Episode summary: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that Civility, in one of its meanings, is among the most valuable social virtues: the skill to discuss topics that really matter to you, with someone who disagrees and yet somehow still get along. In another of its meanings, when Civility des...

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Episode summary: Alondra Nelson is arguably the most important sociologist of science in America. She isn’t just a brilliant researcher of how race and racism has shaped public health in America, nor just a thoughtful, savvy tech policy maker. She is also someone with a gift for communicating resear...

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Episode summary: In this episode, Sarah Kernan talks to Victoria Flexner [https://www.victoriaflexner.com/], food historian and founder of the historical dining collective, Edible History [https://www.ediblehistorynyc.com/]. She is the author of A History of the World in 10 Dinners: 2,000 Years,...

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Episode summary: Episode 1: Whispering Pines

Episode summary: Introducing Charlie’s Place

Episode summary: A rock icon sets out to save music with a strange yellow gadget that almost no one understood.

Episode summary: The United States generally does not allow a standing army to be used against civilians. But Trump has been exploiting an exception to keep troops in Los Angeles to protect ICE agents, with terrifying implications.

Episode summary: Books: Why keeping a notebook can change your life. Plus, the history of bound blank pages.

Episode summary: If you’re a fan of Anxious Machine, you might enjoy Rob’s new show Phonograph, an audio zine about podcasts. On this episode, as the 15th anniversary of 99% Invisible approaches, Rob and his co-host Britta Greene dig into four very different episodes…

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Episode summary: “I get in trouble when I say things like this” - Michael Lewis on Sam Bankman-Fried from Cautionary Tales