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The Scent of Power: How Fragrance Has Shaped Human Society

Season 4 Episode 17

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I've been thinking about perfume lately.

Not the kind they hawk at department store counters or in those glossy magazine inserts that give you an instant headache. I'm talking about the …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

🏘️ Our Crumbling Foundation: Housing Crisis Solutions

Season 4 Episode 16

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For too long, we've pretended Canada's housing disaster is some force of nature—an unfortunate economic hiccup that happened to us ra…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

USA’s Global Games: The Rise of Latin America (Part 4)

Season 4 Episode 15

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Sometimes the most interesting stories hide in plain sight, buried beneath the daily outrage cycles and the breathless panic of breaking news.

Here's one you probably missed: America's t…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

World Happiness Report 2025: Happiness, Benevolence, and Social Connection

Season 4 Episode 14

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We've been getting happiness all wrong.

That's the disturbing conclusion I've reached after diving into…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

A History of Timekeeping: Our Obsession With Time Is Both Ancient and Modern

Season 4 Episode 13

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Your phone buzzes. Another meeting reminder. A calendar notification. A timer for that thing you were cooking.

If you're like most people, you experience dozens of these little time-rela…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

👕 Gardening Au Naturel WNGD: Social Good, NIR FIR Infrared Light, and Fashion

Season 4 Episode 12

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Hear related original song: Skin and Soil: An Infrared Symphony

"A haunting meditation on what it means to truly inhabit one's body and place on eart…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

A Covid-19 Beginner's Guide for 2025

Season 4 Episode 11

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It's 2025, and we're still pretending COVID is just another flu.

You've probably noticed it by now. Friends who can't shake that lingering cough. Coworkers who are out sick more often th…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Democracy's Silent Erosion: The Global Autocratic March

Season 4 Episode 10

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Freedom doesn't disappear overnight. It erodes gradually, like a slow-moving mudslide that's barely perceptible until your foundation is already …

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lion's Teeth Marks in British Graves: The Roman Empire's Brutal Entertainment Industry

Season 4 Episode 9

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Evidence hidden in bones tells a bloody story of Roman Britain that changes everything we thought we knew.

When we think of Roman gladiator combat, our minds normally drift to the Coloss…

Published on 8 months ago

Climate Change's Silent Threat: The Fungal Awakening

Season 4 Episode 8

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We're witnessing the quiet emergence of a global threat that could redefine public health in the coming decades. While the world fixates on flash…

Published on 8 months ago