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Episode List:
Once upon a time, a woman adopted a 676-pound bale of wool and got an inside look at a disappearing industry
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, November 08, 2019
For Halloween, a special guest interview with Ruth Franklin
by Katie Daniels and Taylor Curry | Thursday, October 31, 2019
Mike Isaac on how Uber went so wrong
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, October 25, 2019
How a radical conservation effort is transforming a former farm into a verdant, biodiverse landscape—and challenging our ideas about what conservation looks like
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, October 18, 2019
Bringing self-help back to its ancient Greek roots
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, October 11, 2019
How country music has been used on the campaign trail—and in political office
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, October 04, 2019
A writer explores how displaced people, and adopted countries, should respond to the highest levels of displacement on record
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, September 27, 2019
And the immigrant composer who predicted a different future
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, September 13, 2019
How our hunger for more clothes is killing the environment and exploiting workers
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, September 06, 2019
What will our dinner tables look like 30 years into the climate crisis?
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, August 30, 2019
