More than 100,000 patients are on the national kidney transplant list and around 30 people are taken off the lists everyday because they either became too sick for a transplant, or died.

Yet many kidneys from deceased individuals are discarded because the organs are no longer viable. On this episode, we hear about a company with a process to make sure more of those kidneys are given to the people in need.

Also:

* A study suggests teenage brains are maturing faster than usual as a side effect of the pandemic.

* Celia Llopis-Jepsen explains how some communities are trying new approaches to lighting in an effort to preserve night skies.

* Ackerman Family Farms near Morton is a well-known fall tourist spot. But this may be it's last year open to the public. We talk with the owner.

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