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Dangerous Ideas

Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you.

Twitterstorm of bots
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Computer scientist Filippo Menczer has evidence of a bot campaign targeting one of Twitter's biggest power users: President Trump.

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Journalist Zach Beauchamps guides us through what he calls the "Russiasphere," the online world of liberal fake news.

Dangerous Ideas

Philosopher Jason Brennan offers a provocative idea: let's bring back flogging as an alternative to imprisonment.

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2:08
Tommy Caldwell, at his base camp in the middle of the Dawn Wall.
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Tommy Caldwell talks about his lifelong obsession with climbing.

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16:06
Li
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Author Yiyun Li on leaving behind her health and native language to write.

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12:24
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Composer William Brittelle's music crosses so many boundaries, it's hard to categorize.

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10:21
John Waters
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John Waters might not be an ideal role model— so why let him give a commencement address?

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13:34
House on the Rock Carousel
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Author Neil Gaiman on the magic beyond the House on the Rock's walls.

Elisabeth Moss in Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale"
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The legendary speculative fiction writer on why young people identify with dark, murky futures.

George Saunders
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2017 Man Booker Prize Winner George Saunders talks about his creative process, his fledgling Buddhist practice, and the enduring fascination with Lincoln and the Civil War.

Fargo season 3
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Showrunner Noah Hawley's approach for adapting the series captures the classic film's essence.

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Laird Hunt has written what is really three stories wrapped around each other: A famous lynching in Marion, the story of a song about it, “Strange Fruit,” and a new novel, which begins on that terrible day. 

Freeman Dyson
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Physicist Freeman Dyson reflects on what he learned from Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr and Richard Feynman.

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13:10
magic in the internet
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Despite pining for landline telephones, writer Virginia Heffernan sees magic in the potential of the internet.

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Sonic Sidebar

Desperate for help with his PTSD, Dan Kasza took a strange brew of frog venom and ayahuasca.

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6:52
AYELET WALDMAN
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How taking microdoses of LSD for a month helped her find a calm she hadn’t known for years.

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12:07
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We're asking listeners to show us what brings love into their lives. Share yours on Instagram by tagging it #TTBOOK.

Asumaya
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Our musical guest for this hour, Asumaya, talks about how one person can play the music of a full band.

Esteban Touma
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Comedian Esteban Touma reflects on love and marriage, and reveals how squirrels explain the mysteries of evolution.

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5:34

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