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Episode List:
The discomforting parallels between our current moment and the end of Rome
Hunting down America’s favorite fringe stories, cryptids, and alien encounters
One man’s quest to uncover the mysteries of Europe’s most enduring folk songs
A conversation about Covid-19 and racism with Philip Alcabes and Harriet Washington
How the Plant Messiah saves species from the brink of extinction
Behind the scenes of our sister podcast
Unlocking the mysteries of the world’s largest mammals with old bones and new technology
Reconsidering how we’ve been telling stories about American history
Contrary to fables, white female slave owners in the South were just as deeply invested in the institution as their male counterparts
How scientific inquiry has been complicit in, or explicitly aligned with, racism and white supremacy
