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My favourite nerd podcasts

Of course there is 99 Percent Invisible, home of @RomanMars and the beautiful nerds. And @HelenZaltzman ‘s The Allusionist. And @NoSuchThing As A Fish. But you knew about those three, right? I wanted to recommend a few less well-known podcasts (no s

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Cautionary Tales Short – The Balloons That Ate Cleveland

When Disneyland released one million helium balloons to set a new world record, Cleveland, Ohio looked on in envy. Could it top the Magic Kingdom? But what did citizens hope to gain from getting into the record books… and at what cost? This shorter

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Cautionary Tales – Death on the Dance Floor

How one tiny error brought 60 tons of glass, concrete and steel crashing down on a packed hotel lobby. With its splendid modern architecture, the Hyatt Regency was the place to be seen in Kansas City in 1981. Beneath space-age walkways, guests drank, laug

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Rallying Chinese markets will not be a quick fix for Beijing

Top official makes rare intervention to reassure investors but progress to resolve problems will be difficult

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