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Parakeet Panic

When invasive parakeets began to spread in New York City in the 1970s, the government decided it needed to kill them all. Today: The offbeat panic about wild parrots, and a history of anxieties about population growth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  John Birch vs. the PTA

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  Leon Neyfakh on the Bush v. Gore Fiasco

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  Part 2: Long Jump, Tall Tale

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  Part 1: The Jiggle & the Giddy Up

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  70 Years of Brown v. Board of Education

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  Man in the Box - 'The Deadline'

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  No, We Cannot - ‘The Deadline’

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  The Disruption Machine - ‘The Deadline’

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  It’s Still Alive - ‘The Deadline’

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  The Valley of the Dolls - ‘The Deadline’

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  The Iceman - ‘The Deadline’

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  Coming Soon: Jill Lepore’s The Deadline

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  From Decoder Ring: “The Curious Case of Columbo's Message to Romania Part …

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  The Returns: A Conversation with Jill Lepore

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  The Returns: Epiphany

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  The Returns: Hush Rush