Farm Walks is the brand new podcast from the Soil Association. Each week Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture, will be talking to a different farmer to give you a unique glimpse into farming in the UK. The Soil Association is the UK's leading organic food and farming charity and certification body.
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Journalism wrapped in a game-show package. Host Stephen J. Dubner (of “Freakonomics Radio”) and a celebrity co-host invite guests on stage in front of a live audience to tell us something we don’t know. The co-hosts — a mix of leaders in science, academia, sports, media, and comedy — grill the guests, and by the end we’ve all gotten a bit smarter. Each episode has a new topic, a new co-host, and new guests. There’s also a real-time human fact-checker to keep everyone honest. Think of the mos ...
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Lecture: 10 years to a sustainable farming future
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Earlier this year Soil Association hosted a lecture in memory of environmental campaigner Peter Melchett.The lecture covered issues that Peter cared deeply about and was delivered by Professor Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology at Sussex University and Sébastien Treyer, Executive Director of IDDRI, an independent French policy research institute.…
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The Soil Association's brand new podcast, Farm Walks, gives a personal glimpse into farming in the UK. In episode two Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture at Soil Association, joins David Eagle from Devereux Farm to talk about coastal farming.David is a fourth-generation farmer from Kirby-le-Soken in Essex. His family have been farming here since the 1…
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We are about to tape new episodes of Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. You’ll be able to hear them later this year in the Freakonomics Radio podcast feed. Details in this short announcement.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Diversification with NFU Chair John Pawsey
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The Soil Association's brand new podcast, Farm Walks, gives a personal glimpse into farming in the UK. In episode one Ben Raskin, Head of Horticulture at Soil Association, joins NFU chair John Pawsey.John has a 600 hectare mixed organic farm in Suffolk. In this podcast John talks about the reasons why he introduced sheep to his arable rotation and …
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An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…
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Why New York has skinny skyscrapers, how to weaponize water, and what astronauts talk about in space. John McWhorter is co-host; Bari Weiss is live fact-checker.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew
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In this special call-in episode: why some Peruvians eat cats; why operas need repetiteurs; and why we should get rid of prisons. Michael Smerconish (CNN) is co-host; AJ Jacobs (It’s All Relative) checks the facts.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Farming Without Sun or Soil and Eating Manna From Heaven
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This week, we work on our survival skills: in the desert, on the tundra, and growing food in abandoned warehouses. Actress Sas Goldberg is co-host; A.J. Jacobs (author of It’s All Relative) is live fact-checker.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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How to make people like you, why you should lick rocks, and what an awkward person is really thinking. Angela Duckworth (Grit author) is co-host; Mike Maughan (Qualtrics) is live fact-checker.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Jon Batiste, Gail Simmons, and Strange Smells
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Things we learn this week: dogs aren't so great at sniffing, men aren't so lazy, and New York doesn't smell so bad (anymore). Gail Simmons (Top Chef) is co-host; Jon Batiste plays his melodica for us; the live fact-checker is Mike Maughan.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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All About Bugs (of the Animal and Computer Varieties)
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Musical crickets, crop-saving wasps — and why you should pre-bug your software. John McWhorter is co-host; the live fact-checker is Bari Weiss.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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School Start Times, Brand Names, and Too Much Ground Beef
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Alex Wagner (CBS This Morning Saturday, The Atlantic) is our special guest co-host, with AJ Jacobs (author of It's All Relative) as real-time fact-checker. We filled this episode with insights about the true value of ground beef, sleeping in, company names, and more.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Mary Roach (author of Stiff, Spook, Bonk, Gulp, and Grunt) is our special guest co-host, with AJ Jacobs (author of It's All Relative) as real-time fact-checker. If the promise of tractor beams doesn't pull you in, our guests also explore robotic fish, counting to infinity, and more.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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The Perfect Potato Chip, the Origin of Seltzer, and Why We Eat “Beef” and Not “Cow”
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Alex Guarnaschelli (Iron Chef America and Chopped) is our special guest co-host, with Sean Rameswaram (Radiolab Presents: More Perfect) as real-time fact-checker. TMSIDK explores the origins of food words, children's menus, and seltzer.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Hari Kondabolu (comedian and host of Politically Re-Active) is our special guest co-host, with Sean Rameswaram (Radiolab Presents: More Perfect) as real-time fact-checker. TMSIDK reaches into our "grab bag" for fascinating facts on the downside of keeping secrets, the origin of fantasy sports, what pronunciations say about our politics, and more.…
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Alex Guarnaschelli, Alexandra Petri, Hari Kondabolu, Mary Roach, and Jemele Hill are some of the brilliant co-hosts joining us during Season 4. Here's a sneak peek of what you'll learn in 10 new episodes beginning September 17th.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Alexandra Petri (Washington Post columnist) is our special guest co-host, with AJ Jacobs (author of It's All Relative) as real-time fact-checker. TMSIDK covers everything from birth to earth, including pregnancy tests, parenting, monogamy, aging better, and, finally, embalming.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Extra 6: A Better Way to End Basketball Games
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Basketball fans know how boring a game's ending can be — intentional fouls can stretch 90 seconds into 10 minutes. What if we could fix it by blowing up the last 4 minutes?By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Extra 5: The Actress Who Never Takes a Sick Day
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Off-Broadway actress, producer, and Guinness Record-holder Catherine Russell has played the same off-Broadway role for three decades. What’s more impressive than the play itself? She’s never called in sick.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Extra 4: The Most Renewable Energy of All
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Some of our most important inventions safely remove human waste. But what if we could use that waste to generate electricity?By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Extra 3: The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of Rosé Wine
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From medieval times through the French Revolution, rosé ruled the wine world — and now it’s staging a comeback. Actress (and rosé fan) Miriam Shor joins as a co-host.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Extra 2: Meet the Senator Who Wants to Start an Evidence-Based Revolution
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Senator Todd Young of Indiana wants to make government-funded social programs more effective with Social Impact Partnerships, which pair private funding with proven projects.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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In 1803, Sicily and Malta won contracts to provide lemon juice to the entire British Royal Navy. Half a century later, the mafia was born.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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James Altucher (host of The James Altucher Show) is our special guest co-host, with Mike Maughan (head of global insights at Qualtrics) as real-time fact-checker. TMSIDK is on the weird side of the tracks in Philadelphia with everything you've ever wanted to know about graffiti, cockroaches, tattoos, pee, and more.…
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Krista Tippett (host of On Being) is our special guest co-host, with Maggie Ryan Sandford (science writer, researcher and producer) as real-time fact-checker. Relax with a TMSIDK episode filled with facts on quiet rooms, pillows, comfort food, and ...Spam?By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Angela Duckworth (psychologist and author of Grit) is our special guest co-host, with Mike Maughan (head of global insights at Qualtrics) as real-time fact-checker. TMSIDK is in Philadelphia with a cornucopia of the world's most-renowned behavior-change experts presenting original research.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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John Moe (The Hilarious World of Depression) is our special guest co-host, with Maggie Ryan Sandford (science writer, researcher, and producer) as our real-time fact-checker. TMSIDK is in Minneapolis for a show exploring the environment, morning drinking, skyways, hidden figures, and more.By Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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Bapu Jena, Christine Hurley and Evan Allen are panelists. The physician-professor-economist, the comedian and the New England Revolution head athletic trainer join us in Boston for a show on Medicine. Side effects include extra kidneys, Lyme disease, hairlessness, cardiac arrest and magical mucus. WBUR's Carey Goldberg is fact-checker.…
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