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#865: Tweak This

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#865: Tweak This

We propose small fixes for baseball, weddings, salary negotiations and buying your morning coffee. Warning: They may be too rational.

#865: Tweak This

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#657: The Tale Of The Onion King

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#657: The Tale Of The Onion King

How one man took the onion market hostage.

#657: The Tale Of The Onion King

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#864: The Central (Bankers') Question
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#864: The Central (Bankers') Question

We crash a party of central bankers to get an answer to one of the biggest economic questions of our time.

#864: The Central (Bankers') Question

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For Our 10th Anniversary, Episode #1
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For Our 10th Anniversary, Episode #1

In honor of our 10th anniversary, we revisit our very first episode.

For Our 10th Anniversary, Episode #1

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#863: The 13th Hole
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#863: The 13th Hole

What a hole-in-one gone awry says about the state of charity.

#863: The 13th Hole

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#729: When Subaru Came Out
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#729: When Subaru Came Out

Subaru's sales had been slumping for years. Then they went straight to their biggest fans: Lesbians.

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#862: Big Government Cheese
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#862: Big Government Cheese

That time we accidentally created a cheese surplus so large it had to be stored in a ginormous cave.

#862: Big Government Cheese

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#783: New Jersey Bails Out
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#783: New Jersey Bails Out

California just did away with cash bail. But credit where credit is due. New Jersey already tried something similar.

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#861: Food Scare Squad

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#861: Food Scare Squad

When food makes people sick all around the country, an army of germ detectives jumps into action.

#861: Food Scare Squad

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#444: New Jersey Wine
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#444: New Jersey Wine

Today on the show: Could New Jersey become the next Napa?

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