Episode summary: How medical testing on just men causes problems.

Episode summary: This month, we’re taking some time to appreciate our furry — or scaly, or… slimy — friends, the animals that we bring into our homes. Spoiler alert: some great pet names in here. In this episode, you’ll hear: Manoush Zomorodi, Jen Poyant, Nikki Silva, Roman Mars, Neil Katcher, Dave...

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Episode summary: John Rock was the co-inventor of the birth control pill — and a committed Catholic. He wanted his church to approve of his invention. What happens when a layman takes on the Vatican? Part two of three.

Episode summary: When Elaine Welteroth was appointed editor in chief of Teen Vogue in 2015, she was the youngest and first black editor in the publication’s history. She set out to transform Teen Vogue into something more than just a fashion magazine…but Elaine had taken the helm of a publication in...

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Episode summary: The bombing in Panaca, Nevada, was a case that led journalist Leah Sottile on an unexpected journey to a nerve center of hate and anti-government sentiment in the West. But newly uncovered evidence in the case offers a broader view of extremist violence — and some possible solutions...

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Episode summary: Dan Stevenson has lived in Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood for 40 years. He says crime has been an issue for as long as he can remember, but he isn’t one to call the police. He’s a pretty “live and let live” kind of guy. Or he was. Before he finally got fed up and took matters into...

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Episode summary: War in the air: Laurie Taylor explores the history of aerial bombing and tear gas; from the battlefield to urban streets. He’s joined by Thomas Hippler, Professor of Modern History at Caen University, Normandy, Anna Feigenbaum, Senior Lecturer in Digital Storytelling at Bournemouth...

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Episode summary: Get the bonus materials for this episode: http://joyoflanguages.com/difference-between-da-per-italian/ Practise your Italian in our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/5.minute.italian Today’s Italian words Da quanto tempo = how long Da quanto tempo studi l’italiano?...

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Episode summary: Vivian Le is on a mission that requires equal parts science, philosophy, and daring, in search of something that’s been hotly contested for decades: the world’s largest ball of twine. Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Twine

Episode summary: Revisionist History tries to make sense of the conundrum of PED use in baseball, using the 500-year-old philosophical techniques of St. Ignatius. Part one of a three-part series on the moral reasoning of the Jesuit order.