Betting on a graveyard of Cybertrucks with Mary Roach
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Betting on a graveyard of Cybertrucks with Mary Roach

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 1, 202647 min

This week, we're live in Sonoma with special guest Mary Roach! Plus panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Papa, and Shane Torres talk gambling, Cybertrucks, and wrinkles. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes, the chance to be a contestant in those bonus episodes(!), and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

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On this season of Planet Money Summer School, we follow the money, and not just the dollars. We're following the yuan, the naira, the corona, and more. Every Wednesday this summer, we're taking you on a world tour to meet the people, trying new solutions to old economic problems.

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Planet Money Summer School. Grab some friends, pack your bags, and don't forget the sunscreen. Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz.

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Want a full-bodied vintage with notes of oak? Try me, Alzo Slade. And here's your host at the Green Music Center's Wild Hall at Sonoma State University, Peter Sagal. Thank you.

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