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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2021 · 43 MIN

Is your name ruining your life?

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Coming up today… the startups selling ball boosting supplements, and is your name ruining lifeThe stories we talked about this week:Is your name ruining your life?https://www.wired.co.uk/article/name-discriminationThey wanted big balls. This startup said it could helphttps://www.wired.co.uk/article/microbiome-testicles-umzuMusic by Filip HnizdoProduced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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Coming up today… the startups selling ball boosting supplements, and is your name ruining life The stories we talked about this week: Is your name ruining your life? https://www.wired.co.uk/article/name-discrimination They wanted big balls. This startup said it could help https://www.wired.co.uk/article/microbiome-testicles-umzu Music by Filip Hnizdo Produced and edited (remotely) by Matt Burgess

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