Our analysts talk GDP growth, Barnes & Noble, and robot roaches. And we talk about the early business of baseball with Edward Achorn, author of The Summer of Beer and Whiskey.
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Curious City - The Sweet Spot At The Top Of Chicago
The area’s so flat that every bunny hill seems a candidate. But it’s sweet (literally) to find the real deal.
Curious City - The Sweet Spot At The Top Of Chicago
The area’s so flat that every bunny hill seems a candidate. But it’s sweet (literally) to find the real deal.
Cato Daily Podcast - Federal, State Changes after SCOTUS Marriage Ruling
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Cato Daily Podcast - Key Provision of DOMA Goes Down
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Money Girl - 318 MG How Can I Get Credit With Bad Credit?
Smart ways to build credit when you're recovering from a financial hardship.
Cato Daily Podcast - SCOTUS Rules on Voting Rights Act
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Start the Week - Zadie Smith on social mobility
On Start the Week Stephanie Flanders discusses social mobility. Zadie Smith's novel NW is a portrait of modern urban life in which characters try, but mostly fail, to escape their past. The Conservative Minister David Willetts and the columnist Owen Jones discuss what meritocracy and opportunity mean in today's society. And the social historian David Kynaston looks to the end of the 1950s when meritocracy became the buzz word of the day. Producer: Katy Hickman.
Start the Week - Zadie Smith on social mobility
On Start the Week Stephanie Flanders discusses social mobility. Zadie Smith's novel NW is a portrait of modern urban life in which characters try, but mostly fail, to escape their past. The Conservative Minister David Willetts and the columnist Owen Jones discuss what meritocracy and opportunity mean in today's society. And the social historian David Kynaston looks to the end of the 1950s when meritocracy became the buzz word of the day. Producer: Katy Hickman.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - The Skeptics Guide #414 – Jun 22 2013
Interview with Daniel Loxton; This Day in Skepticism; News Items: Osteoarthritis, Patenting DNA, Foot Fungus, Chinese Fake Alien, New Type of Star; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Can We Know Everything; Science or Fiction