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Oct 2023
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561. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 1: ...

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We tend to think of tragedies as a single terrible moment, rather than the result of multiple bad decisions. Can this pattern be reversed? We try — with stories about wildfires, school shootings, and love. 
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