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Sep 2017
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ALIE WARD
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Comedy podcaster and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people dumb questions to learn about their professional obsessions.

Music: Nick Thorburn

Production: Jason Scardamalia, Dustin Marshall, Steven Ray Morris

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