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Keep calm and carry on: the backstory

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Why your AI always thinks you're brilliant

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New discoveries from ancient Pompeii

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More schools are banning cell phones

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Newest status symbol? Your water bottle

106

Alcaraz & Sinner: the new rivalry in men’s tennis

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Canada's sweetest export: maple syrup

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⚖️ Emoji in the courtroom

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How stolen vehicles move around the world

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Car theft goes global

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Women are making inroads into officiating men’s sports

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Italy envisions a bridge to Sicily

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The era of slim clothing is over

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‘Coldplay couple’ in a viral nightmare

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How prescription drugs get their names [archive episode]

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What it’s like to stare at a painting for a full hour [archive episode]

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Egypt’s long-awaited mega-museum nears completion

118

The poison mushroom and Australia’s sensational murder trial

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Cities are getting that sinking feeling

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Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ is going away

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Alberta flirts with separation from Canada

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What citizenship do you get at birth?

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The last Blockbuster [archive episode]

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How to apologize [archive episode]

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Country music is growing its mainstream appeal

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'Freestyle' chess scrambles the board

127

Wave of needle stabbings reported in France

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Drone video shows orcas using kelp as a tool

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How to keep a high passenger rating

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Three words to say exactly where you are

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Which way is home? It’s complicated

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The five-star rating system isn’t working [Archive episode]

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The resurgence of the mullet haircut [Archive episode]

134

Gut feeling: the microbiome and our health

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Nate Bargatze’s clean brand of comedy

136

Breakfast: should you or shouldn’t you?

137

Teaching in the age of ChatGPT

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ChatGPT has upended education

139

The protein craze hits grocery shelves

140

How books and movies get their local titles

141

Did an extinct wolf really come back?

142

Why airports have chapels

143

How makers of 'Adolescence' made their one-take episodes

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Expression: Figure out

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett to retire

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Canada’s Liberals stage an improbable comeback

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Expression: Make sure

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Dalai Lama leads Tibetan Buddhists from exile

149

LinkedIn is now a place to share

150

Expression: Make a difference

151

How a new pope is chosen

152

These new high-rises are made of wood

153

Expression: Look forward to

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Big news: The Expressions are back!

155

Le Creuset turns 100

156

Updates: Daniel Kahneman, new euro, Rust movie

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Updates: Astronauts home; running records fall; no more Bitcoin in El Salvador

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Crumbl cookies are dessert for the social media era

159

Trump's tariff chaos rattles world economies

160

Should you use a top sheet?

161

Microsoft hangs up on Skype

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Co-living is like coworking at home

163

Why do tariffs exist?

164

Denmark to stop delivering mail after 400 years

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The ethics of self-driving cars

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The self-driving future is running late

167

James Bond’s future is now in Amazon’s hands

168

The decline of the stick-shift in North America

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LA battles mudslides after devastating wildfires

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The fires that wiped through Los Angeles

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The remote-work battle rages on

172

These contractions break the rules

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The secret to a perfectly boiled egg

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How to survive extreme cold temperatures

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English words borrowed from French

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Notre Dame reopens after six years of restoration

177

'SNL' celebrates 50 years of late-night comedy

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Latin phrases that are part of English

179

The slow decline of neon signs

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Britain debates: Should assisted dying be legal?

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Why all-night parties are fading worldwide

182

The tradition of Girl Scout cookies in the U.S.

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Jimmy Carter was America's best ex-president

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Big questions on Australia's new social media law

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New Australia law: no kids under 16 on social media

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Why, exactly, is processed food bad for you?

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Three big stories to watch in 2025

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What is the purpose of giving gifts?

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What's the most popular type of book? (Hint: 😘)

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‘Long Island’ is a worthy sequel to ‘Brooklyn’

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Should donors get paid for plasma?

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Three self-help books that really help

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Searching for life on one of Jupiter's moons

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The best side dishes for American Thanksgiving

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He's back: How Trump returned to power in 2024

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Got camel milk? Now, more people do (Cut back on)

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Greenland bets on responsible tourism (Fall from grace)

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Lost Mozart composition found in German archives (Every now and then)

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The return of the backflip in figure skating (Give away)

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Haggis: Scotland's most famous recipe (Out of reach)