If you love to eat, cook and travel, The Splendid Table is your weekly go-to source. Our public radio program has been connecting people through the common language of food for over three decades. Hosted by award-winning food journalist Francis Lam, each week we bring you fresh voices and surprising conversations at the intersection of cooking, people and culture. We cover all things food – from recipes and restaurants to history and science, farmer’s markets and of course, the Thanksgiving ...
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Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt tracks down other high achievers for surprising, revealing conversations about their lives and obsessions. Join Levitt as he goes through the most interesting midlife crisis you’ve ever heard — and learn how a renegade sheriff is transforming Chicago's jail, how a biologist is finding the secrets of evolution in the Arctic tundra, and how a trivia champion memorized 160,000 flashcards. To get every show in the Freakonomics Radio Network without ads and a m ...
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The Talk of the Street is a weekly unofficial Coronation Street podcast that has been purposefully ill-informed since 2018. In around 105 minutes, Helen and Gavin break down the storylines of the week, share opinions, get things wrong, and pick out a Moment of the Week. They are the creative masterminds behind the London!? meme that you've seen that probably wasn't credited to us, the curators of Fred Noises, and they produce a free weekly blog that really deserves to be syndicated. They're ...
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The Language Of Life Podcast is a platform that focuses on intriguing stories about common life topics such as relationships, finance, and careers to inspire and motivate you for success.
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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Sean Carroll | Wondery
Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, ...
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Called to Love: An Adoption Podcast for Christian Parents - Christian Adoption, Trauma and Healing, Foster Care, Parenting Adopted Children
Somer Colbert and Christian Parenting
Whether you seek to add to your family through foster care, private domestic adoption or you are called to travel internationally, every adoption story is uniquely beautiful. Yet, each shares a common language of calling, loss, and hardship. As Christian parents we have a deep desire to love and shepherd our children well, but it can be challenging to navigate loss, trauma and how to best love and guide our adopted children. One thing is for sure, adoption is more than a process, it is an in ...
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Learn Italian with teacher Mark as he guides you through the basics of the Italian language. In 100 episodes you will learn enough to cope with lots of common situations you may find yourself in while travelling in Italy.
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Dr. Christopher Perrin has been a leader in the renewal of classical education in the United States for 25 years. In this podcast, he traces the renewal of the American paideia exploring the recent history of the American renaissance in light of the 2500 years that have preceded it. Christopher is the founding CEO of Classical Academic Press and the founder of ClassicalU.com. The Christopher Perrin Show is part of the TrueNorth.fm podcast network.
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The Beginning of a Hero™ is a series of two-minute audio presentations for use on elementary school intercom systems. These stories work in conjunction with The Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero™ to portray a wide variety of realistic scenarios in everyday student life, whether in the classroom, on the school grounds, in the neighborhood, or at home. Through these stories, students vicariously learn: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY • POSITIVE PERSONAL VISION • POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS Hundreds of elementary ...
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Inside the Den is a podcast about connection and the human behind the community in the world of web3. Each week, you’ll hear from an array of extraordinary people building in the blockchain space. Including members and partners inside The Wolf Den - a web3 community of investors, business owners, and people aiming to do good in the world by sharing their stories of transformation and valuable insights on how to be a better human. Listening to this podcast will help you understand the power o ...
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Compiler gives you perspectives and insights from the tech industry—free from jargon and judgment. We’re here to help tech newbies understand what’s going on. Learn more about our show at redhat.com/en/compiler-podcast
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Sawa Shabab (Youth Together) is a peacebuilding radio drama series for the youth of South Sudan. Sawa Shabab is a bold new peacebuilding radio drama series for South Sudanese youth. The drama series follows the daily lives of four young South Sudanese: Rose, Taban, Winnie and Richard, four very different characters facing common issues: tribalism, poverty, gender inequity, and insecurity but also issues that affect youth all over the world: school, work, friendships, family, love and future ...
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MIND YOUR BUSINESS - Lead Generation | Work from Home | Virtual Assistant | Freelance | Business Systems | Marketing
Sabrina Knapp - Business Advisor | Marketing Strategist | Coach
Are you tired of feeling anxious about the lack of growth in your business? Are you sick of not knowing where to start in looking for your ideal client or even how to attract them? Do you wish that you could quit posting your every thought and moment to social media so that you are noticed? How do you create more time and get more productively done in your business? Should you hire a VA? In this podcast, you will find truth to who YOU really are as an entrepreneur. Welcome Home! I‘m glad you ...
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December 12, 2025 - Chinese Pigeon Drones
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1:49:52This podcast covers episodes 11,741 to 11,746. On the occasion of her 65th birthday, Maggie has cause to remember birthdays from yesteryear. Will’s jealousy gets out of hand when he sees Megan and Daniel’s continuous flirting. Ken is disappointed when a joke about selling Number One to fund a permanent cruise generates shock from Tracy. Kit and Car…
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Ninety-Eight Years of Economic Wisdom (Replay)
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49:09The late Robert Solow was a giant among economists. When he was 98 years old he told Steve about cracking German codes in World War II, why it’s so hard to reduce inequality, and how his field lost its way. SOURCES: Robert Solow, professor emeritus of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. RESOURCES: "Secrecy, Cigars, and a Venetia…
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816: Crumbs with Ben Mims and Wild Chocolate with Rowan Jacobsen
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49:24It’s the holiday season, and we’re kicking it off this week with some sweet treats. First, food editor and recipe developer Ben Mims joins us with his latest project, covering over 300 cookie recipes from Asia to the Levant to Scandinavia to the Caribbean. The varieties are astonishing. We get into cookie styles, the fascinating ingredients in regi…
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Hope for Weary Adoptive and Foster Parents
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39:50Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, my special guest is the founder of The Mission Driven Mom and creator of the MDM Academy: Audrey Rindlisbacher. Audrey’s world was turned upside down when she, at the time a mother to four kids herself, decided to foster her cousin’s four children, ages ranging from twelve years old to newborn…
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338 | Ryan Patterson on the Physics of Neutrinos
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1:26:21The story goes that Wolfgang Pauli, who first proposed the existence of neutrinos, was embarrassed to have done so, as it was considered uncouth to hypothesize new particles that could not be detected. Modern physicists have no such scruples, of course, but more importantly neutrinos turn out to be very detectable, given sufficient resources and ex…
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This podcast covers episodes 11,735 to 11,740. At Weatherifield Businesswoman’s Conference, when she locks herself out of her speech, Debbie is forced to speak from the heart. Dev can’t help himself from making a big deal of Asha on her return home. Carla is in no mood to continue talks with Swain on getting back together and looks into moving into…
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Michael Crow is the president of Arizona State University, which U.S. News & World Report has called the most innovative school in the country for 11 years running. He tells Steve about why higher education needs to change, and how A.S.U. is leading the way. Plus: Steve has an announcement about the podcast. SOURCES: Michael Crow, president of Ariz…
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839: A Journey Through Southern Food with Michael W. Twitty and Deb Freeman
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49:28This week, we’re taking a trip through the South and its food – how it tells the story of a region shaped by migration, memory, and culture. First, we talk with scholar and writer Michael W. Twitty about his new book, Recipes from the American South, a sweeping look at the many communities – Black, white, Indigenous, immigrant – whose traditions bu…
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Bonus Episode: Do Holidays Leave You Exhausted, Not Restored? Priya Parker, Francis Lam & Kate Bowler on Celebration
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36:23Today we have a bonus episode for you from Happier with Gretchen Rubin, featuring our very own Francis Lam. Gretchen Rubin is HAPPIER, and she wants you to be happier too. The #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before gets more personal than ever as she brings her practical, manageable advice about happiness and good hab…
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Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, Jill Marier joins me on the podcast to discuss the need for fostering medically fragile children. Jill has a rather unique family, and in her words she says “we get stares.” They have a large household full of children that are adopted, biological, and fostering, many of them are medically fra…
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337 | Kevin Zollman on Game Theory, Signals, and Meaning
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1:17:37Game theory is a way of quantitatively describing what happens any time one thing interacts with another thing, when both things have goals and potential rewards. That's a pretty broad class of interesting events, so it is unsurprising that game theory is a useful way of thinking about everything from international relations to the evolution of pea…
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November 28, 2025 - Glenda Has Left the Building
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1:39:18This podcast covers episodes 11,729 to 11,734. Becky continues to worm her way into number six as Carla comes to the end of her tether. Carl manufactures an unpaid account to hasten his access to the hotel’s business accounts. Fiz has to rush off after learning that Cilla is undergoing an operation, but all is not as it seems. As Kev decides to tur…
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796: Soup Season with Mariana Velásquez, Gregory Gourdet, and Jing Gao
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49:38This week, we welcome the cold with delicious soup! Food Stylist Mariana Velásquez Villegas, author of Colombiana: A Rediscovery of Recipes and Rituals from the Soul of Colombia talks us through Colombia's biodiversity and regional identity and the unique foods it inspires like Sancocho. This hearty stew brings people together in a communal dining …
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Join us for Turkey Confidential, our must-listen-to annual Thanksgiving Day broadcast! This year’s guests are Samin Nosrat, author of bestseller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and Good Things; Brooklyn-based recipe developer Yossy Arefi, author of Snacking Bakes and Snacking Cakes; Vivian Howard, author, TV personality, and chef, known for This Will Make It…
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Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, I am helping you better understand embryo adoption. IVF treatments have risen in popularity as desperate families seek to get pregnant, but the process comes at a great cost— and not just financially, but also emotionally, mentally, and even spiritually as families navigate what to do with exc…
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336 | Anil Ananthaswamy on the Mathematics of Neural Nets and AI
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1:14:11Machine learning using neural networks has led to a remarkable leap forward in artificial intelligence, and the technological and social ramifications have been discussed at great length. To understand the origin and nature of this progress, it is useful to dig at least a little bit into the mathematical and algorithmic structures underlying these …
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This podcast covers episodes 11,723 to 11,728. Theo manufactures tension between Todd and George by ensuring he’s late and hungover for a very important funeral. Sally jumps to conclusions when she sees Trisha at the Bistro with a much younger man. Kit officially moves in with Sarah while Brody interrupts the housewarming party. Maggie treats Eva t…
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171. Measuring Pollution on Parallel Earths
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56:01Michael Greenstone knows it’s corny, but he wants to make the world a better place — by tracking the impact of air quality, developing pollution markets in India, and … starting a podcast, which Steve says proves he’s over the hill. SOURCES: Michael Greenstone, professor of economics at the University of Chicago. RESOURCES: "New evidence on the imp…
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815: Your Thanksgiving meal with Deb Perelman and J. Kenji Lopez-Alt & Desi Bakes with Hetal Vasavada
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49:09We are a week away from Thanksgiving, and this week, Award-winning authors J. Kenji Lopez-Alt and Deb Perelman give us the best advice on making the perfect Thanksgiving spread. From gravy hot takes to best brining practices and the ideal way to cook a perfect turkey we have you covered. J. Kenji López-Alt and Deb Perelman are co-hosts of "The Reci…
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Encouragement for the Waiting Adoptive Parent
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31:49Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, I am joined by a joyful and light-filled author, speaker, and mom: Alice Matagora. Alice shares her story about a painful waiting process, depending on God’s promises. Inspired by this waiting journey, as a new mom Alice wrote the book, “You Are My Miracle”. All children are a miracle from God…
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Welcome to the November 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the que…
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November 14, 2025 - Anything With Jason Statham
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1:44:11This podcast covers episodes 11,717 to 11,722. David and Shona are brought down to earth with a scene-repeating bang when they learn that their baby's life is in danger before it's begun. Tensions continue to brew in the Dobbs household as Fiz and Tyrone struggle to cope with his disability. Carla is sick to the back teeth of Becky and forces the i…
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Suleika Jaouad’s Survival Mechanisms (Replay)
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58:46Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with cancer at 22. She made her illness the subject of a New York Times column and a memoir, Between Two Kingdoms. She and Steve talk about what it means to live with a potentially fatal illness, how to talk to people who've gone through a tragedy, and ways to encourage medical donations. SOURCES: Suleika Jaouad, author…
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838: Our All-American Thanksgiving with Padma Lakshmi and Dorie Greenspan
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49:23This week, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving and looking at the way this American holiday and its food tell our stories. First, we talk with Padma Lakshmi about her new cookbook, Padma’s All American, a celebration of the immigrant dishes and regional traditions that make up our country’s culinary landscape. Padma talks about what she’s learned from y…
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A Gospel Centered Look at Foster Care and Adoption
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47:15Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, I am joined by the amazing and inspiring Jamie Finn. Jamie is an author and busy mom to both biological and adopted children, and their family has been fostering for years. She is also the founder and president of Foster the Family, a national nonprofit that serves vulnerable children and the …
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335 | Andrew Jaffe on Models, Probability, and the Universe
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1:17:38Science has an incredibly impressive track record of uncovering nonintuitive ideas about the universe that turn out to be surprisingly accurate. It can be tempting to think of scientific discoveries as being carefully constructed atop a rock-solid foundation. In reality, scientific progress is tentative and fallible. Scientists propose models, assi…
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November 7, 2025 - The Fourth Emergency Service
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1:50:00This podcast covers episodes 11,711 to 11,716. The newly-installed Driscolls’ nerves are torn asunder when Will doesn’t return from Hull as planned. Cassie starts her second stint on Streetcars switch but is quickly subjected to a practical joke from Tracy. Carl becomes increasingly obsessed in getting access to Debbie’s business account. Dev is ne…
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Physicist and former pop star Brian Cox tells Steve about discovering the Higgs boson, having a number-one hit, and why particle physics research will almost certainly not create a black hole that destroys all life on earth. SOURCES: Brian Cox, physicist at the University of Manchester. RESOURCES: Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe,…
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814: Ottolenghi Comfort with Yotam Ottolenghi and Classic German Cooking with Luisa Weiss
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49:48Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pandora | Amazon Music | YouTube This week, we talk about comfort food around the world. First, Yotam Ottolenghi tells us about his latest book, which is filled with recipes for his favorite comfort foods. He talks about what it is about specific dishes that evoke emotional reactions, from taste to texture to m…
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Welcome to the Called to Love Podcast! In this episode, I am joined by Leah Brandon Akannam and Brian Murphy from the Gift of Adoption Fund. One of the biggest things stopping people from pursuing adoption is the cost. Resources like the Gift of Adoption Fund are here to bridge the gap and take down this barrier to a child finding their home. We di…
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334 | Daniel Whiteson on the Physics of and by Aliens
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1:14:21The universe as revealed by physics is objective: it's out there, existing and behaving in ways that are completely independent of human thought. But the process by which we learn about the universe, and the language with which we talk about it, is extremely human-dependent. Does that mean that aliens would do science differently, and even think di…
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October 31, 2025 - The Three Blessed Concubines of Nick Tilsley
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1:51:33This podcast covers episodes 11,705 to 11,710. The Rover's new owners arrive on the Street, marking a return for a familiar face. Hope is sure that Jake is the one responsible for sending her bullying messages on social media. Todd inadvertently does Theo a favour by getting him a job working a maintenance job at the factory. Leanne and Toyah are f…
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837: The Universal Language of Bread with Tony Shalhoub and Maureen Abood
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49:51This week, we’re breaking bread in every sense of the phrase. First, beloved actor Tony Shalhoub joins us to talk about his new CNN series, Breaking Bread, where he travels the world to explore the meaning of bread and how it connects us across cultures and tables. Growing up in a large Lebanese American family in Wisconsin, Tony shares memories of…
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