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WWDTM: Roy Choi - Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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2025/11/08

This week, we're live in Orange County with Roy Choi and panelists Tom Papa, Negin Farsad, and Karen CheeLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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S2 - Episode 2: The Harvard Plan - On the Media

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2025/11/07

Millions of dollars in federal grants have been terminated, throwing cutting-edge research at American universities into crisis. On this week’s On the Media, meet the two men at the center of the fight over the future of academia.[0:00] Harvard president Alan Garber and National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya are at the heart of the national fight over the future of academia. Alan Garber has been cast as the defender of academic freedom and democracy; Jay Bhattacharya is Donald

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Phil Rosenthal Has A Menu Strategy (Reheat) - The...

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2025/11/07

Wherever Phil Rosenthal goes, he wants to eat — which explains the name of his Netflix show, Somebody Feed Phil. He travels the world with wide eyes, an empty stomach, and a bottomless supply of delight at the people and food he encounters. And before Somebody Feed Phil and his new podcast Naked Lunch, Phil created the hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which used food as a key source of tension between the characters. Over lunch at Frenchette, Dan and Phil swap menu strategies, dissect the role of

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The Wubi Effect - Radiolab

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2025/11/07

When we think of China today, we think of a technological superpower. From Huawei and 5G to TikTok and viral social media, China is stride for stride with the United States in the world of computing. However, China’s technological renaissance almost didn’t happen. And for one very basic reason: the Chinese language, with its 70,000 plus characters, couldn’t fit on a keyboard.Today, we tell the story of Professor Wang Yongmin, a hard-headed computer programmer who solved this puzzle and laid the

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652. Inside the Horse-Industrial Complex -...

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2025/11/07

How does Kentucky keep itself atop the thoroughbred industry? Is a champion stallion really worth $200,000 per date? And how many hands can one jockey have? (Part two of a series, “The Horse Is Us.”) SOURCES:Emily Plant, thoroughbred researcher and statistician.Jill Stowe, professor of economics at the University of Kentucky.Mark Taylor, president of Taylor Made Farm.Oscar Gonzalez, vice chair of the California Horse Racing Board.Richard Migliore, head racing analyst for Fox Sports and New York

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The Cars are Underrated Plus Opinions on Sprints -...

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2025/11/07

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk about The Cars with Bill Janovitz, the author of a new book on the band. The book makes the case that The Cars are an underrated band. Plus, the hosts review the new album from Irish post-punk band, Sprints.Join our Facebook Group:https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon:https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter:https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal:https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo:

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Veterans Day: The Moth Podcast - The Moth

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2025/11/07

This episode originally aired on November 12, 2021.If you've been moved by a story this year, text 'GIVE25' to 78679 to make a donation to The Moth today. This week, two stories honoring Veterans, and a can’t-miss interview with 98-year-old WWII Vet Tom Sitter. This episode is hosted by Jon Goode. Storytellers: Scott Young honors the legacy of his Vietnam Veteran father. Tom Sitter retells a hair-raising tale from his WWII service. If you've been moved by a story this year, text 'GIVE25' to 78679

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The Muse - Snap Classic - Snap Judgment

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2025/11/06

When a young man is told he is going deaf, he sets out on a challenge to memorize the songs that defined his life. He had no idea that those songs would come back to him in the most unexpected way. And a musical savant shares the inner workings of his amazing gift. STORIES The Soundtrack of Silence When a young man is told is he going deaf, he sets out on a challenge to memorize the songs that defined his life. He had no idea that those songs would come back to him in the most unexpected way.Thank

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The Moon (Archive Episode) - In Our Time

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2025/11/06

After 27 years, Melvyn Bragg has decided to step down from the In Our Time presenter’s chair. With over a thousand episodes to choose from, he has selected just six that capture the huge range and depth of the subjects he and his experts have tackled. In this first pick, we hear Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the origins, science and mythology of the moon. Humans have been fascinated by our only known satellite since prehistory. In some cultures the Moon has been worshipped as a deity; in

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Hope is a Muscle: Jason Reynolds and Krista Tippett -...

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2025/11/05

What does it look like to hope in the face of tough times and undeniable challenges? The speakers in today’s talk might describe true hope as more than a passive platitude, but something closer to a muscle that needs exercise. Krista Tippett, the creator and host of the public radio show “On Being,” reunites with young adult author and MacArthur grantee Jason Reynolds to continue their multi-year conversation about how to find resilience in a world full of obstacles. They explore the relationship

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Do Moderates Win More Elections? - On the Media

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2025/11/05

Zohran Mamdani has won the 2025 New York City mayoral race, with a higher turnout of voters than New York has seen in decades. This despite the fact that New York’s senators — Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand — did not back Mamdani, and House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries waited until the day before early voting began to endorse the Democratic nominee.Mamdani’s divided party support reflects an intensifying argument over whether Democratic candidates must move closer to the political center -

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A Brilliant Soundtrack from One of This Year's Hit...

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2025/11/05

In this bonus DIJ, Greg digs into the soundtrack from one of his recent film outings. The score comes from an innovative rock guitarist turned composer.Join our Facebook Group:https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon:https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter:https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal:https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop:bit.ly/2RyD5AhMobile:sayhi.chat/soundopsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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Gear (Articles of Interest) - 99% Invisible

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2025/11/04

From buckskin breeches to Patagonia vests, uncover how America’s obsession with ruggedness and war shaped the clothes we wear every day. Avery Trufelman is back with an episode from Articles of Interest's latest season.Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of 99% Invisible ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our

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Life After Death: The Moth Radio Hour - The Moth

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2025/11/04

If you've been moved by a story this year, text 'GIVE25' to 78679 to make a donation to The Moth today. In this hour, stories of life after death—earthly concerns, supernatural encounters, and what remains. This episode is hosted by Jay Allison, producer of The Moth Radio Hour. Storytellers: Panduranga Rao faces his first challenge as a newly-minted doctor. Ceren Ege's father promises to visit if he ever becomes a ghost. Noreen Grimes's mother distributes her worldly possessions. Jake Ottosen is

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Journalist Zoë Schlanger Describes What Happens When...

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2025/11/04

Zoë Schlanger is an author, journalist, and current staff writer at the Atlantic, where she covers the newsletter “The Weekly Planet”. Schlanger has written for major outlets such as Newsweek, Quartz, Wired, The New York Times, The Nation, Time Magazine, and NPR. Schlanger is also the author of the 2024 book The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth. Her work focuses on science and environment- in particular climate

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How Did Tony Shalhoub Learn To Play A Chef On Screen?...

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2025/11/03

Tony Shalhoub is an actor whose roles skew towards the quirky and neurotic — and his characters’ quirks often come out through food. In the classic 1996 film Big Night, Tony plays an uncompromising Italian chef whose Jersey Shore restaurant is on the brink of failure. In the TV show Monk, he plays a detective with OCD who has many strong opinions about how he wants his food. In The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, he’s a math professor who, at one point, devises a complex system for not getting too drunk. We

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872: Winners - This American Life

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2025/11/02

America loves winners—now more than ever. But how do you get to a win in 2025 America? We watch someone trying to score a win in a game whose rules are being made up as she plays. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.Prologue: Ira talks to producer Diane Wu about an informal survey she’s done with the staff of This American Life about a phrase Ira says a lot that includes the word “winners.” (8 minutes)Act One: Two people see one of President Trump’s

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!-

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2025/11/01

This week, Julia Fox joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Josh GondelmanLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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The Harvard Plan is Back. Episode 1: And So It...

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2025/10/31

President Trump is compelling universities across the country to adopt a more conservative agenda in exchange for access to federal funds. On this week’s On the Media, how this pressure campaign is playing out at the oldest and richest university in America: Harvard.[0:00] Our latest collaboration with the Boston Globe is Season Two of The Harvard Plan, in which reporter Ilya Marritz explores what has unfolded at Harvard University since Donald Trump’s inauguration. Three members of the university

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Constitution Breakdown #3: Sen. Elizabeth Warren -...

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2025/10/31

This is the third episode of our ongoing series breaking down the U.S. Constitution.This month, Roman and Elizabeth dive into Article One, Sections 8 through 10, which spells out what Congress can and cannot do. They unpack everything from the Commerce Clause to the taxing and spending powers, the Necessary and Proper Clause, and even a few long-forgotten quirks like letters of marque and reprisal.Then, Senator Elizabeth Warren joins to talk about Congress’s “power of the purse,” how it’s being

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