上一集，我们说的是几位曾被骗到园区、困在园区的人。当然，园区里已有很多人是自愿进去的，或者说是主动去做这样的工作的。根据我采访到的信息，东南亚的电诈园区出现成规模的国际人口贩运，是在新冠疫情期间才开始越发明显的。国际人口贩运的受害者们在进入到园区后，就成了一名当代奴工，一件灰色产业链上的耗材，想要再出来的可能性就非常低了。所以这期，我想讲的是一个关于救人的故事。 

我遇见江姐，纯粹是个偶然，

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Incarcerated people grow crops, fight wildfires, and manufacture everything from motor oil to prescription glasses — often for pennies per hour. Zachary Crockett reports from North Carolina. This episode was originally published on November 10th, 2024.

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你聽過Sugar Dating（糖約會）嗎？不同於傳統長期「包養」模式，在這種透過註冊平台帳號、挑選（或被挑選）約會對象的契約情感關係中，可以是單次、短期，也不一定要發生性行為。平台上的「糖爹（Sugar daddy）」與「糖寶貝（Sugar baby）」各有哪些樣貌？雙方在關係中各自獲得與付出了什麼？親密關係被高度「商品化」後，兩性之間的權力天平是變得平等或更加傾斜？

本集節目將從糖爹與糖寶貝的互動談起，邀請3位來賓從不同觀點交鋒：平台使用者喬薇（化名），分享她在一般異性戀關係中感受到的女性弱勢，以及在Sugar Dating過程中，奪回身體與關係主導權的感受；研究性別與性工作的社會學者陳美華，則在個人奪回主導權的敘事之外，看見平台端不應被忽視的責任，與Sugar baby們目前無法彼此連結、提升工作保障的缺口。

04:12 Sugar Dating與包養有什麼差別？平台如何配對？
15:17「糖寶貝」怎麼評估、降低契約化的約會風險？
19:44 Sugar Dating的多元輪廓：付錢的糖爹不一定是情感世界「支配者」？
32:25 平台的演算法與商業機制：安全風險誰來承擔？
41:00 親密關係商品化，凸顯當代異性戀親密關係機制的瓶頸？

來賓｜中山大學特聘教授兼社科院院長社會科學院陳美華、陳思捷、喬薇（化名）
製作團隊｜梁玉芳、藍婉甄、陳思樺、黃鈺婷
插畫｜喬薇（化名）

📍搭配閱讀：【寫進契約的親密關係？各取所需的「自由」下，Sugar Dating的協商與風險】https://reurl.cc/AX04zp

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Jami's dealt with chronic knee instability and dislocations since childhood, two major surgeries, years of tedious rehab. Now she wants to actually trust her body again before starting a family, not just tolerate it. She talks to Tom Morrison, a mobility coach who thinks most people rehab wrong: too much isolating single muscles in a gym, not enough moving joints through their full range the way real life demands. His fix is almost annoyingly simple, five minutes a day, household stairs, some deliberate fidgeting, nothing that looks like a workout. He also digs into why recovering athletes sabotage themselves without realizing it, pushing hard in the gym while skipping the boring daily movement that's actually doing the real work.

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Safety equipment is often designed around an “average” male body and Dr Ella Hubber wants to understand the consequences this has for women. Alongside journalist Candice Bailey and expert voices, we hear how healthcare workers are forced to adapt to PPE never made for them and how car safety systems fail to reflect the way women’s bodies respond in collisions.

As awareness grows, they also ask what change can look like and if, through better data, and more women’s input, safety equipment can protect us all equally.

Presenter/Producer: Ella Hubber Researcher: Elliott Prince Editor: Ilan Goodman

Sea sickness, car sickness, space sickness – when it comes down to it, it’s all the same.

But not everybody suffers the same. Some people are even lucky enough to grow out of motion sickness.

Norman and Tegan talk about what’s going on when the world goes topsy-turvy, and what you can do about it.

References:

• Motion Sickness
• Validating sensory conflict theory and mitigating motion sickness in humans with galvanic vestibular stimulation - Nature
• Are evolutionary hypotheses for motion sickness "just-so" stories?
• Three studies of motion sickness susceptibility – Federal Aviation Authority
• Genetic variants associated with motion sickness point to roles for inner ear development, neurological processes and glucose homeostasis
• Motion sickness diagnostic criteria: Consensus Document of the Classification Committee of the Bárány Society 
• Survey of motion sickness susceptibility in children and adolescents aged 3 months to 18 years
• Hopkins History Moments: Neil A. Grauer explains how Hopkins expertise helped prevent seasickness
• Remedies for motion sickness: What works? - Harvard Health 

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Investors were surprised when they learned that the US was selling euros to prop up the yen. But was this support for an ally? Or worries about interest rates at home? Today on the show, Katie Martin and Alphaville reporter Toby Nangle unpack this unusual move. Also, they go long rain and long cheese futures. 

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L（化名）是《報導者》臥底調查非法器官移植時遇到的台灣患者，儘管知道有風險但實際問題仍超乎預料——中國醫師開完刀就離開、毫無術後照護，他只好緊急回國，經歷3次感染危機、住院兩個月才終於穩定。

明明台灣醫療更先進，為什麼每年有數十至上百位的患者要去境外冒險？據統計，台灣平均每天有3.3人因等不到器官移植失去生命，對患者來說，這是為了活命，但對弱勢的器官提供者而言卻是剝削，台灣醫師則陷入該不該救境外移植患者的艱難抉擇。

移植需求大於捐贈數量，是國際共同的問題，我們該怎麼提高國人對器官捐贈的意願與信心？採訪結束後，立刻簽署器官捐贈同意書的記者王芊淩和意見相反的母親深談，希望那一天到來時「請尊重我的決定」；記者孔德廉則反思如何透過媒體角色，讓更多人不只是看見受贈者的重生故事，而是理解與肯定捐贈者的偉大。

「這應該是做過最難的採訪題目！」除了看見患者、捐贈者、醫師等各方的處境之外，《報導者》總編輯方德琳也分享調查報導上架前，從如何向受訪者坦誠記者身分、非法集團成員是否全面揭露的思辨，到擔憂報導影響跨境移植者權益，內心上演過的各種小劇場⋯⋯。

03:05 移植的器官從何來、能知道捐贈者是誰？
06:04 農村女孩提供器官能拿到約新台幣30萬，但隱形代價是？
17:24 醫界兩難：跨境移植患者回國後，該接手術後照護嗎？
24:08 做完報導後，記者與家人開啟器官捐贈話題 
30:08 臥底採訪難，但怎麼揭露的新聞倫理更難⋯⋯
33:43 總編輯：針對這次報導，我們謹守以下原則　

來賓｜《報導者》總編輯方德琳、記者孔德廉、王芊淩
製作團隊｜詹婉如、張詩芸、陳思樺
攝影｜謝佩穎

📍搭配閱讀：
【中國仲介主導的生命交易：揭開從中國到東南亞的非法跨境器官移植版圖】https://pse.is/9f5f8y
【寮國現場直擊：兩岸仲介、中國醫師，改造私人醫院成跨境器官移植基地】https://pse.is/9f5fgf
【低迷的器捐率、擴大的移植缺口，台灣制度與社會觀念待翻轉】https://pse.is/9f5fna
【台灣首例移植醫師遭撤照，陳堯俐案顯示跨境器官仲介生意冰山一角】https://pse.is/9f5fue
【器官掮客詐騙實錄：《報導者》與「地下移植公司」的3週對話】https://pse.is/9f5gtx
【門診來了灰色大象──是否接手境外移植病患？醫師的兩難掙扎】https://pse.is/9f5gxc
【《報導者》如何完成境外器官移植調查報導：採訪方法與倫理說明】https://pse.is/9f5h3a

📍延伸收看：
【報導者影音節目｜一顆腎600萬：中國醫生在寮國 建立「地下器官移植鏈」】https://youtu.be/irRJokZRaK0

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7月下旬，《報導者》前往寮國臥底調查、揭發非法跨境器官移植產業鏈的專題報導刊登後，不少讀者對報導內容驚訝之餘，更擔心以患者家屬身分接觸遊走兩岸的仲介與中國醫師的記者人身安全。

其實在啟程之前與出發之後，編輯台內部做過許多評估，甚至事先擬定「逃跑計畫」，不過，還是有變化趕不上計畫，臨機應變的時刻⋯⋯

歷時近一年的調查，我們看見非法器官移植板塊的變動以及黑色供應鏈如何運作──中國曾是台灣患者器官移植的最大來源地，直到2015年中國禁用死刑犯器官並逐步加強管理制度後，地下市場轉向監管更薄弱、成本更低廉的柬埔寨、寮國等國。

接下來我們將用兩集時間分享採訪幕後，在上集你將聽到報導中没寫到的：無人願意受訪的瓶頸、首度使用針孔密錄器的考量、為什麼風險高還要去第二次，以及當遇到移植產業鏈中負責安排「假日飛刀手」行程的關鍵人物「陳醫師」時，總編輯差點曝露記者身分的高風險處境。

01:43 現場錄音：器官移植仲介說醫師、用藥皆來自中國 
06:34 從安全評估、計劃逃跑到使用針孔，採訪前的各項準備⋯⋯
13:56 記者：這是被拒訪最多次的困難題目 
20:06 到寮國劇情神展開，為何去了兩家移植醫院？ 
28:00 與關鍵人物「陳醫師」對話，更多內幕、更多疑點
36:03 中國醫師、台灣患者、寮國醫院，跨境器官移植產業版圖變化

來賓｜《報導者》總編輯方德琳、記者孔德廉、王芊淩
製作團隊｜詹婉如、張詩芸、陳思樺
攝影｜謝佩穎

📍搭配閱讀：
【中國仲介主導的生命交易：揭開從中國到東南亞的非法跨境器官移植版圖】https://pse.is/9f5f8y
【寮國現場直擊：兩岸仲介、中國醫師，改造私人醫院成跨境器官移植基地】https://pse.is/9f5fgf
【低迷的器捐率、擴大的移植缺口，台灣制度與社會觀念待翻轉】https://pse.is/9f5fna
【台灣首例移植醫師遭撤照，陳堯俐案顯示跨境器官仲介生意冰山一角】https://pse.is/9f5fue
【器官掮客詐騙實錄：《報導者》與「地下移植公司」的3週對話】https://pse.is/9f5gtx
【門診來了灰色大象──是否接手境外移植病患？醫師的兩難掙扎】https://pse.is/9f5gxc
【《報導者》如何完成境外器官移植調查報導：採訪方法與倫理說明】https://pse.is/9f5h3a

📍延伸收看：
【報導者影音節目｜一顆腎600萬：中國醫生在寮國 建立「地下器官移植鏈」】https://youtu.be/irRJokZRaK0

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In this classic Esther Calling, Esther talks to a woman looking for clarity on whether she's being overly sensitive to her partner's critiques or if he is, in fact, gaslighting her. She has struggled with boundary setting before and she wonders if she is repeating the pattern here.

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Why do millions of people pay to have one of the world’s deadliest toxins injected into their faces? Zachary Crockett looks surprised. This episode was originally published on September 15th, 2024.

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In today’s episode we learn it’s never too late to grow, make change, and get single to live your best life.

Meet Chrissy, who is 79 and getting a divorce. She explains why this is happening after decades of marriage, and why this new path is essential now.

Chrissy also shows us her blooming garden, which is a lovely metaphor for what’s to come.

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Perrin Ireland is an artist and environmentalist who draws science comics. She’s also the author of Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex. In this episode, Perrin discusses why learning about the kinky sex lives of animals is a form of biodiversity! From topics such as animal caregiving to how language tends to ascribe sexual characteristics onto non-objects, Perrin shares why openly talking about animal sex isn’t scandalous, but allows for better understanding of animal and human social organization.

Factcheck Notes

1. Reported estimates of same-sex pairings and divorce rates in penguins vary across species and populations. Some studies have found values similar to those mentioned here, although these should not be treated as general estimates.

2. Rostrum-to-genital interactions in dolphins have been interpreted in multiple ways. In addition to possible sexual functions, studies suggest they may facilitate the inspection of chemical cues, allowing dolphins to gather information such as identity or reproductive status. Therefore, describing this behavior solely as a form of oral sex may oversimplify its potential functions.

3. Although it has been suggested that dolphins may obtain information by listening to the echoes produced by another dolphin’s echolocation, there is currently insufficient evidence that dolphins can intentionally transmit complex 3D images or engage in "holographic communication". This remains mostly a speculative hypothesis rather than an established scientific theory.

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In 2001, filming began on City of God which would stun audiences with its unflinching honesty.

It captured the brutal realities of child gangsters from Rio De Janeiro’s favelas trapped in an unforgiving cycle of violence.

Local children were cast in the film, which was nominated for four Oscars, and their own lives weren’t far from the stories on screen.

Katia Lund who co-directed the movie, speaks to Reena Stanton-Sharma about how she was able to draw powerful performances from the children, capturing moments of anguish and terror.

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Recent episodes explore everything from how the Excel spreadsheet was developed, the creation of cartoon rabbit Miffy and how the sound barrier was broken.

We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: the moment Reagan and Gorbachev met in Geneva, Haitian singer Emerante de Pradines’ life and Omar Sharif’s legendary movie entrance in Lawrence of Arabia.

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In recent years, we've heard a lot of unsettling news about the loneliness epidemic and the dangers of social isolation. But could all this talk about loneliness paradoxically be making the problem... worse?

Dr. Laurie unpacks what we get wrong about loneliness. Along the way, she speaks with historian Fay Bound-Alberti about why loneliness, as we think of it today, is a surprisingly modern phenomenon. Psychologist Micaela Rodriguez explains why we often confuse loneliness with being alone — and why learning to enjoy solitude can actually make us less lonely. And writer Emma Gannon shares practical tips for embracing the joy of your own company.

Laurie discovers why spending time alone is a skill, and how getting better at it can help us regulate our emotions, spark creativity, and strengthen our connections with others.

Experts Mentioned:

• Vivek Murthy, 19th and 21st Surgeon General of the United States
• Fay Bound-Alberti, Professor of Modern History at King’s College London
• Micaela Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale University
• Emma Gannon, author, blogger, and podcaster 
• Matthew Killingsworth, Senior Fellow at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Timothy Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Virginia
• Scott Campbell, Professor of Mediated Communication at The Ohio State University
• Julia Cameron, author, poet, songwriter, filmmaker, and playwright
• Blaise Pascal, 17th-century French philosopher

Resources Mentioned:

• “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community,” by Office of the Surgeon General (2023)
• “Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death,” by World Health Organization Media Team (2025)
• A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion, by Fay Bound-Alberti (2019)
• “Just think: The challenges of the disengaged mind,” by Timothy Wilson, David Reinhard, Erin Westgate, Daniel Gilbert, Nicole Ellerbeck, Cheryl Hahn, Casey Brown, and Adi Shaked (Science, 2014)
• “How people think about being alone shapes their experience of loneliness,” by Micaela Rodriguez, Kathryn E. Schertz, and Ethan Kross (Nature Communications, 2025)
• “From ‘isolation’ to ‘me-time’: Linguistic shifts enhance solitary experiences,” by Micaela Rodriguez and Scott Campbell (Cognition and Emotion, 2025)
• “Solitude can be good—If you see it as such: Reappraisal helps lonely people experience solitude more positively,” by Micaela Rodriguez,  Samuel Pratt, Benjamin W. Bellet, and Richard J. McNally (Journal of Personality, 2023)
• A Creative Compass: Finding Your Way to a Creative Life, by Emma Gannon (2026)
• “A love letter to solitude,” by Emma Gannon (The Hyphen, 2025)
• “‘Don’t you have friends to go with?’: the stigma and joy of a table for one,” by Emma Gannon (The Guardian, 2026)
• The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron (1992)

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• “Beat Your Isolation Loneliness”
• “Fighting that "Meh" Feeling of Languishing”
• “Emotions Are Data…So Listen to Them”

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提到南美洲，蘇利南總是很難被想起。它就像南美地圖上被遺忘的拼圖，靜靜地躺在巴西的北邊。

Mei 因為一場機場奇遇，把這個名字放在心上近十年。她實際走進蘇利南一個月，發現這裡完全是個文化大熔爐。官方語言是荷蘭文、日常溝通卻用英文基底的「Sranan Tongo」、路上有印度裔、印尼爪哇裔、華人客家後裔，甚至還有雨林中建立家園的馬龍人。

文化的碰撞與融合，也展現在他們的餐桌上：鹹花生雞湯、印度 Roti、印尼炒麵，都成了道地的蘇利南美食。最奇妙的是，這裡竟然也有一座「熱蘭遮城」，與千里之外的台灣遙相呼應。

這集不只是一個旅遊故事，更像上了一堂生動的世界史。你會發現，原來一個國家可以如此多元，卻又如此和諧。一起來聽聽 Mei 在蘇利南的魔幻旅程吧！

大學畢業就愛上自助背包窮遊的Mei，為了實現環遊世界無限期而開始數位遊牧，至今近八年在世界50國遊牧旅居，深度體驗各國當地文化同時，也經營台灣數位遊牧村共學社群、Super Mei English 30天一對一英語口說教練課程、Super Mei Travel數位遊牧生活個人品牌。2026年Mei計畫以結合數位遊牧與地方創生的方式，將在世界各地吸收到的養分貢獻她的家鄉台灣！

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0:00 開場介紹

2:28 初識蘇利南：土耳其機場的奇遇

5:44 歷史脈絡：荷蘭殖民與多元族裔

8:43 Sranan Tongo：多民族共通語言

25:31 首都帕拉馬里波：城市風貌與生活觀察

31:27 舌尖上的蘇利南：花生湯、Roti 與市集美食

40:02 記者地陪：深入雨林與馬龍人村落

46:05 西部 New Nikerie：賞鳥與鱷魚夜遊

52:35 熱蘭遮城：蘇利南與台灣的歷史交會

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Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey - the most eagerly anticipated event since Odysseus spied the shores of Ithaca - is almost with us at last. Mary and Charlotte have been exploring Homer’s epic over the last year in the Instant Classics Book Club, but if you’re time poor or just want a little refresher, then you’ll find the basics in this pre-screening primer. 

In the first half, they run through what actually happens in The Odyssey, as Odysseus, a twisty-turny man, makes his twisty-turny way back home. In the second, they pull out some of the big themes from the book - the problems of homecoming, post-traumatic disorder, the cost of war, growing up, fidelity, colonisation, and the thin line between so-called civilisation and so-called barbarism. This poem really does have everything, yet manages to be poetic and hugely entertaining while about it. In theory, it’s the perfect material for Christopher Nolan, who has long been fascinated with non-linear story-telling, the effects of war, and journeys. But whether he succeeds will be the subject of next week’s episode… 

Further reading

Charlotte and Mary usually quote from Emily Wilson’s translation of the poem (W. W. Norton, 2018), but another good recent translation is by Daniel Mendelsohn (Chicago UP and Penguin Classics, 2025). But there are many translations on offer which will not mislead – so do not get too anxious about getting the “right” one.

Approachable introductions to the poem include:

Barbara Graziosi, Homer: a very short introduction (Oxford UP, 2019)

Edith Hall, The Return of Ulysses (I. B. Tauris, 2012)

Elton Barker and Joel Christensen, Homer: a beginner’s guide (Oneworld, 2013)

Moses Finley, The World of Odysseus is an old favourite (reissued by New York Review of Books, 2002)

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In this episode of Lost Women of Science Conversations, host Elah Feder explores the remarkable resurgence of I Who Have Never Known Men, Jacqueline Harpman’s 1995 novel that went largely unnoticed for decades before becoming an international sensation. Harpman was a psychoanalyst and her training informed the book’s speculative fiction, dystopian, and science fiction genres.

Elah first speaks with award-winning translator Ros Schwartz, who translated the novel into English twice –once in 1997 and again in 2022, when a new edition helped introduce Harpman’s work to a new generation of readers.

Later, Elah is joined by Susan Watkins, Professor of Women’s Writing at Leeds Beckett University, to discuss the novel’s themes of resilience, isolation, and survival, and why this once-overlooked book is resonating so strongly with readers today. 

Two Americans embark on a quest: fly across an ocean to try to get into the most exclusive nightclub in the world – Berghain. A German techno palace where the line outside can last 8 hours, and the bouncers are merciless in their judgments. The club does not explain how it makes its decisions about who can enter, but one foolish podcaster will try to explain anyway.

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Jim Tierney, pet tracker, has worked on more than 250 lost pet cases around New York City. Jim says once a dog is lost, their behavior changes. “They become less like your pet, and more like a wild animal.” In this episode Jim talks with Zoe Azulay about his tracking method, what it’s like to work with distressed pet owners, and why he didn’t become an animal lover until after his divorce.

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The two couples had been inseparable—neighbors, chosen family, godparents to each other's children. She reaches out to Esther in despair after discovering that her husband had a ten-year-old affair with her best friend. For a decade, he kept the betrayal hidden while she believed they had built a loving marriage and family. Now she's left questioning whether any of it was real. They both want to stay together, but she's trapped in doubt and grief, while he's desperate to repair what he's broken. What does it take to rebuild a relationship after a betrayal of this magnitude?

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This week, we talk about Jason's dive into the world of LARPing, where hustlebros and influencers use fake YouTube, OnlyFans, and Stripe dashboards as "proof" that they're rich in order to sell low-quality get-rich-quick courses in pyramid schemes. We show how easy it is to pretend like you're rich, and how these strategies are used all over social media.

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The Department of Justice collected more than 6 million pages of the Epstein Files, and released about 3 million under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. A few months ago, Brooke visited an art installation called the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room to behold the files... at least those we’ve been authorized to see. Plus, Andrea Sterling, an online content creator and a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, shares how to felt to see the files in real life.

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Channeling the voices of celebrities can be a lucrative career — one that requires empathy and discretion as well as literary chops. Zachary Crockett checks the acknowledgements. This episode was originally published on June 30th, 2024.

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不用性行為也能生孩子的年代來臨，當精子、卵子，甚至子宮，都可以由伴侶以外的第三人提供，將帶來什麼改變與挑戰？《報導者》團隊從2022年底開始，從捐卵、代孕與孩子身世告知三面向進行人工生殖報導，跨國追查出一條橫跨台灣、中國、美國的產業鏈，在今年集結成《生命訂製時代》出版。

這場新書座談，記者從Dcard上發現赴美捐卵貼文談起，走進第三方生殖說明會、在捐卵群組臥底的幕後，而訪談各行各業的求子家庭真實故事，則看見金錢、血緣、求子渴望與人性難題如何交織。

當進入《人工生殖法》修法，公共討論不能只停在支持或反對，還需思辨誰的身體被使用？誰的聲音長期缺席？孩子的身世知情權又該如何被放進制度？這集，是6月24日新書分享會精華內容，跟我們一起理解生命被市場與法律重新安排時，台灣社會缺少的本土研究，以及需要補上的討論。

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12:36 Dcard的捐卵分享文，怎麼成為調查起點？
17:34 高級說明會與平板裡任君挑選的捐卵女孩
23:20 從代孕嘗試到收養，求子家庭的糾結與選擇
27:15 生孕產業鏈中最被忽略的「主角」，是孩子
33:46 讀者提問：回到《人工生殖法》修法，記者怎麼看？我們如何有品質地討論？

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Right now, the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup is happening across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico and it’s time to learn a little bit about soccer…or should we say football? That’s one conundrum we’ll be tackling: why is it called soccer in some countries and football in others? We’ll also look at World Cup questions like where the first tournament was played and what makes the trophy so special. Plus: what are the basic rules of the game? Why are soccer balls often black and white? How come goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands? And what does offside actually mean? In this episode, we meet up with Meg Linehan, women’s sports lead for The Athletic at a Vermont Green FC training session and ask her all your soccer-related questions. 

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Two weeks into the World Cup soccer tournament, it has already broken records. It has had its highest attendance ever, and generated the most goals scored in history.

But one of the biggest stories of the tournament is happening off the field as a wave of international visitors encounter America, and Americans encounter them.

Tariq Panja, a global sports correspondent at The New York Times, explains the magic and the complexity of this moment.

Then, Anna Foley, a producer for “The Daily,” talks to two lifelong fans of the Iranian team who discuss the complexity of national pride in the middle of war.

Guest: Tariq Panja, a global sports correspondent at The New York Times.

Background reading: 

• Iran’s team was eliminated over the weekend, ending a politically charged odyssey.
• Scottish fans in Boston charmed the locals.

Photo: Kirby Lee/Imagn Images, via Reuters

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A flashing wristband at an NFL game sends Ed Conway down an unexpected economic rabbit hole.

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LEDs were supposed to be one of the great technological and environmental success stories: a revolutionary technology that uses a fraction of the energy of traditional light bulbs. But is that what they've become? Or are they just an example of humankind’s insatiable desire for stuff? After all - we’ve just started lighting up more of the world than ever before.

Ed’s journey takes us from a small chemical factory in rural Japan where inventor Shuji Nakamura spent years battling explosions in pursuit of the world's first blue LED, all the way to Victorian Britain and the economist William Stanley Jevons whose ideas still shape the way we think about energy and consumption today.

Along the way, Ed explores one of the biggest questions in economics and climate policy: The Jevons Paradox. When technology becomes more efficient, do we actually use less of it, or simply find new ways to consume more?

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• Shuji Nakamura, the inventor of the blue LED and professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara
• Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies
• Alex Trambath, executive director of The Breakthrough Institute
• Hannah Ritchie, deputy editor of Our World In Data

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Managing Ebola treatment centers in Sierra Leone, coordinating with government officials and local leaders, and advocating for the radical simplicity of cash aid with Grace Jackson, a humanitarian worker. When low-income families are given money, what's the first thing they often buy? And what is “CMCoord”?

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You're starting a new job but you don't have what you need, or you certainly feel like you don't!

Why is this such a universal experience and why are employers so happy to leave people to sink or swim? 

We dive in to the good, the bad and the ugly of onboarding and try to figure out how we can be doing it better, for bosses and for workers. 

Lisa also checks in with the Australian HR Institute about new research showing the global "job hugging" trend has arrived on our shores. 

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Dr Talya Bauer - Professor of Management at Portland State University 

Sarah McCann-Bartlett - Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Australian HR Institute 

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Today we’re revisiting caffeine. It’s a drug that tons of us take every day. So, is that a bad thing?? What is it really doing to our bodies and our brains? Plus — if we get it in the form of energy drinks, is that super dangerous? We talk to Dr. Astrid Nehlig, Prof. Gregory Marcus, and Prof. Sachin Shah. [REBROADCAST]

Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsCaffeine

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Our love/hate relationship with caffeine

(04:40) How coffee affects our gut

(07:29) How coffee affects our brain

(12:59) How coffee affects our sleep

(17:58) Coffee makes us go vroom vroom vroom!

(20:45) Are we caffeine addicts?? 

(28:15) Are energy drinks dangerous?

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Today I’m bringing you mini episode — a conversation my husband and I recently had about some aspects of our finances.

I love knowing about how couples talk about money, or about how any two people navigate their spending together. Because at the end of the day, finance is not something we manage in a vacuum — it’s almost always an exchange and a representation of a relationship of some kind.

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Global fertility rates are at record lows globally, and governments around the world are urging couples to grow their families.

Under Viktor Orbán’s leadership, Hungary implemented some of the most aggressive pro-natalist policies in the world — including generous subsidies for couples who promise to have children, lengthy paid maternity leave, and thousands of dollars in interest-free loans.

But does paying people to have kids actually work? We speak to BBC populations correspondent Stephanie Hegarty about the possibilities and limitations of pro-natalist government policies.

Producers: Xandra Ellin and Hannah Moore

Executive producer: Bridget Harney

Mix: Travis Evans

Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: A mother holding the feet of her baby. Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

A special edition of World Questions, putting young Moroccan women at the centre of a national debate about rights, faith, and family law reform. Jonny Dymond chairs a diverse panel of women’s advocates in Marrakesh as they debate issues such as child marriage, inheritance, tradition and respect for women. As a new generation pushes for change, reform is being debated openly in Morocco and this programme hears from a panel and audience of young women at a pivotal moment in civil society.

The panel : • Frizzy – Rapper and singer of the anthem for women’s equality campaign, ‘The Time Has Come’ • Dr Meryem Redouane – Head of the Women’s Section of the International Islamic Federation of Student Organisations (IIFSO) • Kaoutar Rias – Student at the National School of Architecture, Tetouan and member of the National Council of Student Renewal (OREMA) • Yousra Salhi - Feminist digital content creator and women’s rights activist

Producer: Charlie Taylor

(Photo: Young Moroccan women against a backdrop of the Moroccan flag. Credit: Getty)

Journalist Leon Neyfakh — known for the podcasts Slow Burn, Fiasco, and Backfired — wanted to know more about the massively popular and sprawling online ecosystem of OnlyFans. What are its nearly 400 million users really getting from it, and what can that tell all of us about relationships forged online? To find out, he teamed up with Gracie Canaan, a stand-up comedian and OnlyFans creator.

Ben and Amory sat down with them at the WBUR Festival to hear all about their new podcast for Audible, OnlyFantasy, in which they examine this bustling digital marketplace of sex and emotions, and try to understand the role it plays in the lives and relationships of the buyers and sellers.

Show notes: OnlyFantasy (Audible)

This conversation was produced by Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson. It was edited down by Grace Tatter. Mix and sound design by Paul Vaitkus.

The Fifa World Cup kicks off this week. Beginning Thursday, football - or soccer - matches, depending on your preference, will be played in the US, Mexico, and Canada, with a record 48 nations competing for the trophy.

However, the tournament has been beset by controversies over ticket prices, travel bans that affect fans and officials, and security concerns.

We answer questions from the audience about what to expect from this year’s World Cup, with BBC Sports football issues correspondent, Dale Johnson.

Producer: Cat Farnsworth and Xandra Ellin Executive producer: Bridget Harney Sound engineer: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins

(Photo: A Fifa soccer ball in a locker room at Kansas City Stadium ahead of the 2026 Fifa World Cup. Credit: Denny Medley/Reuters)

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【主播的话】

去年一个偶然的机会，我在纽约认识了高琴教授，还发现我们是邻居。

在那之前，我已经对高琴教授的有所耳闻。她是著作丰硕的社会政策学者，在哥伦比亚大学社会工作学院任教，是讲席教授，同时担任博士项目主管副院长，以研究中国贫困问题见长。她常年组织大规模的社会调查，用数据来研究贫困的根源、影响与政策应对。她同时还是哥大“亚裔美国人”项目主任。在哥大——一个竞争激烈、精英云集、以全球化和多元化闻名、但却仍然主要由白人学者执掌的常春藤高校——能做到管理层的亚裔女性，仍然少之又少。这背后所需要的努力与卓越，超出常人想象。

认识之后，邻里的便利让我们多了一些深聊的机会。串门这件事，在硕大的纽约并不常见——跟朋友约着喝个咖啡，通勤很可能要一小时以上。我们俩都来自县城，分享着从小地方到北京再到美国的点滴，在繁华的纽约这也不常见——能在这里留下扎根的华人朋友，大多数还是出身于中国的大城市，有着较好的家庭支持。我带着初到纽约的许多困惑，向她寻求过职业上的建议、也分享过生活的琐碎。而她也总是在极其繁忙的日程中挤出时间，跟我见面或者电话。我渐渐感到，她的本人比外在那些光鲜的标签还要闪光。

她告诉我，自己如何开始对贫困问题感兴趣：在并不发达的山西县城长大，她从小就对贫困问题有切身感知。有乞丐上门讨食，奶奶永远会为他们准备食物，不让这些人空手而归。她那时就播下了种子，想知道：穷人为什么会如此贫穷？有什么办法可以改变他们的境遇吗？后来她离开山西、去了北京、上了北大；又离开中国、到了纽约，加入哥大，成为了全球知名的贫困和不平等研究学者。通过研究政策、改变政策的方式，为这些根深蒂固的贫困问题提出解法。

在与高琴老师的数次聊天中，我时常感到启发与鼓舞。便向她发出邀请，到播客上来做一次分享，希望更多的人——特别是那些在世界不同地方被贫困、阶层、社会地位、性别种族偏见、历史周期暂时困住了的人——可以听到她的故事。

【本期主播】

王磬：微博@王磬

【本期嘉宾】

高琴：哥伦比亚大学莫里斯 · 罗素社会政策与社会工作实务讲席教授，社会工作学院博士教育主管副院长，哥大中国社会政策研究中心的创始主任，哥大“亚裔美国人”项目主任

【本期剧透】

01:41 童年种子：从山西农村到县城的人生跃迁

07:15 从贵州/山西到北京，贫富差距与视野巨变

10:33 不仅要看贫困率的“面”，更要看贫困人口具体的感受和体验的“深度”

16:32 低收入人口如何界定？低收入意味着什么？

21:07 中国低保制度的缘起与发展

25:29 福利会养懒汉吗？中、美、欧的福利观有何不同？

29:52 在美华人日渐增多，如何做这个群体的社会调查？

37:37 亚裔美国人研究项目：从社会科学视角补齐历史缺失

42:07 亚裔女性学者需要找到自己的勇气与能动性

50:04 如何向学界证明亚裔课题的重要性？

56:57 纽约生活与归属感：在第二故乡回馈社会

【Get In Touch】

高琴教授最近也刚刚开设了专门助力亚裔女性在美国职场发展的教练与培训服务。如果对此类服务感兴趣，欢迎发邮件咨询：gaocoaching@gmail.com

【相关阅读】

福利、工作与贫困：中国的社会救助
Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China

作者：高琴

出版社：Oxford University Press

出版时间：2017年

本书对中国主要的社会救助项目——“最低生活保障制度”（简称“低保”）自1993年建立以来的影响和成效进行了系统且全面的评估。低保制度肩负着双重功能：既要为贫困人口提供基础的安全网，又要维护社会的政治稳定。

书中利用大量的实证研究证据，分析了这一全球覆盖人口最多的福利项目的实际运作情况。该书为政治学家、经济学家、社会学家、公共政策研究者以及社会工作者提供了理解当代中国社会转型和安全网构建的重要参考文献。

Poverty Tracker
纽约市贫困追踪者项目

由哥伦比亚大学贫困与社会政策中心（Center on Poverty and Social Policy, CPSP）与纽约最大的扶贫慈善机构罗宾汉基金会（Robin Hood Foundation）共同发起。通过长期、高频的追踪，动态观察纽约居民如何进入贫困、如何挣扎以及如何脱贫。

该项目于2012年启动，追踪一个由约 3,000 至 4,000 户纽约市家庭组成的代表性样本。项目最初每三个月（季度）进行一次调研，以捕获短期生活波动（如一次突发的医疗支出或失业）。自2022年起，调研频率调整为每年三次（即每四个月一次）。除了传统的“收入贫困”指标，它还衡量物质匮乏（如食物不足、无力支付账单）、健康状况以及社会流动性。其数据多次被纽约市政府用于评估最低工资政策、带薪家事假以及税收减免的效果，是美国地方政府制定反贫困政策的重要实证基础。

根据其2026年3月发布的最新年度报告显示，由于通货膨胀和生活成本上升，纽约市的贫困率已攀升至 26%（约220万人）。

• 罗宾汉基金会研究报告页面：https://robinhood.org/reports/poverty-tracker-annual-report-vol-8/

• 哥伦比亚大学官方页面：https://povertycenter.columbia.edu/node/191

全美华人调查
National Survey of Chinese Americans

该研究由哥伦比亚大学社会工作学院（高琴教授团队）与百人会（Committee of 100）于2022年联合开展首轮调查。它是目前针对美国华裔群体规模最大、覆盖面最广的社会调查之一，样本量接近 6,500名华裔成年人。

调查不仅关注人口普查式的基本数据，更深入探讨了以下议题：

• 身份认同与归属感：华裔如何看待自己在美身份以及“永久外国人”的刻板印象。

• 歧视与心理健康：量化反亚裔仇恨（Anti-Asian Hate）对华裔日常生活、心理安全感的影响。

• 政治参与度：华裔在选举、社区事务中的参与现状及政治偏好。

• 经济贡献与差距：打破“模范少数族裔”的单一叙事，揭示华裔内部巨大的经济差距与贫困问题。

该调查的数据为政策制定者、社区组织和学术界提供了极具价值的实证支持，旨在消除对华裔群体的误解，推动针对该群体的社会服务与政策改善。

• 哥大中国社会政策中心研究报告发布页面：https://chinacenter.socialwork.columbia.edu/news/full-report-the-state-of-chinese-americans

• 百人会官方项目主页 (State of Chinese Americans)：https://www.committee100.org/our-work/state-of-chinese-americans-survey/

【本期音乐】
Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988 - Variation 18. Canon on the sixth
Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988 - Variation 7

【节目制作】方改则

【Logo设计】刘刘（ins: imjanuary)

【互动方式】

小红书@不合时宜

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【主播的话】

（本期节目涉及性暴力与性犯罪的讨论，可能引起部分听众不适，请你斟酌收听。）

上周，我们走进了柏林的法院，在现场见证了近来引发高度关注的华人迷奸案庭审。被审理的是核心八人群组里的邵姓嫌疑人，这个网络里的成员散布在德国、美国、荷兰等地，通过一个 Telegram 群组彼此相连——他们用药物迷昏女性后实施性侵，并把过程拍下来，在群里分享。受害者大多是他们身边的华人女性：留学生、房东、邻居、甚至当时的伴侣。而目前进入审判的，只是这张网络浮出水面的一角；在这八人之外，还连着一个最大约四千多人的群组。

这起案件已经有了不少报道，但我们仍然觉得，这背后有太多值得停下来追问的东西：同一张犯罪网络，为什么在德国、美国刑期能差出几十年？一个见不得人的犯罪幻想，是怎么在群体里被翻转为可执行、被点赞、甚至被鼓励的行为？它又和几年前震动整个西方的佩利科特（Gisèle Pelicot）案，构成了怎样的对照？

这一期，我们和常驻德国的记者、也是这组报道的作者之一的孙谦，以及中国政法大学刑事司法学院副教授、刑法学者陈碧，一起聊了聊法庭里的不同刑罚考量、群体如何被磨掉了羞耻，以及在巨大的无力感和集体愤怒面前，我们还能做什么、还能相信什么。

如果你或你认识的人正遭受或曾经遭遇任何形式的性别暴力，请寻求协助和支持，可参考：https://lila.help

如果你人在德国，正在经历或曾经遭遇数字暴力，可联系：https://hateaid.org/

【本期主播】

若含：小红书@若含

王磬：微博@王磬

【本期嘉宾】

孙谦：媒体人，常驻德国，案件深度报道的记者之一

陈碧：中国政法大学刑事司法学院副教授

【本期剧透】

03:01 柏林庭审现场：众多华人女性前来，社群自发为不懂德语的同胞翻译

08:55 令人不安的转变：犯罪的制造与传播，由单一的恶行，变为群体交流、炫耀

12:01 Telegram 如何降低犯罪门槛？

17:21 孤独感、性偏好障碍... 有关犯罪动机的解释，是在为罪恶开脱吗？

24:44 量刑争议：德国与中美的司法理念有何不同

33:21 该案在德国本土关注度低，难以“破圈”进入公众视野

39:21 关于被告邵某曾于北京多次性侵的指控，跨国追诉可行吗？

49:04 不畏罪销毁证据，反而要留下录像

01:02:40 厌女景观与“非人化”的性别战争

01:13:37 让羞耻感“换边站”

01:15:46 媒体在报道该案时的伦理问题：一定要保护受害者

【相关阅读】

德国华人跨国迷奸案：流动的药，狂欢的Telegram群组，被直播的性暴力
作者：孙谦、张漫盈

纪录片｜STRG_F：Telegram 上的性侵犯网络
发布时间：2024 年

该纪录片发布在德国公共广播联盟（ARD）旗下的知名青年调查报道节目 《STRG_F》。

女性调查记者 Isabell Beer 与同事进行了长达两年的暗访与卧底，成功渗透进隐藏在 Telegram 加密群组背后的暗黑网络，发现其中最大的群组规模竟高达 7万人，成员横跨欧洲、美洲及亚洲。

群内男性（包含大量德语及英语语境用户）会公开分享如何在家中、邻里间对女性（包括伴侣、妻子甚至亲人）实施下药、迷奸的“技术指南”。群成员不仅会上传受害者失去意识后遭受侵害的照片和录像，甚至有人在群内直播施暴过程。

纪录片播出时引发了全德对“数字性暴力”的强烈谴责。由于当时德国法律存在漏洞（单是“持有/观看违背违背当事人意愿拍摄的性侵视频”在当时可能不直接构成犯罪），该片直接推动了德国司法部的反思，德国随后开始紧急推动收紧针对“迷奸药”、数字暴力以及性侵视频传播的相关法律法案。

法国佩利科案件
Pélicot Case

法国佩利科案件（Pélicot Case）是近年来全球性质最恶劣、引发国际社会巨大震动的跨国“家庭成员下药+大规模合伙迷奸”案件。

从2011年至2020年的近十年间，主犯多米尼克在妻子完全不知情的情况下，长期在她的晚餐或饮料中暗中掺入大剂量的镇静剂和安眠药。在妻子失去意识后，他通过法国本土的网络聊天室（如 Skype 等社交渠道）招募并引导多达72名男性陌生人来到家中，对毫无知觉的妻子实施残酷的轮奸与性虐待，而主犯则在旁负责拍摄、录像并指挥施暴。

2024年12月19日，法国法院对该案作出了历史性判决：主犯多米尼克·佩利科被判处加重强奸罪等多项罪名成立，处以法国法律该项罪名的最高刑期——20年监禁。其余50名被成功锁定的共同被告中，47人被判强奸罪成立，另有数人因未遂或性侵罪名成立，分别被判处3至15年不等的有期徒刑。

预防性羁押（Sicherungsverwahrung）

德国刑法（StGB）第66条规定的一种双轨制（Zweigleisigkeit）刑罚保安处分。它不属于惩罚性的“刑罚”（Strafe），而是一种以“保护公众”为目的的“矫正与保安处分”。这意味着，即便罪犯已经执行完了全部的刑期，如果司法评估判定其对社会仍具有极高的重复犯罪危险性（Gefährlichkeit），法院可以决定将其继续无限期关押在特定的替代性场所。

性偏好障碍（Neophilic Disorder / Paraphilic Disorder）

庭审中使用的临床心理学与精神病学学术词汇，在《国际疾病分类第十一版》（ICD-11）中被称为“性偏好障碍”。它指代通过非自愿、非人类或涉及痛苦、羞辱的特定对象/行为来获得性兴奋的持续性心理扭曲。

域外管辖（Extraterritorial Jurisdiction）

指一个国家对发生在领土之外的犯罪行为行使法律管辖权。在刑法中，通常需要基于属人原则（犯罪者或受害者是本国公民）或普遍管辖原则（针对战争罪、反人类罪等国际核心罪行）来行使。

厌女情节加重量刑

德国联邦议院于 2023 年 6 月通过了《制裁法修改法案》，并于当年正式生效。法条在原本的“种族主义、仇外、反犹”等法定量刑加重动机的基础上，明确首次将“基于性别的（geschlechtsspezifische）”以及“针对性取向的”犯罪动机，作为法定从重处罚的情节。

【本期音乐】
Bleu-Komiku

【节目制作】方改则

【Logo设计】刘刘（ins: imjanuary)

【互动方式】

小红书@不合时宜

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In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and places who might soon be at risk. “You should know people before you bomb them,” he told Anna Sale. 

In this episode, Rick talks about his multiple visits to Iran (the first was in 1978) and how travel in general can challenge our beliefs and broaden our perspectives. He also explains how he manages his money and why he gives so much of it away. 

You can find Rick’s most recent book On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer on his website.

His 2009 TV special from Iran is available on YouTube. 

And here’s NPR’s story by Rebecca Rosman about Rick purchasing the hygiene center. 

This episode was produced by Cameron Drews. 

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When the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried by ash spewed out of Vesuvius in AD 79, so too were their inhabitants, frozen in the moment of their deaths. In the final episode of our four-part series, Kev Lochun is joined by historian Dr Jess Venner to discuss the myriad legacies of Pompeii. They explore the dangers of imprinting stories on mortal remains, the Pompeiian propensity for erotic art – and why, centuries on, Pompeii still echoes through the ages.

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Sean talks with writer David Epstein about why unlimited freedom and endless choice often make us less creative, less focused, and less fulfilled. They discuss the hidden power of constraints, the psychology of attention, why humans struggle with too many options, and how useful limits can help us do better work and live more meaningful lives.

Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling) 
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Imagine police are interrogating you over a crime you didn't commit. 

If you're innocent, you're safe, right? Wrong.

Sometimes, being innocent can make you more likely to confess. How is that possible?

In part two of our four-part series, Forensic, we learn about the police interviewing techniques that make false confessions more likely, and the bizarre cases in which people come to believe they really, truly did commit a crime – despite being innocent.

Guests:

Saul KassinDistinguished Professor Emeritus at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Professor Emeritus at Williams College

Lisanne Adam Lecturer in Law, RMIT University School of Law

Celine van GoldeAssociate Professor in Legal Psychology, University of Sydney

Credits:

• Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar
• Senior producer: James Bullen
• Producer: Rose Kerr
• Sound engineer: Roi Huberman

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A weird virus has popped up on a cruise ship, and it’s making a bunch of us nervous. It’s a type of hantavirus called Andes virus, and scientists think that it’s infected almost a dozen people so far — three of them have died. And now people are getting off the boat, some of them going into government quarantine, but some of them traveling home. And people are like, wait … this all sounds VERY familiar … from the early days of Covid. So — how scary is this? Could this hantavirus be the next pandemic?? We talk to Prof. Michelle Harkins, Prof. Ann Sheehy and Dr. Neil Vora to find out.

Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsHantavirus

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00) Hantavirus shows up on a cruise ship

(03:11) What happens if you get sick with hantavirus?

(09:32) How does hantavirus spread? 

(14:05) How good is this hantavirus at spreading?

(26:08) Is this hantavirus going to cause the next pandemic?

This episode was produced by Michelle Dang, with help from Blythe Terrell, Meryl Horn, Rose Rimler, Ekedi Fausther-Keeys and Wendy Zukerman. We’re edited by Blythe Terrell. Wendy Zukerman is the executive producer. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Bobby Lord. Music written by Bobby Lord, Bumi Hidaka, So Wylie, Emma Munger and Peter Leonard. Special thanks to the other researchers we spoke to about this, including Prof. Glenn Marsh. 

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When you think about risk, you probably think about big, dramatic moves: quitting your job, moving across the country, saying something controversial. But the people who are actually good at taking risks are the ones who practice small challenges every day. Julie Zhuo was one of the earliest product and design leaders at Facebook, and is now the co-founder of Sundial, a company that uses AI to help organizations make better decisions. In this episode, Molly and Julie dissect what it actually means to take a risk and how you can build your risk-taking skills through daily practice. Julie reflects on her own risk-taking journey, the ways she has honed her abilities to challenge fear, her thinking on when you shouldn’t take a leap, and the important distinction between courage and fearlessness.

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Vogue model, actor and advocate Georgia Meacham joins Samantha Baines to talk about her deaf experience for deaf awareness week. The two share their individual experiences of being deaf, work inaccessibility, loneliness and learning to accept themselves. Being deaf isn't the challenge but society and preconceptions are.

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If you can make it through three years of law school, you too might end up on a billboard.  Zachary Crockett makes the case. This episode was originally published on February 18th, 2024.

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Family court impacts some of the most personal and emotional moments in people’s lives, but most of us know very little about how it actually works. In this episode, Orange County Superior Court Judge Ami Sagel pulls back the curtain on the realities of being a judge, the moral responsibility of making life-altering decisions, and the human stories behind divorce, custody, and domestic violence cases.

Kara and Ami explore how judges balance fairness with discretion, the growing mental health crisis affecting families, and why compassion and accountability are essential inside the justice system.

The Powerful Ladies podcast, hosted by business coach and strategist Kara Duffy features candid conversations with entrepreneurs, creatives, athletes, chefs, writers, scientists, and more. Every Wednesday, new episodes explore what it means to lead with purpose, create with intention, and define success on your own terms.

Whether you're growing a business, changing careers, or asking bigger questions, these stories remind you: you're not alone, and you're more powerful than you think.

Explore more at thepowerfulladies.com and karaduffy.com.

Website: JudgeAmiSagel.com

Episode Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Judge Ami Sagel & Family Law

02:00 The power and limitations of being a judge

04:00 Judicial ethics, morality & life outside the courtroom

07:00 Jury trials vs. bench trials explained

09:00 Family law, custody disputes & judicial discretion

11:30 Humanizing judges & the emotional weight of courtrooms

13:00 Cases involving children, abuse & emotional burnout

16:00 Ami’s journey from corporate law to federal prosecutor

18:00 Sex trafficking cases & witnessing society’s “underbelly”

20:00 Adoption law, parental rights & emotionally difficult work

22:00 Divorce as “the great equalizer” across socioeconomic lines

24:00 Mental health, financial stress & family court realities

27:00 How family law has evolved beyond traditional gender roles

30:00 Co-parenting, custody dynamics & children navigating divorce

33:00 Building community, civic engagement & trust in the law

35:00 The frustration of legal limitations & following precedent

38:00 Self-represented litigants & navigating the court system

41:00 Why civics education and legal literacy matter

43:00 Supporting families through conflict, compromise & healing

46:00 How judges are appointed and elected in California

48:00 Ami’s reelection campaign & challenges as a woman of color

51:00 Diversity on the bench & representation in the legal system

53:00 Final reflections on justice, empathy & public service

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Eighteen months ago, the renovation of the railway station in Serbia’s second biggest city, Novi Sad, led to a tragic accident. A substantial concrete canopy, which ran across the front of the station building, suddenly collapsed, killing sixteen people. The disaster sparked mass protests. Marchers demanded justice for the dead and injured. As the protests spread, to the capital, Belgrade, and to towns and cities across the country, the demands evolved. Protesters accused the government of corruption and of covering up the truth about what happened. The government accused the protesters of being foreign agents, supported and organised by malign outside forces. Now, after more than a year, the mass protests have finally subsided. Jill McGivering is in Serbia to find out what’s happened to that explosion of anti-government anger.

This episode of The Documentary comes to you from Assignment, investigations and journeys into the heart of global events.

Whatever happens next in Hungary, Viktor Orbán’s stunning downfall contains obvious warnings for MAGA and Donald Trump: Propaganda has its limits. Concerns about affordability are real. True democracy can reassert itself in a single election. Reality can bend only so far.

The Hungarian journalist Veronika Munk of the news outlet Denník N shares her view from the streets of Budapest. And the Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum, who covers autocracy, democracy, and Europe, explains why the election is a turning point for world politics.

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For the first time in history a country has apparently won a battle using only robots, without a soldier on the ground put at risk. Ukraine claims to have recently taken over a Russian position – forcing Russian soldiers to surrender – using robotic systems alone.

President Zelensky has been asking the world for help to fight Russia since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. But in the years since, Ukraine has revolutionised the technology of warfare with battlefield robots and drones, and now other countries are turning to it for its technology and expertise.

We speak to the journalist and defence expert Mark Urban about how Ukraine went from needy to needed.

Producers: Lucy Pawle and Viv Jones Executive producer: Richard Fenton-Smith Mixed by: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins

Photo: The "ASLAN" unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) is tested during a NATO exercise in Germany, February 20, 2026. Photo by: Liesa Johannssen/Reuters

“Project Hail Mary” is finally in theaters, and the science is just as thrilling as the story. This week on Planetary Radio, Sarah Al-Ahmed and senior communications adviser Mat Kaplan share their first reactions fresh from the theater. Author and producer Andy Weir tells us in his own words what the story is really about, in a flashback conversation with Mat. Award-winning Nature correspondent Alexandra Witze takes a critical scientific eye to the film. Virginia Tech astrophysicist Nahum Arav walks us through the real-life fate of our Sun. And in What's Up, Bruce Betts joins us to explore just how long it would actually take humanity to reach Tau Ceti at the fastest speed a spacecraft has ever traveled. 

Discover more at: https://www.planetary.org/planetary-radio/2026-project-hail-mary-hits-the-big-screen

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A 14-year-old girl entered high school—and within weeks, her life spiraled into a nightmare her mother didn’t even know was happening.In this powerful and deeply emotional episode, Our President and CEO, Craig DeRoche is joined by two special guests to unpack the story of Sage Blair—a teenager whose struggles at school escalated into a multi-state legal battle involving school officials, Child Protective Services, and the courts. Her mother, Michelle Blair, shares how critical information was withheld from her, and how that silence set off a chain of events that would change their lives forever.Also joined by attorney Bernadette Broyles of the Child & Parental Rights Campaign, this conversation explores the growing national debate around parental rights, school policies, and the role of government agencies in family decisions. From hidden school interventions to courtroom battles and recovery, this episode raises urgent questions about transparency, authority, and the protection of vulnerable children.This is not just one family’s story—it’s part of a much larger conversation happening across the country.Learn more about our Help Not Harm campaign here: https://familypolicyalliance.com/help-not-harm/Learn more about Child Parent Rights campaign here:https://www.childparentrights.orgSubscribe to our channel so you are kept up to date.#LetParentsParent #HelpNotHarm #parentalrights #protectkids #education

Behind these steamy sequences, there are body doubles, pubic wigs, legal documents, and dedicated choreographers who make sure everyone is comfortable. Zachary Crockett fast-forwards straight to the good parts. This episode was originally published on January 21st, 2024.

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David Lean's ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made… but behind the sweeping desert vistas was a production as brutal and unpredictable as the landscape itself. 

This week, Chris and Lizzie break down how a script that was never truly finished—thanks in part to one of its screenwriters landing in jail—left the film constantly evolving even as cameras rolled. Discover why Omar Sharif was a last minute replacement, and why both Sharif and Peter O’Toole were forced to perform their own dangerous stunts on camels that were as temperamental as they were painful to ride. 

While ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ cemented David Lean's place in cinematic history, it also played a major role in shaping how the world understands the real T.E. Lawrence — for better and for worse.

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The case of the writer whose inner narrator disappeared. 

For most of her life, Caitlin Myer had a narrator in her head. A voice that told stories, shaped sentences, and made writing feel less like work than a way of being alive. Then, after a concussion, the voice disappeared, along with Caitlin's ability to write the way she used to. Who are you when you lose the thing that makes you feel most like yourself? And how do you get it back?

We find her a proxy who lost the voice that also defined her.

In this episode: the grief of losing a part of yourself, the strange ways our brains can change, and how to find a new sense of purpose when the old one disappears.

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— Caitlin Myer — author of Wiving— support her on Patreon and learn more: www.caitlinmyer.com

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