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00:28:06

The Middle of Everything Ever

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2023/01/07

Podcast: Radiolab (LS 85 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: The Middle of Everything EverPub date: 2022-12-09After graduating from high school, without a clear plan for what to do next, Laura Andrews started asking herself a lot of questions. A spiral of big philosophical thoughts that led her to sit down and write to us with a question that was… oddly mathematical. What is the most average size thing, if you take into account everything in the universe. So, along with mathematician Steven

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00:12:08

Silly Studies: The Pre-Series Teaser

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2023/01/07

Podcast: The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Silly Studies: The Pre-Series TeaserPub date: 2023-01-05The new series kicks off very soon! As a little aperitif, Hannah and Adam review some surprising studies published in scientific journals. Warning: contains fruity language and grisly medical scenarios…The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC Radio 4, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen

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00:46:25

Jamestown

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2023/01/07

Podcast: The Plot Thickens (LS 66 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: JamestownPub date: 2021-10-12In a small town in New York, young Lucille Ball becomes enamored with showbiz after watching vaudeville acts and silent movies at the amusement park near her home. As a teenager, she falls for a handsome 21-year-old bootlegger, and is promptly shipped off to drama school in New York City. But Lucy soon returns home as a life-altering tragedy threatens to tear apart her family. See

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01:17:34

Episode 156: “I Was Made to Love Her” by Stevie Wonder

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2023/01/07

Podcast: A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs (LS 62 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: Episode 156: “I Was Made to Love Her” by Stevie WonderPub date: 2022-10-25Episode one hundred and fifty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “I Was Made to Love Her", the early career of Stevie Wonder, and the Detroit riots of 1967. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a twenty-minute bonus

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00:32:37

Alan Bennett: Diary for 2022

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2023/01/02

Podcast: The LRB Podcast (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Alan Bennett: Diary for 2022Pub date: 2022-12-27Alan Bennett reads his 2022 diary (with some extra bits), in which he buys his dad a violin, goes to Venice with a goat, and tries to make the queen laugh.Listen without ads, and find more from Alan Bennett, on the LRB website: https://lrb.me/2022diarypodSign up to our Close Readings podcast subscription: https://lrb.me/closereadingspodGet in touch! Email us at podcasts@lrb.co.uk

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00:59:23

#401 The World Before Wordle: Talking Puzzles With AJ...

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2023/01/02

Podcast: The Bowery Boys: New York City History (LS 65 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: #401 The World Before Wordle: Talking Puzzles With AJ JacobsPub date: 2022-12-21Crosswords, jigsaws, mazes, rebuses, Rubik's cubes, Myst, Words With Friends -- and now Wordle? Not only have people loved puzzles for centuries, they've actually gone wild for them. Every few years, a new tantalizing puzzle comes along to captivate the nation.But each of these little games has an extraordinary history and

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00:38:17

Drum Tower: Startle the heart

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2022/12/22

Podcast: Economist Podcasts (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Drum Tower: Startle the heartPub date: 2022-12-19“Spring Landscape”, a poem written over 1,000 years ago, remains one of China’s most celebrated literary works. Composed by the 8th Century Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, it is still memorised by every schoolchild in the country. Why is the poem still so resonant today?The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, and senior China correspondent, Alice Su, consider whether

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00:27:40

How to Get Involved in Christmas Around the World

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2022/12/22

Podcast: Nobody Panic (LS 45 · TOP 1% what is this?)Episode: How to Get Involved in Christmas Around the WorldPub date: 2022-12-20From Krampus to the Crapping Log, journey with us around the world in Christmas traditions. Let Stevie and Tessa offer a canapé board of traditions you can incorporate this year IF YOU WISH. Or just launch these out as facts at the dinner table.Subscribe to the Nobody Panic Patreon at patreon.com/nobodypanicWant to support Nobody Panic? You can make a one-off

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00:45:04

Failed Futures: Russia's Plans to Defeat the U.S. in...

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2022/12/22

Podcast: History Unplugged Podcast (LS 64 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Failed Futures: Russia's Plans to Defeat the U.S. in the Cold WarPub date: 2022-12-15Was it ever possible for the Soviets to win the Cold War? Looking back, its defeat seemed inevitable. The USSR had a political system hated by much of its population, a backwards economy, and harsh geographic conditions that made development challenging. But as late as the 1980s, few thought it would fall apart as catastrophically

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00:24:47

Where it all began - An off-beat hiking trail in Glencoe

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2022/12/22

Podcast: Wild for Scotland Podcast (LS 40 · TOP 1.5% what is this?)Episode: Where it all began - An off-beat hiking trail in GlencoePub date: 2022-11-22'Where it all began' is a story about a walk through one of the most beautiful places in the Scottish Highlands. I'm taking you with me as I hike the Two Lairigs route from Glen Coe to Glen Etive and back. Along the way, I tell you about my personal relationship with this glen, the exact moment I fell in love with Scotland and

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00:26:01

The Why, How, and Maybe Not of Geoengineering

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2022/12/18

Podcast: Fixing the Future (LS 29 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: The Why, How, and Maybe Not of GeoengineeringPub date: 2022-11-01Silver Lining's executive direction Kelly Wanser explains why rising temperatures are behind the push to geoengineer the world's climate, the most plausible technologies, and why we need a lot more research to find out if it's a good idea, and if so, how to do it on a global scale. Hosted by IEEE Spectrum editor Eliza Strickland.The podcast and artwork embedded

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00:35:08

Scenes from a Russian Draft Office

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2022/12/18

Podcast: The Daily (LS 90 · TOP 0.01% what is this?)Episode: Scenes from a Russian Draft OfficePub date: 2022-12-15This fall, as Russia’s losses mounted in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin announced a draft. Almost immediately, hundreds of thousands of men fled the country, though many more stayed.Valerie Hopkins, an international correspondent for The Times, spoke to Russians at a draft office in Moscow to gauge how they felt about going to war and who they blame for the fighting.Guest:

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00:29:19

250th episode: Alan Rusbridger

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2022/12/15

Podcast: Better Known (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: 250th episode: Alan RusbridgerPub date: 2022-12-04For the 250th episode, Alan Rusbridger discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Alan Rusbridger was Editor in Chief of the Guardian from 1995-2015. He is currently editor of Prospect Magazine and Chair of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Until 2021 he was Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. During his time at the Guardian, both he and the

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00:41:56

Here Lies Joe Lycett

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2022/12/13

Podcast: Where There's A Will, There's A Wake (LS 57 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Here Lies Joe LycettPub date: 2023-09-19It’s a shot to the back of the head in a hammock, a reincarnation as a diddling monkey and an unexpected musical accompaniment to the cremation – it could only be one thing, Joe Lycett’s fantasy funeral. It wasn’t easy to let you go, Joe. Also check out ‘Joe Lycett – More, More, More! How Do You Lycett? How Do You Lycett?’ which is streaming now at

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00:41:10

Drum Tower: Zero no more

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2022/12/13

Podcast: Drum Tower (LS 52 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Drum Tower: Zero no morePub date: 2022-12-05The zero-covid policy, a source of pride for Xi Jinping, has sparked protests across China. Public frustration is growing, covid cases are rising, and confusion reigns. How did zero-covid turn into a trap? How can China escape it?The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, and senior China correspondent, Alice Su, talk to Ben Cowling, an epidemiologist at Hong Kong University,

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00:41:10

Drum Tower: Zero no more

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2022/12/08

Podcast: Economist Podcasts (LS 69 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Drum Tower: Zero no morePub date: 2022-12-05The zero-covid policy, a source of pride for Xi Jinping, has sparked protests across China. Public frustration is growing, covid cases are rising, and confusion reigns. How did zero-covid turn into a trap? How can China escape it?The Economist’s Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, and senior China correspondent, Alice Su, talk to Ben Cowling, an epidemiologist at Hong Kong

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00:47:48

Caviar Dreams: The Tastes of Celebration

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2022/12/08

Podcast: Gastropod (LS 67 · TOP 0.05% what is this?)Episode: Caviar Dreams: The Tastes of CelebrationPub date: 2022-12-06Yachts, private jets, caviar, champagne—all standard ingredients in the lifestyles of the rich and famous. But, every so often, at parties and special occasions, we mere mortals get to live large and enjoy fancy fish eggs and fizz, too. In this first episode of our two-part miniseries on the foods of celebration, Gastropod explores how something that Russian peasants ate

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00:03:12

You can really get to know someone by leafing through...

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2022/12/06

Podcast: Neutrinowatch (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this?)Episode: You can really get to know someone by leafing through their diary [Almanac]Pub date: 2022-10-31Wendy does her best to understand her friend John Welles through the daily digital diary he’s been keeping.This episode may best be enjoyed with its transcript.---Created by Martin Austwick, with help from Jeff Emtman.With thanks to Tim McSmythurs, Dave Pickering and Lily Sloane.Find us at neutrino.watch and @neutrinowatch on

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