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The Australian kids’ show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin LeonardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

General Electric was in dire straits. The only way to save America’s quintessentialconglomerate was to break it up.  By Brooke Sutherland & Ryan BeeneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. By Marcelo RochabrunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A24 has an indie cult following and a $2.5 billion valuation. Can the film company scale its brand of hipster cringe? By Felix GilletteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off his historic victory in Detroit, UAW chief Shawn Fain is taking on  Elon Musk, Donald Trump and labor’s green future. By Josh Eidelson and Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists and startups are trying to figure out how to control a woman’s biological clock. If they do, it could also unlock the key to aging.  By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On New Year’s Eve 2020, young women from a Long Island town were horrifiedto learn their photographs had been manipulated and posted online. When the law failed them, they tracked down the culprit themselves.   By Olivia Carville and Margi MurphySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years the world’s greatest deep-sea shipwreck hunter has battled governments and rivals over the ocean floor’s riches. He’s kept his identity a secret, until now. By Kit Chellel, Olivia Solon and Jonathan BrowningSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s richest person, boldest entrepreneur and most controversial CEO is moving forward with his grand ambitions for neural implants. Is he the one we want messing with our heads?  By Ashlee VanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.