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27 Oct 03:24

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29 Mar 02:51

How to Think About Guns

by Stephen J. Dubner
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I've listened to this one twice.

No one wants mass shootings. Unfortunately, no one has a workable plan to stop them either.

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29 Mar 02:50

Women Are Not Men

by Stephen J. Dubner
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Nature vs. nurture?

In many ways, the gender gap is closing. In others, not so much. And that's not always a bad thing.

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29 Mar 02:48

Storyboard: Episode 99: Andrew Blum on Visiting the Internet

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Related to our discussion of internet infrastructure this morning.

Andrew Blum talks to senior editor Adam Rogers about his book Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet.
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29 Mar 02:48

Storyboard: Episode 98: Terence Samuel on the Presidential Horse Race

Terence Samuel talks to senior editor Adam Rogers about covering the 2012 election for The Washington Post.
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29 Mar 02:41

doing it for the LULZ from Apr 9, 2012

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Also a lovely podcast. Still not sure if the first segment is real or not, but raucously hilarious in any case.

TMI's "Chris" - "Doin it for the lulz"
Weev - "Lulz: The Beginning"
Gabriella Coleman - "LULZ Theory (i)"
Brian Knappenberger - "Moral Fags"
Daniel Hernandez, Shauna Dillavou - "Narco Lulz"
Molly Sauter, Gabriella Coleman, Weev - "LULZ Theory (ii)"
Jón Gnarr - "The Mayor of Lulz" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/44638
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29 Mar 02:39

We Are In This Together from Jul 9, 2012

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The Margaret Atwood segment on Twitter is outstanding. I'm really loving this show lately. The host takes a bit of getting used to, but well worth it.

Peter Choyce - "There is this thing called..."
Margaret Atwood - "We are in this together"
Tim Kreider - "krazy Lazy"
Lowell Handler - "Crazy and Proud"
your host - "Humility"
TMI's "Chris" - "Captivated" https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/46444
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