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582. Why Is Everyone Moving to Canada?
Episode 582
As the U.S. tries to fix its messy immigration system, our neighbor to the north is scooping up more talented newcomers every year. Are the Canadians stealing America’s bacon? (Part three of a three-…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
581. What Both Parties Get Wrong About Immigration
Episode 581
The U.S. immigration system is a massively complicated machine, with a lot of worn-out parts. How to fix it? Step one: Get hold of some actual facts and evidence. (We did this step for you.) (Part tw…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Extra: Madeleine Albright’s Warning on Immigration
She arrived in the U.S. as an 11-year-old refugee, then rose to become Secretary of State. Her views on immigration, nationalism, and borders, from this 2015 interview, are almost strangely appropria…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
580. The True Story of America’s Supremely Messed-Up Immigration System
Episode 580
How did a nation of immigrants come to hate immigration? We start at the beginning, sort through the evidence, and explain why your grandfather was lying about Ellis Island. (Part one of a three-part…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
579. Are You Caught in a Social Media Trap?
Episode 579
Economists have discovered an odd phenomenon: many people who use social media (even you, maybe?) wish it didn’t exist. But that doesn’t mean they can escape.
SOURCES:Leonardo Bursztyn, professor of …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Extra: What Is Sportswashing — and Does It Work? (Update)
Episode 506
In ancient Rome, it was bread and circuses. Today, it’s a World Cup, an Olympics, and a new Saudi-backed golf league that’s challenging the PGA Tour. Can a sporting event really repair a country’s re…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
578. Water, Water Everywhere — But You Have to Stop and Think
Episode 578
What surprises lurk in our sewage? How did racist city planners end up saving Black lives? Why does Arizona grow hay for cows in Saudi Arabia? Three strange stories about the most fundamental substan…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Is Google Getting Worse? (Update)
Episode 522
It used to feel like magic. Now it can feel like a set of cheap tricks. Is the problem with Google — or with us? And is Google Search finally facing a real rival, in the form of A.I.-powered “answer …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Extra: Mr. Feynman Takes a Trip — But Doesn’t Fall
A wide-open conversation with three women who guided Richard Feynman through some big adventures at the Esalen Institute. (Part of our Feynman series.)
SOURCES: Barbara Berg, friend of Richard Feynma…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Vanishing Mr. Feynman
Episode 577
In his final years, Richard Feynman's curiosity took him to some surprising places. We hear from his companions on the trips he took — and one he wasn’t able to. (Part three of a three-part series.)
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Published on 1 year, 10 months ago