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Please Explain (The Leonard Lopate Show)

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How To Sniff Like A Dog

Published: Dec. 8, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds

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What's Your Cat Really Thinking?

Published: Dec. 1, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 1 second

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We Get Fired Up Over Peppers

Published: Nov. 17, 2017, 3:19 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 31 seconds

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Why Vinegar Deserves More Credit As An Ingredient

Published: Nov. 10, 2017, 3:16 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 11 seconds

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The Secrets Behind Succulent Sauces

Published: Nov. 3, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 10 seconds

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How To Go Vegan

Published: Oct. 27, 2017, 5:20 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 43 seconds

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How To Succeed Even If You're An Introvert

Published: Oct. 20, 2017, 2:17 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 3 seconds

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How Addiction Works

Published: Oct. 13, 2017, 2:31 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 17 seconds

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How The First Amendment Works

Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 2:25 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 35 seconds

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What Happens When We Sleep?

Published: Sept. 29, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 2 seconds

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What Happens When A Dog Drinks Water?

Published: Sept. 22, 2017, 2:12 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 27 seconds

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What's The Future Of DACA?

Published: Sept. 15, 2017, 2:16 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 39 seconds

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How Legal Pot Could Be Monopolized

Published: Sept. 8, 2017, 2:13 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 35 seconds

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Protecting Yourself Against Identity Theft

Published: Aug. 25, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 21 seconds

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Why We Love To Run

Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 6 seconds

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All The Light We Cannot See

Published: Aug. 11, 2017, 2:20 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 8 seconds

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Why Coral Is Dying Around The World

Published: Aug. 4, 2017, 5:21 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 8 seconds

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Become A Food Preserving Pro!

Published: July 28, 2017, 2:07 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 16 seconds

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Don't Bug Out! The Secret World Of Insects

Published: July 21, 2017, 4:09 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 27 seconds

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How To Cut The Clutter And Get Organized

Published: July 14, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 3 seconds

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What's Your Cat Thinking About?

Published: July 7, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 49 seconds

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The Yucky Stuff You've Always Wondered About

Published: June 30, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 11 seconds

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Protecting Yourself From Ticks and Lyme Disease

Published: June 23, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 23 seconds

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The Shocking Truth About Lightning

Published: June 16, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 17 seconds

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The Science Of Success

Published: June 9, 2017, 2:55 p.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 23 seconds

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How Climate Change Will Alter Tides

Published: June 2, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 30 seconds

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How Daydreaming Can Help You Focus

Published: May 19, 2017, 2:14 p.m.
Duration: 36 minutes 49 seconds

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The Buzz Around Honey And Beekeeping

Published: May 12, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 52 seconds

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Exploring Spanish Cuisine

Published: April 28, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 25 seconds

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The Secrets Of Pie Making

Published: April 21, 2017, 5:52 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 46 seconds

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Making Cents Of America's Tax Code

Published: April 14, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 3 seconds

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Understanding Psychosomatic Illness

Published: April 7, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 37 seconds

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How To Navigate the Open Seas

Published: March 24, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 23 seconds

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Spring is Coming. So Are Allergies.

Published: March 17, 2017, 4 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 26 seconds

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What's At Stake With Clean Water Regulation Rollbacks?

Published: March 10, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 49 seconds

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Pulling the Curtain Back on NASA

Published: March 3, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 37 minutes 38 seconds

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Understanding CRISPR, the Sci-Fi-Esque Gene Editing Tool

Published: Feb. 24, 2017, 6:58 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 1 second

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Why Can't You Just Stop?

Published: Feb. 17, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 38 seconds

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Demystifying That Four-Letter Word (Hint: It Starts with L)

Published: Feb. 10, 2017, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 50 seconds

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How You Can Have a Say, In Politics and Your Community

Published: Feb. 3, 2017, 6:27 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 23 seconds

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Listening to Body Language

Published: Jan. 27, 2017, 4:31 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 17 seconds

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Oh, the Things Our Bodies Would Say

Published: Jan. 13, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 21 seconds

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Why Fat Is So Misunderstood

Published: Jan. 6, 2017, 5 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 5 seconds

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Finding Light on the Darkest Day: The Winter Solstice & Yuletide

Published: Dec. 23, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 48 seconds

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A Deep Dive into Aquariums

Published: Dec. 16, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 45 seconds

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What's Keeping You Up at Night?

Published: Dec. 9, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 2 seconds

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Behold the Wonders of Butter

Published: Dec. 2, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 14 seconds

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Have a Seat: The History of Chairs

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 3:34 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 45 seconds

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How the Electric Guitar Revolutionized Music

Published: Nov. 11, 2016, 6:22 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 57 seconds

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The Science of Cheese

Published: Nov. 4, 2016, 5:01 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 16 seconds

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Beyond Butternut: A Guide to Squash, Gourds, Pumpkins & More!

Published: Oct. 28, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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Please Explain: The Leonard Lopate Show!

Published: Oct. 21, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds

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The History of Restaurants Revealed

Published: Oct. 14, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 43 seconds

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How to Define 'Creepiness'

Published: Oct. 7, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 46 seconds

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Bees, Wasps, Ants, Scorpions... Whose Stings Hurt the Most?

Published: Sept. 30, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds

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Sweet Dreams (and Nightmares) Are Made of This

Published: Sept. 23, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 40 seconds

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The Secret Life of Ballerinas

Published: Sept. 16, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 19 seconds

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Is Cursive Obsolete? The Writing May be on the Wall

Published: Sept. 9, 2016, 9:45 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 29 seconds

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We've Got the Scoop on Ice Cream!

Published: Aug. 26, 2016, 2:54 p.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 31 seconds

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Satisfying Our Sweet Tooth

Published: Aug. 19, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 42 seconds

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Dim Sum: Dumplings & Buns that Make the Perfect Bite

Published: Aug. 12, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 8 seconds

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Our Indispensable Guide to Buying Eggs!

Published: Aug. 5, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 33 seconds

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Finding Our Way: A Guide to Trails

Published: July 29, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 41 seconds

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Collecting Data on Mass Shootings in the U.S.

Published: July 22, 2016, 2:09 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 58 seconds

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How to Make Arguments... And Win!

Published: July 15, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 52 seconds

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Diving into the Mysterious World of Dolphins

Published: July 8, 2016, 3:22 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 4 seconds

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Weaving Together the Science and Social History of Hair

Published: June 24, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds

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The Psychology Behind Violence and Mass Shootings

Published: June 17, 2016, 2:48 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 30 seconds

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Unwrapping the History of Paper

Published: June 10, 2016, 5:43 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 12 seconds

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Why Bird Brains Are Smarter Than You Think

Published: June 3, 2016, 5:57 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds

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A Farm Grows in Brooklyn

Published: May 20, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 24 seconds

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From Medieval England to Lingua Franca: The Evolution of English

Published: May 13, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 21 seconds

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Have We Lost the Art of Conversation in Our Digital World?

Published: April 29, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 20 seconds

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An Education on Charter Schools

Published: April 22, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 27 minutes 28 seconds

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Inside the Politics of the Supreme Court

Published: April 15, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 5 seconds

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American Folk Music, as Told by Eli Smith and Jerron 'Blind Boy' Paxton

Published: April 8, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 26 seconds

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Bigfoot and Nessie and Yetis... Oh My!

Published: April 1, 2016, 4 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 20 seconds

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Who are the Superdelegates? What are Brokered Conventions? A Guide to the Presidential Primaries.

Published: March 25, 2016, 6:46 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 16 seconds

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Why Birds Are Really Living Dinosaurs

Published: March 18, 2016, 8:35 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 53 seconds

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The New Face of Philanthropy

Published: March 11, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 33 seconds

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How to Spot Financial Scams and Prevent Identity Theft

Published: March 4, 2016, 6:49 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 22 seconds

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Questions about Punctuation? We've Got the Answers... Period.

Published: Feb. 26, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes

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Eat Your Heart Out: The Brains Behind Sweetbreads

Published: Feb. 19, 2016, 6:37 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 10 seconds

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The Secret Ingredient is Xanthan Gum, or Maybe Acesulfame Potassium

Published: Feb. 12, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 21 seconds

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We're Wrapped Up in Tacos!

Published: Feb. 5, 2016, 4:43 p.m.
Duration: 29 minutes 51 seconds

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From Pesto to Béchamel, Let's Talk Sauce!

Published: Jan. 29, 2016, 5 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 47 seconds

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Is Cast Iron Cookware Weighing You Down? We're Here to Help.

Published: Jan. 22, 2016, 6:44 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 57 seconds

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Whiskey: A Spirited History, an Intoxicating Journey

Published: Jan. 15, 2016, 11:10 p.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 41 seconds

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We Are Never Alone, Thanks to Microbes

Published: Jan. 8, 2016, 5:13 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 51 seconds

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Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean They're Not Out to Get You

Published: Dec. 18, 2015, 7:38 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 1 second

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The Long Life of the Dead

Published: Dec. 11, 2015, 5 a.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 12 seconds

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The Honest Truth About Lies

Published: Dec. 4, 2015, 5 a.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 9 seconds

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The Unbalanced Power of Expert Witnesses

Published: Nov. 20, 2015, 5 a.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 39 seconds

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Understanding How The Media Reports on Health and Nutrition

Published: Nov. 13, 2015, 8:34 p.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 1 second

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Translating the Untranslatable

Published: Nov. 6, 2015, 5:30 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 58 seconds

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Humans and Horses: Together (Nearly) Forever

Published: Oct. 30, 2015, 5:36 p.m.
Duration: 31 minutes 26 seconds

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Should Fantasy Sports Be Regulated Like Gambling?

Published: Oct. 23, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 9 seconds

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Why Are Life-Saving Drugs So Expensive?

Published: Oct. 16, 2015, 3:12 p.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 6 seconds

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Lurking Behind Your Fear

Published: Oct. 9, 2015, 4 a.m.
Duration: 30 minutes 57 seconds

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Why The Pop Music Machine Is Dominated by the Swedes

Published: Oct. 2, 2015, 4 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 2 seconds

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