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There's More to That

There's More to That


There's More to That

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Length:
21 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. On There's More to That, meet the magazine's journalists and hear how they discover the forces behind the biggest issues of our time.  Every two weeks, There’s More to That will give curious listeners a fresh understanding of the world we all inhabit.

Host and Smithsonian magazine editor Chris Klimek is a longtime public radio contributor and a frequent panelist on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. His substantive conversations with journalists and culture-makers will make There’s More to That an essential listen for anyone seeking to understand today’s most pressing issues.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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How Artificial Intelligence Is Making 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls Readable Again

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it covered the ancient cities of Pompeii and He...

35 minutes
May 02, 2024

Roads Scholars

As highways encroach ever further into animal habitats, drivers and wildlife are in gre...

25 minutes
Apr 18, 2024

Why We Love Eclipses

Eclipses have been a subject of fascination throughout human history, and the fact that...

28 minutes
Apr 02, 2024

The Man Behind "Manhunt"

Before it was even published in 2006, historian James Swanson’s book Manhunt: The 12-Da...

32 minutes
Mar 21, 2024

Before Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Ran the World, There Was Joan Baez

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé have achieved a degree of power in the music industry that sin...

32 minutes
Mar 07, 2024

How to Separate Fact From Myth in the Extraordinary Story of Sojourner Truth

The facts of Sojourner Truth’s life are inspiring: Born into slavery in the late 1790s,...

38 minutes
Feb 22, 2024

How We See Oppenheimer (redux)

Christopher Nolan's epic new film "Oppenheimer" is no mere biopic… nor is it the first ...

18 minutes
Jan 23, 2024

The Books We Loved

You can describe what a journalist does in any number of ways. One definition that’s as...

33 minutes
Dec 21, 2023

When Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Is a Civil War Hero

Photographer Drew Gardner has a passion for history. His long-term project, “The Descen...

27 minutes
Dec 14, 2023

Why Wildfires Are Burning Hotter and Longer

The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28, begins this week in Dubai....

33 minutes
Nov 30, 2023