Only the clever need apply. This week, stories of people acting on a technicality in the face of some of life’s toughest regulators: financial regulators, parents and God.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/473/loopholes
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Loopholes | This American Life
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Retraction | This American Life
Regrettably, we have discovered that one of our most popular episodes was partially fabricated. This week, we devote the entire hour to detailing the errors in "Mr. Daisey Goes to the Apple Factory," Mike Daiseyâs story about visiting Foxconn, an Apple supplier factory in China.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/460/retraction
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Continental Breakup | This American Life
If you’re like us, when the words "European debt crisis" pop up in the news you feel a little worried, and a little like taking a nap. Turns out, there’s a story behind this story. One that’s filled with guilt, and drama, and betrayal, and 100-year-old dreams come true. Alex Blumberg of Planet Money guest hosts.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/455/continental-breakup
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Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory | This American Life
Mike Daisey was a self-described "worshipper in the cult of Mac." Then he saw some photos from a new iPhone, taken by workers at the factory where it was made. Mike wondered: Who makes all my crap? He traveled to China to find out.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/454/mr-daisey-and-the-apple-factory
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When Patents Attack! | This American Life
Why would a company rent an office in a tiny town in East Texas, put a nameplate on the door, and leave it completely empty for a year? The answer involves a controversial billionaire physicist in Seattle, a 40 pound cookbook, and a war waging right now, all across the software and tech industries. (Transcript)
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/when-patents-attack
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Original Recipe | This American Life
The formula for Coca-Cola is one of the most jealously guarded trade secrets in the world. Locked in a vault in Atlanta. Supposedly unreplicable. But we think we may have found the original recipe. And to see if the formula actually might be Coke, we made a batch.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/427/original-recipe