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Chris Garcia’s dad had one dying wish: That his family scatter his ashes off the coast of Cuba. Chris’s mom? She doesn’t give a crap about dying wishes. She’s vowed to never go back to Cuba again. As Chris tries to do right by his dad, he sets out to uncover the truth about a man he barely knew. Scattered is produced by WNYC Studios, home of other great podcasts including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, On the Media and Nancy.
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Nightly news that’s not afraid of fun. Every weeknight hosts Nil Köksal and Chris Howden bring you the people at the centre of the day’s most hard-hitting, hilarious and heartbreaking stories: powerful leaders, proud eccentrics and ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. And plenty of puns too. Find out why As It Happens is one of Canada’s longest-running and most beloved shows.
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Formerly known as Pop& Fizz ( season 1) Where we chatted about movies we have never seen with fun and exciting guests. In season two we are back this time with a radio show based around quizzes and games, acting, short interviews, and general nonsense. We hope this new season fills that tiny gap in the podcast universe that you didn’t realise needed filling featuring: Bec (artist) and Hamish Downie (independent filmmaker)
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Plus: Neuroscientist Michael Brecht’s fascinating findings about a Berlin Zoo elephant who loves to shower…and her roommate who has other ideas. Also: A high flying doctor from Yukon with a penchant for paragliding narrowly survives a storm in the Himalayas…and lives to tell us the tale.
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Send us a text Adam and Jeff return to the airwaves after an unexpected hiatus of several weeks that was prompted by a storming of the Omaha Bugle headquarters by local college students who occupied the broadcasting center and shut down operations to underscore their support for free speech. Fortunately, the students eventually left when they ran o…
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Plus: “One vote, one beer”. We reach a A New York bar that’s one of many businesses across the country with an election day reward for voters. Also: By means ferret or foul... A cloned black-footed ferret has given birth -- bringing back a bloodline that had gone extinct and sparking hope for the future of the critically endangered species.…
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Plus: A Wales man on why he chose to promote men’s health…not by growing a moustache…but by creating a giant “phallus” map using the Strava app. Also: On election night, Kamala Harris will watch the results roll in at her alma mater: Howard University. And the student newspaper's editor-in-chief tells us there's a palpable energy on campus today.…
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Plus: The strange saga of Quasi, a giant hand-shaped sculpture that divided Wellington, New Zealand…and is now on its way out of town. Also: Beloved Montreal political cartoonist Terry Mosher pays tribute to John Little – the painter who immortalized Quebec winter streetscapes.
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Plus: It’s a nay from them. A new crop of British MPs challenge “bobbing” and other (frankly strange) parliamentary traditions. And: A petition filed to Ecuador's copyright office makes an unprecedented request to recognize one of the country's forests as the co-creator of a newly released song. Writer Robert Macfarlane tells us it's only natural.…
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Plus: A short piece of music written on a tiny card appears to be a lost work by Frédéric Chopin. And: In Lebanon, displaced people find shelter and support in the country's historic old movie theatres; and with Georgians on the streets of Tblisi a politician who led a team of EU observers tells us about the “democratic backsliding” taking place.…
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Plus: A team of Belgian ultrarunners set a truly punishing record by running a 6.7 kilometre loop every hour ... until they just can't anymore. And: Samar Abu Elouf sits down with Nil in studio. The Palestinian photojournalist and New York Times contributor was honoured this week by Canadian Journalists for Free Expression.…
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Plus: A researcher was so frustrated by the lack of data on women that she scanned her own brain 75 times. Also: Two years after a foiled attempt on Masih Alinejad’s life, US prosecutors charge a senior official in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in the plot. The activist tells us threats to her life won’t stop her from speaking out.…
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Plus: A Harvard scientist describes “S2”, which has a pretty boring name for an event that once boiled oceans and levelled mountains on earth. Also: More than a hundred women soccer players sign an open letter, calling on FIFA to drop its sponsorship deal with a Saudi company. Canadian captain Jessie Fleming says FIFA is choosing money over women’s…
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Plus: We check in with food writer Jonathan Bender, as Kansas City gets set to open its Museum of BBQ. Also: The father of a murdered woman discovers his late daughter's name and image used to create an AI-powered chatbot; and after a major cyberattack Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle tells us it's all part of a chilling set of attacks on li…
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Plus: We reach US attorney Martin Estrada for more on the case of Ryan Wedding, the Olympic snowboarder authorities allege became a drug kingpin. Also: Italy's new law criminalizing surrogacy abroad is sparking outrage among LGBTQ+ advocates; and we head to Kansas City for the 40th annual Lineman’s Rodeo.…
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