24 Settembre 2026

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September 24, 2026

First up, Misinformation researcher Joan Donovan returns for her Thursday segment “The Glitch Report.” She’ll react to sexual assault charges brought against influencer / looksmaxxer Clavicular, and news that Draft Kings uses AI to target at-risk gamblers.

After, Edgar meets Nick Florco, STAT News’ new reporter on the brand-new "trust-in-science” beat. They’ll discuss MAHA, RFK Jr., and the media’s role in getting skeptics & science-trusters to better empathize with one another.

Then, Curiosity Desk producer Olivia Quercio answers the latest batch of listener-submitted Curiosity Questions. This week, that's a mysterious marker on New Hampshire’s Mount Morgan, why dams are being removed from the Charles River, and why time appears to speed up as we age.

Rounding out our show -- today concludes the 2026 National Urban Rat Summit, held this year in Boston. we’ll get parting thoughts from urban rodentologist and keynote speaker Bobby Corrigan.

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