skin Disease May Be Key to Help Others

Season 2026 Episode 8107 | 18m 33s

Epidermolysis Bullosa, or EB, is a genetic skin disease that causes painful blistering, requiring patients to live their lives wrapped up in bandages. The lives of patients and the fight for a cure are the focus of the new documentary "Matter of Time," now streaming on Netflix. Hari speaks with EB experts Dr. Jean Tang and Michael Hund about the struggle and resilience of those with the condition.

Extras
Follow the Artemis mission to bring humanity back to the Moon for the first time since Apollo.
Uncover the story of the revival of northwestern India’s legendary tiger clan.
The Butternut Tree- Watch Now!
Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago.
At Reteti Sanctuary, caretakers prepares to release their oldest orphans into the wild.
In northern Kenya, a remarkable conservation experiment is unfolding at Reteti Sanctuary.
Long’uro struggles to connect with other elephants after losing his trunk as a baby.
Long’uro lost most of his trunk after a tragic accident as a baby.
These Somali ostrich chicks are only weeks old, but one is struggling to stand.
John Kirby; Vali Nasr; Edward Wong
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2026
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2025
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2024
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2023
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2022
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2021
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2020
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2019
  • Amanpour and Company Season 2018
Elizabeth Economy; Adam Higginbotham; Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Jared Genser; Ethan Hawke; Carol Leonnig; Aaron C. Davis
Gary Sick; Adrien Brody; Lindsey Florentino; McKay Coppins
John Kirby; Vali Nasr; Edward Wong
Jon Alterman; Dmytro Kuleba; Brian Goldstone; Hoda Sobhani
Serhii Plokhy; Billy Crudup; Denise Gough; Emily Galvin Almanza
Julianne Smith; Jim Scuitto; Lynn Harfoush; Nicholas Lemann
Ece Temelkuran; Sheika Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani; Tig Notaro; Megan Falley
Volodymyr Zelensky; Mark Rutte; Roberta Metsola; Sen. Roger Wicker; Jesús Armas; Margaret Hany
Leon Panetta; Jon Lee Anderson; Susan MacManus