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Cordyceps sells in Beijing for $136,000 a pound and has made its way into Whole Foods. It underpins entire communities in the Himalayas, but that comes with a lot of downsides. By Adam PopescuSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph Firmage helped create the internet economy before being dismissed as a UFO kook. These days, he’s being sued by antigravity-machine investors and claiming to be hounded by a Jamaican wire-fraud gang, with a guy pretending to be Steven Mnuchin along for the ride.  By Brent CraneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The wildfires exposed an uncomfortable truth about the citySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Changes in the Chinese economy signal evolution, not collapse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As retail theft soars in the UK, companies are spending more on store security — including hiring “mystery shoplifters” to test it firsthand.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flappy Bird, Foursquare and other ghost apps show the fate TikTok may avoid.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Gambling Man, Lionel Barber charts the Softbank founder’s rollercoaster career and his persistent quest for acceptance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A belated effort to remove chemical waste from the Union Carbide factory revives complaints of justice left incomplete.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The new Dodge Charger has real speed and torque. So what if its growl is fake?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Despite searing heat, choking pollution and dangerous roads, running clubs are sprouting up across the nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.