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Episode 804: Neal and Toby talk about a report that ranks the happiest countries in the world where Finland ranks top (no surprise there) for the ninth year in a row, but also how social media has contributed to the decline of happiness in the US. Then, Amazon plans to cut about ...  Show more

Episode 803: Neal and Toby chat about the Fed’s decision to keep rates unchanged as it monitors the risks from the Iran War. Then, the WNBA and its players’ union reach a historic deal that reflects the growth of value for women’s basketball. Plus, the company behind the ‘steroid ...  Show more

Is Beyonce cut out for country music? I review her latest country single. Plus, I've become fascinated with the Ruby Franke case. I share my take on what I think happened to her and the statement she read in court. And, Jon Stewart says needles and junkies in the American subway ...  Show more

Hochwasser gab es diesen Sommer in vielen Ländern: Griechenland, Libyen, China. Aber wie wahrscheinlich macht der Klimawandel Starkregen bei uns? Und wie hilft der Umbau zur Schwammstadt bei der Klimaanpassung? 

Hardened war-zone doctors say the situation in Gaza is the worst they have witnessed—and that will cost lives long after the current conflict is resolved. Numbers from America’s tight labour market suggest that long-standing gaps between black and white workers <a href="https: ...

If you’ve been on TikTok recently—and perhaps even if you haven’t—you may have heard about the viral new concept of a ‘‘silent depression’’ that’s apparently overwhelming younger people in the U.S.  No, we’re not talking about the country’s mental health crisis. We’re talking abo ...  Show more