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One of the major problems with modern conversations about race is that people rarely sit down to have an actual conversation about race. Even in the era of social media, when we’re more connected than ever, most of what we do is respond instead of listen. There’s seldom back and forth, just increasingly first draft…

The saga of the medical testing company Theranos and its founder, Elizabeth Holmes, is a swirling one, packed with lies, greed, secret romance, literal blood, metaphorical blood, power, secrecy and money. And the Army. And science. And Walgreens. It’s a wild tale: Holmes was a 19-year-old Stanford student when she dropped out of school to…

Uber filed to go public this week. No big surprise there; everyone in the industry has been waiting months for the ride-hailing giant to hit the accelerator on its IPO. What did raise an eyebrow were the details the company divulged in its filing—from how it views the future of its business to what it…

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We’re just a few months away from Pride, and there’s no better way to pass the time until then with an LGBTQ podcast series. There are tons of queer content creators are making fun podcasts on relatable and educational topics to keep the community informed and inspired — and so we’ve compiled a list of…