Listener Mail: The Looming IATSE Strike, a Sunglasses Cartel -- and why do UFOs need lights?

Listener Mail: The Looming IATSE Strike, a Su...

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Listener Mail: Smart Dust Veggies, Skull and Bones, the Gragon and More

Bagged Badger asks about smart dust and agriculture. Woozy recommends a film called 'Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves'. Martin prompts a shoutout to Yale's Skull and Bones. Beau and Nawingman ask for advice on how to avoid the surveillance state of 'smart' TVs. Plus -- get this -- so ...  Show more

The Conspiratorial World of High-end Fakes

From shoes to handbags, from watches to super cars: luxury goods are a multi-billion dollar industry. Along with these high price tags comes an assurance of not just quality but authenticity. And there's another market at play here: a global network of increasingly sophisticated ...  Show more

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