The One Town That Wants a Data Center
by Ethan Brooks
Why would a former mill town fight for a data center everyone else wants to ban?
0:00 / 22:06 · Narrator Algieba
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2026-08-31
Today's Crosscut
India and the World
A century after Indian revolutionaries used a Japanese military victory to imagine a free nation, how do citizens across three dozen countries actually view the country they built?
What Shapes Global Views of India? × How Japan’s Victory in the 1907 War Against Russia Strengthened India’s Resolve for Freedom
0:00 / 24:05 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
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Can a State Build a Reading Culture? Uzbekistan is Trying.
by Sojida Hamid
Can a government build a reading culture just by translating the right books?
0:00 / 11:14 · Narrator Sulafat
Analog Hope
by Jake Harrison
If a machine can answer every question, why is hope still made of flesh and blood?
0:00 / 6:38 · Narrator Rasalgethi
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Amrita Pritam’s Two Delhis: the City She Lived in and the City She Wrote
by Kanupriya Dhingra
Where do you find a writer after the city she lived in erases her address?
0:00 / 10:34 · Narrator Gacrux
Don’t Let the Fitness Industry Fool You – Here’s How to Spot Bad Advice Online, According to Experts
by Harry Bullmore
If getting in shape is actually simple, why does the fitness industry make it seem so complicated?
0:00 / 6:39 · Narrator Vindemiatrix