The Ocean Gate Submersible and the History of Extreme Travel

In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the failed attempt of the Ocean Gate submersible to explore the Titanic wreckage....

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Lost and Found

A conversation with historian Martha Hodes about her new memoir, "My Hijacking: A Personal History of Forgetting and Remembering"...

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The Duggar Family and “Shiny Happy People”

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil the new documentary about the Duggar family, Shiny Happy People....

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Right To Repair, Rising

At the end of the day, people just want to be able to fix their stuff....

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Car Buying and the History of Car Dealers

Car salesmen play an underappreciated role in GOP power politics...

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How Democracies Transform, Fast and Slow

For all its acuity, John Keane’s theory of democide risks confusing democratic degradation with a transformation of the political debate. Not only that, it fails to account for the radicalization of authoritarian systems once democracy has been killed. ...

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How Minnesota Took on Hospital Monopolies and Won

Across the country, health care workers have seen both their pay and their working conditions head down a slope thanks to the increasing power of the large health systems that employ them....

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The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Martha Stewart’s appearance on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue....

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Health Care Monopolies Strike Back

It looks to me like a case of UNC Health is reading the writing on the wall and trying to get ahead of either court cases that could harm its future power....

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The Media Meltdown

In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the continued cutbacks and collapses of digital media companies....

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Taking on Ticketmaster

Pat Garofalo writes about a California bill that would eliminate a key tactic Ticketmaster uses to rip you off....

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Tucker Carlson’s Firing by Fox News

In this episode, Niki, Natalia, and Neil discuss Tucker Carlson’s dismissal from Fox News....

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The People of New York vs. Donald J. Trump

The Former Guy put out a call for his supporters to protest his indictment: this is who showed up...

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The History of Children’s Story Hour

In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss the history of children’s story hour....

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It’s Never the Gun, Is It?

How do you square support for gun ownership, virtually without restriction, with this terrible, unjust tragedy?...

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The High Cost of Cheap Corporate Utilities

Make any utility discounts for “economic development” transparent and debatable before public bodies, if they have to be allowed at all...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

In this episode, Natalia, Neil, and Niki discuss the politics and political future of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis....

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Job Creation by Merger Is for Suckers

The history here...is clear: mergers kill jobs....

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NYC Climate Action to Stop Dirty Banks

Jo Freeman captures the protest from the streets...

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All Trump’s Men

Trump's demands for his supporters to rally around him again have produced anemic results......

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