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Rumble Strip: Finn and the Bell
Episode 519
A couple years ago, our producer Annie McEwen listened to an audio documentary that, she said, “tore my heart wide open.” That episode , “Finn and th…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Wubi Effect
Episode 518
When we think of China today, we think of a technological superpower. From Huawei and 5G to TikTok and viral social media, China is stride for stride…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Internet Dilemma
Episode 517
Matthew Herrick was sitting on his stoop in Harlem when something weird happened. Then, it happened again. And again. It happened so many times that …
2 years, 7 months ago
Right to be Forgotten
Episode 516
In online news, stories live forever. The tipsy photograph of you at the college football game? It’s there. That news article about the political ral…
2 years, 8 months ago
Little Black Holes Everywhere
Episode 515
In 1908, on a sunny, clear, quiet morning in Siberia, witnesses recall seeing a blinding light streak across the sky, and then… the earth shook, a fo…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Right Stuff
Episode 514
Since the beginning of the space program, we’ve expected astronauts to be fully-abled athletic overachievers—one-part science geeks, two-part triathl…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Fellowship of the Tree Rings
Episode 513
At a tree ring conference in the relatively treeless city of Tucson, Arizona, three scientists walk into a bar. The trio gets to talking, trying to e…
2 years, 8 months ago
Man Against Horse
Episode 512
This is a story about your butt. It’s a story about how you got your butt, why you have your butt, and how your butt might be one of the most importa…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Cataclysm Sentence
Episode 511
Sad news for all of us: producer Rachael Cusick— who brought us soul-stirring stories rethinking grief (https://zpr.io/GZ6xEvpzsbHU) and solitude (ht…
2 years, 9 months ago
Americanish
Episode 510
Given reporter Julia Longoria’s long love affair with the Supreme Court, it’s no surprise she’s become the new host of More Perfect (https://zpr.io/4…
2 years, 9 months ago