Richard Easterlin died in December at the age of 98. He’s been called “the father of happiness economics”, and it’s hard to disagree. Fifty years ago, after struggling to find an economics journal ...

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Leah Washington and her new boyfriend Joe Pugh are on their first day out together. They’re at Alton Towers theme park, where they’ve chosen to ride the “Smiler” ...

Imagine that a certain person — let’s call them Robin — is walking across a college campus when they pass a doorway and notice a man slumped on the ground. The man coughs and moans as Robin ...

This episode is released exclusively on Pushkin+. Episodes are released on the main feed each Friday. In 1923, legendary navigator Captain Dolly Hunter led a squadron of warships into ...

Richard Easterlin died in December at the age of 98. He’s been called “the father of happiness economics”, and it’s hard to disagree. Fifty years ago, after struggling to find an economics journal ...

Leah Washington and her new boyfriend Joe Pugh are on their first day out together. They're at Alton Towers theme park, where they've chosen to ride the "Smiler" rollercoaster: a terrifying tangle of ...