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Genuinely fun, playful, sometimes odd writing. Humour, wit, objects of unexpected beauty. The send-the-listener-off-smiling slot.
McSweeney's Internet Tendency · 2026-07-21
by Emily Flake
If a viral raccoon could look back at the people watching it, what would it see?
0:00 / 5:02 · Narrator Sulafat
McSweeney's Internet Tendency · 2026-07-14
by Jess Keefe
When a stomach bug finally finds the fame it worked for, what does it do for an encore?
0:00 / 4:44 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
McSweeney's Internet Tendency · 2026-06-26
by Dan McCoy
Can a man be truly saved by someone who treats his life as a quirky side project?
0:00 / 8:15 · Narrator Algieba
Defector · 2026-06-24
by Drew Magary
If perfection is mostly accidental, why is it still the standard for everything?
0:00 / 22:50 · Narrator Gacrux
Defector · 2026-06-22
by Ray Ratto
0:00 / 13:04 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Smithsonian Magazine · 2026-06-20
How do the varied roles of animal fathers help their young survive in the wild?
0:00 / 9:44 · Narrator Rasalgethi
Smithsonian Magazine · 2026-06-19
How does a tiny blue octopus wait a decade in a jar before finally receiving a name?
0:00 / 5:12 · Narrator Gacrux
Africa Is a Country · 2026-06-18
by Maher Mezahi
How did the Algerian national team and a college town in Kansas find such an unlikely kinship?
0:00 / 6:33 · Narrator Sulafat
Smithsonian Magazine · 2026-06-17
If a bird hasn't been heard for a hundred years, how do you know what to listen for?
0:00 / 7:58 · Narrator Sulafat
Scroll.in · 2026-06-11
by Ruskin Bond
What does it mean when a simple stone seems to glow with its own light?
0:00 / 4:52 · Narrator Charon
The Atlantic · 2026-06-11
by Helen Lewis
What does a centuries-old coat of arms say about a person today?
0:00 / 14:59 · Narrator Gacrux
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