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Sherlock Holmes

Oct 15, 2021

Sherlock Holmes is one of the most popular fictional detectives of all time.

NBA sponsor patches

Oct 14, 2021

Molly Wood explains the newest bit of ad real estate in the NBA: jersey patches.

Supply chain issues

Oct 13, 2021

Kai Ryssdal explains why so many supply chains are still snarled up.

HBCUs

Oct 12, 2021

Molly Wood explains Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

James Bond

Oct 11, 2021

Kai Ryssdal explains a key part of James' Bonds arsenal: product placement.

Spam (email)

Oct 8, 2021

Molly Wood explains spam (the emails, not the food).

Spam (the food)

Oct 7, 2021

Kai Ryssdal explains the history of Spam (the food, not the emails).

Fall foliage

Oct 6, 2021

Autumn leaves bring a seasonal boost to many small businesses across America.

Pumpkin beer

Oct 5, 2021

Kai Ryssdal explains the history of pumpkin beer.

The App Store

Oct 4, 2021

How Apple created a whole economy around iPhone apps... and attracted antitrust scrutiny in the process

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