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00:57:23

Liar, Liar

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2024/10/14

Podcast: Weird Little Guys (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Liar, LiarPub date: 2024-09-12A soldier was arrested last month on charges that included lying about his membership in a hate group on his application for a security clearance. But with so many white supremacists in the military, why is it so rare to see this particular charge brought against service members? Molly explores some of the possible reasons the charge isn't used more often and talks about a handful of cases where

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00:37:11

The Sound of Home

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2024/10/14

Podcast: Mind Your Own with Lupita Nyong'o (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: The Sound of HomePub date: 2024-09-19Sound travels in all directions, but your feet can only follow in one. STORIES “Losing My Accent”: Lupita takes on an American accent when she becomes an actor-in-training at Yale. Original score by Ian Hughes Pelton AKA Tofu Jack. “Obaa Sima”: How long can a song stay in your heart? A musical journey from Ghana to Germany to Canada transports Yaw Atta-Owusu from the toy

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00:18:40

Airbnb: Prints of Thieves

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2024/10/14

Podcast: Cursed Objects (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Airbnb: Prints of ThievesPub date: 2024-09-04They are marketed as democratised holiday rentals, where you get an ‘authentic’ experience by literally living in someone's home - so why are Airbnb’s full of crap, generic art? The answer is obvious (predatory venture capitalism), but the effect is cursed in uniquely jarring ways. Welcome back from your summer holidays - to a new season of Cursed Objects! This week Kasia and Dan

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00:34:43

Were We the ‘Fat Couple’?

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2024/10/05

Podcast: Modern Love (LS 73 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Were We the ‘Fat Couple’?Pub date: 2024-10-02Courtenay Hameister worked hard to stop feeling shame about her body size, but she also had a cruel inner monologue that just wouldn’t leave her alone. At times, her internalized fatphobia was so powerful, she couldn’t think about romance at all. But when Courtenay started dating Jason, everything felt different. He was fat, too, as well as smart, funny, and handsome.When Courtenay

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00:39:13

The Nice Guy, the Bully and the Kiss

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2024/10/05

Podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Nice Guy, the Bully and the KissPub date: 2024-09-13Leo Durocher would stop at nothing to win. The baseball player-turned-manager was a skilled tactician and famously tough. But he also cheated, intimidated umpires and was violent; he was even known to beat up fans. Durocher was famous for coining the phrase "nice guys finish last" - but is that really true? Tim Harford and David Bodanis examine lessons

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00:34:03

‘A diagnosis can sweep away guilt’: the delicate art...

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2024/10/05

Podcast: The Audio Long Read (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: ‘A diagnosis can sweep away guilt’: the delicate art of treating ADHDPub date: 2024-09-09For children with ADHD, getting the help they need depends on being correctly diagnosed. As a doctor, I have seen how tricky and frustrating a process that can be. By Jack Goulder. Help support our independent journalism at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/longreadpod">theguardian.com/longreadpod</a>The

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00:48:31

The Judas Priest Suicide Trial

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2024/10/05

Podcast: Stuff You Should Know (LS 89 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: The Judas Priest Suicide TrialPub date: 2024-09-26A greatest hit of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s came when the metal band Judas Priest was put on trial for the suicides of two teens. While the case was preposterous – based on alleged hidden satanic messages in the music – it arose from a real tragedy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from

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00:52:10

Off The Map

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2024/10/05

Podcast: To The Best Of Our Knowledge (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Off The MapPub date: 2024-09-07Maps, whether drawn by hand or by satellite, reflect the time they were drawn for. How will the next generation of cartographers deal with challenges like a world being reshaped by climate change? Original Air Date: December 09, 2023Interviews In This Hour: Why are islands in the South Pacific disappearing? — Cartography in the age of Google Maps — This is your brain on maps — The

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00:37:36

Jim the Penman

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2024/09/29

Podcast: Sidedoor (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Jim the PenmanPub date: 2024-09-18During the mid-1800s, one third of all paper money in America was thought to be fake. It was the golden age of counterfeiting, and one exceptionally talented con artist stood out from all the rest. His fakes were nearly perfect…but for a trademark tell. Known to law enforcement only as “Jim the Penman,” this celebrity criminal led many Americans to wonder: can great art truly be criminal? GuestsEllen

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00:42:29

Episode 1: The Green Grass

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2024/09/29

Podcast: In The Dark (LS 81 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Episode 1: The Green GrassPub date: 2024-07-30A man in Haditha, Iraq, has a request for the In the Dark team: Can you investigate how my family was killed? To get episodes early and ad-free, visit newyorker.com/dark.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The New Yorker, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

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00:58:23

Why cynicism is bad for you

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2024/09/29

Podcast: The Gray Area with Sean Illing (LS 74 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Why cynicism is bad for youPub date: 2024-09-09There’s a certain glamor to cynicism. As a culture, we’ve turned cynicism into a symbol of hard-earned wisdom, assuming that those who are cynical are the only ones with the courage to tell us the truth and prepare us for an uncertain future. Psychologist Jamil Zaki challenges that assumption.In part one of The Gray Area’s new three-part series, “Reasons to be

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00:50:42

Wendy and Lisa

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2024/09/29

Podcast: Bullseye with Jesse Thorn (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Wendy and LisaPub date: 2024-09-10Wendy and Lisa recorded some stone cold classics with Prince's band The Revolution: Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, Kiss, When Doves Cry and more. These days, they're known for their work composing scores for TV and movies: Heroes, Dangerous Minds, Crossing Jordan, and Nurse Jackie. Wendy and Lisa talk with us about their 40-plus year partnership, and their Emmy award-winning work as

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00:57:24

The Rise of Fox News | 1. We Report. You Can Suck It.

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2024/09/23

Podcast: Slow Burn (LS 79 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: The Rise of Fox News | 1. We Report. You Can Suck It.Pub date: 2024-09-18When the Fox News Channel launched in 1996, critics called it disorganized, incompetent, and laughably inept. But it wouldn’t be a joke for long. During the 2000 election, Fox News would captivate the nation – and just maybe change the fate of American democracy.Want more from Slow Burn? Join Slate Plus to unlock full access to all seasons, including

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01:00:15

Episode 1: Connie Converse’s Long Wandering

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2024/09/23

Podcast: The Female Bob Dylan (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Episode 1: Connie Converse’s Long WanderingPub date: 2024-08-22Working from a biography with an unreliable narrator, we attempt to shake the great Connie Converse free from its pages and offer a fresh perspective on her music, radical politics, and deep community ties. We consider how to grapple with an artist’s legacy and the cloud of mystery surrounding them in a way that is respectful and ethical, while mindful of a

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01:04:18

Documenting Shifting Landscapes – A Conversation with...

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2024/09/23

Podcast: Emergence Magazine Podcast (LS 53 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Documenting Shifting Landscapes – A Conversation with Kalyanee MamPub date: 2024-09-10In December last year, Cambodian-American filmmaker Kalyanee Mam’s short film Lost World screened at our Shifting Landscapes exhibition in London. Kalyanee’s films tenderly document the changing cultural and ecological landscapes of her homeland, and in Lost World she shares the story of a community in Koh Sralau whose livelihoods

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00:36:28

The Dire State of Movie Development

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2024/09/23

Podcast: The Town with Matthew Belloni (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Dire State of Movie DevelopmentPub date: 2024-09-12LIVE SHOW: LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 24. Click here for tickets!Matt is joined by producer David Beaubaire to discuss the troubled state of movie development at the studio level and address why this is a major problem for the movie business. He outlines how the development process has dramatically changed over the years and why this crisis needs to be solved

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00:36:22

Hanif Abdurraqib on what it means to “make it”

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2024/09/17

Podcast: This Is Uncomfortable (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Hanif Abdurraqib on what it means to “make it”Pub date: 2024-08-22For our season premiere, we’re sharing a conversation with one of our favorite writers, Hanif Abdurraqib. He joins Reema for a wide-ranging conversation about the moral judgments we’re quick to make about people’s financial circumstances, notions of success and legacy, and what it means to be “good” versus “bad” in an unequal world. Hanif also reveals

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00:37:47

Chapter 1: The Transdimensional Haboob

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2024/09/17

Podcast: Midnight Burger (LS 60 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Chapter 1: The Transdimensional HaboobPub date: 2020-10-27Now jobless in the pandemic era, Gloria takes a job interview at a lonely diner outside of Phoenix. What could possibly go wrong?Cast:Gloria - Siouxsie SuarezCaspar - Joe FisherAva - Finlay StevensonZebulon Mucklewain - Neal StarbirdEffie Mucklewain - Julie Cowden-StarbirdLeif - Tom MoormanWritten and Directed by Joe FisherProduced by Joe Fisher and Finlay

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00:43:40

Great Auks!

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2024/09/12

Podcast: The LRB Podcast (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Great Auks!Pub date: 2024-08-28The great auk was a flightless, populous and reportedly delicious bird, once found widely across the rocky outcrops of the North Atlantic. By the 1860s it was extinct, its decline sharpened by specimen collectors and at least one volcanic eruption. Human-driven extinction was ‘almost unthinkable’ until the auk’s disappearance, Liam Shaw writes. He joins Tom to discuss when, where and why the

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00:55:40

Leif Erikson

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2024/09/12

Podcast: You're Dead to Me (LS 75 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Leif EriksonPub date: 2024-09-06Greg Jenner is joined in the eleventh century by Dr Eleanor Barraclough and actor Kiell Smith-Bynoe to learn about legendary Viking explorer Leif Erikson. Leif was possibly the first European to reach the Americas, nearly half a millennium before Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean. According to the stories told about him, he was a lucky explorer with a murderer for a father and a

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