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How stolen vehicles move around the world
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Car theft goes global
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Women are making inroads into officiating men’s sports
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Italy envisions a bridge to Sicily
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The era of slim clothing is over
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‘Coldplay couple’ in a viral nightmare
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How prescription drugs get their names [archive episode]
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What it’s like to stare at a painting for a full hour [archive episode]
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Egypt’s long-awaited mega-museum nears completion
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The poison mushroom and Australia’s sensational murder trial
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Cities are getting that sinking feeling
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Microsoft’s ‘Blue Screen of Death’ is going away
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Alberta flirts with separation from Canada
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What citizenship do you get at birth?
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The last Blockbuster [archive episode]
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How to apologize [archive episode]
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Country music is growing its mainstream appeal
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'Freestyle' chess scrambles the board
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Wave of needle stabbings reported in France
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Drone video shows orcas using kelp as a tool
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How to keep a high passenger rating
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Three words to say exactly where you are
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Which way is home? It’s complicated
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The five-star rating system isn’t working [Archive episode]
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The resurgence of the mullet haircut [Archive episode]
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Gut feeling: the microbiome and our health
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Nate Bargatze’s clean brand of comedy
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Breakfast: should you or shouldn’t you?
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Teaching in the age of ChatGPT
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ChatGPT has upended education
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The protein craze hits grocery shelves
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How books and movies get their local titles
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Did an extinct wolf really come back?
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Why airports have chapels
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How makers of 'Adolescence' made their one-take episodes
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Expression: Figure out
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett to retire
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Canada’s Liberals stage an improbable comeback
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Expression: Make sure
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Dalai Lama leads Tibetan Buddhists from exile
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LinkedIn is now a place to share
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Expression: Make a difference
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How a new pope is chosen
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These new high-rises are made of wood
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Expression: Look forward to
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Big news: The Expressions are back!
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Le Creuset turns 100
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Updates: Daniel Kahneman, new euro, Rust movie
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Updates: Astronauts home; running records fall; no more Bitcoin in El Salvador
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Crumbl cookies are dessert for the social media era
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