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Season 3 Episode 1038
Economics researcher Kassandra Hernández from the UC Berkeley Labor Center explains how low wages and poor training put security guards – and the pub…
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Hantavirus: What You Need to Know
Season 3 Episode 1037
Infectious disease specialist and professor of medicine Dr. Isaac Bogoch tells us about hantavirus and the recent suspected outbreak on a cruise s…
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How the Rich Stay Rich
Season 3 Episode 1036
Sociologist Shay O'Brien spells out what kinship interlocks are and explains that they're how the rich stay rich.
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Behind the Spirit Airlines Collapse
Season 3 Episode 1035
Breaking news reporter Max Rego goes over the Spirit Airlines collapse, and how it could impact flyers and raise costs for other flights.
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The Curse of King Tut and the Case of Vanishing Scientists
Season 3 Episode 1034
Professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke joins the show for Conspiracy Corner to outline how the curse of King Tut provides a lens to look …
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Season 3 Episode 1033
Breaking news reporter Max Rego goes over the Spirit Airlines collapse, and how it could impact flyers and raise costs for other flights. Professor o…
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Handing Out Bonuses Lowers Performance at Work
Season 3 Episode 1032
Professor of economics Charles Noussair shares his surprising finding that work bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance.
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Procrastination Shapes Your Life, but Declines With Age
Season 3 Episode 1031
Psychologist and educational researcher Lisa Bäulke discusses how procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over near…
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Make a Company's Culture Great
Season 3 Episode 1030
Sociologist and management professor Glenn Carroll talks about how great company culture is more than creating a nice place to work.
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Birthday Dinner Alone Quarrel; Public Transit Fare Evader
Season 3 Episode 1029
Economist Moshe Lander tackles some money dilemmas involving a wife planning an unwanted fancy dinner for her husband's birthday, and a spous…
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