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August 18, 2023 00:28:27
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#1717: Homesteading on a Half-Acre and Lyme Disease Research | The Best of Our Knowledge

The harvest season is here. We’ll learn about homesteading from planning to canning. New research suggests an old cancer treatment is effective in fighting...

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August 11, 2023 00:28:21
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#1716: Student Podcasting and Teacher Retention | The Best of Our Knowledge

NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge drew more than 3,000 submissions this year, but only about two dozen were selected as finalists. We’ll speak with two...

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August 04, 2023 00:28:28
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#1715: A Prolific Toy Inventor and the Borscht Belt| The Best of Our Knowledge

On this episode of The Best of Our Knowledge: A new museum explores the comedic history of the Borscht Belt in New York’s Catskill...

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July 28, 2023 00:28:16
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#1714: One Year of Webb and Regulating AI in Politics |The Best of Our Knowledge

On this week's The Best of Our Knowledge: The James Webb Space Telescope has been sending detailed glimpses of the universe to Earth for...

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July 21, 2023 00:28:26
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#1713: Studying Change and Stepping Up to Protect Adirondack Lakes| The Best of Our Knowledge

On this episode of the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll set sail! A Vermont science teacher is embarking on a mission to study the...

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July 14, 2023 00:28:27
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1712: The Supreme Court and Education Policy | The Best of Our Knowledge

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued decisions affecting student borrowers and admissions policies at colleges and universities. On this episode of the Best of...

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