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This podcast, hosted by Katy Shields, is about the true story behind the groundbreaking 1972 study “The Limits to Growth”, and why the world ignored its message. Based on the late author's unpublished memoirs and featuring rare original audio recordings, this podcast accompanies Dana and Dennis Meadows and their team of scientists on their mission to tell the world about coming ecological crises and their solutions. Learn more at tippingpoint-podcast.com.

Connecting our speed-obsession with today's global capitalism, Taylor composes a grand narrative showing how commitments to economic growth and extreme competition, combined with accelerating technological innovation, have brought us close to disaster. Psychologically, environmentally, economically, and culturally, speed is taking a profound toll on our lives.

If adolescent girls agree on one thing, it's that adults don't "get" what's going on in their lives. Friendship drama, self-image, grades, dating, bullying, fear of failure—these pressures impose limits. So what can you do? How can you ensure each and every girl lives up to her potential?

Michael Crawley immerses himself in various endurance cultures and asks what makes enduring together meaningful to people. He learns how Nepalese runners face different challenges depending on their location up a mountain, from those in the lowlands and ‘middle hills’ to Sherpas from the Solu Khumbu, and observes Tarahumara ultrarunners’ ability to cover extreme distances on highly technical terrain. But he also delves into the history of Dance Marathons, six-day pedestrianism races in Madison Square Gardens and the unique Enhanced Games.

From religious communities to therapeutic spaces, the importance of forgiving those who’ve wronged us is often enshrined as an unqualified good. But what about horrifying cases of abuse, predatory behavior, or systemic wrong? Too often, when predators or abusers are exposed, the chorus comes immediately: “What about forgiveness?” In these cases, forgiveness places the onus on victims, diminishes real hurt and anger, lets perpetrators off the hook, and prevents justice from being done. In Not So Sorry, Kaya Oakes tackles these questions with intelligence, nuance, and a bit of righteous anger.

At the same time that the Civil Rights Movement brought increasing opportunities for blacks, the United States liberalized its immigration policy. While the broadening of the United States's borders to non-European immigrants fits with a black political agenda of social justice, recent waves of immigration have presented a dilemma for blacks, prompting ambivalent or even negative attitudes toward migrants. What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how blacks express national attachment?

"For Gadget Geek in the Oval Office, High Tech Has Its Limits" is from the U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear and narrated by Keith-Sellon Wright .

"Trump’s Business Dealings Test a Constitutional Limit" is from the November 21, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Liptak and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Trump Donation Is His Latest Brush with Fund Limits" is from the September 7, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Steve Eder and Megan Twohey and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Who's Too Young for an App? Musical.ly Tests the Limits" is from the September 18, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by John Herrman and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Iraqi Forces Breach Mosul City Limits, Heralding Complex Phase in Campaign" is from the January 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and Falih Hassan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Early Voting Limits Trump's Time to Turn Campaign Around" is from the August 16, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Patrick Healy and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Little Is off Limits as Trump Plans Attacks on Clinton" is from the May 16, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Patrick Healy and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Obama, Cementing New Ties with Cuba, Lifts Limits on Cigars and Rum" is from the October 14, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Train Sped to Double Speed Limit in N.J. Crash" is from the October 06, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Emma G. Fitzsimmons and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"North Carolina Limits on Transgender Rights May Be Headed for Repeal" is from the December 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Fausset and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Trump's Terrorism Plan Mixes Cold War Concepts and Limits on Immigrants" is from the August 15, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Maggie Haberman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Oklahoma Puts Limits on Oil and Gas Wells to Fight Quakes" is from the US section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Wines and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"OPEC Reaches Deal to Limit Production, Sending Prices Soaring" is from the November 30, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Stanley Reed and Clifford Krauss and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"New Publishing Imprint Tests Limits of Literacy for Young Readers" is from the December 18, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Alexandra Alter and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.