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A comedian tries to fix aviation
Newark’s crisis is coming soon to an airport near you. Thankfully, comedian Nathan Fielder is dead serious about aviation safety.
This episode was pr…
1 year, 4 months ago
The minerals that rule our world
The race to control critical mineral deposits has become a major driver of US foreign policy -- and is redrawing global alliances.
This episode was m…
1 year, 4 months ago
Methamphetamine: The most misunderstood drug?
Methamphetamine is best known as one of the most addictive and dangerous drugs out there. But it's also an FDA-approved drug that can be used to trea…
1 year, 4 months ago
All the sad young literary men
Writer Ross Barkan says young men's voices have vanished from literary fiction. Economist Joel Waldfogel offers a reality check from the world of pub…
1 year, 4 months ago
Should women be in combat?
Combat roles have been open to women for a decade, but President Donald Trump's Pentagon still questions whether women can be lethal. Army veteran Em…
1 year, 4 months ago
Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
“You are tearing me apart, Congress.”
This episode was produced by Devan Schwartz with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked…
1 year, 4 months ago
White genocide Grok
When the Twitter/X chatbot, Grok, started glitching with responses about white genocide to unrelated questions, it pulled back the curtain on the peo…
1 year, 4 months ago
My colleague, the scammer
North Korea has been sending young, tech-savvy operatives to pose as ordinary American job seekers. Tech reporter Bobbie Johnson investigates the sca…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why are my allergies getting worse?
It feels like sneezing season lasts longer and takes more victims every year. An allergist and a public health specialist explain how to fight back.
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How to "fix" your face
All that time staring at ourselves on Zoom has led to a rise in procedures like “baby botox.” The Atlantic’s Yasmin Tayag explains the lure and Dr. M…
1 year, 4 months ago