690. It’s Show Business, Baby!
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1:01:50Oct 9, 2026
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689. Here’s Why Your Hamburger Just Got So Pricey
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688. When Is a Bet Not a Bet?
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687. Are Prediction Markets the Best Forecasting Tool Ever — or Just Another Casino?
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686. Why Is It So Hard to Find an NFL Quarterback?
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685. How to Survive the A.I. Shock
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How to Run an Institution in an Anti-Institution Era | Better in Person
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How to Return Stolen Art (Update)
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42:42Aug 26, 2026
Is a Museum Just a Trophy Case? (Update)
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The Case of the $4 Million Gold Coffin (Update)
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34:17Aug 12, 2026
684. He Helped Clean Up the Last Crash. Does He See Another One Coming?
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683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules?
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56:27Jul 31, 2026
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47:06Jul 29, 2026
682. Should A.I. Move to Space?
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48:18Jul 24, 2026
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Are You Really Allergic to Penicillin? (Update)
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1:05:15Jul 17, 2026
How a Great Architect Thinks, with Bjarke Ingels | Better in Person
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43:27Jul 14, 2026
681. How to Host a Talk Show, with Dick Cavett
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680. Can Universities Win Back Our Trust?
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49:55Jul 3, 2026
679. Why Does Vanderbilt Keep Winning?
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1:04:06Jun 26, 2026
The World Is (Still) Drowning in Sludge
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54:46Jun 24, 2026
678. Who Gets to Choose a “Good Death”?
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50:25Jun 19, 2026
677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves?
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59:19Jun 12, 2026
This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Update)
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47:24Jun 10, 2026
676. Has America Lost the Plot?
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1:05:29Jun 5, 2026
The Vanishing Mr. Feynman (Update)
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1:00:51May 29, 2026
The Brilliant Mr. Feynman (Update)
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52:51May 27, 2026
The Curious Mr. Feynman (Update)
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1:03:18May 22, 2026
675. Has the New York Times Become a Games Company?
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57:17May 15, 2026
674. How Does a Composer Feel After the World Premiere?
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45:23May 8, 2026
Was Adam Smith Really a Right-Winger? (Update)
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1:08:15May 6, 2026
673. What Is Money?
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672. What Makes Judy Faulkner Run?
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1:00:52Apr 24, 2026
Why Does Everyone Hate Rats? (Update)
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40:34Apr 22, 2026
671. Why Has There Been So Little Progress on Alzheimer’s Disease?
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670. Beeconomics 101
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Ten Myths About the U.S. Tax System (Update)
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1:04:26Apr 8, 2026
669. Why Is 95 Percent of the World’s Bourbon Made in Kentucky?
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46:20Apr 3, 2026
668. Do Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny Have Blood on Their Hands?
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53:58Mar 27, 2026
In a Driverless World, Who Loses and Who Wins?
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1:05:47Mar 25, 2026
Are Human Drivers Finally Obsolete?
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1:11:28Mar 20, 2026
667. Here’s Why You Are Constantly Fighting Off Scammers
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47:01Mar 13, 2026
666. This Is How Progress Happens
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53:08Mar 6, 2026
The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of (Update)
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