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Society & Culture

Episode 137: Geoff Dyer, Bug Juice, and Damn Good Advice

Episode 137: Geoff Dyer, Bug Juice, and Damn Good Advice

2012-02-24
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This week: Celebrated UK writer Geoff Dyer takes us into the “Zona”… Top Chef’s Gail Simmons survives internship hell and gets her Angel wings… Damn Good Advice from legendary ad man George Lois… Bees you can drink… A big empire built on small change… Winning an election… And nomophobia on the rise. Plus: picture books for grownups, Islands with Hallways, and a Fun joke.

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