Porcelain
by Works in Progress
How did the fragile clay of ancient teacups become the strongest surface in the kitchen?
0:00 / 16:13 · Narrator Charon
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2026-10-16
Today's Crosscut
Weight Loss Barriers
Anyone trying to lose weight faces a brutal trap: the human body actively fights against burning fat, while American insurance companies refuse to pay for the new medications that actually work.
Why Weight Lost by Restricting Calories Doesn’t Often Stay Off × Why Your Health Insurance is Dropping GLP-1 Coverage
0:00 / 21:10 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
Behind the news →
Forward, but for Whom?
by Afolabi Adekaiyaoja
When a continent holds the most votes in world football, what does it trade them for?
0:00 / 12:43 · Narrator Sulafat
For the curious →
One Weather Forecast Changed the Course of WWII. Here's the Real Story Behind 'Pressure,' a Drama About the Meteorologist Who Convinced the Allies to Delay D-Day
How do you launch the largest invasion in history when the meteorologists can't agree on the weather?
0:00 / 20:30 · Narrator Gacrux
What I Learned From a Year of Interviewing a Thai Sex Worker
by Toh Oon Hoe
If selling sex is the only way to feed your family, is it still a choice?
0:00 / 7:57 · Narrator Algieba
Why Relocating Wild Animals is Rife with Complications
by Adam Hart, The Conversation
When you move a herd of wild elephants, what happens to the people already living there?
0:00 / 6:55 · Narrator Rasalgethi