Unexplainable’s “Listen to the Universe” and the Discoveries of Wanda Diáz-Merced

Unexplainable’s “Listen to the Universe” and the Discoveries of Wanda Diáz-Merced

January 2, 2026

33:12

About this episode

<p>As you start the New Year, we wanted to bring you an episode from our friends at Vox&rsquo;s podcast<em> Unexplainable</em> that we think you&rsquo;ll like. It&rsquo;s about a scientific mystery and with a Puerto Rican astronomer at the center of it all. Wanda Di&aacute;z-Merced lost her sight as a college student, she thought her dreams of becoming an astronomer were over &mdash; until she learned to listen to space instead.</p> <p><em>Unexplainable</em> takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know...and then keeps on going. For more go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vox.com/unexplainable⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p> <p><strong>Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow the show to get every episode.</strong></p> <p><strong>Want to support our independent journalism? </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus"><strong>Join Futuro+</strong></a><strong> for exclusive episodes, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow us on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@futuromedia"><strong>TikTok</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LatinoUSA"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>. Subscribe to our&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.futuromediagroup.org/subscribe/"><strong>newsletter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>