Month: November 2021

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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Out of Office’ considers ‘why’ companies want to bring back remote employees

The working world looks a lot different today than it did nearly two years ago, when the coronavirus pandemic sent many office staff to work from home indefinitely. Writers Anne Helen Peterson and Charlie Warzel take a look at what work, and our relationship to it, will look like going forward in their new book, Out of Office. NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with Peterson about why so many companies want their employees back in person. And, spoiler alert: it's not about productivity.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - A TikTok tale

Nowadays if you are an academic and who needs some participants for a study you go online, but over the summer academic studies were inundated with participants who all happened to be teenage girls ... we explore how one TikTok can tip the balance of data gathering.

Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Chris Flynn

(Image: TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen/Getty/NurPhoto/contributor)

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Everything Everywhere Daily - Vineland, Vikings, and Lactose Intolerance

Despite what you might have been told, Christopher Columbus and his expedition were not the first Europeans to reach the Americas. Almost 500 years earlier, a small group of Norse settlers arrived on what is today the Island of Newfoundland. Yet, their presence on the continent was short-lived and no one ever came after them. Learn more about what Vinland, Vikings, and lactose intolerance might have shaped history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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Pod Save America - Offline: Stephen Colbert on Finding Laughter in the Darkness

Offline is here to stay and the show has moved to its own feed. To listen to Jon's interview with Stephen Colbert, and the many great episodes to come, search Offline with Jon Favreau and click subscribe. See you there!


Stephen Colbert joins Jon to defend his 8 hour-a-day screen habit and preach the benefits of a Twitter-free lifestyle. The two talk about what it took to produce The Late Show during the pandemic, why Stephen is glad his live audience is back, and what some of the darkest days of American democracy looked like behind the scenes at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Jon also asks Stephen about his perspective on cancel culture and why comedy must be rooted in empathy.

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Everything Everywhere Daily - The Cola Wars

In the 1980s, two superpowers battled each other for global supremacy. Across the world, the two goliaths collided on almost every front. In the end, it left a landscape littered with millions dead…..tired of listening to their commercials. Learn more about the Cola Wars and how they changed economics, culture, and soft drinks, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The NewsWorthy - Special Edition: IRL Impact of Infrastructure Bill

Billions of dollars will now start rolling out to upgrade roads, bridges, broadband internet, facilities within the supply chain, and more. It’s all part of the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill Congress passed and President Biden signed into law earlier this week.

But what’s the real-life impact of this deal? When will Americans actually notice a difference? The chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, Mark Zandi, joins me to help break it all down.

He’s also the co-founder of Economy.com, an author, host of the “Inside Economics” podcast, and a trusted adviser to Congress on economic issues. Today he’s helping us all understand the impact of one trillion taxpayer dollars.

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Byzantium And The Crusades - The Fall of Constantinople Episode 11 “The Strain of War”

Constantinople is surrounded. For seven weeks, it has endured Turkish attacks by land and sea. Its defenders have fought heroically but now they are exhausted. But so too are the Turks. Their losses have been huge and the Turkish Sultan, Mehmet II, starts to wonder whether he should call the siege off.

Please take a look at my website nickholmesauthor.com where you can download a free copy of The Byzantine World War, my book that describes the origins of the First Crusade.