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Nine months ago, three podcasters attempted to build a better internet. Today -- they confront foreign adversaries on a digital battlefield.
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Search Engine has some exciting news about the moving image to announce, and we’re sharing an interview we loved with an unusual architect.
Check out the video version on Freakonomics' YouTube page.

An email hits our inbox with the subject line: “My Dad is making a Bollywood Movie… is he being scammed?” We investigate.
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A Japanese listener gets so many houseguests she starts a spreadsheet to try to figure out what's going on. Why has American tourism to Japan gotten so out of control? The story of a government plot.
Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. by Roland Kelts
Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style by W. David Marx
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Mahmud Almadhoun ran a soup kitchen in the north of the Gaza Strip. In November 2024, he was killed. A reporter tries to answer a big question. Was Mahmud intentionally targeted? And if so, what does that mean about the future of war?
Listen to The Gaza Chef.
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