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Welp Magazine: 20 Best Books- and History-Related Podcasts of 2021

‘Distillations,’ ‘The Disappearing Spoon’ series featured in online publication’s list of favorite podcasts.

May 11, 2021

The Institute’s Distillations podcast series was included on Welp Magazine’s list of the 20 best podcasts in both the books and history categories. Also on the lists was The Disappearing Spoon, the series by best-selling author Sam Kean who we’ve just teamed up with to bring you a second history of science podcast.

See the books-related list on welpmagazine.com >>

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