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Aug 14, 2022 • 28min

Big Pharma’s Bet on Psychedelics

The psychedelic renaissance is here. But not everyone’s on board.Guest: John SemleyHost: Sonari Glinton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 12, 2022 • 28min

Crypto Could Leave Texas in the Dark

Crypto mining is booming in Texas. Will the power grid be able to handle it?Guest: Russell GoldHost: Sonari Glinton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 7, 2022 • 29min

The Monkeypox Vaccine Monopoly

It makes intuitive sense for companies that develop a technology to hold its intellectual property rights. But in the case of vaccines and medical treatments, IP laws slow down manufacturing and distribution and give private companies the power to make huge decisions that affect public health globally.Guest: Zain Rizvi, researcher for advocacy group Public Citizen, specializing in pharmaceutical innovation and access to medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 5, 2022 • 29min

The Homes We Forgot to Build a Decade Ago

The US has been in a housing shortage for decades. Can it ever be fixed?Guest: Conor DoughertyHost: Emily Peck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 31, 2022 • 23min

The Dark Web of Online Spider Sales

Researchers have untangled a world of illicit trade that threatens ecosystems and endangers species.Guest: Dr. Alice Hughes, Richard StewartHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 29, 2022 • 31min

Paging Dr. Bezos

In buying One Medical, Amazon is primed to be your doctor. Are they disrupting health care, or just collecting more data?Guest: Rebecca PiferHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 24, 2022 • 29min

Smart City: Dumb Idea?

Toronto’s Quayside project is a telling example of how smart cities have failed. Could it also show how to make them better?Guest: Ben Green, Jennifer KeesmaatHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 22, 2022 • 28min

Europe Is Burning

The continent's deadly heat wave is only the tip of the melting iceberg.Guest: Henry GrabarHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 17, 2022 • 25min

Silicon Valley's Hidden Discrimination

Thenmozhi Soundararajan was scheduled to give a talk at Google for Dalit History Month. It led to vicious attacks against her from some of its employees.Guest: Thenmozhi SoundararajanHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 15, 2022 • 30min

Can Twitter Sue Elon Musk Into Submission?

Dysfunction is nothing new to Twitter. But Elon Musk pulling his offer to buy the company adds a new layer of chaos.Guest: Alex KantrowitzHost: Lizzie O'Leary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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