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Is it ok to just work all the time? Jan 10, 2025

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For our first episode in the new year, a reflection on how we spend our time. What we devote our life to, and the roads we choose not to take. A conversation with Ira Glass.

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Why is the pool at Buckingham Palace a secret? Dec 27, 2024

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An investigation into a mysterious room. A room that the most famous family in England apparently does not want you to see.

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When do you know it’s time to stop drinking? (classic) Dec 20, 2024

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This week, a question a podcast has no business trying to answer. We talk to writer A.J. Daulerio about his own story of recovery, and the story of how he found himself opening a very unusual community on the internet.

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What if ayahuasca made you stop podcasting? Dec 13, 2024

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An anti-woke podcast abruptly announces its end, and in its final episode, a host offers its listeners some surprising news. She had taken ayahuasca, a powerful psychedelic, and it had contributed to her decision to step away. The internet, itself, now looked different. Huh? A conversation with former podcast host Sarah Haider.

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Who buys luggage at the airport luggage store? Dec 06, 2024

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If ever there was a place where every person inside was guaranteed to already have luggage, it would be inside an airport. And yet ... the airport luggage stores persist. Who is going to these places? To answer, we will of course, unpack the story of the entire airport -- how these hellish modern places of security and commerce came to be.

Alastair Gordon's Naked Airport.

Unclaimed Baggage.

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What is jawmaxxing? Nov 22, 2024

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The story of how an alternative theory of dentistry made its way from medicine's fringes to an audience of young men online. This week we try to make sense of jawmaxxing with help from Panic World’s Ryan Broderick.

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Garbage Day

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The White Subaru Hell Loop Nov 15, 2024

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A mortal human being finds himself stuck between two impressive organizations: the DMV, and an internet start-up called Carvana. He has a problem, but each side insists only the other can solve it. Search Engine’s crack automotive team investigates.

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How did the first democracy die? Nov 08, 2024

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The story of the first people who invented democracy, and what it did to them.

What's Wrong With Democracy? by Loren J. Samons II

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How do you sit quietly in the middle of a storm? Nov 01, 2024

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What if there was an event in the future, the outcome of which you couldn’t personally control, but it was still causing you anguish?

This week, we talk to an ordained Zen priest and teacher to get some answers. Rev. angel Kyodo williams helps us learn how you could begin to quiet all the fears in your head that kidnap you from your actual life.

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Rev's instruction for point meditation.

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Should we be worried about OpenAI? Oct 25, 2024

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A year ago, we saw a stand-off between OpenAI's non-profit board and its leader, Sam Altman. Since then, the board has been reshuffled, Altman has consolidated power, and under his leadership, some strange things have happened. If AI might change the world, and OpenAI is leading the field -- how worried should we be? We check in with tech reporter Casey Newton of the newsletter Platformer and the podcast Hard Fork.

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