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Why you should listen to Leonard Cohen music when you eat toffee

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 20, 2017
Restaurants and food companies can change the way you think their food tastes, and it has nothing to do with the recipe.
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You can stop saying 'iconic' now

by Bridget Bodnar
Jun 15, 2017
Humorist and language fussbudget Jenny Allen wants to squash these overused words and phrases.
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The long tradition of being bored at work

by Bridget Bodnar
May 19, 2017
Sometimes, you just have to get through it, says Mary Mann, author of "Yawn: Adventures in Boredom."
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Susan Burton's fight to stop a cycle of 'institutional abuse'

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
May 9, 2017
After doing several stints herself, helping women transition out of prison is personal.
“Life has took me on a journey, and through much of that journey, I didn't feel whole, connected and grounded,” said Susan Burton.
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Sherry Lansing on the next 'chapter' of her career

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 24, 2017
After leaving Paramount, she followed another passion — philanthropy.
Life is about "rewiring not retiring." says Sherry Lansing.
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Why boom-bust oil prices may be here to stay

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 18, 2017
Robert McNally's 'Crude Volatility' looks at the cycle in a historical context.
“I think the sort of the next rude shock perhaps in the oil markets is that we will be thirstier for oil for a lot longer than folks hope and expect,” says energy analyst Robert McNally.
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Disrupting the hotel industry and urban economies

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 26, 2017
Leigh Gallagher dives into the story of Airbnb in her new book, looking at how a business idea turned into a multibillion-dollar company.
Co-founders of Airbnb Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk speak at a Q&A at the Los Angeles Theatre during Airbnb Open LA on Nov. 19, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Big data is revolutionizing the restaurant industry

by Kai Ryssdal and Cerise Castle
Jan 24, 2017
Where some may see an odd coupling, one software company sees opportunity.
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Mark Bittman makes pancakes

by Bridget Bodnar
Dec 21, 2016
Mark Bittman shares one of his easiest and most requested recipes
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The Big Book recommendations of 2016

by Bridget Bodnar
Dec 9, 2016
We talk to a lot of authors on our show. Here are some titles that stood out in 2016.
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