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  1. 489. Is “Toxic Positivity” a Thing?

    Published: 1/6/2022
  2. 488. Does Death Have to Be a Death Sentence?

    Published: 12/30/2021
  3. 487. Is It Okay to Have a Party Yet?

    Published: 12/23/2021
  4. 486. “The Art Market Is in Massive Disruption.”

    Published: 12/16/2021
  5. 485. “I’ve Been Working My Ass Off for You to Make that Profit?”

    Published: 12/9/2021
  6. 484. “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.”

    Published: 12/2/2021
  7. How Do You Cure a Compassion Crisis? (Ep. 444 Replay)

    Published: 11/25/2021
  8. 483. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts?

    Published: 11/18/2021
  9. 482. Is Venture Capital the Secret Sauce of the American Economy?

    Published: 11/11/2021
  10. 481. Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China?

    Published: 11/4/2021
  11. 480. How Much Does Discrimination Hurt the Economy?

    Published: 10/28/2021
  12. 479. The Economist’s Guide to Parenting: 10 Years Later

    Published: 10/21/2021
  13. 478. How Can We Break Our Addiction to Contempt?

    Published: 10/14/2021
  14. 477. Why Is U.S. Media So Negative?

    Published: 10/7/2021
  15. That’s a Great Question! (Ep. 192 Rebroadcast)

    Published: 9/30/2021
  16. “This Didn't End the Way It’s Supposed to End.”

    Published: 9/27/2021
  17. 476. What Are the Police for, Anyway?

    Published: 9/23/2021
  18. 475. Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids?

    Published: 9/16/2021
  19. 474. All You Need Is Nudge

    Published: 9/9/2021
  20. Is There Really a “Loneliness Epidemic”? (Ep. 407 Rebroadcast)

    Published: 9/2/2021

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