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January 3, 2020
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January 3, 2020
January 2020 Friday’s e-links: A Surprising NHL All Star

In this first Friday e-link for January, I recommend a Radiolab podcast about an NHL hockey all star who was never meant to achieve player fame.

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December 27, 2019
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December 27, 2019
December e-links: One Doggy, Two Economists, Tom Hanks, and the Decade’s Anomalies

My final December e-link is a WSJ column that, looking back at the decade's economic anomalies, tries to understand why they happened.

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December 20, 2019
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December 20, 2019
December e-links: One Doggy, Two Economists, and Tom Hanks

For considerable enjoyment and a good read that you listen to, Tom Hanks's narration of Ann Patchett's "The Dutch House" was superb.

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December 13, 2019
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December 13, 2019
December e-links: Doggy and Economist Interviews

From this month's first e-link of doggy co-op interviews, today, I've gone to the other extreme with a thought provoking talk between two economists.

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December 6, 2019
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December 6, 2019
December 2019 Friday’s e-links: Doggy Interviews

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November 29, 2019
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November 29, 2019
November 2019 Friday’s e-links: From Cautionary Tales to Elevators and the Backpass Rule

Friday's e-links: Today I recommend a new podcast series from Tim Harford who connects disparate examples of mistakes in each episode.

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October 25, 2019
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October 25, 2019
October 2019 Friday’s e-links: From the Proclivities of Monkeys to Trade Disputes and a Small Town in Alaska

Friday's e-links: Laurie Santos's excitement about what she can learn from her monkeys and their economic behavior made this podcast superb.

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September 27, 2019
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September 27, 2019
September 2019 Friday’s e-links: From the Japan World Cup to a Midwestern GM plant and Thought-Provoking econtalk

Friday's e-links: By combining Captain Ahab's fixation for his whale, food, and of course beer, this FT article is our update for Japan's rugby World Cup.

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August 30, 2019
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August 30, 2019
August 2019 Friday’s e-links: From Retroviruses to the Travels of a T-Shirt and Average Fast-Food Drive-Through Times

Friday's e-links: Focusing on a monumental scientific breakthrough, Malcolm Gladwell produced a memorable podcast in "The Obscure Virus Club."

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July 26, 2019
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July 26, 2019
July 2019 Friday’s e-links: From How We Spend Our Time to the American Dream and Designated Survivor

Friday's e-links: This week i recommend a book that focuses on the many sides of time at work, at home, in different countries, and through the life cycle.

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June 28, 2019
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June 28, 2019
June 2019 Friday’s e-links: From the Jamestown Colony to Working Mothers and Commencement Speeches

Friday's e-links: Because of a new podcast on the 1607 Jamestown settlement, I truly understood how poor leadership can be catastrophic.

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May 31, 2019
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May 31, 2019
May 2019 Friday’s e-links: From the Economics of Eating to socialism and Shannon the Towel

Friday's e-links: Hearing about the disguises, the food, and the evaluation process, I especially enjoyed a Sporkful NY Times restaurant critic podcast.

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