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Episode 655: Alma Katsu - The Fervor

The acclaimed author of the celebrated literary horror novels The Hunger and The Deep turns her...

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Episode 654: Andy Secher - Travels with Trilobites: Adventures in the Paleozoic

Trilobites were some of the most successful and versatile organisms ever to exist. Among the...

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Episode 653: Luke Munn - Automaton Is A Myth

For some, automation will usher in a labor-free utopia; for others, it signals a disastrous...

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Episode 651: Michael Meyer - Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet: The Favorite Founder's Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife,.

The incredible story of Benjamin Franklin’s parting gift to the working-class people of Boston...

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Episode 651: Paul Leonardi & Tsedal Neeley - The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of...

The pressure to "be digital" has never been greater, but you can meet the challenge. The...

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Episode 652: Richard Ambron - The Brain and Pain: Breakthroughs in Neuroscience

Pain is an inevitable part of existence, but severe debilitating or chronic pain is a...

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Episode 650: Kate Quinn - The Diamond Eye

The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II...

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Episode 648: Andrew DeYoung - The Temps

They're underemployed. Underpaid. And trying to survive the end of the world while trapped...

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Episode 647: Scott Nations - The Anxious Investor

A revelatory new guide to building wealth amidst stock market crashes and uncertain economic...

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Episode 646: Interview with Stewart O'Nan - Ocean State

Set in a working-class town on the Rhode Island coast, O'Nan's latest is a crushing,...

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Episode 645: Jason Baxter - The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind

C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an...

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Episode 644: Louise Candlish - The Heights

The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace...

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Episode 643: Bill Hayes - Sweat: A History of Exercise

From Insomniac City author Bill Hayes, "who can tackle just about any subject in book form, and...

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Episode 640: Sequoia Nagamatsu - How Hight We Go In The Dark

In 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his...

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Episode 640: Azar Nafisi - Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times

The New York Times bestselling author of Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with a guide to the...

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Episode 641: David J. Chalmers - Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy

A leading philosopher takes a mind-bending journey through virtual worlds, illuminating the...

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Episode 641: Patrick O'Leary - 51

What really happened in Area 51? Adam Pagnucco is just trying to help out a stranger who's down...

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Episode 642: Garrett Hongo - The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo

A poet’s audio obsession, from collecting his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal vacuum...

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Episode 639: Dr. Mark Vonnegut - The Heart of Caring: A Life In Pediatrics

Reflections from a life lived in medicine. Pediatrician Mark Vonnegut has spent forty years...

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Episode 638: Kerri Maher - The Paris Bookseller

The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of...

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