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podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder

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guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

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politics Christianity Today: Trump should be impeached and removed, 'morally lost and confused' Xeni Jardin

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