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Dolls and Dolls, Guys!

In this special Christmas Day episode, we get cuddly with one of the all-time great holiday gifts, dolls! Where did they come from? Why are the so cute? Why are they sometimes creepy? Why do they tell us to do things we don’t want to with their minds? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  The Cajun Navy: Heroes or Liability?

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  Short Stuff: Color Psychology

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  Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan: Miracle is Right

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  Selects: Operation Mincemeat: How A Corpse Fooled the Nazis

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  The Magnificent Golden Gate Bridge

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  Short Stuff: Magic 8 Ball

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  The Charge of the Light Brigade

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  Selects: The Truth Behind Cage-Free and Free-Range

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  The Ballad of Biggie and Tupac

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  Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins

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  Keeping Time

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  Selects: BPD: The Worst Disorder or Not a Disorder at All?

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  Data Centers: Can't Live With Em, Can't Live Without Em

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  Short Stuff: Did a vampire legend help win the Cold War?

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  Doin’ Science in the National Radio Quiet Zone

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  Selects: How Forgiveness Works