Laurens Hammond invented the Hammond organ and in the process changed music history. But he was much more than that. 

Laurens Hammond invented the Hammond organ and in the process changed music history. But he was much more than that.

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Laurens Hammond: The Non-Musical Genius Who Changed Popular Music

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If you live in the Northeastern U.S. then you may know someone who has had Lyme disease. But it's spreading all over the country and parts of the world. Learn all about this tick-borne disease in this classic episode.

If you live in the Northeastern U.S. then you may know someone who has had Lyme disease. But it's spreading all over the country and parts of the world. Learn all about this tick-borne disease in this classic episode.

Selects: The Skinny on Lyme Disease

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Deciding how to share water is pretty important stuff when there isn't much of it around. Today we dive into the Colorado River Compact.

Deciding how to share water is pretty important stuff when there isn't much of it around. Today we dive into the Colorado River Compact.

The Colorado River Compact

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Pretty much everyone agrees that English is a chaotic language. There are nutso rules of grammar and spelling other languages don’t have. More than once, movements have emerged to simplify English and each time they were beaten back with a vengeance. 

Pretty much everyone agrees that English is a chaotic language. There are nutso rules of grammar and spelling other languages don&rsquo;t have. More than once, movements have emerged to simplify English and each time they were beaten back with a vengeance.&nbsp;

Short Stuff: Simple Spelling Movement

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Laurens Hammond: The Non-Musical Genius Who Changed Popular Music

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