In 1910 the U.S. was hit by the largest wildfire in the country's history, which burned an area the size of Connecticut over the course of a weekend. This episode of Fresh Air discusses the fire, and also has some great tales about Teddy Roosevelt wrestling and skinny dipping (not at the same time).

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Garbage

Learn more about trash, on this episode of Fresh Air. Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 4/26/12.

Knuckleball

Learn all about baseball's knuckleball, in this Fresh Air interview with R.A. Dickey.

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A History of the Home

This week on Fresh Air, an interview with Lucy Worsley, author of If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home.

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Breaking Habits

Learn about how habits work, and how to break them, on this Fresh Air interview with Charles Duhigg.

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Vladamir Putin

Vladamir Putin is hard core. Learn more on this episode of Fresh Air.

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Super PAC

Want to figure out exactly what a Super PAC is? Listen to this Fresh Air interview with Trevor Potter.

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Indian Slums

Learn about what happens in the slums of Mumbai, India, on this episode of Fresh Air.

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Glock

On Fresh Air this week, and interview with Paul Barrett, author of Glock: The Rise of America's Gun.

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John Feinstein

On Fresh Air this week, an interview with sports columnest John Feinstein.

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Dogs & Wolfs

How exactly did dogs evolve from wolfs? Find out on Fresh Air.

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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.

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 10/26/11.

Pandemic

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

Listen now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 10/18/11.

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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The evils of drilling deeper

At the end of this episode of Fresh Air they have a great discussion about the potential evils of fracking, and drilling deeper.

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

Maphead

If anyone wants to know what to get me for Christmas, I always love a great map. That's why I'm so stoked about this new book by Ken Jennings called Maphead. Last week on Fresh Air Jennings talked about the book, and about his 74-episode run on Jeopardy.

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Richard Engel

Fresh Air did a great interview this week with foreign war correspondent Richard Engel.

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3 firefighter's tales from 9/11

Last week on Fresh Air, an interview with three firefighters who survived 9/11, and the author of A Decade of Hope.

Listen to their tales now, or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 9/7/11.

Bananas

How did bananas get so darn popular, and why might they be a lot harder to find in a few years? Learn all about bananas on this episode of Fresh Air.

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History of the grocery store

Going into a grocery store will never be the same after you listen to this episode of Fresh Air, about the history of grocery stores, and the rise of the A & P grocery chain.

Listen now or download on itunes. The itunes release date was 8/23/11.