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How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks Jul 30, 2026

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Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it.

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Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders Jul 29, 2026

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Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re!

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The Beloved Judy Blume Jul 28, 2026

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Judy Blume is more than an author. She's a legend in teen literature for her frank and honest portrayals of adolescence. Today we pay tribute to her.

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Selects: Plant Migration Jul 25, 2026

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Climate change is having sweeping effects on our climate and this is changing the world, not just for humans and other animals, but plants too. Will the Earth’s flora manage to find safe refuge in time? Josh and Chuck run down the odds in this classic episode.

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What's the deal with Swiss neutrality? Jul 23, 2026

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We all know Switzerland is neutral. But why? Listen in and you might learn something.

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Short Stuff: Sardines! Jul 22, 2026

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Josh implored Chuck to try sardines. Did he? Listen in to find out.

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The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em Jul 21, 2026

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By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they’d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys General of the US rode into town to take them on.

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Selects: The Soul Train Episode Jul 18, 2026

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In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train.

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White Boy Rick Jul 16, 2026

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Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that.

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Short Stuff: The Voice of God Jul 15, 2026

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Today we salute the great Don LaFontaine, aka The Voice of God in movie and TV trailers.

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