It’s both a precious resource and a dangerous pollutant, exponentially increasing crop yields, while fouling our waterways with blue-green algae. The element phosphorus has played a crucial role in agriculture and war, while its reserves are unevenly distributed, with much of the world’s supply located in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. Writer Dan Egan … Continued


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The Golem of Brooklyn: Battling Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy with a Jewish Mystical Avenger

On today’s show, we spend the hour with famed writer Adam Mansbach, whose latest novel draws on Jewish mysticism to fight anti-semitism and modern white supremacy. The Golem of Brooklyn offers a serious take, but is written in a long legacy of Jewish self-deprecating and laugh-out loud humor. Adam Mansbach, has won awards for many of … Continued