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Thomas Edison's Greatest Invention - Derek Thompson - November 2019 16.10.2019 17:38

It wasn’t the light bulb or the phonograph or the moving picture—or anything tangible. It was a way of thinking about technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Succession - McKay Coppins - October 2019 08.10.2019 1:03:46

Ivanka was always Trump’s favorite. But Don Jr. is emerging as his natural successor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Man Who Couldn't Take it Anymore - Jeffrey Goldberg - October 2019 08.10.2019 17:30

“I had no choice but to leave,” General James Mattis says of his decision to resign as President Trump’s secretary of defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When The Culture War Comes for the Kids - George Packer - October 2019 08.10.2019 1:05:21

Caught between a brutal meritocracy and a radical new progressivism, a parent tries to do right by his children while navigating New York City’s schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Medicaid Takes Everything You Own - Rachel Corbett - October 2019 08.10.2019 30:03

For many participants, the program that provides health care to millions of low-income Americans isn’t free. It’s a loan. And the government expects to be repaid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get a Weapon - Sandra Sidi - October 2019 08.10.2019 40:35

For women, fending off unwanted male attention is the job that never ends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Black Athletes Should Leave White Colleges - Jemele Hill - October 2019 08.10.2019 18:31

They attract money and attention to the predominantly white universities that showcase them, while HBCUs struggle. What would happen if they collectively decided to go to black schools? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She Doesn't Believe All Women - Amanda Fitzsimons - October 2019 08.10.2019 18:51

Juanita Broaddrick, who alleges that Bill Clinton raped her in 1978, has found new life as a Trump defender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Going Deep - Rebecca Giggs - October 2019 08.10.2019 5:51

Scientists have theories as to why—some worrisome, some hopeful, all involving humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Fall of Rome, Good News for America - James Fallows - October 2019 08.10.2019 13:02

Maybe the end of the American one won’t be either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lost Generation - Peter Beinart - October 2019 08.10.2019 18:07

Caught between Baby Boomers and Millennials, this generation may have missed its chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Serial Killers More Common Than We Think? - Rene Chun - October 2019 08.10.2019 5:49

They get away with their crimes about 40 percent of the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broken Spies for a Broken England - James Parker - The Atlantic 08.10.2019 8:29

Mick Herron writes about the broken spies sworn to protect today’s broken England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Misunderstanding Susan Sontag - Merve Emre - October 2019 08.10.2019 17:32

Her beauty and celebrity eclipse the real source of her allure—her commitment to aesthetic self-discipline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boy, Uninterrupted - Jordan Kisner - October 2019 08.10.2019 15:50

Ben Lerner, portraitist of talkative men, explores the roots of white male rage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Secret Power of Menopause - Liza Mundy - October 2019 08.10.2019 17:20

Why the end of fertility doesn’t mark the start of decline—and may even help explain our success as a species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Land Was Our Land - Vann R. Newkirk II - September 2019 23.08.2019 49:12

How nearly 1 million black farmers were robbed of their livelihood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lunch Ladies of New Canaan - Sarah Schweitzer - September 2019 23.08.2019 33:18

A tale of missing money, heated lunchroom arguments, and flaxseed pizza crusts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life with Lyme - Meghan O'Rourke - September 2019 23.08.2019 49:15

After years of being ill, I found myself with one of medicine’s most bitterly contested diagnoses—a baffling disease that has pitted experts against one another and against patients. But new insights are at last accumulating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Happened to Aung San Suu Kyi? - Ben Rhodes - September 2019 23.08.2019 56:29

A human-rights icon’s fall from grace in Myanmar Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sex-Scene Coach - Kate Julian - September 2019 23.08.2019 22:52

How Hollywood grew wary of intimacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big In the Netherlands: The War on Tourists - Rene Chun - September 2019 23.08.2019 4:25

Outnumbered by drunk and disorderly visitors, the Netherlands fights back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Are Washing Machines Learning to Play the Harp? - Laura Bliss - September 2019 23.08.2019 14:00

Appliance makers believe more and better chimes, alerts, and jingles make for happier customers. Are they right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laws of Attraction - Ben Healy - September 2019 23.08.2019 3:50

Beards, scars, red clothes, and other secrets of attraction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Games Boys Play - Spencer Klavan - September 2019 23.08.2019 9:31

How Gears of War helped me come out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices