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Episode List:
The discomforting parallels between our current moment and the end of Rome
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, August 07, 2020
Hunting down America’s favorite fringe stories, cryptids, and alien encounters
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, July 31, 2020
One man’s quest to uncover the mysteries of Europe’s most enduring folk songs
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, July 24, 2020
A conversation about Covid-19 and racism with Philip Alcabes and Harriet Washington
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, July 17, 2020
How the Plant Messiah saves species from the brink of extinction
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, July 10, 2020
Behind the scenes of our sister podcast
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, July 03, 2020
Unlocking the mysteries of the world’s largest mammals with old bones and new technology
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, June 26, 2020
Reconsidering how we’ve been telling stories about American history
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, June 19, 2020
Contrary to fables, white female slave owners in the South were just as deeply invested in the institution as their male counterparts
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, June 12, 2020
How scientific inquiry has been complicit in, or explicitly aligned with, racism and white supremacy
by Stephanie Bastek | Friday, June 05, 2020
