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You've likely heard the story from Greek mythology of Cassandra: a woman given the gift of prophecy who was cursed to never be believed. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we explore that myth, and its relevance.

On this episode of Audacious, meet people who've spent a year reading over 365 books, becoming fluent in English by watching television, and gotten over a hundred rejections.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the art, and the challenge, of translation.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, the art and the utility of the list.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we talk about how our world has been saturated by stories, and we discover why storytelling isn't always positive.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show our guests school us on spelling — what it is, why it matters, and why some of us actually find it fun.

Humans have long been interested in the possibility of extraterrestrial life. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at why that interest has persisted.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a look at the hidden language of finger gestures, the future of Braille, and the joys and challenges of animating fingers for the movies.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we investigate how words change when they enter our discourse. How they acquire new meanings or sometimes even lose their meanings.

History is littered with promising innovations that failed to live up to their hype. This week on Disrupted, a look at three revolutionary but doomed disruptions and their impact on our world today.