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00:44:15

Best of 2023: The strange survival of Guinness World...

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2023/12/23

Podcast: The Audio Long Read (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Best of 2023: The strange survival of Guinness World RecordsPub date: 2023-12-22Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2023, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it. From June: For more than half a century, one organisation has been cataloguing all of life’s superlatives. But has it gone from

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00:24:12

Dollarizing Argentina

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2023/12/22

Podcast: Planet Money (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Dollarizing ArgentinaPub date: 2023-12-21Argentina has been on a decades-long search for economic stability, but it always seems to be out of reach. High inflation has been plaguing the country and just surpassed 160% a year.Over the past couple of years, the local currency has collapsed. One U.S. dollar used to be worth 20 Argentinean pesos in 2018. Today, one U.S. dollar is worth 1,000 pesos on the black market. And that means

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00:18:10

1. Midwinter Eve

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2023/12/20

Podcast: The Dark Is Rising (LS 50 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: 1. Midwinter EvePub date: 2022-12-19This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining. December 20, the day before Will’s 11th birthday, and all he wants is snow. But something is not right. On his way to Dawson’s Farm, a hunched old man scuttles into trees, the animals are disturbed. And then Will receives a present. It is a Sign. Listen on headphones for 3D immersive sound. #TheDarkIsRisingThe podcast and

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00:18:10

1. Midwinter Eve

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2023/12/20

Podcast: The Dark Is Rising (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: 1. Midwinter EvePub date: 2022-12-19This night will be bad. Tomorrow will be beyond all imagining. December 20, the day before Will’s 11th birthday, and all he wants is snow. But something is not right. On his way to Dawson’s Farm, a hunched old man scuttles into trees, the animals are disturbed. And then Will receives a present. It is a Sign. Listen on headphones for 3D immersive sound. #TheDarkIsRisingThe podcast and

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00:25:54

EU vs. AI

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2023/12/20

Podcast: Today, Explained (LS 73 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: EU vs. AIPub date: 2023-12-18The EU has advanced first-of-its-kind AI regulation. The Verge’s Jess Weatherbed tells us whether it will make a difference, and Columbia University’s Anu Bradford explains the Brussels effect.This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.Transcript at vox.com/todayexplainedSupport

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00:25:54

EU vs. AI

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2023/12/20

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01:16:17

Naomi Alderman, novelist (The Power, The Future).

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2023/12/19

Podcast: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin (LS 44 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Naomi Alderman, novelist (The Power, The Future).Pub date: 2023-11-06My guest today is an award-winning novelist, journalist, writer of games, and presenter of radio programmes. She grew up in London, studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, then received an MA in creative writing at the UEA. Her first novel, Disobedience, was released in 2006 and later adapted into a feature film

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01:16:17

Naomi Alderman, novelist (The Power, The Future).

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2023/12/19

Podcast: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Naomi Alderman, novelist (The Power, The Future).Pub date: 2023-11-06My guest today is an award-winning novelist, journalist, writer of games, and presenter of radio programmes. She grew up in London, studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University, then received an MA in creative writing at the UEA. Her first novel, Disobedience, was released in 2006 and later adapted into a feature film

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00:14:53

Empire of Tea - Episode 1

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2023/12/16

Podcast: Seriously... (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Empire of Tea - Episode 1Pub date: 2023-12-15George Orwell described tea as “one of the mainstays of civilization in this country.” But how did this foreign plant become so British? Sathnam Sanghera speaks to Orwell expert Jean Seaton, cultural historian Kate Teltscher, and ramblers with flasks of tea in the Peak District, to try and figure out how and why tea became a national obsession. Produced by Paul Martin for BBC Audio

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00:14:53

Empire of Tea - Episode 1

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2023/12/16

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00:33:41

563- Empire of the Sum

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2023/12/14

Podcast: 99% Invisible (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: 563- Empire of the SumPub date: 2023-12-13Keeping track of numbers has always been part of what makes us human. So at some point along the way, we created a tool to help us keep count, and then we gave that tool a name. We called it: a calculator. But depending on what era you were born in, and maybe even what country, what constituted a 'calculator' varied widely.Keith Houston wrote about the evolution of the calculator in his

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00:33:41

563- Empire of the Sum

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2023/12/14

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01:01:20

S5. Ep. 6: Not Too Late for the Climate with Rebecca...

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2023/12/14

Podcast: What Could Go Right? (LS 35 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: S5. Ep. 6: Not Too Late for the Climate with Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young LutunatabuaPub date: 2023-11-08Is climate discourse doomerism based on the right facts and frameworks? Are we not giving the potential of change enough credence? And where does the climate movement go from here? Today, we hear from the authors of "Not Too Late," Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, whose climate activism is deliberately

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01:01:20

Not Too Late for the Climate with Rebecca Solnit and...

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2023/12/14

Podcast: What Could Go Right? (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Not Too Late for the Climate with Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young LutunatabuaPub date: 2023-11-08Is climate discourse doomerism based on the right facts and frameworks? Are we not giving the potential of change enough credence? And where does the climate movement go from here? Today, we hear from the authors of "Not Too Late," Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, whose climate activism is deliberately removed from

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00:43:56

IBB: The ‘Evil Genius’

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2023/12/12

Podcast: The Republic (LS 34 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: IBB: The ‘Evil Genius’Pub date: 2023-10-22General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida or ‘IBB’ became the military president of Nigeria in 1985, after overthrowing General Muhammadu Buhari (yes, we know what you’re thinking and you’re right) in a military coup. On becoming president, IBB sold himself as the military leader who would usher in Nigeria’s democracy; but what continues to puzzle historians is why he repeatedly delayed the

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00:43:56

IBB: The ‘Evil Genius’

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2023/12/12

Podcast: The RepublicEpisode: IBB: The ‘Evil Genius’Pub date: 2023-10-22General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida or ‘IBB’ became the military president of Nigeria in 1985, after overthrowing General Muhammadu Buhari (yes, we know what you’re thinking and you’re right) in a military coup. On becoming president, IBB sold himself as the military leader who would usher in Nigeria’s democracy; but what continues to puzzle historians is why he repeatedly delayed the democratic transition until 1993. In this

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00:47:46

Are Rich People Bad?

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2023/12/11

Podcast: Classy with Jonathan Menjivar (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Are Rich People Bad?Pub date: 2023-06-21Jonathan has some hangups about class. In the first episode of this series, he takes us from a nightclub outside LA to the halls of a fancy Manhattan prep school, and asks sociologist Rachel Sherman 'are rich people bad?' To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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00:47:46

Are Rich People Bad?

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2023/12/11

Podcast: Classy with Jonathan Menjivar (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Are Rich People Bad?Pub date: 2023-06-21Jonathan has some hangups about class. In the first episode of this series, he takes us from a nightclub outside LA to the halls of a fancy Manhattan prep school, and asks sociologist Rachel Sherman 'are rich people bad?' To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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00:25:32

Too Many People

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2023/12/09

Podcast: McCartney: A Life in Lyrics (LS 54 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Too Many PeoplePub date: 2023-12-06Many observers have tried to pinpoint the specific events that lead to Lennon-McCartney, the formidable songwriting partnership, transitioning to Lennon v. McCartney. But the fact is there is no single truth regarding why the beloved duo split. So instead of investigating the why, we look at the aftermath: legal battles, hurtful accusations in song and, ultimately, a sense of

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00:25:32

Too Many People

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2023/12/09

Podcast: McCartney: A Life in Lyrics (LS 47 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: Too Many PeoplePub date: 2023-12-06Many observers have tried to pinpoint the specific events that lead to Lennon-McCartney, the formidable songwriting partnership, transitioning to Lennon v. McCartney. But the fact is there is no single truth regarding why the beloved duo split. So instead of investigating the why, we look at the aftermath: legal battles, hurtful accusations in song and, ultimately, a sense of

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