Episode summary: Jenny Doan and her husband, Ron, lost most of their savings in the 2008 financial crisis. Retirement was just around the corner, and they didn’t know how they would make it through. That’s when the family went all-in on an unlikely business—a quilt shop.

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Episode summary: This month, we’re welcoming our brand-new show Adult ISH to the network by diving into the Radiotopia producers’ childhood dream jobs — everything from a firefighter to a singer to a line cook. In this episode, you’ll hear: Merk Nguyen, Nyge Turner, Hrishikesh Hirway, Helen Zaltzman...

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Episode summary: This month, we’re welcoming our brand-new show Adult ISH to the network by diving into the Radiotopia producers’ childhood dream jobs — everything from a firefighter to a singer to a line cook. In this episode, you’ll hear: Merk Nguyen, Nyge Turner, Hrishikesh Hirway, Helen Zaltzman...

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Episode summary: How to get the best value from the salad bar? Why do Americans refrigerate their eggs? What’s the deal with Choco Pies? It’s the food edition of listener questions.

I don't recall asking for this myself, and Lord knows there's enough one can say about food and economics without th...

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Episode summary: David gives another in his series of talks about democracy. This one draws on the theme of his new book Where Power Stops: The Making and Unmaking of Presidents and Prime Ministers. From Lyndon Johnson to Boris Johnson, does power reveal the true character of politicians or do polit...

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Episode summary: Throughout the 1960s, a biologist named Howard Temin became convinced that something wasn’t right in science’s understanding of viruses. His colleagues dismissed him as a heretic. He turned out to be right — and you’re alive today as a result. Season Four ends with a bedtime story a...

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Episode summary: There are many walls in Belfast which physically separate Protestant neighborhoods from Catholic ones. Some are fences that you can see through, while others are made of bricks and steel. Many have clearly been reinforced over time: a cinderblock wall topped with corrugated iron, th...

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Episode summary: The Reverend Donna Schaper of New York’s Judson Memorial Church leads her flock of 300 through life’s sacraments like any pastor. But she has a national profile, too, appearing in print and on television to reject the idea that Christian values necessarily lead to conservative polit...

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Episode summary: Looking for a miracle and searching for divine love - Josie Long presents short documentaries about keeping faith. Recitation Featuring Madinah Javed Produced by Alia Cassam Crab Babygrow Featuring Sarah Mouracade Produced by Andrea Rangecroft Divine Love Produced by Sook-Yin Lee Pr...

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