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Isn't It Ironic, Dontcha Think?

Irony is one of those things that you know when you see it, but it’s almost impossible to define. Well, that’s not quite right – there are a ton of definitions for irony but none of them quite capture it fully. Want to know what irony is? So do we! 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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  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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  Beans and Rice Feeds the World

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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