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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. 

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. 

Stuffed crust pizza. Grilled cheese burritos. How did so much cheese get into so many things? On today's episode, we peel back the curtain on the Dairy Industrial Complex — AKA Big Parma.  * VERY SPECIAL CREDITS On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story e ...  Show more

"What if we can't stop him?"

Cast

Libuza - Shelly Darrington

Leif - Tom Moorman

Even Older Leif - Tom Moorman

Brie-elzebub - Fritz Najera

Battlepope - Mike Thoms

Bugaboo - Mike Thoms

Potion Maestro - Jesse Tilley

After 25 years at NPR and 10 years hosting All Things Considered and the last few years hosting Consider This, Ari Shapiro is moving on to his next adventure.We’re saying bye.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr. ...  Show more

Concerns over Steve Carlsberg's new job The voice of Steve Carlsberg is Hal Lublin Weather: "The Trundling Path" by No Monster Club Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Read episode transcripts UNLICENSED Season 2 is here! Only on AudiblePre-order the Welcome to Night Vale Ro ...  Show more