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689 Episodes

1. Stephen King has been terrifying fans for 50 years (Come together)

   Published: 4/25/2024
2. Massive bridge falls after collision with ship (Fire up)

   Published: 4/22/2024
3. The growing popularity of Turkish television (Open to)

   Published: 4/18/2024
4. Cracks are showing in America's real-estate racket (In the best possible light)

   Published: 4/15/2024
5. Will new dry 'tiles' be the future of laundry detergent? (Morph into)

   Published: 4/11/2024
6. Gabriel García Márquez sons publish last book against author's wishes (Cloud your judgment)

   Published: 4/8/2024
7. Podcasting turns 20 years old (Come to mind)

   Published: 4/4/2024
8. Like it or not, it's Biden vs. Trump again (Pass the torch)

   Published: 4/1/2024
9. Four questions about weight-loss drugs (Press up against)

   Published: 3/28/2024
10. The perils of going off weight-loss drugs (Slow down)

    Published: 3/25/2024
11. How our lives are different after the pandemic (Stick with)

    Published: 3/21/2024
12. COVID predictions that never came true (Come true)

    Published: 3/18/2024
13. Meet me at the 'zombie mall' (Put off)

    Published: 3/14/2024
14. The rise and slow fall of the indoor mall (Wander around)

    Published: 3/11/2024
15. The fate of the penny in 7 currencies (More trouble than it's worth)

    Published: 3/7/2024
16. ‘Nearshoring’ in Mexico and eastern Europe (Carve out)

    Published: 3/4/2024
17. The winners and losers of Leap Years (Fall on)

    Published: 2/29/2024
18. AM radio goes missing in electric cars (Have something going)

    Published: 2/26/2024
19. British Post Office scandal: a 'miscarriage of justice' (Drop off)

    Published: 2/22/2024
20. Correcting bias in academic research (Give in)

    Published: 2/19/2024