The Atlantic
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Episodes
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#5475: Why Salad Is Breakfast in Israel and Punishment in AmericaSame chopped tomatoes and cucumbers — a morning staple in Israel and Turkey, a symbol of joyless dieting in America. How did one dish mean two oppo... -
#5716: One in 13 Million: What It Takes to Be an AstronautOnly 631–780 humans have ever reached space. Here's the training gauntlet — and the mental toll — behind that number. -
#5576: Lying Flat as a Tactic: The Quiet Opt-OutTang ping, quiet quitting, and the N-po generation — what happens when people stop donating effort they were never paid for? -
#5359: When Everyone Goes to UniversityDegree inflation, a collapsing graduate premium, and the case that mass university was a costly detour. -
#5347: What "On the Sidelines" Actually Means in DiplomacyA "sidelines" meeting sounds casual. It's actually a fully scripted format with its own rules — and the Greenland signing shows why the label matters. -
#5238: Robber Barons: Builders or Plunderers?Rockefeller cut kerosene prices by 90% — and the top 1% owned half of America. Both facts are true. So why can't we agree? -
#5222: How to Fill a Room With People Who Remember YouIs there a rent-a-crowd industry, and can you use it to make a 41st birthday feel like being remembered?