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00:34:05

Higher Animals with Michael Specter

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2023/04/11

Podcast: Revisionist History (LS 86 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Higher Animals with Michael SpecterPub date: 2023-04-06Malcolm talks with his old friend, the brilliant science writer Michael Specter, about the future of life on Earth. Michael's response to the Covid-19 pandemic was to create a new audiobook on how the mRNA vaccines have sparked a biotechnology revolution: Higher Animals: Vaccines, Synthetic Biology, and the Future of Life. He and Malcolm talk about how this scientific

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00:34:51

The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller

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2023/04/09

Podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford (LS 70 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: The Vigilante and the Air Traffic ControllerPub date: 2023-03-31Air traffic controllers are meant to stop aircrafts from flying into one another... and if they fail, computer systems are installed to warn pilots of a coming collision. But sometimes these humans and computers give conflicting and confusing advice. Who to believe? When a cargo plane and a Russian airliner collided in just such a situation, the

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00:46:29

From the archive – The girl in the box: the...

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2023/04/09

Podcast: The Audio Long Read (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: From the archive – The girl in the box: the mysterious crime that shocked GermanyPub date: 2023-04-05We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2019: On 15 September 1981, 10-year-old Ursula Herrmann headed home by bike from her cousin’s house. She never arrived. So began one of Germany’s most notorious postwar

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00:40:00

Reinventing Bach

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2023/04/09

Podcast: Switched on Pop (LS 65 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Reinventing BachPub date: 2023-03-28If you’ve ever learned classical piano, you probably tried to play one of Bach’s Inventions. The composer wrote fifteen pieces containing the most important fifteen keys in order to teach his son the fundamentals of piano and composition. Today, they remain some of the most popular pieces of piano music. Acclaimed jazz pianist Dan Tepfer recently revisited his childhood music books seeing

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00:54:32

51: Tom Holland on the Christian History of Pain

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2023/04/04

Podcast: The PloughCast (LS 35 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: 51: Tom Holland on the Christian History of PainPub date: 2023-03-22How did the crucifixion of Jesus change how humanity thinks about suffering? Peter Mommsen speaks with the well-known historian about the way that Christianity challenged and transformed classical ideas about suffering and the good life.They discuss the contrast between the story of Laocoön and of the crucifixion of Saint Peter, as portrayed in two contrasting

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00:36:16

A Story of Icelandic Skulls

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2023/04/04

Podcast: SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human (LS 46 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: A Story of Icelandic SkullsPub date: 2023-03-28“Prime harvest”—that’s how one early 20th-century explorer described his collection of Icelandic human skulls. But why did he “harvest” those skulls in the first place? And what should happen to them now more than a century after they were collected? This case of the Icelandic skulls reveals an interconnected story of eugenics, international law, and the

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00:37:11

530- The Panopticon Effect

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2023/04/02

Podcast: 99% Invisible (LS 83 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: 530- The Panopticon EffectPub date: 2023-03-29The “panopticon” might be the best known prison concept in the world. In the original design, all the cells are built around a central guard tower, designed to maintain order just by making prisoners believe that they are constantly being watched. Over time, the panopticon has turned into something way bigger than just a blueprint for penitentiaries. It’s become the metaphor for

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00:37:22

FILE 008 - CIA's Analytic Chief on the Tradecraft...

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2023/03/31

Podcast: The Langley Files: CIA's Podcast (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: FILE 008 - CIA's Analytic Chief on the Tradecraft Behind the Agency's AssessmentsPub date: 2023-03-29In this episode of The Langley Files, Deputy Director of CIA for Analysis, Linda Weissgold, joins Dee and Walter to discuss what makes a good CIA analyst, the unusual working hours required to be the President's briefer, and the importance of the Agency's apolitical assessments. Along the way, she shares

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00:34:30

Why tax is fun: In conversation with Michael Keen

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2023/03/30

Podcast: Reading Our Times (LS 37 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: Why tax is fun: In conversation with Michael KeenPub date: 2022-12-20Nick Spencer speaks to Michael Keen The late great American novelist David Foster Wallace, who had worked in a tax office, once remarked, “The whole subject of tax policy and administration is dull. Massively and spectacularly dull.” But he was wrong, massively and spectacularly wrong. Tax is ultimately about the different ways we live together, and express

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01:04:28

Episode 306: Long Walk

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2023/03/30

Podcast: Historically Thinking (LS 41 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Episode 306: Long WalkPub date: 2023-03-06In October 1569, a captain of a French ship off the northern coast of Nova Scotia was summoned on deck. Alongside was a canoe, and in it were three Englishmen–David Ingram, Richard Browne, and Richard Twide. They claimed to be the survivors of a group of 100 men marooned on the Gulf coast of Mexico by an English slave-trading expedition. From that point, the three of them had

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00:36:15

Steven Spielberg, director

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2023/03/30

Podcast: Desert Island Discs (LS 74 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Steven Spielberg, directorPub date: 2023-01-15Steven Spielberg is the most successful director of his generation and the highest-grossing director of all time: his films have taken more than $10 billion worldwide. From Jaws to E.T. and Jurassic Park to Schindler’s List, his storytelling has captivated audiences around the world. Steven grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where he started making films as a young boy. In 1958

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00:41:13

Our Film Critic on Why He’s Done With the Movies

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2023/03/26

Podcast: The Daily (LS 90 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Our Film Critic on Why He’s Done With the MoviesPub date: 2023-03-23A.O. Scott started as a film critic at The New York Times in January of 2000. Next month he will move to the Book Review as a critic at large.After 23 years as a film critic, Mr. Scott discusses why he is done with the movies, and what his decision reveals about the new realities of American cinema.Guest: A.O. Scott, a longtime film critic for The New York

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00:31:40

Rivka Galchen Reads “How I Became a Vet”

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2023/03/24

Podcast: The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Rivka Galchen Reads “How I Became a Vet”Pub date: 2023-03-06Rivka Galchen reads her story “How I Became a Vet,” which appeared in the March 13, 2023, issue of the magazine. Galchen is the author of three books of fiction, including the story collection “American Innovations” and the novel “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch,” which was published in 2021. The podcast and

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00:40:40

Eli Finkel || How the Best Marriages Work

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2023/03/24

Podcast: The Psychology Podcast (LS 65 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Eli Finkel || How the Best Marriages WorkPub date: 2023-02-16Today we welcome Eli Finkel. He is a professor at Northwestern University, where he has appointments in the psychology department and the Kellogg School of Management. In his role as director of Northwestern’s Relationships and Motivation Lab (RAMLAB), he has published more than 160 scientific papers and is a guest essayist for The New York Times. The

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00:39:25

On Background: White-Collar Crime and Punishment

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2023/03/20

Podcast: Against the Rules with Michael Lewis: The Trial of Sam Bankman-Fried (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: On Background: White-Collar Crime and PunishmentPub date: 2023-03-14Why do people commit white-collar crimes? And how has the way we think about — and prosecute — white-collar criminals changed over time? As part of the background research for his next book, which is about Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, Michael Lewis wants the historical view of financial fraudsters, embezzlers

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02:46:09

Interview with Worobey, Andersen & Holmes: The Lab Leak

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2023/03/19

Podcast: Decoding the Gurus (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Interview with Worobey, Andersen & Holmes: The Lab LeakPub date: 2023-03-11The question of the SARS-CoV-2 origin: whether it was a zoonotic spillover from a wet market, or an engineered virus that escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, is seemingly a debate that will never go away. Most interestingly, while scientists with specific domain expertise seem to be building a consensus towards the former, public opinion

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00:58:32

From the archive: Fifty shades of white: the long...

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2023/03/16

Podcast: The Audio Long Read (LS 59 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: From the archive: Fifty shades of white: the long fight against racism in romance novelsPub date: 2023-03-03We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2019: for decades, the world of romantic fiction has been divided by a heated debate about racism and diversity. Is there any hope of a happy ending? By Lois

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00:42:35

How to think like a mathematician

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2023/03/16

Podcast: The Infinite Monkey Cage (LS 72 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: How to think like a mathematicianPub date: 2023-03-04Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by comedian Jo Brand, mathematicians Prof Hannah Fry and Dr Eugenia Cheng, and xkcd webcomic creator Randall Munroe to discover how thinking like a mathematician could solve some tricky everyday conundrums. From the optimal strategy to finding your true love, to how to fix a wonky table in the pub, thinking like a mathematician

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00:32:30

S7E9: From Roz With Love

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2023/03/14

Podcast: Love Letters (LS 59 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: S7E9: From Roz With LovePub date: 2023-01-03Finding and sustaining love takes real work. It takes intention. But we never know when life is going to throw someone important in front of us. Then we’re forced to confront a big question: Is my heart open to love, or is it not? The story of Roz and Ralph is all about that: being open — remaining open — across six decades, multiple states, one bowl of pea soup, and a whole lot of

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01:03:20

Beanie Babies with Jamie Loftus

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2023/03/13

Podcast: You're Wrong About (LS 79 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Beanie Babies with Jamie LoftusPub date: 2022-12-12They’re winsome and soft and so fun to cuddle/ With one of Ty’s Beanie Babies, you could never go wrong/ But they were all born from a toxic puddle/ It really was capitalism all along.This week, Jamie Loftus tells us the story of the greatest toy fad of the 90s, and liberates us from our tiny plastic boxes. Here's where to find Jamie:Jamie's WebsiteSupport

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