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Back to Search522. Is Google Getting Worse?
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?
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3 years, 3 months ago
The Most Interesting Fruit in the World (Ep. 375 Update)
The banana, once a luxury good, rose to become America’s favorite fruit. Now a deadly fungus threatens to wipe it out. Can it be saved?
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3 years, 4 months ago
521. I’m Your Biggest Fan!
Episode 521
It’s fun to obsess over pop stars and racecar drivers — but is fandom making our politics even more toxic?
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3 years, 4 months ago
The Unintended Consequences of Working from Home
Episode 520
The last two years have radically changed the way we work — producing winners, losers, and a lot of surprises.
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3 years, 4 months ago
519. Has Globalization Failed?
Episode 519
It was supposed to boost prosperity and democracy at the same time. What really happened? According to the legal scholar Anthea Roberts, it depends w…
3 years, 4 months ago
518. Are Personal Finance Gurus Giving You Bad Advice?
Episode 518
One Yale economist certainly thinks so. But even if he’s right, are economists any better?
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3 years, 5 months ago
517. Are M.B.A.s to Blame for Wage Stagnation?
Episode 517
New research finds that bosses who went to business school pay their workers less. So what are M.B.A. programs teaching — and should they stop?
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3 years, 5 months ago
Please Get Your Noise Out of My Ears (Ep. 439 Update)
The pandemic provided city dwellers with a break from the din of the modern world. Now the noise is coming back. What does that mean for our producti…
3 years, 5 months ago
516. Nuclear Power Isn’t Perfect. Is It Good Enough?
Episode 516
Liberals endorse harm reduction when it comes to the opioid epidemic. Are they ready to take the same approach to climate change?
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3 years, 5 months ago
Extra: Ken Burns | People I (Mostly) Admire
The documentary filmmaker, known for The Civil War, Jazz, and Baseball, turns his attention to the Holocaust, and asks what we can learn from the evi…
3 years, 5 months ago