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Exile in the Age of Modi - Aatish Taseer - May 2020 21.04.2020 15:58

India Is No Longer India Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret of Scooby-Doo's Enduring Appeal - Christopher Orr - May 2020 21.04.2020 11:34

Why on earth has the formulaic series, which debuted half a century ago, outlasted just about everything else on television? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Trail of Tears and Money - Caitlin Fitz - May 2020 21.04.2020 18:19

The deportation of Native Americans westward in the 1830s was fueled by busy bankers and unchecked avarice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sculptor Who Made Art Move - Rachel Corbett - May 2020 21.04.2020 17:31

America’s greatest sculptor gave objects a playful life of their own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Stone's Dark Dream of America - George Packer - May 2020 21.04.2020 18:33

Robert Stone set out to capture the national condition in fiction, a goal that’s more relevant than ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ode to Driving in America - James Parker - May 2020 21.04.2020 3:56

A Brit learns to love Dunkin’, classic-rock radio, and the open road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Destroy a Government - George Packer - April 2020 14.04.2020 1:47:16

How Trump is destroying the civil service and bending the government to his will Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something in the Water - Charles C. Mann - April 2020 14.04.2020 28:55

It’s a 75-year-old technology. Maybe we should rethink it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Tackle a Giraffe - Ed Yong - April 2020 14.04.2020 22:30

The planet’s tallest animal is in far greater danger than people might think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Happened to Jake Millison? - Rachel Monroe - April 2020 14.04.2020 38:00

When Jake Millison went missing, his family said he’d skipped town. But his friends knew him better than that, and they refused to let him simply disappear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reiki Can't Possibly Work. So Why Does It? - Jordan Kisner - April 2020 14.04.2020 30:45

The energy therapy is now available in many hospitals. What its ascendance says about shifts in how American patients and doctors think about health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capitalism’s Addiction Problem - Maya MacGuineas - April 2020 14.04.2020 17:29

The biggest, best-known companies in the digital economy are getting their users hooked on their products—and undermining the pillars of America’s market economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tight With a Dollar - Andrew Ferguson - April 2020 14.04.2020 17:44

Mitch Daniels has frozen Purdue’s tuition—at less than $10,000—for seven straight years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's So... Premiocre - Amanda Mull - April 2020 14.04.2020 12:08

What do fake Eames chairs, extra legroom, and $40 scented candles have in common? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Reigning Master of Family Drama - Terrence Rafferty - April 2020 14.04.2020 12:50

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, his first set outside of Japan, showcases the great director’s signature theme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hilary Mantel Takes Thomas Cromwell Down - Judith Shulevitz - April 2020 14.04.2020 25:28

As the author’s remarkable trilogy ends, her epic hero’s self-mastery is newly in doubt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The World's Favorite Drug - Michael Pollan - April 2020 14.04.2020 16:49

The dark history of how coffee took over the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ode to Fallibility - James Parker - April 2020 14.04.2020 4:46

Instant replay is ruining sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake - David Brooks - March 2020 19.02.2020 55:58

The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2020 Disinformation War - McKay Coppins - March 2020 19.02.2020 1:00:14

How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Abortion Doctor and His Accuser - Maggie Bullock - March 2020 19.02.2020 6:48

When an activist accused one of the most respected physicians in the movement of sexually assaulting her, everyone quickly took sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Witching Hour - Bianca Bosker - March 2020 19.02.2020 16:19

Americans’ interest in spell-casting tends to wax as instability rises and trust in establishment ideas plummets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can You Still Trust Nate Silver? - David Graham - March 2020 19.02.2020 15:00

The famous data journalist thinks the media are making the same mistakes this year as they did in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Restoration Hardware Send Catalogs the Size of a Toddler - Amanda Mull - March 2020 19.02.2020 13:03

The surprising persistence of the mail-order business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New Rules of Music Snobbery - Spencer Kornhaber - March 2020 19.02.2020 8:48

Hulu’s High Fidelity reboot captures the end of elitist condescension and the rise of fervent eclecticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices