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**Seven-Minute Explainers**

Your audio guide to everything you need to know about compelling and complex topics, from a variety of The Week’s smart and witty writers, editors, and thinkers. Concise and entertaining, Seven-Minute Explainers packs a lot of information in a short amount of time.

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Ep. 69: The self-aware legacy of 'Friends' Oct 12, 2017

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How the end of Matt LeBlanc's Episodes closes the door on the Friends era of gossip, fame, and meta-spinoffs.

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Ep. 68: Why Ronald Reagan enthusiastically signed America's first real gun control law Oct 05, 2017

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A lifelong member of the NRA, Reagan might be the most consequential president for gun control legislation in the past century

Ep. 67: Why severe flooding is becoming increasingly common — and more destructive Sep 28, 2017

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Storms like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, are only going to keep coming. Which parts of the U.S. are most vulnerable? What is the government doing about it? Here's everything you need to know.
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Ep. 66: The burglars who broke into the FBI and brought down J. Edgar Hoover Sep 21, 2017

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In 1971, a group of activists stole thousands of incriminating documents that proved the bureau was spying on Americans. The burglars got away scot-free.
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Ep. 65: Why do we have a debt ceiling anyway? Sep 14, 2017

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How a legislative fluke turned into a political weapon.
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Ep. 64: Congressional censure, explained Sep 07, 2017

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When elected officials break the rules, this congressional tool puts them in check

Ep.63: How to put your savings on autopilot Aug 31, 2017

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Saving is a habit, and like all habits, the best way to make it stick is to do it over, and over, and over again, until it becomes second nature. Here's four steps to help you save money without even thinking about it.

Ep. 62: Multivitamins are useless. Here's why. Aug 24, 2017

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Those daily pills aren't doing you any favors. In fact, they might be doing you some harm.
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Ep. 61: America's eclipse craze, explained Aug 17, 2017

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On Aug. 21, the moon's shadow will roll across the U.S. and, for the first time in decades, tens of millions of Americans will witness a total solar eclipse outside their door.
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Ep. 60: The new monopolies Aug 10, 2017

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Amazon, Google, and Facebook have enjoyed unstoppable growth, with no end in sight. Such enormous success may be a sign that we're in the second Gilded Age, where our lives are channeled once again through fewer and fewer companies that are controlled by just a handful of men. And this isn't good.
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