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Short Stuff: Cyclospora

The US has an unusual number of outbreaks of food-borne illness going on in the summer of 2026, and the star of the show is cyclospora. How does this parasite make people sick, where does it come from? You may not want to know. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Selects: Flagpole Sitting: A Real Fad

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  The Fall of the USSR, Pt II

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  SYSK Tribute: Why does everyone love Dolly Parton?

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  The Fall of the USSR, Pt I

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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