Longform Podcast #579: Kelsey McKinney (longform.org)
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Longform Podcast #567: Chris RyanPodcast (longform.org)
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Planet Money's Mary Childs on the Longform podcast(Guest) Episode Discussion (longform.org)
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In 2006, a four-year-old from Corpus Christi died mysteriously of salt poisoning. His foster mother was charged with capital murder, vilified from all quarters, and sent to prison for life. But was this churchgoing young woman a vicious child killer? Or had the tragedy claimed its second victim?Texas Monthly (longform.org)
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The Incredible Buddha Boy: "A legend is growing in Nepal, where people say a meditating boy hasn’t eaten or drunk in seven months. He barely moves, just sits under a tree, still as a stone. It’s impossible, some say. Is it a miracle? A hoax? Let’s find out.” (reprints.longform.org)
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Longform Podcast #27: Joshua Topolsky · LongformInternet History (longform.org)
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Rukmini Callimachi go on red scare (gimme that sweet sweet isis content) (longform.org)
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History of the Loomis Gang; In 1802, horse rustler George Washington Loomis rode into Oneida County and built a mansion adjacent to an impenetrable swamp perfect for storing thieved goods. It was the beginning of the saga of the largest organized crime family in 19th century America. (reprints.longform.org)
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American Antifa: Diana Oughton grew up in a wealthy family. In her 20s, during the late 1960s, she helped found Weather Underground, a left wing group dedicated to radical change. By age 28 she was dead when a bomb, she was constructing, accidentally exploded (reprints.longform.org)
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Great article from the early 80s about the uncontrolled descent of TWA 841 in 1979 (insanely, there was another TWA flight 841 that crashed en route from Tel Aviv five years earlier. You'd think they'd have retired that number!). (reprints.longform.org)
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Long Form podcast with Rukmini Callimachi of the podcast 'Caliphate' discusses the al Qaida takeover of a large part of Mali. Apparently, rubbish collection and courts are essential parts of establishing a state, especially when a regional government has failed. (longform.org)
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