![]() ![]() But, unbeknownst to his listeners, record promoters were secretly bribing Freed and other popular disc jockeys across the country for extra air time for their artists - in a rampant practice known as "payola," which eventually caught the eye of regulators. Alan Freed was a celebrity DJ on WINS in New York, famous for helping popularize the nascent genre through the 1950s. ![]() This week's podcast extra is about podcasts, but this story has its roots in the early days of rock 'n' roll.Guido Tonelli, a particle physicist at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, on the importance of creation myths, and what scientists can tell us about the fragility of the universe. Charles Piller investigative reporter for Science Magazine, on his six month investigation into how faulty images may invalidate groundbreaking advancements in Alzheimer's research. Bryan Walsh editor of Vox's 'Future Perfect,' also explains why our brains have a hard time processing catastrophes like climate change. Luke Kemp a Research Associate at Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, on a new study that says we need to put more attention on the possibility of human extinction and other climate catastrophes. On this week's On the Media, we hear how facing our planet's fragility could inspire hope, instead of despair, and a physicist explains how creation stories are essential for understanding our place in the universe. A group of climate scientists warn that the potential for humanity's mass extinction has been dangerously underexplored. ![]()
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