Kamis, 19 April 2018

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What Childhood Memory Shaped Your Idea of the World?
How do our childhood memories shape us? How do we cope with painful events during our most formative years? Dylan and Kathleen consider these questions and bring you stories of loss and strength. Special guest: Natalie Merrill of Emory University's Bauer Memory Lab.
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Episode 3: eSports
In episode 3, Dani and Ify get into the world of eSports. They talk about what it is exactly, the history of the competition, different tournaments players take part in, professional leagues, eSports scholarships from universities, eSports in the Olympics, how it's popularity rose, it's classification as a sport, the ethics of the game, performance enhancing drug use during competitions, how eSports influenced gaming, and so much more. They're also joined by host, internet and YouTube personality, and former Nerdist gaming editor Malik Forte to discuss all of the above and his own experience with eSports.  
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The King of Fashion: Paul Poiret
The work of avant-garde couturier Paul Poiret was shocking to some, and undeniably groundbreaking to everyone else. The fact that he radically altered the way women dressed during the 20th century was only ONE of his major innovations.
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The Music of Super Mario Bros.
Jump in and explore the music of Super Mario Bros, in all of its 8-bit glory. We discuss the surprising power of video game music, the technology and innovation that drove it, and the creative process that led to this 1985 classic.
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We Are Dani Fernandez
In episode 38, the girls are joined by comedian Dani Fernandez to talk about her early life and how she got to LA, her experience auditioning in Los Angeles and getting hosting gigs as a woman of color, representation of minorities in media, a leak of some problematic comments from an acting teacher in Los Angeles, immigrant families lack of discussion of mental illness, her new podcast on HowStuffWorks called 'Nerdificent,' and much more.
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Weezer
Back In 2016, Weezer released their 10th studio album, Weezer (The White Album), a self-proclaimed beach album that debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Rock/Alternative chart, and Top 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. Formed in 1992, the group has sold 9.2 million albums in the United States and over 17 million records worldwide. In the conversation taken from the GRAMMY Museum archive, members Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), and Scott Shriner (bass, backing vocals) sat with Scott Goldman to chat about the milestone project, and their over twenty-year career in music.
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Who Is the Atlanta Monster?
If you haven't listened to this investigative podcast on the Atlanta child murders, now is the time!
 
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'Who Are You Peeing For?'
The Kings, Jacquis & Edgar are joined by Miles Gray (The Daily Zeitgeist) and discuss: The NBA Playoffs, Coachella, Best Live Performances, and more!
 
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The Angels of Mons (Entry 047.PS9111)
In which an unsuccessful horror writer accidentally rewrites the history of the Western Front, and Ken is clearly annoyed at having to learn the history of the Western Front. Certificate #21873.

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Beth Newell on Bridget Jones's Diary
Beth Newell is the co-founder of one of the smartest and funniest sites on the web, Reductress. Beth is also a friend, so Chuck managed to get her into the studio in NY to talk about her movie crush, Bridget Jones's Diary.
 
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Barbara Bush > Lucille Bluth, Stormy Daniels Threatened By Tom Brady? 4.18.18
In episode 129, Jack & Miles are joined by comedian Marlena Rodriguez to discuss Stormy Daniel's releasing the sketch of the man who threatened her and all the men it looks like, Michael Cohen having mob connections, why are taxes are so complicated, Nikki Haley clapping back at the White House, Rod Rosenstein being on the chopping block, Brietbart trying to protect conservative speech, the right trying to use Cards B as a pro-life icon, the real Barbara Bush, & more! 
 
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That Time We Erased a (HUGE) Waterfall
It's often been said that "the art of losing isn't hard to master", and humanity overall seems to have a knack for losing everything from car keys to entire civilizations. Join Ben and Noel as they travel (vicariously) to South America and delve into the story of two nations who, eventually, lost an entire waterfall.
 
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Do Superstar Athletes Have Superior Brains?
The scouts claimed that Steph Curry was too slow-footed and unathletic to play in the pros. But maybe they should have asked a neuroscientist? Will and Mango talk to Zach Schonbrun, author of The Performance Cortex, to understand why darts is so hard, how your skin helps you play sports, whether tennis stars are actually math geniuses and why Shaq had such a tough time mastering that free throw.
 
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