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Sparks: "The Hunt for Vulcan" May 04, 2017

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What does it take to revise a cold, hard science fact? This monthas Sparks podcast explores that question in the context of aThe Hunt for Vulcana by Thomas Levenson.

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WTP Best Of: Baseball Apr 20, 2017

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Jody interviews Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller, authors of "The Only Rule Is It Has To Work," a chronicle of their summer spent as general managers for the Sonoma Stompers.

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Sparks: Interview with Elisabeth Rosenthal Apr 12, 2017

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Anna Maria Barry-Jester interviews the author of "An American Sickness: How healthcare became big business and how you can take it back."

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Sparks: "An American Sickness" Apr 06, 2017

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Our science podcast crew discusses the state of American health care, and what consumers can do about it. This month's book: "An American Sickness" by Elisabeth Rosenthal.

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WTP Best Of: Internet Tracking Mar 23, 2017

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Jody interviews Arvind Narayanan about the latest in online tracking, and what you can do to shield yourself.

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WTP Best Of: Your Certainty Bubble Mar 09, 2017

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Jody Avirgan and Carl Bialik discuss research into how we get information and what information we trust.

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Sparks - Interview with Alondra Nelson Mar 03, 2017

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FiveThirtyEight's Maggie Koerth-Baker discusses The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome with author Alondra Nelson.

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Sparks - The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome Mar 02, 2017

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This month, we're discussing Alondra Nelson's The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome.

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WTP Best Of: Life In Yemen Feb 17, 2017

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What cell phone metadata can reveal about the patterns of daily live -- and the effect of drone strikes.

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WTP Best Of: James Hamblin Feb 02, 2017

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From the archives, Jody Avirgan and James Hamblin discuss modern medicine, personal health tracking, and why health journalism is broken.