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Sorta Sophisticated — 100 episodes

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Episode 124 - Why Do We Love Characters Who Aren't Real?

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Episode 123 - Punk Rock: The Music That Gave Everyone Permission

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Episode 122 - The Sport So Exclusive It Made Its Own Rules

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Episode 121 - How Much Bullshit Should You Put Up With At Work?

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Episode 120 - Everything You See Tonight Already Happened

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Episode 119 - You Had To Be There: Why 9/11 Just Turned Into History (25 Years Later)

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Episode 118 - The Pope Forced Him to Paint: He Never Forgave Him

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Episode 117 - Your Attention Is The One Thing That You Actually Own

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Episode 116 - The Strange Story Behind The Nobel Prize

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Episode 115 - Copenhagen: The Postcard Lies A Little

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Episode 114 - "Nobody Knows What to Say" - Three Years Later

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Episode 113 - Lucky People Aren't Smarter: They Just Notice More

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Episode 112 - Unwritten and Non-Negotiable: Who Made These Rules?

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Episode 111 - The Story That Invented All Stories

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Episode 110 - Happy Birthday America: Now Go Do Your Homework

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Episode 109 - The Highway That Built Road Trip Culture

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Episode 108 - Your Clothing Speaks Long Before You Do

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Episode 107 - What's Your Number? The Secret Language On The Back Of Every Soccer Jersey

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Episode 106 - Marilyn Monroe: The Most Seen, Least Known Woman in History

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Episode 105 - Miles Davis: The Man Who Quit His Own Genius

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Episode 104 - You’re Not Lost: You’re Just Waiting for the Wrong Feeling

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Episode 103 - The Guilt Screen: How America Turned Gratitude Into a Transaction

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Episode 102 - It's a Public Museum. So Why Can't You Get In?

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Episode 101 - They Had No Compass, No Map, and No Business Finding Tahiti: And They Found It Anyway

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Episode 100 - The Fans Killed Michael Jackson (Sorta): A 100th Episode Special

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Episode 099 - The Race That Started With A Dead Guy And A Lie

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Episode 098 - The Oldest Lesson Some Societies Seem To Forget

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Episode 097 - The Most Romantic Sport in America: Why Baseball Feels Like A Love Story

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Episode 096 - You're Thinking About AI All Wrong

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Episode 095 - Shakespeare Twist: How Human Nature, Ego, Jealousy, and Ambition Still Drive Every Movie and TV Show Today

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Episode 094 -  The Quiet Grief of Becoming Someone Else

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Episode 093 - Martinis and Mobsters: How the Rat Pack Defined the Era of Cool

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Episode 092 - The Boston Tea Party: America’s First Group Chat Meltdown

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Episode 091 - February Is the Worst Month and That’s on Purpose

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Episode 090 - Artemis II: The Awkward Question NASA Has To Answer

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Episode 089 - Who Picks the Winners? A Sorta Sophisticated Guide to the Grammys

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Episode 088 - White Tablecloth Anxiety: A Beginner’s Guide to Fine Dining

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Episode 087 - Ancient Vices, Modern Problems: The Seven Deadly Sins Explained

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Episode 086 - Sky on Fire: Why the Northern Lights Are Having Their Best Year Ever

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Episode 085 - History’s Greatest Hangover: When America Tried to Stop Drinking

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Episode 084 - The 80's: The Decade That Just Won't Die

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Episode 083 - Jane Austen at 250: The Life, the Legend, the Lasting Obsession

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Episode 082 - Still Tapping at 100: The Joyful Genius of Dick Van Dyke

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Episode 081 - The Chemistry of Cozy: Why We Crave Comfort

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Episode 080 - The Silk Road: Where the World First Went Viral

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Podcast Episode 079 - From Barn Dance to Big Time: The Opry at 100

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Podcast Episode 78 - Show Me the Money: The Art of Negotiating a Raise

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Episode 077- Six Degrees of Separation: Why You’re Closer Than You Think

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Episode 076 - The World’s Biggest Group Project: The Story of the United Nations

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Episode 075 - Springsteen on Screen: Delivering The Boss to a New Generation

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Episode 074 - The Iron Lady at 100: Margaret Thatcher's Life and Legacy

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Podcast Episode 073 - Once Upon a Time- The Science, History, and Magic of Storytelling

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Episode 072 - Meet the Olympians: The Original Dysfunctional Family

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Episode 071 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered- A History of Deaf Culture

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Episode 070 - Girl Power, Global Stage: Inside the Beijing Declaration

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Episode 069- Grant Park Gets Groovin’: The Story Behind the Chicago Jazz Festival

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Episode 068 - It’s Not You, It’s the System: A Beginner’s Guide to Sociology

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Episode 067 - Apple TV’s Chief of War Is Cool - But Kaʻiana’s Story? Even Wilder

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Episode 066 - Don’t Fear the Timpani: Classical Music Debunked

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Episode 065 - The Killing Fields: Cambodia’s Genocide, 50 Years Later

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Ep 064 - Middle East Matchups: Who’s Backing Who When Things Blow Up

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Ep 063 - Bible vs. Biology: The Courtroom Cage Match Turns 100!

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Episode 062 - The Career Break: When to Pause, Pivot, or Peace Out

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Ep 061: Formula 1- A Crash Course in Drama, Decibels, and Designer Sunglasses

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Ep 060: Cheers To You- The Sophisticated Science of Toasting!

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Ep 059: Iceland- Land of Fire, Ice, and Emotional Stoicism

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Ep 058: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Podcast- Jaws Turns 50!

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Ep 057: D-Day: The Day the World Held Its Breath

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Ep 056: From FOMO to Fulfillment- How Volunteering Changes You

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Ep 055: Mark Twain- The Man, The Myth, The Mustache

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Ep 054: Beats Without Borders- Why Rhythm Connects Us All

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Ep 053: Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain & 7 Decades of Dreams

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Ep 052: Cinco De Mayo: Tacos, Tequila, and Totally Misunderstood History

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Ep 051: From Awkward to Authentic: Mastering Workplace Relatability

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Ep 050: The Great Gatsby at 100: The Party That Never Ends!

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Ep 049: Surviving France- A Crash Course for Americans

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Ep 048: Coming to America- An Immigrant's Story (Pt.3)

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Ep 047: The Cult of Crime: Why are We Obsessed with True Crime Stories?

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Episode 046: Poetry 101- Unlocking the Magic of Words and Verses

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Ep 045: Coming to America - An Immigrant's Story (Pt.2)

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Ep 044: Rugby-The Game They Play in Heaven

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Ep 043: Unveiling the Oscars: The Untold History of Hollywood's Biggest Night

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Ep 042: Rio De Janeiro's Biggest Party - Carnival

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Ep 041: Coming to America - An Immigrant's Story Pt 1

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Ep 040: Everything "BUT" the Super Bowl

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Ep 039: The Millennial Mid-Life Crisis

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Ep 038: How to Make New Year Resolutions Stick

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Ep 037: The Nonagenarian: Elvis Turns 90

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Ep 036: Why Do They Call It 'The Tournament of Roses?'

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Ep 035: What's the Deal With the Winter Solstice?

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Ep 034: Krampus- Santa's Evil Twin

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Ep 033 : The Generational Divide

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Ep 032: The Preacher and the Spy- Bonhoeffer

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Ep 031: Lā Kūʻokoʻa - Hawaiian Independence Day

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Ep 030: World Kindness Day

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Ep 029: How Does the Vatican Pick a Pope?

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Ep 028: What Influenced the U.S. Democracy Anyway?

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Ep 027: Dia de los Muertos

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Ep 026: The Truth About Lies

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Ep 025: Indigenous People's Day or Columbus Day

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