Franz Lizst

Turns out Franz Liszt was the first rock star ever. Even outdated rock by like 150 years. Learn all about it here.

Brain Food Dude #38

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Malcolm Gladwell

Brand Washed

How much of an effect does advertising actually have on us? Listen to this All Things Considered interview with Martin Lindstrom, author of the book Brand Washed.

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How to Fail

There's a right way to fail, and a wrong way to fail. Learn more on this episode of To the Best of Our Knowledge, with Carol Dweck, author of Mindset.

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El Narco

This week on Fresh Air, an interview with Ioan Grillo, author of El Narco: The Trade Driving Mexico's Drug War.

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Brain Food Dude #37

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Pandemic

This week on Fresh Air, an interview with Nathan Wolfe, author of The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age.

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Design & Beauty

Richard Seymour claims we don't think beauty, but rather feel it. How does this translate into design? Find out on this TED Talk:

Bird Watching

Who knew the world of bird watching could be so competitive? Learn all about it on On Point.

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Envy

The Science Times does a great segment about the science of envy. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 10/9/11.

The Auto Show

This American Life did a great show all about cars. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 10/16/11.

Brain Food Dude #36

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Capitalism, Charity & Steve Jobs

The Cato Daily Podcast did a piece this week discussing the place of charity within capitalism.

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The Universe

Learn about The Universe on this episode of To the Best of Our Knowledge. My favorite segment is an interview with physicist Michio Kaku.

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Adventure

This American Life did a cool show about adventure this past week.

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Mitt Romney

All Things Considered did an interesting profile on Mitt Romney this week.

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Bootsy Collins & James Brown

Listen to a great interview with Bootsy Collins, on The Sound of Young America. Bootsy talks about James Brown, funk, and his career.

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Here's the hardest working man in show business:

Behind a Presidential Debate

Ever wonder how a candidate prepares for a presidential debate? Learn all about it, on this episode of How to do Everything.

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Paris-Brest-Paris

The Bike Show did a great piece this week on the oldest bicycle race in the world: Paris-Brest-Paris.

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Speech at Stanford

Brain Food Dude #35

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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs has been talked about a lot since his death, but the best piece I've heard about him is from All Things Considered. Listen here.

John Lennon

What could possibly be said about John Lennon that hasn't been said before? Apparently a lot. This week On Point interviewed Tim Riley, author of Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music – the Definitive Life.

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Pathological Altruism

Can altruism be a bad thing? Sometimes. Learn more on this episode of Science Times.

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Amazing Altruism

This week On Being played a replay of a 2006 interview with Wangari Maathai.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/29/11.

Bad Science

Learn about why bad science is, well, bad. Ben Goldacre delivers a great TED Talk all about it.

More Bad Science

On The Psych. Files Podcast learn about some more examples of bad science with Tim WIlson, author of Redirect.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 10/2/11.

Suicide Bomber

This week on Fresh Air I heard a different outlook about suicide bombers. The interview is with Ken Ballen, author of Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals.

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