Radiolab

Water ice, better known as Italian ice, is an iconic summer treat in the Philadelphia area. The original Rita's Water Ice in Bensalem, Pa. Now there are over 600 Rita's stores selling water ic...

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“I’m not able to travel far. I have agoraphobia. And in walking, I could just go around my postal zone in the midst of Manhattan. And the postal zone was New York 19 at that time. That was th...

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awkwardsituationist : > chimps at the sanaga-yong chimpanzee rescue center in cameroon, > orphaned from the illegal bush meat trade and habitat loss, stand in > mourning ...

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“It’s like a fungal freeway!”  Forests feel like a place of great stillness but dig deeper and there’s a hidden world beneath your feet as busy and complicated as a city. Listen to o...

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rorschachx : > Eastern Screech Owl, Georgia  >  > Masters of disguise. The eastern screech owl is seen here doing what > they do best. You better have a sharp eye to...

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todaysdocument : > IT’S NATIONAL LIPSTICK DAY! >  >>  “DAUGHTER OF NEIGHBOR APPLIED LIPSTICK IN HOME OF HARRY FAIN, >>  COAL MINER. INLAND STEEL COMPANY, WHEELWRIGHT�...

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Olympic figure skater Surya Bonaly would not let critics tell her she wasn’t good enough to land in first place. After pulling a move never attempted by anyone else in human history at the 1998...

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What happens when South Korea reporters enter uncharted territory by taking paparazzi photos of idolized K-Pop stars? And where do you draw the line between newsworthy celebrities and their perso...

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On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step foot on the moon. (#PhotoCred goes to Buzz Aldrin.)

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soyatree : > Pangolin foetus

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falcaolucasart : > #SELFIE-DESTRUCT  >  > by FalcaoLucas 

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2/3rds of all Americans can’t name a single Supreme Court Justice, so the More Perfect & Radiolab podcast teams wanted to come up with a song to help you out. You can hear episodes of More Pe...

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Check out this incredible More Perfect illustration by Lucy Engelman . Listen to the first episode RIGHT HERE .

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nicksirotich : > I did this ‘fan-art’ poster for the Radiolab show tonight! I’m > so excited!

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The hosts of the new podcast 2 Dope Queens  ask Jad for audio advice, and it goes as well as you can expect.

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Juniper French was a tiny baby, born at 23 weeks and 6 days - roughly halfway to full term - who opened a whole universe of medical and moral questions for her parents.

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wnyc : > Public radio just got powerpuffed.   >  > 1. Jad Abumrad  >  > 2. Robert Krulwich  >  > 3. Anna Sale  >  > 4. Manoush Zomorodi   >  > 5. Ira Glass  > ...

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wnyc : > K-pop is a global juggernaut - with billions in sales and millions > of fans hanging on every note, watching K-pop idols synchronize and > strut. And that fa...

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“To my surprise, there was a spider on the wall which said ‘Hello.’ It had a voice like Bertrand Russell…and it asked me a rather technical question as to whether Russell had exploded Fre...

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“You can hear the click of the shutter, and it is like exponentially louder than normal in a situation like that.” - On this week’s Radiolab, photographer Lynsey Addario talks about takin...

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