343. An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…
Aug 02, 2018•54 min•Ep. 343
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Episode description
In this live episode of “Tell Me Something I Don’t Know,” we learn why New York has skinny skyscrapers, how to weaponize water, and what astronauts talk about in space. Joining Stephen J. Dubner as co-host is the linguist John McWhorter; Bari Weiss (The New York Times) is the real-time fact-checker.
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