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Thu. 10/07 - It's Like Venmo, But For the Post Office

Thu. 10/07 - It's Like Venmo, But For the Post Office

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Thu. 10/07 - It's Like Venmo, But For the Post Office

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The WHO has officially approved the first-ever malaria vaccine. The United States Postal Service is trying out being a bank. And the story of a white-naped crane named Walnut who fell in love with a human named Crowe. Sponsor:Novo, BankNovo.com/kottkeLinks:World Health Organization Approves First Malaria Vaccine (NY Mag)Malaria vaccine: When will it be available? (BBC)World's first malaria vaccine gets WHO recommendation (NPR)WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk (WHO)The USPS is testing out becoming a bank, and it's about damn time. (Boing Boing)USPS Begins Postal Banking Pilot Program (Prospect)The crane who fell in love with a human (Washington Post, 2018)Crowe and Crane "It's complicated." (Amanda Deibert, Twitter)The 9,090-Piece Titanic Is Now the Largest Lego Model Ever Released (Gizmodo)Accurate Titanic Model (bikekill, TikTok)Wandavision Agatha Harkness Marvel Spinoff at Disney+ (iO9)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Oct 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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