Save the Girl
People go on missions to save young girls from danger. But sometimes they get so caught up in the mission that it overshadows the girl herself.
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The Wannabes
We hang out with the presidential candidates, in this weird early period of the election.
Mistakes Were Made
Freezing dead people so scientists can reanimate them in the future is a lot harder than it sounds.
Random Acts of History
Stories about people who accidentally bump into unsettling facts of history.
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