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   Pieter Cohen
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   Polly Trottenberg
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   Precious Osagie-Erese
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   Quentin Darrington
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   Quentin Earl Darrington
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   Ralph Leighton
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   Rebecca Allensworth

   621. Is Professional Licensing a Racket? · Feb 2025

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   Rebecca Diamond
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   Remington Davenport

   677. Can Backgammon Save Us from Ourselves? · Jun 2026

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    Richard Migliore
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    Richard Thaler

    All You Need Is Nudge (Update) · 6 episodes

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    Richard Winkler
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    Ricky Williams
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    Robert Corrigan
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    Robert Gordon

    240. Yes, the American Economy Is in a Funk -- But Not for the Reasons You Think · Mar 2016

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    Robert Smith
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    Robert Sullivan
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    Robert Wachtel
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    Rocco Landesman
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    Rochelle Walensky
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    Roger Nam
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    Roland Fryer

    EXTRA: Roland Fryer Refuses to Lie to Black America (Update) · 2 episodes

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    Rolfe Winkler

    Extra: Why Is 23andMe Going Under? (Update) · Apr 2024

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    Rory Smith
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    Rosanna Hoffman

    683. In the New Space Race, Who Makes the Rules? · Jul 2026

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    Roy Shalem
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    Ruth Schwartz Cowan
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    Ruth Simmons
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    Ryan McDevitt
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    Ryan Stoa
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    Samuel West
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    Scott Lilienfeld
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    Scott Shephard
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    Scott Wiener
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    Seamus Blackley

    The Brilliant Mr. Feynman (Update) · 2 episodes

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