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Seven-Minute Explainers

Summary: This weekly series is your audio guide to everything you need to know about compelling and complex topics, from a variety of The Week's smart and witty writers, editors, and thinkers. Concise and entertaining, Seven-Minute Explainers packs a lot of information in a short amount of time. New episodes: every Thursday.

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 Ep. 36: Why Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds couldn't stay apart | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:00

HBO's documentary Bright Lights highlights the intimacy between the famous mother and daughter

 Ep. 35: Life after the White House | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:59

Once they've relinquished the highest office in the land, many presidents enjoy rewarding second acts

 Ep. 34: The great billionaire space race | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:00

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and other rich entrepreneurs are competing to open a new frontier of privately funded space travel.

 Ep. 33: The true origin story of the football huddle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:04

It was first invented by deaf players

 Ep. 32: Are Google and Facebook the new monopolies? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:00

Google and Facebook are the new railroads. And the media is a powerless farmer trying to get his vegetables to town.

 Ep. 31: A brief history of Inauguration Day traditions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:59

The Constitution mandates only the day and the oath of office. The rest is dictated entirely by tradition.

 Ep. 30: How the geeks inherited the Earth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:52

What the presidential election tells us about the geeks' ascension in politics, business, and culture.

 Ep. 29: Why extreme weather is the new normal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:48

Massive floods, prolonged heat waves, and destructive storms are becoming more common. Why? Here’s everything you need to know.

 Ep. 28: Everything you need to know about New Year's Eve champagne | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:04:49

More than a few of us will crack open a bottle or two of champagne to help toast the New Year. Here's how to look knowledgeable rather than just tipsy

 Ep. 27: When Americans banned Christmas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:26

The first 'War on Christmas' was declared almost 400 years ago, courtesy of our Puritan forefathers

 Ep. 26: What Darth Vader sounded like on the Star Wars set | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:34

Nothing like James Earl Jones, that's for sure

 Ep. 25: Please obey this simple rule for airplane seat reclining | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:03:51

Just because you have the right to recline doesn't mean it's always the right thing to do

 Ep. 24: The curious life of urban Christmas tree sellers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:59

Have you ever wondered what these holiday street retailers do about sleeping and bathroom breaks?

 Ep. 23: How the Thanksgiving turkey was named after the country Turkey | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:18

A delightfully dizzying and global etymology of this North American fowl.

 Ep. 22: A brief history of populism | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:00

Mavericks like President-elect Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are carrying on a long-standing American tradition

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