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The Innocents Can Never Last

Jan 6, 2026

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7 min read

The Innocents Can Never Last

Exploring the reality of death and the quackery of longevity products with Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan

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Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier

Dec 30, 2025

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5 min read

Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier

Just in time for America's 250th birthday Jack Kelly gives us the story of the man behind the famous line "These are the times that try men's souls."

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The Island Greeting That We Send to You

Dec 23, 2025

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5 min read

The Island Greeting That We Send to You

Hampton Sides delivers with this highly readable narrative non-fiction account of the fateful, final voyage of Captain James Cook.

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And All The Rest…

Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Fire

Dec 16, 2025

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5 min read

Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Fire

Kara Swisher pulls no punches (as you would expect) in this account of her life as a trail-blazing reporter and commentator on the Tech world.

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I'm Your Captain, Though I'm Feeling Mighty Sick

Dec 9, 2025

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6 min read

I'm Your Captain, Though I'm Feeling Mighty Sick

In this true story the sea captain's wife takes charge of her husband's ship under the worst circumstances imaginable

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Money Changes Everything

Nov 27, 2025

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8 min read

Money Changes Everything

A quick ride through the history of economics by economist, author, and member of the Australian Parliament Andrew Leigh

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Keeping All My Secrets Safe Tonight

Nov 22, 2025

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6 min read

Keeping All My Secrets Safe Tonight

A loving father, quiet about his past, is harboring secrets too dark and too painful to reveal.

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Steve's Book Stuff
Oh-ho-ho, It's Magic!

Nov 13, 2025

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5 min read

Oh-ho-ho, It's Magic!

The catchy tune helped sell Ozempic, which suddenly was everywhere. But the weight loss drug had a long road to overnight success.

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Ticket to Ride

Nov 7, 2025

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6 min read

Ticket to Ride

Gemini, the middle child between Mercury and Apollo in the 1960's US space program, gave Apollo its ticket to the moon.

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With a bit of a mind flip, you're into the time slip

Oct 30, 2025

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5 min read

With a bit of a mind flip, you're into the time slip

Emily St. John Mandel masters the slow build as moments from different centuries are bleeding into one another, like a glitch in time.

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I Want You to Want Me

Oct 23, 2025

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6 min read

I Want You to Want Me

Cable news anchor Chris Hayes takes a deep dive into the attention economy - how and why the internet works to steal your attention

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Massachusetts is someplace I have seen

Oct 16, 2025

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5 min read

Massachusetts is someplace I have seen

A dozen interwoven stories of life, love and connections across the centuries in the Bay State.

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