The Week

A note to our SoundCloud listeners

We've moved! The Week podcast is now three distinct podcasts — Seven-Minute Opinions, Seven-Minute Explainers, and This Week I Learned — that we think you're really going to enjoy. All of our podcasts are short, smart, and entertaining, perfect for busy listeners just like you. You can now find all three of these podcasts on iTunes, Google Play, or any of your favorite podcast-listening apps. Happy listening!

This week I learned some sharks are shy, and more

Fun and interesting facts from around the web Music courtesy AudioBlocks

Why I canceled family vacation — permanently

Traveling with toddlers just isn’t worth the fuss Podcast music courtesy: Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100783 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Carefree by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400037 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Beach Party - Islandesque by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100613 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

This week I learned how ‘serenity now’ can give you arthritis, and more

Fun and interesting facts from around the web Podcast music courtesy: Divider by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Anatomy of a commencement speech

The best graduation speeches follow a surprisingly similar pattern