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The return of the backflip in figure skating (Give away)
Episode 726
Today's story: The backflip has been a controversial move in figure skating for decades. It was first performed in high-level competition at the 1976…
1 year, 7 months ago
Haggis: Scotland's most famous recipe (Out of reach)
Episode 725
Today's story: Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish made from various animal organs mixed with oats and spices. In the traditional recipe, it's cook…
1 year, 7 months ago
Scientists map a fly's entire brain (On a roll)
Episode 724
Today's story: Scientists have completed a ""connectome"" of an adult fruit fly, mapping all 140,000 brain cells and the 55 million connections betwe…
1 year, 7 months ago
What Election Day is like in the U.S. (Pull off)
Episode 723
Today's story: When the sun rises on Election Day, about half of Americans will have already voted. But here's what the experience is like for the te…
1 year, 7 months ago
Dengue in Italy, M-pox vaccines, and Netflix’s new 'Monsters' (Sooner or later)
Episode 722
Today's story: Dengue fever has spread to Italy, which has seen 500 cases this year. M-pox vaccines are now being distributed in Africa for the firs…
1 year, 7 months ago
Build more homes? Now, some say ‘yes’ in my backyard (Out of touch)
Episode 721
Today's story: Across the English-speaking world, the cost of housing (to buy or to rent) has far outpaced increases in incomes. That has caused gove…
1 year, 8 months ago
‘Emily in Paris’ is the show France loves to hate (Keep an eye on / out)
Episode 720
Today's story: Netflix recently released season four of its hit show ""Emily in Paris."" Television critics in France and the U.S. panned the show fo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Why only 538 votes decide the U.S. presidency (On track)
Episode 719
Today's story: America’s complicated system of choosing a president can be traced back to its origins as a union of individual states. The process in…
1 year, 8 months ago
James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93 (Up in the air)
Episode 718
Today's story: James Earl Jones, the actor known as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King, overcame a childhood stutter a…
1 year, 8 months ago
How much power does a vice president really have? (On the same page)
Episode 717
Today's story: The American vice president's primary function is to be available in case a president can't continue in office. Besides that, the VP i…
1 year, 8 months ago