The heat index in DC is supposed to hit 110 (or higher) today. Yick. Stay inside, hydrate, and enjoy some of these excellent stories from the week.
- The complexity of spacesuits. [Weekend Edition Sunday]
- How Michigan got the upper peninsula. [All Things Considered]
- The competition to have the world's largest ball of twine. [99% Invisible]
- The first episode of the Hot & Bothered podcast appeared this week. It explores the tropes of updating fairy tales in romance novels. If the rest of the series is like this episode, it's going to be a great show. [Hot & Bothered]
- Sometimes podcasts episodes are just fun to listen to. [By The Book]
- We came really close to not landing on the moon. [Morning Edition]
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