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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.

  1. Ep. 79: Almost every language has a word for 'Christmas.' Few reference Christ.

    21/12/2017

    Ep. 79: Almost every language has a word for 'Christmas.' Few reference Christ.

    How’s that for a war on Christmas? For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

    6 分鐘
  2. Ep. 78: Why so strangely Yoda speaks?

    14/12/2017

    Ep. 78: Why so strangely Yoda speaks?

    Hear something odd in his syntax, you do. For more, go the TheWeek.com/podcasts

    5 分鐘
  3. Ep. 77: A brief timeline of tax reform

    07/12/2017

    Ep. 77: A brief timeline of tax reform

    How previous reforms led to the system we have today. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

    7 分鐘
  4. Ep. 76: Did God have a wife?

    30/11/2017

    Ep. 76: Did God have a wife?

    The history and mystery of Asherah. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts.

    6 分鐘
  5. Ep. 75: 6 unique Thanksgiving celebrations from around the world

    23/11/2017

    Ep. 75: 6 unique Thanksgiving celebrations from around the world

    The Macy's Day Parade, football, and Black Friday deals may be uniquely American, but giving thanks for a good harvest is a tradition that crosses cultures. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

    7 分鐘
  6. Ep. 74: The secret history of cowboy socialism

    16/11/2017

    Ep. 74: The secret history of cowboy socialism

    The American West may fly the flag of individualism, but it was built on a bedrock of Big Government. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

    7 分鐘
  7. Ep. 73: Why Puerto Rico never had a path to statehood

    09/11/2017

    Ep. 73: Why Puerto Rico never had a path to statehood

    Even as other territories became states, the U.S. kept Puerto Rico's legal status vague. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

    9 分鐘
  8. Ep. 72: The strange, circuitous history of Daylight Saving Time

    02/11/2017

    Ep. 72: The strange, circuitous history of Daylight Saving Time

    How war, the golf industry, and Big Candy got (most of) us an extra hour of sleep this weekend. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

    7 分鐘
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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.

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    The Week
  • 活躍年份
    2016年 - 2017年
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    80
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