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Beans and Rice Feeds the World

To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Selects: How Narcolepsy Works

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  Rope, yeah ROPE!

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  Short Stuff: Did a shipwreck double the size of the United States?

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  Isn't It Ironic, Dontcha Think?

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  Selects: The Manhattan Grid

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  Who was Robert Maxwell?

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  Short Stuff: Nero and His Fiddle

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  Bonnie and Clyde

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  Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2

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  Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1

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  Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World

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  Short Stuff: Phone Books

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  Selects: How Peanut Butter Works

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  How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks

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  Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders