Episode summary: Misha Glenny and guests discuss the exchange of cultures and biology across the Atlantic and Pacific after 1492. That was when Columbus reached the Bahamas, a time when Europe had no potatoes, tomatoes, sunflowers or, arguably, syphilis in its most virulent form; the Americas had no...

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Episode summary: Here’s an episode from Slate Money: Money Talks. Host Felix Salmon is joined by journalist Mariana van Zeller, who has spent years reporting on black and gray markets around the world and has a new podcast, The Hidden Third, that delves into these powerful underground economies. The...

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Episode summary: The Archie comic book characters became serious fashion icons, but it all happened through a series of accidents. For images, links, and the recording of the full live show, head to articlesofinterest.substack.com

Episode summary: Buy tickets for the live Conversations with Tyler recording with Craig Newmark at 92NY! Tyler calls Paul Gillingham’s new book, Mexico: A 500-Year History, the single best introduction to the country’s past—and one of the best nonfiction books of 2026. Paul brings both an outsider’s...

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Episode summary: Send us Fan Mail We connect Adam Smith’s moral psychology to the modern idea of transaction costs and argue that the biggest frictions in markets start with the cost of understanding other people. We show how sympathy, propriety, self command, and reputation turn separate perspectiv...

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Episode summary: Il peperoncino: non esiste spezia più globale e al tempo stessa più legata all’identità di alcuni luoghi, tra cui la Calabria. Ripercorriamo la storia del peperoncino con l’aiuto di uno dei più importanti antropologi italiani, Vito Teti.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

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Episode summary: Misha Glenny and guests discuss the laws that Hammurabi (c1810 - c1750 BC), King of Babylon, had carved into a black basalt pillar in present day Iraq and which, since its rediscovery in 1901 in present day Iran, has affirmed Hammurabi’s reputation as one of the first great lawmaker...

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Episode summary: Did Disney make an anti-Disney movie? Ben and Malcolm engage in a bit of literary sleuthing to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode summary: Julie Shapiro and John Delore made a pilot for the Audio Flux podcast. Okay, now what? How did they go from pilot in 2024 to podcast in late 2025? On this episode of Sound School, a deep dive comparing the Audio Flux pilot to the first episode of the podcast and the thinking behind...

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Episode summary: Assieme a Tommaso Faoro, stand up comedian e autore tv ora in libreria col pamphlet “Bella senz’ananas”, ridiamo dei trend e dei tic gastronomici degli italiani!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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