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Daniel Kahneman and behavioral economics (Pass away)
Episode 677
Today's story: Daniel Kahneman was a trained psychologist who became the ""grandfather of behavioral economics"" with his experiments on human behavi…
2 years, 1 month ago
Updates on Iceland, Trump, and recent stories (Nod off)
Episode 676
Today's story: A corridor of magma below the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland burst to the surface through a series of volcanic eruptions. The Golden B…
2 years, 1 month ago
Quebec is squeezing Montreal's English speakers (Squeezed out)
Episode 675
Today's story: Quebec, Canada's only French-speaking province, has long protected its language. But now, some English speakers say the province has g…
2 years, 1 month ago
Canada's complicated bilingualism (In a pinch)
Episode 674
Today's story: Canada is a bilingual country, offering government services in both English and French. But the balance isn't 50-50. French is the dom…
2 years, 1 month ago
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…
2 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago