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The translator at the center of a sports betting scandal (Caught up in)
Episode 673
Today's story: Shohei Ohtani is a superstar baseball player in Los Angeles. Since his arrival in the U.S., he has used a Japanese translator. But the…
1 year, 11 months ago
How zoo animals behaved during the eclipse (Quiet down)
Episode 672
Today's Story: How do animals behave during a total solar eclipse? It's a difficult question to answer because eclipses are so rare and they don't of…
2 years ago
Paris's Olympic dream: swimming in the Seine (Run through)
Episode 671
Today's story: Swimming has been prohibited in the River Seine for over 100 years, and for good reason: it has been filthy for much of that time. But…
2 years ago
Chef José Andrés and the Israel-Hamas conflict (Throw yourself into)
Episode 670
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Chef José Andrés is famous for his high-end restaurants. He's also the founder of World Central Kitchen, a charity that helps serve meals to people…
2 years ago
Stephen King has been terrifying fans for 50 years (Come together)
Episode 669
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Fifty years ago this month, ""Carrie,"" Stephen King's first novel, was released. It was the first of many, as King became one of the world's best-…
2 years ago
Massive bridge falls after collision with ship (Fire up)
Episode 668
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A massive bridge over a river in Baltimore, Maryland, fell into the water last month, after a container ship veered off course and crashed into one…
2 years ago
The growing popularity of Turkish television (Open to)
Episode 667
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Britain and the United States are the two biggest exporters of television. But the third-biggest may surprise you: Turkey. Long-running Turkish dra…
2 years ago
Cracks are showing in America's real-estate racket (In the best possible light)
Episode 666
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Americans buy and sell millions of homes per year, and about 90 percent of transactions use a real estate agent. But agents in the U.S. charge amon…
2 years ago
Will new dry 'tiles' be the future of laundry detergent? (Morph into)
Episode 665
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First there was powder. Then there was liquid laundry detergent. And then there were laundry ""pods,"" small capsules of pre-measured detergent. Bu…
2 years ago
Gabriel García Márquez sons publish last book against author's wishes (Cloud your judgment)
Episode 664
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The Nobel prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez worked on a slim novel called ""Until August"" on and off for decades. In his final years, th…
2 years, 1 month ago