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The return of the backflip in figure skating (Give away)
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

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Haggis: Scotland's most famous recipe (Out of reach)
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

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Scientists map a fly's entire brain (On a roll)
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

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What Election Day is like in the U.S. (Pull off)
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

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Dengue in Italy, M-pox vaccines, and Netflix’s new 'Monsters' (Sooner or later)
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

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Build more homes? Now, some say ‘yes’ in my backyard (Out of touch)
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

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‘Emily in Paris’ is the show France loves to hate (Keep an eye on / out)
‘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

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Why only 538 votes decide the U.S. presidency (On track)
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

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James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93 (Up in the air)
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

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How much power does a vice president really have? (On the same page)
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

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