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Selects: How Famines Work

It's common knowledge that famines are usually caused by major droughts: Rain doesn't fall, crops don't grow, and people go hungry. But recent research suggests that while weather may trigger famines, they may actually be more of a human-made catastrophe. Find out more in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Short Stuff: Getting Winded

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  The Village People Episode

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  Selects: How the Beagle Brigade Works

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  The Awful Crimes of Georgia Tann

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  Short Stuff: The Sad, Strange Tale of Margaret Schilling

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  The Power of the Wind

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  Selects: Special Effects: A Short History

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  Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out!

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  Short Stuff: The Amazing Tale of Juliane Koepcke

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  The Dubious Science of Arson Investigation

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  Testosterone and Estrogen: Wondrous Hormones

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  Short Stuff: Straitjackets

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  The 1977 Women's Conference That Changed America

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  Selects: All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh

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  The Everglades: Wowee