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Primaries, Biden Visits Buffalo, Elon Musk Flips on Twitter

Results are in from primary elections in five states, including heated contests in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. And Elon Musk is expressing doubts about his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Shell-shocked residents of Buffalo, New York are reeling from the killings and still grappling with how to feel safe again, even after President Biden's visit during which he called for unity.

Primaries, Biden Visits Buffalo, Elon Musk Flips on Twitter

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Buy now, pay dearly?

A wave of companies that allow customers to pay for items from their favorite stores in four interest-free installments has taken over the country. But is "buy now, pay later" lending too good to be true? | Subscribe to our weekly newsletter here.

Buy now, pay dearly?

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The Importance Of The Vaginal Microbiome

Today on Short Wave, researcher Fatima Aysha Hussain talks to host Emily Kwong about how microbes in the vagina can impact health and how transplanting vaginal microbiomes from one vagina to another could help people managing bacterial vaginosis.

The Importance Of The Vaginal Microbiome

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Bad Bunny unleashes a genre-smashing summer blockbuster

Bad Bunny is one of the world's biggest pop stars and a multimedia superstar. Now, the Puerto Rican singer is back with a new record called Un Verano Sin Ti, or A Summer Without You. It's a 23-song, double-length album that sprawls across many genres, including pop, trap, reggaeton and much more — and features musical guests galore.

Bad Bunny unleashes a genre-smashing summer blockbuster

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Planet Money

How money shapes the world.

Investing in mediocrity

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Tools to help you get it together.

Find your singing voice with these 5 tips

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The Indicator from Planet Money

Quick insights into work, business, and the economy.

Factory boom, credit card debt defaults, and housing

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Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

The secrets, regrets, and wins that define modern leadership.

GAP: Mickey Drexler

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Daily pop cultural commentary in high spirits.

Is there tea left in the kettle for 'Downton Abbey: A New Era'?

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Have a laugh and test your news knowledge.

Medieval people may have eaten more veggies than turkey legs

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The Best of Car Talk

America's funniest mechanics take calls from car owners.

#2240: Car Talk Confidential

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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Your curated guide to brilliant creators.

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Only A Game

Weekly sports for the serious fan and the steadfast avoider.

OAG Staff Picks: Peter Sagal, Tup Holmes, Leo Ferris And More

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What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito

Two New York legends get into the culture.

Robert Glasper On How To Get More Young People Into Jazz

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Stories that will make you see your own life differently.

Uncomfortable with power? Tell us about it!

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New discoveries and everyday mysteries in 10 minutes.

The Queen of Nuclear Physics (Part One): Chien-Shiung Wu's Discovery

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Tackling big questions with the world's greatest thinkers.

Repair, Repurpose, Reimagine

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Primaries, Biden Visits Buffalo, Elon Musk Flips on Twitter

Buy now, pay dearly?

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Bad Bunny unleashes a genre-smashing summer blockbuster

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Unpacking adoption as 'replacement' for abortion; Ukrainian teen adjusts to U.S. life

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Investing in mediocrity

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Find your singing voice with these 5 tips

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Factory boom, credit card debt defaults, and housing

Wisdom From The Top with Guy Raz

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Instant Replay: Ben Baller On Reinvention, Hip-Hop, and High-End Jewelry

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Is there tea left in the kettle for 'Downton Abbey: A New Era'?

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Medieval people may have eaten more veggies than turkey legs

The Best of Car Talk

#2240: Car Talk Confidential

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Listen to this Episode

Only A Game

OAG Staff Picks: Peter Sagal, Tup Holmes, Leo Ferris And More

What's Good with Stretch & Bobbito

Robert Glasper On How To Get More Young People Into Jazz

Science & Technology

Invisibilia

Uncomfortable with power? Tell us about it!

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