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Feb 28, 2025 • 10min

What the Blue State Covid Fighters Got Wrong

A new book argues that liberal America's deference to expertise morphed into intolerance for dissenting views.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 23, 2025 • 15min

Silicon Valley’s Reading List Reveals Its Political Ambitions

The tech ‘canon’ of books and ideas over-indexes on great men and celebrates small teams that changed the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 22, 2025 • 7min

How the UAE Became the Global Center of Cricket

The India-Pakistan game in Dubai will showcase cricket's fiercest rivalry, and the UAE's influence on a sport few locals play.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 21, 2025 • 13min

Japan’s Hottest Export Is About to Be Its Cool

In a reboot of the ‘Cool Japan’ initiative, the nation is using anime and manga to boost its soft power.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 33min

Every Day  Low Problems at Walmart

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is trying to convince shoppers that his stores are fashionable. And convince talent that Bentonville is the new Austin. And convince Trump that the global retail colossus is as American as it gets. The selling seems to be working. So far.  By Jaewon Kang and Devin LeonardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 16, 2025 • 6min

Please Stop Inviting AI Notetakers to Meetings

Using artificial intelligence to summarize meetings raises questions around etiquette, privacy and the purpose of meeting in the first place.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 15, 2025 • 10min

How Lorne Michaels Keeps SNL Humming

A new biography of the Saturday Night Live founder chronicles his decades of relevance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 14, 2025 • 24min

The Undocumented Workers Who Helped Build Elon Musk’s Texas Gigafactory

Tesla and SpaceX both relied on their labor while Musk advocated for a border crackdown. By Julia LoveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 14, 2025 • 13min

Trump Will Force the Supreme Court to Face Its Biggest Fear

Throughout US history, the judiciary has worried about being ignored.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Feb 11, 2025 • 22min

Grand Theft Auto Real Life

When a car is stolen in the US, there’s a good chance that the thief is a teenager (who may think life is a lot like a video game) and that the vehicle will end up in western Africa.By Jonathan FranklinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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