Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSinification and the Control of Christianity in China
Season 1 Episode 192
For decades, China’s leaders have wrestled with how to manage a faith they have long regarded as foreign—and since 2015, that struggle has taken a ne…
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The Evolution of Urban Planning and the Suburban Solution
Season 1 Episode 191
For more than a century, urban planning has swung between opposing ideals—escape the crowded industrial city, then repair the damage left by suburban…
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The Crafty Pathogen: Salmonella Infection and Survival
Season 1 Episode 190
A routine breakfast turned dangerous in 2010, when millions of eggs from Iowa became the source of a widespread Salmonella outbreak—an episode that r…
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The Barbie Waist: Rib Remodeling Surgery
Season 1 Episode 189
The beauty ideal is narrowing again—quite literally. As fashion and social media resurrect the allure of the “tiny waist,” a new and controversial co…
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Bushra Khan and Pakistan's Political Turmoil
Season 1 Episode 188
Pakistan’s political crisis just took a dramatic new turn. In this episode, we unpack how Bushra Khan—the wife of jailed former prime minister Imran …
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The Enduring Legacy of the Shipping Forecast
Season 1 Episode 187
For nearly a century, the BBC’s Shipping Forecast has done far more than warn sailors of rough seas. Born from the nineteenth-century work of Robert …
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The Art and Risk of Salary Negotiation
Season 1 Episode 186
Salary negotiation is awkward—but it’s often where real money is made. In this episode, we unpack the evidence showing that most people who ask for m…
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The Narrative Power of Protagonist Death
Season 1 Episode 185
What happens when a story kills the person you thought it revolved around? In this episode, we explore the risky but powerful storytelling move of el…
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The Khmer Rouge Genocide: History and Legacy
Season 1 Episode 184
Between 1975 and 1979, Cambodia experienced one of the 20th century’s darkest chapters, when the Khmer Rouge set out to remake society—and killed aro…
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The Elusive Definition and Nature of Genius
Season 1 Episode 183
What does it really mean to be a genius—and can it be made, or only born? In this episode, we unpack how the idea of genius evolved from an ancient “…
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