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Short Stuff: Humpty Dumpty Aug 11, 2021

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Humpty Dumpty is not a good nursery rhyme. And what was Humpty anyway? Listen in to find out.

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Child Labor: Not Funny Aug 10, 2021

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Child labor is no laughing matter. Even though we've taken care of it in the USA (mostly), it's still an issue around the globe. Listen and learn!

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Selects: How Landslides Work Aug 07, 2021

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Landslides are a form of mass movement of the Earth, and with the amount of death and destruction they wreak on the people and towns they cover, their toll can be massive. Learn all about landslides with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.

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How Transcendentalism Works Aug 05, 2021

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Every teenager in America knows the transcendentalists were a handful of goofy 19th century philosophers who were into walking in the woods, but they were also so much more. Anyone who focuses on the beauty and the good in the world can’t be too wrong.

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Short Stuff: Calamity Jane Aug 04, 2021

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Calamity Jane is group with the legends of the Wild West. Who was she really? A tough woman who made her way in a tough world from the age of 12.

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The Three Christs of Ypsilanti Experiment Aug 03, 2021

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In the early 1960s, one of the most unethical experiments in psychology’s history was quietly conducted in a state hospital in Michigan. It sought to upend the delusions of the three patients involved, but ultimately disabused the experimenter of his own.

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Selects: How Police Interrogation Works Jul 31, 2021

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Every year, police across the U.S. get thousands of criminals to confess to their crimes. The trouble is, the procedure that almost all departments use is grounded in bad science and can produce false confessions. Learn about ways of making you talk in this classic episode.

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How Sarcasm Works Jul 29, 2021

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In this episode, we get to the bottom of why people sometimes talk like jerks some and how sarcasm isn’t all bad. Stand back everybody, this one is just soooo great.

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Short Stuff: Space Hurricanes Jul 28, 2021

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Space hurricanes are officially a thing. What does that mean for us here on Earth? Probably not much.

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Conservatorships: #freebritney Jul 27, 2021

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Britney Spears has made a lot of noise lately in her bid to nullify her conservatorship. But what are they even? Listen in to find out!

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