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Behind the Bastards Unspooled Today, Explained Zero to Well-Read Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford Snap Judgment The New Yorker Radio Hour Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus The JFK Facts Podcast

Episode Mentions

Behind the Bastards · May 14, 2026

Part Two: H.L. Hunt: The First Elon Musk

“Publication that named H.L. Hunt the richest man in the world in 1948”

H.L. Hunt biography and rise to wealthOil industry speculation and wildcatting economicsRight-wing media propaganda and the Facts Forum

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Unspooled · May 7, 2026

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

“Central to the film's plot; Walter Mitty works in its photo department as it transitions to digital and closes”

Film adaptation development cycles and director attachment patternsIdentity and authenticity in performance and character developmentWork-life balance and corporate disruption of legacy institutions

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Today, Explained · May 3, 2026

The cost of “I do”

“Historical publication that used wedding imagery in advertisements to sell consumer products, pioneering wedding-as-marketing strategy”

Wedding cost inflation and budget managementMedia influence on wedding expectations and consumer behaviorMicro-wedding and intimate celebration trends

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Zero to Well-Read · Apr 7, 2026

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

“Published the novella simultaneously with hardcover in 1952, selling 5 million copies at 20 cents each”

Hemingway's Iceberg Theory and Literary OmissionMinimalist Prose Style and Emotional AuthenticityMastery, Expertise, and Embodied Knowledge in Fiction

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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford · Feb 6, 2026

The Angels, The Stones and The Dead

“Photojournalist Bill Ray documented Hell's Angels activities and their propensity for violence in the mid-1960s”

Hell's Angels motorcycle gang history and organizational structureDesirability bias in decision-making and belief formation1960s counterculture and its relationship with outlaw motorcycle clubs

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Snap Judgment · Jan 29, 2026

Free Reign - Tooth & Claw

“Featured photographs of Mike the Headless Chicken as part of Hope Wade's marketing strategy to establish scientific credibility.”

Iranian women's sexual freedom movementPolitical exile and citizenship revocationEquestrian therapy and trauma recovery

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The New Yorker Radio Hour · Dec 9, 2025

Marshall Curry and Judd Apatow on “The New Yorker at 100,” a Documentary

“Defunct legacy publication cited as example of magazine industry collapse despite historical prominence”

Magazine Editorial Process and Fact-Checking StandardsSubscription-Based Business Models for Digital MediaDocumentary Filmmaking and Institutional History

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Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus · Dec 3, 2025

Julia Gets Wise with Annie Leibovitz

“Influenced Leibovitz's photojournalistic approach and aesthetic during her formative years as a photographer”

Portrait Photography Techniques and PhilosophyCelebrity and Cultural DocumentationWomen in Photography and Media

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The JFK Facts Podcast · May 26, 2025

JFK Facts Podcast #110: RFK Files Released

“Controlled Zapruder film for 12 years; editor Edward K. Thompson performed retouching on backyard photos and other evidence”

RFK Files and Robert Kennedy's 2012 Investigation RequestFBI Document Sanitization and Declassification PracticesCIA Control Over FBI Records and Domestic Intelligence

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