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Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2
As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and th…
9 hours ago
Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1
When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal – a convoluted …
9 hours ago
Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World
Although it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own thing. It evolved as local music in the Trenchtown neighbor…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Short Stuff: Phone Books
Once upon a time there were these things called phone books. Inside you could find the phone number and address of just about everyone in your town. …
3 days, 9 hours ago
Beans and Rice Feeds the World
To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo.
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4 days, 9 hours ago
Selects: How Peanut Butter Works
No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of …
1 week ago
How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks
Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing cam…
1 week, 2 days ago
Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders
Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re!
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1 week, 3 days ago
The Beloved Judy Blume
Judy Blume is more than an author. She's a legend in teen literature for her frank and honest portrayals of adolescence. Today we pay tribute to her.…
1 week, 4 days ago
Selects: Plant Migration
Climate change is having sweeping effects on our climate and this is changing the world, not just for humans and other animals, but plants too. Will …
2 weeks ago