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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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago
Podcasting turns 20 years old (Come to mind)
Episode 663
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Twenty years ago, a new computer program let consumers download a feed of audio clips onto their iPod music players. Today, ""podcasting"" serves m…
2 years, 2 months ago
Like it or not, it's Biden vs. Trump again (Pass the torch)
Episode 662
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Three years ago, it seemed that neither Biden nor Trump would be on the American presidential ballot in 2024. But now both are, setting up a rematc…
2 years, 2 months ago
Four questions about weight-loss drugs (Press up against)
Episode 661
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Weight-loss drugs look to figure prominently in the business and health landscape of the future. So today, we take a look at four questions about t…
2 years, 2 months ago
The perils of going off weight-loss drugs (Slow down)
Episode 660
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Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy have become extremely popular in recent years. Recent studies confirm that patients regain much of the weight they lo…
2 years, 3 months ago
How our lives are different after the pandemic (Stick with)
Episode 659
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Four years ago, our lives changed in an instant. As the immediate danger of the pandemic subsided, we went back to our old habits of eating indoors…
2 years, 3 months ago
COVID predictions that never came true (Come true)
Episode 658
Today's story: Four years ago, our lives changed in an instant. As the immediate danger of the pandemic subsided, we went back to our old habits of e…
2 years, 3 months ago