Blendle Hand-picked

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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Blendle Hand-picked episodes:

March 11, 2020 #50 - Coronavirus, Daylight-Saving Time, & David Sedaris
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) FT Weekend on whether the coronavirus will actually change how we live ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2PZb15y
2) The Wall Street journal on why daylight-saving time is bad for you ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/39HCzo0
3) David Sedaris on his changing relationship with his father in the New Yorker ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/3cH947u
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6min
February 26, 2020 #49 - Psychedelics, the Next Recession, & Changing Other People’s Minds
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) Fortune on how psychedelics could revolutionise mental health ($0.35) - http://bit.ly/3918rUg
2) The Economist on why the next recession will look different from the last one ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/32mGaVn
3) The Wall Street Journal on how to change anyone’s mind ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/37VJrfI
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7min
February 19, 2020 #48 - DNA Kits, Terrorists and Gamification, & Secrets in Your Sweat
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The Wall Street Journal on what happens when your DNA kit could upend someone else’s life ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/3bIwtoA
2) FT Weekend on how extreme groups use gamification to reach young audiences ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2SwV9c5
3) The Economist on how your sweat can reveal your secrets ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2P4fmEa
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7min
February 12, 2020 #47 - Coronavirus Vaccine, Drinking, & Friendship
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The Economist on the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2OK7YO9
2) FT Weekend asked how much we should *really* be drinking ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/3bvxgsK
3) The Wall Street Journal on why friends are good for your health ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Sxpc2h
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6min
January 22, 2020 #46 - E.U. Stereotypes, Feeling No Pain, & Replacing the Open Office
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The Economist on offensive stereotypes in the E.U. ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/30FlTJM
2) The New Yorker profiled a woman who feels no pain ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2RDRnvJ
3) The Wall Street Journal on what could replace the open office ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2NHTqxF
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8min
January 15, 2020 #45 - Childhood Anger, the End of Retirement, & Taking Climate Change Action
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The New York Times on discovering the roots of childhood anger ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/36TPgKQ
2) The Wall Street Journal on why it’s good that you may never retire ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2tTCaPe
3) The New York Times on how to actually do something about climate change ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2Tlile8
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7min
December 04, 2019 #44 - Homosexuality in Animals, Probiotics, & the Inequality Gap
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The Economist on homosexual behaviour in animals ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2RdIryF
2) The New York Times on what science can tell us about probiotics ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2DBCyDD
3) The Economist on why the 1% might not be as rich as we think they are ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2OJTePw
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7min
November 27, 2019 #43 - How To Fix the Internet, Alexei Navalny, & Cancel Culture
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) In The New York Times, the man who created the internet tells us how to fix it ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2OmRJql
2) An FT Weekend interview with Putin-opponent Alexei Navalny ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2OQvQyS
3) TIME on whether or not “cancel culture” has gone too far ($0.25) - http://bit.ly/35xhYjA
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7min
November 20, 2019 #42- China’s Detention of Muslims, Falling for Scams, & Preventing Dementia
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The New York Times on China’s detention of Muslims ($0.19) - http://bit.ly/2Qz153M
2) FT Weekend on why we fall for scams ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2NZkc5r
3) The Wall Street Journal on what you can do to prevent dementia ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Xt3Rcj
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7min
November 13, 2019 #41 - Changing Bad Habits, the Berlin Wall, & Iceland’s Big Bitcoin Heist
Welcome to Blendle Hand-picked! Here are the stories you can’t miss this week:
1) The New Yorker on how science can help you change your bad habits ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2Q9V9OD
2) The Wall Street Journal tracked down a former East German border guard ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/36UPulo
3) Vanity Fair interviewed the mastermind behind a big Bitcoin heist ($0.49) - http://bit.ly/2KalGr4
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7min

FAQs about Blendle Hand-picked:

How many episodes does Blendle Hand-picked have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.