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  • Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood interview Steve Huffman, the co-founder and CEO of Reddit, a social sharing platform where more than 200 million users share everything from wholesome memes to “ask me anything” sessions with newsmakers and celebrities to topics we couldn’t possibly describe. Huffman also has the “most Reddit answer” to our Make Me Smart question, and […]

  • On our weekly Facebook Live video, Kai and Molly talk about the Oscars historic snafu, the president's upcoming budget and more.

  • Protesters walk up Pennsylvania Avenue on Jan. 21 during the women's march on Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the background.
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    Listeners weigh in on how their businesses have been affected by the constant state of protest.

  • Why reputation matters abroad, at home and at Uber. Also, we dig into the protest economy and what that means for the yarn industry.

  • Steam and exhaust rise from different companies on a cold winter day on January 6, 2017 in Oberhausen, Germany. 
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    Coders and scientists are scraping government websites on 'rescue' missions and uploading the information to repositories.

  • This week, the one thing the Trump administration isn't talking about, David Frum answers our Make Me Smart question, and Part 2 of how to trust government numbers

  • We're talking about trade, Trumponomics and trying to run the United States government like a business.

  • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on a visit to China last year. Next week, Trudeau is meeting with President Donald Trump.
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    Some of the things we might be talking about on our weekly Facebook Live video next week.

  • Blog: The strange case of prison phone calls
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    The simple phone call is caught up in economic, legal and prison reform battles.

  • Young people playing 'Pokemon Go' on July 15, 2016 in Hanover, Germany.
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    Kai and Molly talk with author Tim Wu about net neutrality and his new book "The Attention Merchants."

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