Child Prodigies: Better to Burn Out Than...

In 1919 one of the most bizarre disasters in history took place in Boston’s North End when a really fast, towering wave of molasses covered the neighborhood, killing people and animals in horrific ways and knocking buildings from their foundations.See omnystudio.com/listener for ... Show More

All Chuck knew of Zorro was from a couple of movies. So today the guys dive deeper on the legendary figure cutting so many Zs into so many things.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Everyone knows who Frank Lloyd Wright is, but did you know there was a grisly massacre at his home in 1914? Find out all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Some people are inventive, while others can't seem to get it together. How their stories play out, though, can always be curious.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

<p>For most people, learning any skill is a long, at-times challenging journey. Humans struggle to acquire expertise and, after attaining it, they must regularly use this knowledge or risk losing it. But what if you woke up one day, after an injury, to find you suddenly understoo ... Show More

Children are sometimes perceived as "defective adults", empty epistemic vessels that need to be filled with the knowledge of their elders. In fact, children can teach adults a thing or two when it comes to the getting of wisdom. But does this mean that children are philosophers? ... Show More

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Adults often find it really hard to talk about race. But kids? Maybe not so much. NPR received more than 2,000 entries in this year's Student Podcast Challenge, and we heard from young people all over the country about how they're thinking about race and identity in these trying ... Show More

A gifted child. A rough neighborhood. A teacher who knows how to break the cycle. [Contains explicit content] Season 2 of Sincerely, X is available exclusively on the Luminary podcast app. Sign up for your free trial and start listening at luminary.link/ted. Hosted on Acast. See ... Show More