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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
Episode summary: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the evolution of lungs and of the first breaths, which can be traced back 400 million years to when animal life spread from rock pools and swamps onto land, as some fish found an evolutionary advantage in getting their oxygen from air rather than wate...
Episode summary: In this episode, social media chef and queen of potatoes, Poppy O’Toole, explores the world of her favourite ingredient, the Potato. Last year, Poppy appeared on Mastermind, choosing the history of the potato as her specialist subject. Let’s just say… it didn’t quite go to plan. So...
Episode summary: How did millions of Americans end up living in neighborhoods where finding fresh food is harder than ever, and why is the problem by design, not accident?
Episode summary: Send us a text Middlemen are not parasites but essential “engineers of exchange” who create value by connecting buyers and sellers who might never find each other otherwise. • The word “monger” (and Munger) comes from a Saxon root—Mancgere— meaning trader or merchant • Middlemen his...
Episode summary: The data-driven Fed President on why human judgment still matters in monetary policy
Episode summary: Feeding kids a healthy lunch every school day is a feat of science and logistics. Molded into shape by nutrition scientists who wanted to optimize children’s health, the school lunch has endured war, economic depression, and even a global pandemic….
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