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.45 The Stompers Get Stats May 12, 2016

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Ben Lindbergh describes what happened when a professional baseball team let him take over as general manager and apply the most cutting edge analytics to real games.

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.44 An Unusual Pattern May 05, 2016

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WTP presents a data murder mystery, reported by Joel Werner.

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.43 Every Song Ever Apr 21, 2016

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How algorithmic listening is changing our relationship to music. With New York Times music critic Ben Ratliff. Find more at fivethirtyeight.com/podcasts

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.42 Tagging Banksy Apr 14, 2016

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A geospatial mapping formula may hold the clues to the graffiti artist Banksy's real identity.

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.41 How To Change Minds Apr 07, 2016

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New developments in the story of the fraudulent research about persuasion and empathy. Visit fivethirtyeight.com/podcasts for more.

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.40 Mahler By The Numbers Mar 31, 2016

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A visit to the NY Philharmonic archives. For 147 years, the Phil has had a data-collection streak. Now it's all going to the cloud. More at fivethirtyeight.com/podcasts

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.39 Let's Move To The Country Mar 24, 2016

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Christopher Ingraham used a data sat to determine "the worst place to live in America." Then he visited Red Lake Falls, MN; and now he's moving there.

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.38 Wall St. vs. Internet Mar 17, 2016

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Doug Rushkoff is one of our favorite media/tech thinkers. His new book is about how our economy is wired for growth that stifles innovation.

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.37 52 Postcards Mar 10, 2016

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Every week for a year, Stefanie and Giorgia collected info about their lives and mailed each other postcards with a data visualization. Now it's your turn! More on our site.

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.36 Yemen Calling Mar 03, 2016

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In countries like Yemen, cell phone metadata can serve as an end-around to paint a picture of daily life, the effect of drone strikes, and more.

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