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Selects: How Manhunts Work
When a suspect or prisoner goes on the lam there are plenty of ways to hide: in plain sight, in the mountains, in another country. There are as many types of ways law enforcement uses to track wanted people as their are ways to go on the lam, but there are some founding principles to carrying out a successful manhunt and they actually include you. Learn about how the fuzz tracks down fugitives and how it's evolving in the age of social media in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Selects: Was There A Real Robin Hood?
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METI: Existential Threat? Probably Yes
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Short Stuff: Routines
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Should Rich Countries Cancel Poor Countries’ Debt?
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Selects: How Coffins Work
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John Brinkley: The Quackiest Quack in History?
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