Episode summary: Noel King says first things first. Before writing a story, take a friend to a bar and tell them the story. On this archive episode of Sound School, Noel says that’s the approach she took back when she reported for Planet Money and it worked like a charm. Her writing was more like te...

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Episode summary: Andrew Ross Sorkin sees the crash of 1929 as a tale of excessive leverage and irrational speculation, but Tyler wonders: maybe those sky-high 1929 prices were actually justified given America’s remarkable century ahead. Maybe the real problem was the “Negative Nellies” who panicked...

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Episode summary: Journalist, author and historian Misha Glenny presents his first edition of In Our Time, succeeding Melvyn Bragg who retired from this role last summer. Misha and his guests discuss the landmark work On Liberty by John Stuart Mill, published in 1859 and the increasing recognition fo...

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Episode summary: Zoe’s dad made a bra that changed the world. Will it change her? A feature from my friends over at the audio magazine Signal Hill

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Episode summary: How did the arrival of colour and film technology transform cinema and its cultural politics? Laurie Taylor explores the intertwined histories of technology, aesthetics, and identity.Swarnavel Eswaran, filmmaker and scholar at Michigan State University, introduces us to the remarkab...

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Episode summary: Pastor Zach never liked to wear a clerical collar. Suddenly, he finds himself wearing one all the time. Join me in supporting the multifaith nonprofit ISAIAH

Episode summary: This month, Roman and Elizabeth discuss Article III, which establishes the judicial branch, alongside New York Times chief legal affairs correspondent, Adam Liptak.

Episode summary: Twenty-one year old reporter Kabir Jagram says young men in South Africa are stoic. Holding back emotions is a survival mechanism in a country wracked with youth unemployment and that can lead to serious mental health issues. So, how then, as a young man himself struggling with expr...

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Episode summary: What role does fashion have in a time of crisis? This is one of my favorite stories I’ve ever made. But there have been some updates since it came out. For images, references, and links head to articlesofinterest.substack.com

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Episode summary: Fermented foods are more popular than ever, but what’s the science? Dan Saladino explores the latest research into fermentation and the many health claims made for fermented food. Featuring the gut microbiome expert Tim Spector and fermentation expert Robin Sherriff.Produced and pre...

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