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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. 

This week, we work on our survival skills: in the desert, on the tundra, and growing food in abandoned warehouses. Actress Sas Goldberg is co-host; A.J. Jacobs (author of It’s All Relative) is live fact-checker. 

The war in Gaza is approaching the 2 year mark. As it does, Israel continues to launch new attacks on a territory that is already in ruins. And the humanitarian situation for Gaza’s Palestinian residents continues to worsen.A team of NPR reporters has been focusing on one questio ... Show More

Listen to the full episode of Culture Vulture on Apple Podcasts here. Or on Spotify here. This week we're unpacking the disgusting history of R.Kelly. From his relationship with Aaliyah, to his multitude of crimes against young women and men, and how he could have possibly gotten ... Show More

Sinaloa’s capital Culiacan is roiling with violence in the wake of El Mayo’s capture, and his alleged betrayal at the hands of the Chapitos. But the bloodshed is just part of an ever-changing drug landscape, that’s increasingly dominated by the Sinaloa factions and the CJNG. How ... Show More

What’s Wrong with a 5pm snack hour? Why are the Belgium called Flemish and not the Blemish? Orny discusses more Otter news, more missing feet found, his dryer repair incident and how one country kidnapped the leader actor and director from another country and forced them to make ... Show More

Why is football such a universal language? Three BBC World Service journalists and football fans - Matias Zibell Garcia, Pooria Jafereh and Njoroge Muigai – explain what the game mean to their audiences in Argentina, Iran and Kenya, and look ahead at the summer season. Plus, Tama ... Show More

The people of Northern Gaza are starving. That’s according to an official declaration by a United Nations-backed group of experts, who comprise the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification or IPC. They say that famine has officially reached Gaza city and could soon reach oth ... Show More

Joanne O’Leary, an editor at the LRB, has been following Formula One since she was a child. Thomas Jones wrote recently in the LRB about the life and times of Enzo Ferrari. In this episode, they discuss the ways F1 has changed over the years (not least how it’s become safer), wha ... Show More

Plus, your Friday news quiz. On Today’s Episode:Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Are Officially Under Famine, Monitors Say, by Vivian YeeTrump’s Attacks on Institutions Threaten a Bulwark of Economic Strength, by Ben Casselman and Colby SmithImmigrant Population in U.S. Drops for ... Show More

⚠️ Famine. Cover-ups. Collapse. And silence from the people in power.Tonight on The Mother of All Talk Shows, George Galloway is joined by two fearless voices to expose what the mainstream won't: elite corruption, global hypocrisy, and the engineered starvation of Gaza.📉 Gaza is ... Show More

This clip is from Episode 5: "Work-Life Balance in Italy - Spotify Executive Discusses Office Culture in Italy vs America and Motherhood in Italy" Find the full episode here: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music YouTube In the full episode, learn about the ghost town phenomenon of ... Show More