Whaling was, in the words of one scholar, “early capitalism unleashed on the high seas.” How did the U.S. come to dominate the whale market? Why did whale hunting die out here — and continue to grow elsewhere? And is that whale vomit in your perfume? (Part 1 of “Everything You Never Knew About Whaling.”)
256. What Are You Waiting For?
Is It Okay for Restaurants to Racially Profile Their Employees? (Rebroadcast)
255. Ten Ideas to Make Politics Less Rotten
254. What Are Gender Barriers Made Of?
253. Is the Internet Being Ruined?
252. Confessions of a Pothole Politician
The Suicide Paradox (Rebroadcast )
How Much Does the President Really Matter? (Rebroadcast)
Why Do We Really Follow the News? (Rebroadcast)
251. Are We in a Mattress-Store Bubble?
Time to Take Back the Toilet
250. Why Does Everyone Hate Flying? And Other Questions Only a Pilot Can Answer
249. The Longest Long Shot
248. How to Be Tim Ferriss
247. How to Win Games and Beat People
246. How to Get More Grit in Your Life
245. Being Malcolm Gladwell
244. How to Become Great at Just About Anything
243. How to Be More Productive
242. Is the World Ready for a Guaranteed Basic Income?
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