The Hidden Cost of Myanmar’s Rare Earth Mines
by Emily Fishbein and Jauman Naw
What is left of a village when its mountains are pumped with acid for electric cars?
0:00 / 32:49 · Narrator Rasalgethi
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2026-07-24
Today's Crosscut
Questioning the Experts
Whether someone is quoting French philosophy or buying a bottle of raw milk, the thrill of outsmarting the experts often hides the fact that they’re just following a new leader with a better brand.
How French Theory Lost Its Cool × 5 Raw Quotes From America’s Largest Raw-Milk Dairy Owner
0:00 / 26:53 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
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The Other Elephant
by Sabrina Imbler
If an elephant has lived fifty years in a zoo, where does she belong now?
0:00 / 13:36 · Narrator Sulafat
The Myth of Medieval Childhood
by Samuel Hughes
Did parents in the Middle Ages really look at their children and see only small, unfinished adults?
0:00 / 5:59 · Narrator Charon
Travelogue: a Hermit Travels From the Garhwal Himalayas to Mount Kailash and Manas Sarovar in 1898
by Swami Ramananda Bharati
How did a traveler find his way to the sacred peaks when the only shelter was a shared cave?
0:00 / 9:53 · Narrator Algieba