Patrick Flanary
Host, Morning EditionPatrick Flanary is a dad, journalist, and host of Morning Edition.
His reporting on music, mental health, politics, business, and equality has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, ProPublica, Quartz, and elsewhere.
Patrick spent a year reporting on the Cape Cod murder trial of former Coast Guardsman Adrian Loya. His prison interview with Loya was expanded into a feature for Psychology Today magazine, which explored how Loya’s range of psychiatric diagnoses revealed the difficulty of untangling mental fitness from criminal intent at trial.
For three years Patrick lived in Beijing, where he contributed an American perspective on China Radio International.
He lives in Hyannis Port.
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The world's largest annual campaign remembers without stigma those who have died—and the grief of family and friends left behind. -
"Every time I lace up my shoes, he's there with me," says Jess Stanley ahead of her fifth race. -
At least 10,000 people on Cape Cod are experiencing an accelerated form of cognitive loss, including dementia. Last month, scientists reported some encouraging news: A blood test can prove more accurate than a cognitive test when it comes to diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. -
Toilets, tractor tires, boat anchors. These volunteers pull trash from Cape Cod’s murkiest ponds. -
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod is in the midst of a three-year monitoring program. -
The estate of Robert Motherwell and Renate Ponsold has bequested $200,000 to the Fine Arts Work Center. -
"Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation" is a three-part series from Boston public media producer GBH, premiering July 24. -
A large piece of fiberglass debris from the damaged Vineyard Wind turbine blade has sunk to the ocean floor, as the debris cleanup continues. -
Cape Cod has long been a stranding hotspot. But June marked the biggest dolphin stranding in U.S. history. -
"Because I learned later than most people, it made me appreciate reading so much more," says Avila Rudd, a World Literacy Foundation ambassador.
